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Top-seeds make the semifinal round in Tijuana
TIJUANA, Mexico, September 25, 2010 – Top seeded Yarleen
Santiago and Dariam Acevedo of Puerto Rico in the women’s side
and Mexicans Aldo Miramontes and Juan Virgen reached the
semifinal round at the Tijuana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the
eighth stop of the 2010 NORCECA Circuit.
To advance to the semifinals Santiago/Acevedo defeated Cubans
Nirian Sinal/Kirenia Ballard 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-11) while
Miramontes/Virgen edged Cubans Kinderlan Alvarez/Sergio Gonzalez
2-1 (30-32, 21-18, 15-8).
In the women’s side, Mexicans Bibi Candelas/Mayra Garcia and
Martha Revuelta/Xitlali Herrera also made it to the semis along
with Costa Ricans Ingrid Morales/Natalia Alfaro.
Candelas/Garcia won over Morales/Alfaro 2-0 (21-14, 21-15),
Revueltas/Herrera defeated Sinal/Ballard 2-0 (21-19, 23-21) and
Morales/Alfaro won 2-0 (21-10, 21-19) over Americans Aurora
Skarra/Kelly Haan.
The other three semifinalists in the men’s tournament were
Joseph Dykstra/Aaron Mansfield of USA, Mexicans Lombardo
Ontiveros/Ulises Ontiveros and Alvarez/Gonzalez.
Dykstra/Mansfield defeated Puerto Ricans Orlando
Irizarry/Roberto Rodriguez 2-0 (21-18, 21-19), Ontiveros/Ontiveros
prevailed against Irizarry/Rodriguez 2-0 (21-18, 25-23) and
Alvarez/Gonzalez beat Maverick Hatch/Jessi Lelliot of Canada 2-0
(21-15, 21-12).
Men’s Results of Saturday:
CRC d. ARU (21-17, 21-13, 17-15), MEX-2 d. GUA (21-16, 21-13),
CAN-1 d. MEX-5 (21-12, 21-9), CAN-2 d. MEX-3 (21-13, 21-14),
MEX-1 d. CUB (30-32, 21-18, 15-8), USA d. PUR (21-18, 21-19),
MEX-2 d. CRC (21-13, 21-10), CAN-1 d. CAN-2 (21-14, 21-13),
MEX-2 d PUR (21-18, 25-23), CUB d. CAN-1 (21-15, 21-12).
Women’s Results of Saturday:
CAN-2 d. GUA (21-18, 21-14), MEX-2 d. MEX-3 (21-11, 21-15, USA
d. CAN-2 (21-15, 21-18), MEX-2 d. CAN-1 (21-12, 21-16), PUR d.
CUB (21-19, 17-21, 15-11), MEX-1 d. CRC (21-14, 21-15), MEX-2 d.
CUB (21-19, 23-21), CRC d. USA (21-10, 21-19). |