NORCECA Circuit now heads for Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, April 5, 2011 – Following the succesful opening tournament of the 2011 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit held at Seven Miles Beach in Grand Cayman last week, the tour now continues its march to Campo Marte in Guatemala City where 35 teams will be competing in both genders.

The event is scheduled through April 8-10 with the participation of 18 men’s duos and 17 women’s pairs representing 15 countries. The official entry list was revealed by NORCECA Beach Volleyball Department on Tuesday.

Last year’s winners in Guatemala were Cubans Karel Pena and Sergio Gonzalez in the men’s division and Canadians Katherine Zakrzewski and Julie Rodrigue in the women’s side. Pena is among the participants in the second stop to defend the title but this time playing with new partner Javier Jimenez.

Canadians Josh Binstock and Richard Van Huizen won the men’s gold medal in the first leg of the season while Americans Brooke Hanson and Lauren Fendrick claimed the women’s title.

Women

Canada: Heather Bansley/Elizabeth Maloney and Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas; Costa Rica: Ingrid Morales/Natalia Alfaro; Cuba: Niriam Sinal/Ion Canet; Dominican Republic: Gina del Rosario/Ginette del Rosario; El Salvador: Marcela Avalos/Diana Romero; Guatemala: Maria Orellana/Lourdes Ramirez and Susana Alvarado/Rut Gomez; Honduras: Gina Flores/Martha Euceda; Mexico: Martha Revuelta/Diana Estrada and Vanessa Virgen/Polet Cruz; Nicaragua: Valeria Mendoza/Scarlet Cortez; Puerto Rico: Yarleen Santiago/Dariam Acevedo and Beatriz Rivera/Yaileen Torres; Trinidad & Tobago: Elki Philip/Pauline Woodroffe; United States: Whitney Pavlick/Jenny Kropp and Grin Grey/Jennifer Snyder.

Men: 

Canada: Christian Redmann/Benjamin Saxton and Maverick Hatch/Samuel Schachter; Cayman Islands: Richard Campbell/Olney Thompson; Costa Rica: Raul Sandoval/Julio Alvarez;  Cuba: Karel Peña/Javier Jimenez; Dominican Republic: Yewddy Perez/German Recio; El Salvador: Jeovanny Medrano/David Vargas; Guatemala: Andy Leonardo/Erick Garrido and Julio Recinos/Rodrigo Gonzalez; Honduras: Douglas Izaguirre/Manfredo Hernandez; Mexico: Juan Virgen/Aldo Miramontes; Nicaragua: Winston Calderon/Francisco Castro; Puerto Rico: Roberto Rodriguez/Christopher Underwood; St. Kitts & Nevis: Carl Steadroy Collins/Kemoroy Percival; Trinidad & Tobago: Fabien Whitfield/Daniel Williams; United States: Jason Wight and Michael Bruning and Steven Vanderwerp/Matt McKinney; U.S. Virgin Islands: Mark Lomeli/Anthony Pippen.