Seven Duos Dominate Men’s Opening Day at

NORCECA Tour First Stop

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, April 17, 2026.- The opening day of the men’s main draw at the first stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held at La Sabana, saw seven duos take control after recording two victories each, establishing themselves as the most solid teams of the day.

In Pool A, the Mexican pair Carlos Andrés/Lares displayed complete dominance with a 2-0 (21-7, 21-10) win over Costa Rica’s Lance Akerson/Christian Oporta and another 2-0 (21-12, 21-7) victory against Kymani Greenidge/Aden Rojas of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the same group, Guatemala’s Manuel Estrada/José Miguel Izaguirre remain in contention after defeating Greenidge/Rojas 2-0 (21-5, 21-7) and then edging Akerson/Oporta 2-1 (21-12, 13-21, 15-11).

Troy Field and Ryan Wilcox of the United States led Pool B with authority, defeating El Salvador’s Christopher and Yoel Guardado 2-0 (21-16, 21-10), followed by a commanding 2-0 (21-7, 21-3) victory over Julián Bristol/Elkreen Morton of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Also undefeated in the group, Puerto Rico’s William Rivera/Daniel Rivera overcame Bristol/Morton 2-0 (21-12, 21-12) and the Guardado twins 2-1 (21-18, 19-21, 15-6).

In Pool C, Canada’s Luke de Greeff/Tynan Gannett maintained a perfect record, defeating Costa Rica’s Yulius Brown/Sebastián Valenciano 2-0 (21-17, 23-21) and the Cayman Islands’ Dylan Lynee/William Duty 2-0 (21-9, 21-11). Meanwhile, El Salvador’s Rafael Vargas/Gabriel Vargas also secured two wins, beating Lynee/Duty 2-0 (21-15, 21-12) and Brown/Valenciano 2-0 (21-16, 21-17).

Pool D featured Costa Rica’s Grant/Araya as standout performers, earning two convincing victories: 2-0 (21-11, 21-10) against Canada’s Aidan Labossiere/Liam Pauls and 2-0 (21-14, 21-8) over the United States’ Nathaniel Dickinson/Riley Owen. The latter had earlier defeated Nicaragua’s Rubén Mora/Dennis López 2-0 (21-18, 21-16), while the Nicaraguan duo closed the day with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) win over Labossiere/Pauls.

Competition will continue this Saturday with the conclusion of the pool phase and the start of the elimination rounds, in a decisive day that will begin to shape the contenders for the podium.

RESULTS

Pool A

Carlos Andrés / Lares (MEX) 2-0 Akerson/Oporta (CRC) (21-7/21-10)

Estrada/Izaguirre (GUA) 2-0 Kymani/Rojas (ISV) 2-0 (21-5/21-7)

Carlos Andrés / Lares (MEX) 2-0 Kymani/Rojas (ISV) (21-12/21-7)

Estrada/Izaguirre (GUA) 2-1 Akerson/Oporta (CRC) (21-12/13-21/15-11)

Pool B

Rivera/Rivera (PUR) 2-0 Bristol/Morton (SKN) (21-12/21-12)

Field/Wilcox (USA) 2-0 Guardado C / Guardado Y (ESA) (21-16/21-10)

Field/Wilcox (USA) 2-0 Bristol/Morton (SKN) (21-7/21-3)

Rivera/Rivera (PUR) 2-1 Guardado C/ Guardado Y (ESA) (21-18/19-21/15-6)

Pool C

RVargas/Gabo (ESA) 2-0 Lynee/Duty (CAY) (21-15/21-12)

de Greeff/Gannett (CAN) 2-0 Brown/Valenciano (CRC) (21-17/23-21)

de Greeff/Gannett (CAN) 2-0   Lynee/Duty (CAY) (21-9/21-11)

Recargas/Gabo (ESA) 2-0 Brown/Valenciano (CRC) (21-16/21-17)

Pool D

Dickinson/Owen (USA) 2-0 Mora/Lopez (NCA) (21-18/21-16)

Grant/Araya (CRC) 2-0 Labossiere/Pauls (CAN) (21–11/21-10)

Grant/Araya (CRC) 2-0 Dickinson/Owen (USA) (21-14/21-8)

Mora/López (NCA) 2-0 Labossiere/Pauls (CAN) (21-14/21-11)