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Cuba and Nicaragua Men Remain Undefeated
at Start of NORCECA Beach Tour
VARADERO, Cuba, May 1, 2025.- Both Cuban teams and Nicaragua’s duo
were the only undefeated squads in the opening of pool play at the
2025 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, which kicked off its season in
this tourist hotspot.
Noslen Díaz and Jorge Luis Alayo lived up to their status as
tournament favorites, defeating Venezuela’s Enyenser Delgado and
Juliangel Zaid 2-0 (21-19, 21-16), and the U.S. team of Troy Field
and Ryan Wilcox, also in straight sets (21-17, 21-19) in Pool A.
Their fellow Cubans, Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes, also picked up
two victories, this time in Pool C, beating Costa Rica’s Justin
Solano and Jevan Coronado 2-0 (21-12, 21-14), and Canada’s Steven
Abrams and Tynan Gannett 2-0 (21-18, 21-15). They had a bye in their
third match.
Also undefeated on this sunny day were Nicaragua’s Rubén Mora and
Dany López, who dominated Suriname’s Joshua Dwarkasing and Dean
Kasdi 2-0 (21-11, 21-4), and Honduras’ Jairo Gálvez and Irvin Reyes
2-0 (21-7, 21-11) in Pool D.
Pool play will conclude Saturday morning, followed by the
quarterfinals. Semifinals and medal matches are scheduled for Sunday
at the beautiful venue near the Barceló Arenas Blancas hotel.
Results first day:
Pool A: Díaz/Alayo (CUB) a Esyenser/Juliangel (VEN) 2-0 (21-19,
21-16), Field/Wilcox (USA) a De Jesús/Maldonado (DOM] 2-0 (21-17,
21-11), Diaz/Alayo (CUB) a Field/Wilcox (USA) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19),
Esyenser/Juliangel (VEN) a Sarabia/Osuna (MEX) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19),
Sarabia/Osuna (MEX) a De Jesús-Maldonado 2-0 (21-18, 21-10), Field/Wilcox
(USA) a Esyenser/Juliangel (VEN) No Show.
Pool B: Lares/Carlos Andrés (MEX) a Siragusa/Campbell (USA) 2-0
(21-16, 21-16), Licht/de Greeff (CAN) a Blanco/García (GUA) 2-0
(21-13, 21-15), Siragusa/Campbell (USA) a Licht/de Greeff (CAN) 2-1
(21-15, 19-21, 15-8), Lares/Carlos Andrés (MEX) a Torres/Encarnacion
(PUR) 2-0 (21-17, 21-16), Torres/Encarnación (PUR) a Blanco/García (GUA)
2-1 (18-21, 21-13, 15-11), Licht/de Greeff (CAN) a Lares/Carlos
Andrés (MEX) No Show.
Pool C: Gómez/Veranes (CUB) a Solano/Coronado (CRC) 2-0 (21-12,
21-14) y a Abrams/Gannett (CAN) 2-0 (21-18, 21-15), Solano/Coronado
(CRC) a Enile/Theodore (TTO) 2-0 (21-17, 21-9).
Pool D: Mora/López (NCA) a Dwarkasing/Kasdi (SUR) 2-0 (21-11, 21-4)
y a Galvez/Reyes (HON) 2-0 (21-7, 21-11), Clements/Van Siclen
(ISV) a Dwarkasing/Kasdi (SUR) 2-0 (21-15, 21-18). |
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