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CHIAPAS, México, June 14, 2009.-
The seven head coaches that will participate in
the fourth edition of the Men’s Pan American Cup
are expecting a good competition and the best
effort on court from their teams.
Jorge Azair (MEX):
“We hope to have a good performance and to get a
spot in the 2010 edition of America’s Cup, and I
am confident about a good support here in Tuxtla
Gutierrez and the whole State.”
George Laplante (CAN):
“We are in a group of three teams, but they are
teams of great level. We have worked in order to
have a good performance.”
Jacinto Campechano (DOM):
“We are in a strong group and we are going to go
out with a lot of determination in every match.”
Reidel Lucas (GUA):
“We are very satisfied with the invitation to
participate and we are going to take advantage
of the opportunity to get more experience for
our future compromises.”
Sergio Ballesta (PAN):
“We are happy about participating. Originally we
were not coming, but with the support from
Norceca here we are. We are going to play hard
and use the event as preparation for the Worlds’
next round.”
Ramón Hernández (PUR):
“This is the firs competition in the new cycle
and we want to do a good job. We have worked
hard and I am confident of the capability of my
team.”
Richard McLaughlin (USA):
“We have the opportunity to evaluate our two
opponents before going to the court. We are in a
strong group and we have to concentrate in each
game with a different strategy, but with the
same goal.”
The action of the Fourth Pan
American Cup will take place at the Polyforum of
the Tuxtla Gutierrez city and the event is a
qualifier for the top three teams to the 2010
America’s Cup in Brazil, besides being the first
step towards a new qualification system for the
prestigious FIVB World League.
Teams have been divided in two
groups. In Group A are United States, Canada and
Dominican Republic while in Group B are Mexico,
Puerto Rico, Panama and Guatemala.
The matches of first day of the
competition are:
16:00 Puerto Rico vs. Panama
18:00 Dominican Republic vs.
Canada
20:00 Mexico vs. Guatemala
(All Times are Local) |
