Mexico, USA, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

Advance to Semifinals in Roatán

ROATÁN, Honduras, July 11, 2026. – The teams from Mexico, the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic secured their spots in the women's semifinals of the Seventh Stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, taking place at Tabyana Beach in Roatán.

Americans Sarah Wood and Taylor Hagenah starred in one of the most exciting matches of the day, defeating Costa Rica's María Araya and Eugenia Ramírez 25-23, 21-18. They will face Mexico's Susana Torres and Abril Flores in the semifinals after the Mexicans overcame Guatemala's Paola Alvarado and Daphne Mendoza 23-21, 21-16.

In the other semifinal bracket, Puerto Rico's María González and Allanis Navas cruised past Nicaragua's Socorro López and Lolette Rodríguez 21-6, 21-11 to book their place among the tournament's final four.

Awaiting them will be the Dominican Republic duo of Crismil Paniagua and Julibeth Payano, who had to battle hard to defeat Canada's Emma Cudmore and Dana Roskic 21-17, 25-23 in the closest quarterfinal match of the day.

The women's semifinals will begin on Sunday at 9:15 a.m. on Courts 1 and 2, featuring Mexico vs. United States and Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic.

Complete Results Saturday July 11th

Quarterfinals: Torres/Flores MEX vs Alvarado/Mendoza GUA 2-0 (23-21, 21-16); Wood/Hagenah USA vs Quesada/Ramírez CRC 2-0 (25-23, 21-18); Payano/Paniagua DOM vs Cudmore/Roskic CAN 2-0 (21-17, 25-23); Navas/González PUR vs López/Lolette NCA 2-0 (21-6, 21-11)

Classification 9/12: Rivera/Hynds HON vs Murillo/Rodríguez HON 2-0 (21-9, 21-12); Austin/Bennett ISV vs Flores/Vargas ESA 2-0 (21-10, 21-8)

Pool-play

Pool A: Wood/Hagenah USA vs Austin/Bennett ISV 2-0 (21-10, 21-17)

Pool B: Cudmore/Roskic CAN vs Alvarado/Mendoza GUA 2-0 (21-6, 21-13)

Pool C: Navas/González PUR vs Quesada/Ramírez CRC 2-0 (21-17, 21-9); Flores/Vargas ESA vs Bruhier/Briceño HON 2-1 (16-21, 21-18, 15-9)

Pool D: Payano/Paniagua DOM vs Rivera/Hynds HON 2-0 (21-16, 21-12); Torres/Flores MEX vs Lumsden/Johnson JAM 2-0 (21-6, 21-5)