Puerto Ricans Ruiz-Yantin
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PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad , May 27, 2007.- Ania Ruiz
and Yamileska Yantin, the duo of Puerto Rico-1 was
crowned as queens of the fourth and final leg of the
North, Central American and Caribbean Continental
Beach Volleyball Tour –Spike Down.
Ruiz-Yantin edged Cubans Ion Canet and Kirenia Bell
in three sensational sets by scores of 21-18, 18-21,
18-16.
Canadians Mila Miguel and Asia Danilova won the
bronze medal with a 21-17, 21-9 victory over Maria
Orellana and Anna Ramirez of Guatemala.
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Canadians advanced to semis with strong
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PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad , May 26, 2007.- Canadians
Mila Miguel and Asia Danilova needed two three-sets
victories to advance to the semi finals of the
North, Central American and Caribbean Continental
Beach Volleyball Tour –Spike Down at Saith Park,
Chaguitas.
Miguel-Danilova survived against the USA pair of
Kristin Ursillo and Krystal McFarland with a 21-19,
15-21, 18-16 victory in the single elimination round
and the beat Vanessa Vélez and Yarleen Santiago of
Puerto Rico-2 by scores of 21-18, 12-21, 15-12 in
the quarterfinals.
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Trinidad & Tobago event is
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 26, 2007.- The local
pair of Pauline Woodroffe and Elki Phillip made a
promising start to the 2007 North, Central America
and the Caribbean (NORCECA) Continental Beach
Volleyball Tour-Spike Down with a win over their
Barbadian rivals at the Saith Park, Chaguanas,
yesterday.
Woodroffe and Phillip who competed in the first-leg
of the competition in the Dominican Republic without
any success, won their Group A opener against Laura
Whitehall- Julia Lewis 21-16, 21-15 under blistering
hot weather.
However in their second match in the three-team
group, Woodroffe and Phillip, went under to Ania
Ruiz and Yamileska Yantin (Puerto Rico-1), 4-21,
14-21.
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Mohammed confident of Beach Volleyball success |
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 25, 2007.- Mushtaque
Mohammed, president of the T&T Volleyball Federation
and Caribbean Zone Volleyball Association says he is
confident of this country’s ability to host a
successful fourth and final leg of the 2007 (North,
Central America and the Caribbean) NORCECA
Continental Beach Volleyball Circuit. More
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