Dominican Republic sweeps Cuba

GATINEAU, CANADA. Aug. 23, 2024:  Dominican Republic beat Cuba today 3-0 at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.

The score was 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22).

Dominican held the advantage in attack points (53-42), blocks were even at seven and Cuba had the slight edge in serves 3-2.  Errors were even at 13 each.

Alexis Cruz Cepin of Dominican Republic topped all scorers with 25 points – 22 attack points, 2 blocks and an ace.  Teammate Adrian Jose Figueroa Lantigua contributed 19 points to the winning side.

Middle blocker Thiago Suarez Mendoza of Cuba was that team’s top scorer with 16 points.

This was the Dominican team's first win of the tournament.  

Dominican Republic head coach Dante Mañon commented: “We really needed this victory for the team to keep improving. We came prepared for this match of our region because we know that Canada and the United States are teams that play at a high level and are stronger than us. We're right there; we think we need to keep winning games and keep working together towards our goal.”