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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, September 7,
2021 – Mexico edged Dominican Republic 3-2
(25-18, 21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-13) to close the
preliminary round of the Men’s Volleyball Pan
American Cup on Tuesday.
Both teams finished with 3-2 record but the
Dominicans claimed the third position with 15
points to 14 of Mexico.
In Wednesday’s semifinals United States will
meet Mexico and Canada will face Dominican
Republic.
Diego Gonzalez led Mexico with 26 points,
followed by Josué López and Jorge Hernández with
13 and 11 points, respectively. Dominican Henry
Tapia recorded a tournament-high 32 points in
the losing effort, while Alexis Cruz finished
with 20.
Jorge Azair, coach of Mexico: “This competition
is helping us a lot, regardless winning or
losing. The boys are getting experience and
moving forward in the middle of tough
situations. We have to be patient with them and
keep playing.”
José Mañón, coach of Dominican Republic: “We
were in the game for the first sets, but the
problem with the Dominican teams is that they
don’t know how to close the matches. Once they
get over confident, the game gets complicated.
Now, the important match is tomorrow since the
winner moves into the finals.” |
