Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico and

USA Advance to Women’s Semifinals

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, May 30, 2026.- Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States secured their spots in the women’s semifinals of the fifth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, being held at the Flor Blanca Sports Complex in San Salvador and concluding on Sunday.

Canada’s Darby Dunn and Alison McKay were the first team to book their place in the semifinals after defeating Costa Rica’s Marcela Araya and Eugenia Ramírez in straight sets, 21-8, 21-16.

At the same time, Dominican Republic’s Crismil Paniagua and Julibeth Payano advanced by defeating Nicaragua’s Socorro López and Lolette Rodríguez 21-9, 21-15, setting up the first women’s semifinal against Canada.

The second semifinal will feature Mexico against the United States. Mexico’s Susana Torres and Abril Flores moved on after defeating Guatemala’s Paola Alvarado and Naomi Monney 21-13, 21-13.

Meanwhile, Americans Madison Shields and Hannah Frohling secured their semifinal berth following a hard-fought victory over Canada’s second team of Claire Crossfield and Anna Prokofieva. The United States controlled the key moments of the match to claim a straight-set win, 21-13, 21-14.

The women’s semifinals are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.

In classification matches for positions 9 through 12, El Salvador’s Tovar and Vigil defeated compatriots Rendón and Medina 21-17, 21-13. Dominican Republic’s Manuela Cleto and Bethania Almánzar also earned a victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Peifer and Valenciana by scores of 21-10, 21-9.

Tovar and Vigil will face Cleto and Almánzar for ninth place, while Rendón and Medina will meet Peifer and Valenciana in the match for eleventh place.

In the classification round for positions 13 through 16, Mexico’s Anna Sofía González and María Jimena Ramírez defeated Honduras’ Elizabeth Rodríguez and Nicolle Murillo 21-5, 21-10. The Mexican pair will play Panama’s Valeria Lezcano and Krisleen González for 13th place. Honduras finished the tournament in 15th place.

POOL PLAY RESULTS DAY 2

POOL A: Dunn/McKay CAN vs Alvarado/Monney GUA (21-6, 21-15)

POOL B: Rodríguez/Murillo HON vs Rendon/Medina ESA (14-21, 16-21); Shields/Frohling USA vs Lopez/Lolette NCA (21-10, 21-11)

POOL C: Wilson/González PAN vs Cleto/Almanzar DOM (15-21, 11-21); Torres/Flores MEX vs Araya/Ramírez CRC (25-23, 16-21, 15-10)

POOL D: Crossfield/Prokofieva CAN vs Cepek/Ramirez MEX (21-15, 21-12); Tovar/Vigil ESA vs Paniagua/Payano DOM (15-21, 11-21)