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SAN ISIDRO, Dominican Republic, May 13, 2015 – Cuba outdueled
hosts Dominican Republic in five sets (27-25, 24-26, 22-25,
30-28, 15-13) in the second match of the Maximo Gomez Cup, a
friendly men’s volleyball series touring several provinces of
the country.
It was the second victory for the Cuban side in the seven-match
series which continue on Wednesday at Max Simon Pavilion of La
Romana, in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic.
Cuba’s Mario Rivera topped the scores with 25 points in the
victory while Miguel Gutierrez and Javier Concepcion contributed
13 and 11 points, respectively. Jonathan Mercedes had 23 points
for the Dominican Republic followed by Mario Frias and Antonio
Rodriguez with 16 apiece.
Major General Elvis Marcelino Feliz, Chief of the Dominican Air
Force, saluted the members of both sides and made the ceremonial
first serve before the match.
The exhibition series is sponsored by the Ministry of Sports and
Recreation of the Dominican Republic under the organization of
the Dominican Volleyball Federation. |
