PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, July 3, 2021 –
Puerto Ricans Allanis Navas and María González
and Cubans Lázara Madán and Dayani Zequeira
recorded perfect 4-0 records to win pools A and
B, respectively, at the NORCECA U-23 Beach
Volleyball Qualifier to the Junior Pan American
Games to take place in Cali, Colombia from
November 25 to December 5.
The duo of Navas/Gonzalez won their two matches
of Saturday in Pool A over Costa Rica’s
Katherine Albarran/Atenas Gutiérrez 2-0 (21-10,
21-12) and Dominican Republic-A’s Julibeth
Payano/Deanny de la Cruz 2-0 (21-xx, 21-xx).
Madán/Zequeira, who had won three matches on
Friday’s opening day, triumphed on early
Saturday over Paola Alvarado and Laura Quiñones
2-0 (21-12, 21-19) in a decisive contest between
undefeated pairs.
Saturday’s Women Results
Completion of Pool Play
POOL A:
MEX d CAN 2-0 (21-15, 22-20), PUR d CRC 2-0
(21-10, 21-12), PUR d DOM-A 2-0 (21-9, 21-15),
MEX d CRC 2-0 (21-11, 21-13).
POOL B:
CUB d GUA 2-0 (21-12, 21-19), DOM-B d ESA 2-0
(21-19, 21-19), GUA d ESA 2-0 (21-17, 21-9),
DOM-B d NCA 2-0 (21-15, 21-17). |