Navas and González from
Puerto Rico,
Undefeated Champions in Puerto Cortés
PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras, June 29, 2025.-
Puerto Rico’s women’s duo, Allanis Navas and María
González, were crowned undefeated champions of the third stop of the
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held from June 27 to 29 at Playa
Municipal El Porvenir in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.
The Puerto Ricans delivered an impeccable
performance, dropping only one set throughout the entire tournament.
That lone setback came in the semifinals against the U.S. pair of
Emma Donley and Portia Sherman, whom they defeated in three sets 2-1
(21-8, 18-21, 15-11). They won all their other matches in straight
sets.
In the final, Navas and González showcased their
strength, defeating Mexico’s Susana Torres and Atenas Gutiérrez 2-0
(21-16, 21-17). The Mexican duo had advanced to the gold medal match
after beating Canada’s Maya McNabney and Emma Kunaus in straight
sets 2-0 (21-15, 21-19).
Meanwhile, the bronze medal match was one of the most
competitive of the day. Donley and Sherman from the United States
claimed the podium after defeating Canada’s McNabney and Kunaus in
three sets (21-18, 16-21, 15-9).
Final placement matches:
5/6: Vidaurrazaga/Ramirez MEX vs Valenciana/Buckner
ISV (21-12, 21-16)
7/8: Rivera/Bruhier HON vs Vigil/Rauda ESA (21-12,
21-16)
9/10: Ramírez/Quesada CRC vs Silva/N. Brenes NCA
(21-13, 21-19)
11/12: Molina/Sofi V CRC vs Murillo/Clarke HON
(21-12, 21-5)
13/14: Simmonds/Cudmore CAN vs Aguilar/Arevalo GUA
(21-7, 21-9)
15/16: Smith/Lumsden JAM vs Villegas/Rodriguez HON
(21-18, 21-13)
Final Positions
1.Allanis Navas/María Claudia González PUR 2. Susana
Torres/Atenas Gutiérrez MEX 3. Emma Donley/Portia Sherman USA 4.
Maya McNabney/Emma Kunaus CAN 5. Yamilet Vidaurrazaga/María Jimena
Ramírez MEX 6.
Melanie
Valenciana/Taylor Buckner ISV 7. Shanna Rivera/Reizel Bruhier HON 8.
Daniela Vigil/Fabiola Rauda ESA 9. Eugenia Ramírez/Kianny Quesada
CRC 10. Nahima Silva/Norma Brenes NCA 11. Laura Molina/Sofia Vega
CRC 12.
Nicolle
Murillo/Shanttle Siliezar HON 13. Claire Simmonds/Emma Cudmore CAN
14.
Mariela Aguilar/Ana Sofia Arévalo GUA 15. Petal Smith/Kristina
Lumsden JAM 16. Ruth Villegas/Alejandra Rodríguez HON 17. Fátima
Rendon/Devora Medina ESA |