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Donley/Sherman from USA, Women’s Beach Volleyball

Gold at the Junior Pan American Games


ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, August 22, 2025. Donley/Sherman from the United States claimed the women’s beach volleyball gold medal at the II Junior Pan American Games Asunción 2025, defeating Sara/Rodríguez from Venezuela in the final held this Friday at the Pynandí Stadium of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.

 

The Americans Emma Donley and Portia Sherman dominated from start to finish against Venezuela’s Sara López and Darlin Rodríguez, winning 2-0 (21-16, 21-10) to secure the gold medal. In the first set, the South Americans attempted to challenge for the title, but in the second the North American dominance was absolute.

 

In the bronze medal match, with a packed stadium and full support from the home crowd, Denisse Álvarez and Fiorella Núñez of Paraguay bounced back after losing the second set and prevailed in the tie-break 2-1 (21-14, 19-21, 15-6) over Canada’s Jaeya Brach and Sophia Hladyniuk.

 

In the classification matches:

 

5th place: Maykelin Drik/Kailin Garrido CUB def. María Isabel Chacón/María José Galindo BOL 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 16-14).

7th place: Carolina Sallaberry/Julia Vieira BRA def. Estephannie Castillo/Yezet Romero PER 2-1 (21-12, 19-21, 15-7).

9th place: Marisa Abdala/Maia Najul ARG def. Alejandra Dubost/Viviana Urretaviscaya CHI 2-0 (22-20, 21-19).

11th place: Mercy Beleño/Mariana Gaviria COL def. Laura Molina/Sofía Vega CRC 2-0 (21-16, 21-15).

 

 Final Ranking

  1. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman USA

  2. Sara López/Darlin Rodríguez VEN

  3. Denisse Álvarez/Fiorella Núñez PAR

  4. Jaeya Brach/Sophia Hladyniuk CAN

  5. Maykelin Drik/Kailin Garrido CUB

  6. María Isabel Chacón/María José Galindo BOL

  7. Carolina Sallaberry/Julia Vieira BRA

  8. Estephannie Castillo/Yezet Romero PER

  9. Marisa Abdala/Maia Najul ARG

  10. Alejandra Dubost/Viviana Urretaviscaya CHI

  11. Mercy Beleño/Mariana Gaviria COL

  12. Laura Molina/Sofía Vega CRC

  13. Norma Brenes/Nahima Silva NCA

  14. Yari Cleto/Crismil Paniagua DOM

  15. Karla Tovar/Daniela Vigil ESA

  16. Danna Aguilar/Ana Sofía Arévalo GUA