Dominican Republic starts with victory in the Pan American Cup

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 14, 2024.- The Dominican Republic team defeated its counterpart from Peru with a score of 3-1 (25-16, 28-30, 25-18, 25-17) to score its first victory within the framework of the XVII Pan American Men's Volleyball Cup.

The Dominicans had a good performance in all departments, winning in attacks 51-45, in blocks 11-10 and in serves 6-3.

Héctor Cruz was the best for the Dominican Republic with 17 points followed by Wilfrido Hernández with 12, while Henry Tapia and Luther Rosario added 10 each. For Peru, Maikel Jaramillo had 17 points and Sebastián Blanco 12.

José Gutierrez, coach of the Dominican Republic: The first game of this competition is the most difficult, the most complicated, I think we continue to build this team trying to maintain a good level throughout the games, that is the task that we have pending to be able to play with any opponent without complicating our lives without need.

Juan Carlos Rodríguez, coach of Peru: Well look, after a year without playing I think the team had a lot of ups and downs and we committed too many silly fouls, the Dominican team worked well and I respect all their work, let's hope that in this competition we can continue improving game by game.