Men's Beach Volleyball Gets Underway at Santo Domingo 2026

 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 25, 2026. – The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo got underway with six straight-set victories across the opening day of pool play.

 

In Pool A, Venezuela's Esyenser Delgado and Oscar Kirchner opened with a convincing 2-0 (21-10, 21-8) victory over Grenada's Darron Oxford and Jonell Phillip.

 

Defending champions Mexico, with Carlos Ayala and Antonio Lares, began their title defense with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-12) win over Jesario Ebanks and Dylan Lynee of the Cayman Islands in Pool B. Costa Rica's Julián Araya and Stanley Grant also earned a straight-set victory, defeating Bermuda's Benjamín Barnett and Connor Somerville 2-0 (21-7, 21-10).

 

In Pool C, Nicaragua's Jefferson Cascante and Rubén Mora, silver medalists at the previous edition of the Games, defeated Martinique's Noah Choux and Elowan Choux 2-0 (21-8, 21-9), while Puerto Rico's William and Daniel Rivera swept Honduras' Jairo Gálvez and Irven Reyes 2-0 (21-10, 21-4).

 

Pool D also featured two straight-set victories. El Salvador's Rafael and Gabriel Vargas defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Miguel Peña and Raenor Sharpe 2-0 (21-8, 21-10), while Cuba's Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes overcame Belize's Ernest Broaster and Francis Hauze 2-0 (21-11, 21-12).

 

Sunday's Schedule

DOM vs GRN 9:00 a.m.

MEX vs BER 10:00 a.m.

ISV vs CAY 11:00 a.m.

NCA vs HON 12 p.m.

SKN vs MQE 2:00 p.m.

ESA vs BIZ 3:00 p.m.

TTO vs ANT 4:00 p.m.