Nicaragua, T&T-1 men win two in two

MISSION BEACH, Trinidad, November 16, 2012 - The men's team of hosts Trinidad &Tobago-1 and Nicaragua won their two matches contested on the opening day on the tenth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit which served off under mixed weather conditions at Missions Beach on Friday.

The Trinidadians Fabien Whitfield and Daniel Williams, who train at the venue on a daily basis, booked a main draw quarterfinal spot against Nicaraguans, Gerald Umana and Henry Hernandez.

The local pair first defeated Dominica’s David Toussaint and Julian Seraphine 21-8, 21-10, and in the second round, the T&T pair exacted revenge for their semifinal loss in St Lucia last week, with a straight sets win over the Castries-born pairing of Julien Biscette and Joseph Clercent 21-11, 23-21

The Central Americans had little trouble with Grenada's Jonell Phillip and Darron Oxford in their opener and won 21-5, 21-7 before battling past Canada's Michael Hammond and William Sidgwick 21-17, 21-18.

Friday’s men results: CAN d TRI-C 2-0 (21-18, 21-12); NCA d GRN 2-0 (21-5, 21-7); LCA d BAR 3-0 (21-16, 21-15); TRI d DMA 2-0 (21-8, 21-10); USA-B d GUA 2-0 (21-19, 21-14); ARU d FSM 2-0 (21-11, 21-13); CRC  d VIN 2-0 (21-14, 21-10); USA-A d TRI-B 2-1 (17-21, 21-9, 15-12); TRI-C d GRN 2-0 (21-15, 21-7); BAR  d DMA 2-0 (21-13, 21-15); GUA d FSM 2-0 (21-14, 21-13); TRI-B d VIN 2-1 (21-9, 20-22, 15-8); NCA d CAN 2-0 (21-17, 21-18); TRI-A d LCA 2-0 (21-11, 23-21).