AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico,
April 23, 2022 – Two exciting men’s duels are
set for Sunday at San Marcos Beach Volleyball
Tournament, the first stage of the 2022 NORCECA
Tour.
It will be an
all-American battle between William Kolinske and
Evan Cory against Travis Mewhirter and Timothy
Brewster while Mexicans Juan Virgen and Miguel
Sarabia will face Cubans Jorge Luis Alayo and
Noslen Diaz.
The first two men’s
quarterfinals saw Kolinske and Cory defeating
Daniel Dearing and Sam Schachter of Canada 2-0
(21-19, 21-17) and Mexicans Virgen and Sarabia
coming out winners over Canadians Jake MacNeil
and Alexander Russell 2-0 (21-16, 21-17).
Later on Saturday, the
duos Mewhirter and Brewster and Alayo and Díaz
also sealed tickets into the semifinals. The
Americans outdueled Mexicans Jorge Barajas and
Gabriel Cruz 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-13) in 48
minutes while the Cubans rolled past Puerto
Rico’s Kevin Rodriguez and Juan Ribas 2-0
(21-13, 21-14).
Puerto Rico’s Kevin
Rodriguez and Juan Ribas qualified in ninth
place after their 2-0 (21-15, 21-12) over Travis
Lee and Bryce Meyer of U.S. Virgin Islands.
Lee/Meyer and Mexicans
Ricardo Galindo and Isaías Aguirre finished in
10th and 11th positions. |