Puerto Rico and two Canadian teams unbeaten in North Bay

Puerto Rico and two Canadian teams unbeaten in North Bay

NORTH BAY, Canada, July 11, 2014 – Puerto Ricans Roberto Rodriguez and Erick Haddock, who have achieved podium positions in four of five competitions of the year, scored convincing victories in their two outings on Friday at the North Bay Beach Volleyball Tournament, the sixth leg of the 2014 NORCECA Circuit.

The tandem Rodriguez/Haddock, victorious in Manzanillo, Mexico and winners of a silver medal in Antigua Guatemala, opened the actions in Pool A with a 21-16, 21-14 win over Cameron Wheelan and Michael Plantinga of Canada-C and stormed past Cayman Islands’ duo of Phillippe Desholandes and Richard Campbell 21-11, 21-11.

Veterans Josh Binstock and Samuel Schachter of Canada-B finished the day with a 3-0 win-loss record in Pool B.

Binstock/Schachter beat Costa Rica’s Julio Alvares and Diego Alpizar 21-9, 21-15, outscored Ty Nick Tramble and James Drost of United States-A 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 and finished countrymen Simon Fecteau-Boutin and James Battiston 21-15, 21-15.

In Pool C, Sam Pedlow and Grant O’Gorman of Canada-A defeated Byron Ferguson and Rajahl Moxey of Bahamas 21-11, 21-8 and outplayed Will Montgomery and Stafford Slick of United States-B 24-22, 21-18.

The men’s opening day was also highlighted by the three-set victories of Julio Recinos/Erick Garrido over Deshollandes and Campbell 20-22, 21-15, 16-14 and Ferguson/Moxey against Carlos Rosa Jr and Peter Edwards Jr of U.S. Virgin Islands 21-15, 21-23, 15-11.

Men’s Results Friday

Pool A: PUR d CAN-C 2-0 (21-16, 21-14), GUA d CAY 2-1 (20-22, 21-15, 16-14), CAN-C d GUA 2-0 (21-13, 21-16), PUR d CAY 2-0 (21-12, 21-11). Positions Pool A: PUR 2-0, CAN-C (1-1), GUA (1-1), CAY (0-2).

Pool B: USA-A d CAN-D 2-0 (21-17, 21-15), CAN-B d CRC 2-0 (21-9, 21-15), CAN-D d BAR 2-0 (21-14, 21-13), CRC d BAR 2-0 (21-8, 21-12), CAN-B d USA-A 2-1 (21-17, 12-21, 15-8), CAN-B d CAN-D 2-0 (21-15, 21-15). Positions Pool B: CAN-B (3-0), USA-A (1-1), CRC (1-1), CAN-D (1-2), BAR (0-2)

Pool C: CAN-A d BAH 2-0 (21-11, 21-8), USA-B d ESA 2-0 (21-19, 21-15), BAH d ISV 2-1 (21-15, 21-23, 15-11), CAN-A d USA-B 2-0 (24-22, 21-18), ESA d ISV 2-0 (21-9, 21-9), USA-B d BAH 2-0 (21-0, 21-0). Positions Pool C: CAN-A (2-0), USA-B (2-1), ESA (1-1), BAH (1-2), ISV (0-2).