Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Costa Rica Set the Pace in Manzanillo

MANZANILLO, Colima, August 29, 2025. — The opening men’s day of the 2025 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour kicked off with great intensity in Manzanillo, where Puerto Ricans William Rivera and Diego Rosich and Costa Ricans Julián Araya and Jhostin Varela recorded two victories each, while Americans Timothy Brewster and Ryan Ierna needed three sets to edge out Mexico’s José Cárdenas and Jorman Osuna.

In Pool D, Rivera/Rosich confirmed their status as favorites after defeating Canada’s Tynan Gannett and Guillaume Rivest (21-19, 21-19) and Guatemala’s José Izaguirre and Santiago Penagos (21-18, 21-19). Araya/Varela also shined in this group with two clear wins: first against Izaguirre/Penagos (21-12, 21-15) and later over Gannett/Rivest (21-12, 21-12).

In Pool B, Cárdenas/Osuna opened strong against El Salvador’s Carlos Mejía and Gabriel Vargas (21-18, 21-13) but fell in a high-pressure duel against Americans Brewster/Ierna, who closed with a tight 2-1 victory (21-18, 19-21, 15-12).

The biggest surprise came in Pool A, where Mexicans Lares and Carlos Andrés Ayala defeated the U.S. duo Lev Priima and Charles Siragusa in straight sets (21-15, 22-20), after the Americans had earlier swept Trinidad & Tobago (21-7, 21-12).

In Pool C, Canadians Robert Kemp and Cameron Chadwick showed consistency by defeating Puerto Ricans Cristian Encarnación and José Pacheco (21-18, 21-15), after the Puerto Ricans had opened with a win against Guatemala’s Luis García and Andrés Maldonado (21-14, 21-19).

With these results, the day confirmed the favorites but also left room for surprises, with Mexico and Costa Rica raising the excitement heading into the next stage this Saturday.

RESULTS

POOL A

Priima/Siragusa (USA2) 2-0 Butcher/Enile (TTO) (21-7,21-12) 

Lares/Carlos Andrés (MEX2) 2-0 Priima/Siragusa (USA2) (21-15, 22-20)

POOL B

Cárdenas/Osuna (MEX1) 2-0 Mejía/Vargas (ESA) (21-18,21-13)

Brewster/Lerna (USA1) 2-1 Cárdenas/Osuna (MEX1) (21-18,19-21,15-12)

POOL C

Pacheco/Encarnación (PUR2) 2-0 García/Maldonado (GUA2) (21-14,21-19)

Kemp/Chadwick (CAN2) 2-0 Pacheco/Encarnación (PUR2) (21-18, 21-15)

POOL D

Araya/Varela (CRC) 2-0 Izaguirre / Penagos (GUA) (21-12, 21-15)

Rosich / Rivera (PUR1) 2-0 Gannett/Rivest (CAN1) (21-19, 21-19)

Rosich/Rivera (PUR1) 2-0 Izaguirre / Penagos (GUA2) (21-18,21-19)

Araya/ Varela (CRC) 2-0 Gannett/Rivest (CAN1) (21-12, 21-12)