Dominican Republic blanks Guatemala to close day one

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, April 24, 2019 – Host Dominican Republic swept Guatemala in straight sets 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-17) to close the first day of actions in the U19 Boys’ Volleyball Pan American Cup on Wednesday at Ricardo Arias Pavilion in Santo Domingo.

Fuhit Edoard Cadit scored 20 points, including three blocks and three aces, to lead the attack for the home boys. Brian Muñoz added 11 points and Dawilin Méndez contributed 9 points in the victory.

The home side held a 9-0 margin in service winners and of 6-4 in blocks. They overwhelmed their opponents in attacks 37-15. The winners made 27 unforced errors while the losers gave away 23 points via mistakes.

Guatemala had a pale offense with three players –David Ismalej, Jason Hernandez and Jose Carrillo- each scoring a team-high 4 points.

Loren Rodriguez, coach of the Dominican Republic: "I never underestimated the capacity of Guatemala, we have faced several times in this category, our boys were very anxious and thank God everything went well. Now to prepare for the next matches."

Reider Lucas, coach of Guatemala: "We came with a team with little experience. It is the youngest team of the competition and we played a competitive group. The purpose is to continue the development of the boys. "