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Five
Men’s Duos Open Undefeated at Güibia Tour
GÜIBIA, Dominican Republic, May 8, 2026. – Five men’s duos,
representing the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico (both
teams), and Cuba, remained undefeated after the opening day of
competition at the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held on the sand
courts of Güibia Beach.
In
Pool A, the Dominican pair Ramón De Jesús/Alexander Wilmore secured
two victories. They first edged past Charles Siragusa/Rowdy Lennon
of the United States in a tight three-set battle, 2-1 (16-21, 21-17,
16-14), before defeating Guatemala’s Edgar Maldonado/José Izaguirre
in straight sets, 2-0 (21-19, 21-17).
In
Pool B, El Salvador’s Gabriel Vargas/Rafael Vargas also posted a
perfect record, overcoming Jesario Ebanks/William Duty of the Cayman
Islands 2-0 (21-14, 21-13) and Costa Rica’s Lance Akerson/Cristhian
Oporta 2-0 (21-12, 21-8). Mexico’s top duo, Miguel Sarabia/Jorman
Osuna, matched that performance with straight-set wins over Akerson/Oporta,
2-0 (21-11, 21-11), and Ebanks/Duty, 2-0 (21-10, 21-14).
Meanwhile, in Pool C, Mexico’s Antonio Lares/Carlos Ayala maintained
their unbeaten run by defeating Canada’s David Chaput/Cameron
McGregor 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) and Puerto Rico’s Cristian Encarnación/José
Pacheco 2-0 (21-18, 21-13).
In
Pool D, Cuba’s Damián Gómez/Eblis Veranes dominated their matches,
beating Costa Rica’s Julián Araya/Stanley Grant 2-0 (21-16, 21-19)
and the Dominican duo Hayerling De Jesús/Oscar Martínez 2-0 (21-14,
21-19).
The
tournament resumes on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. (local time) with the
continuation of the preliminary round, followed by placement matches
and the quarterfinals.
Other results:
(NCA)
Jefferson Cascante/Josué Meneses d (GUA) Edgar Maldonado/José
Izaguirre 2-0 (21-14, 21-8); (PUR) Cristian Encarnación/José Pacheco
d (SKN) Zendai Richards/Codville Rogers 2-0 (21-15, 21-15); (SUN1)
Hayerling De Jesús/Oscar Martínez d (HON)Andrés Vigil/Manuel Serrano
2-0 (21-5, 21-13); (USA) Charles Siragusa/Rowdy Lennon d (NCA)
Jefferson Cascante/Josué Meneses 2-0 (21-13, 21-17); (CAN) David
Chaput/Cameron McGregor d (SKN) Richards/Rogers 2-0 (21-17, 21-13);
(CRC1) Araya/Grant d (HON) Vigil/Serrano 2-0 (21-11, 21-9). |
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