Men’s competition gets off to a tight start at the Punta Cana Tour

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 23, 2026 – Six men’s pairs—representing the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Cuba, remained undefeated at the start of the eighth leg of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour, currently being held on the sand courts set up on the beach in Punta Cana.

In Group A, the Dominican duo of Hayerling De Jesús and Oscar Martínez won their match against the Honduran pair of Irvin Reyes and Jairo Gálvez, 2-0 (21-14, 21-13), while their other scheduled match resulted in a bye. Meanwhile, Salvadoran twins Christopher and Yoel Guardado defeated Reyes and Gálvez 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) and also received a bye.

In Group B, Mexicans Antonio Lares and Carlos Ayala secured two victories: one against Canadians Cameron McGregor and Markus Law-Heese, 2-1 (22-24, 21-17, 15-11), and another against Americans Charles Siragusa and Rowdy Lennon, 2-1 (21-10, 16-21, 15-13).

Meanwhile, in Group C, Puerto Ricans Diego Rosich and William Rivera dominated their matches against De Andrae Taylor and A’jahhnai Merchant from the Virgin Islands (21-8, 21-5) and the Dominican pair of Ramón De Jesús and Alexander Wilmore (21-12, 21-11). Costa Ricans Julián Araya and Julius Brown also secured victories, defeating De Jesús and Wilmore (16-21, 24-22, 15-12) as well as Taylor and Merchant (21-10, 21-10).

In Group D, Cubans Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes maintained their perfect record by defeating Canadians Rouzbeh Rahnavard and Robert Kemp in three sets (21-15, 22-24, 15-11), and the Nicaraguan duo of Rubén Mora and Jefferson Cascante (21-18, 21-23, 15-13).

The tournament continues this Saturday, starting at 9:00 a.m. (local time), with the remainder of the preliminary round, followed by qualification matches and the quarterfinals.

Other results:

(USA) Siragusa/Lennon def. (GUA) Maldonado/Izaguirre 2-0 (21-10, 21-13); (CAN2) McGregor/Law-Heese def. (GUA) Maldonado/Izaguirre 2-0 (21-13, 21-9); (NCA) Mora/Cascante def. (CAY) Kenneth Glidden/William Duty 2-0 (21-6, 21-6). (CAN1) Rahnavard/Kemp d (CAY) Glidden/Duty 2-0 (21-10, 21-7).