Seven Undefeated Men Teams at NORCECA Beach in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, November 8, 2024.-
Both teams from Canada and the United States, the Guardado brothers from
El Salvador, Mora/López from Nicaragua, and Costa Rica remain undefeated
on the first day, advancing to the men’s quarterfinals of the eighth
stop of the NORCECA Tour at the Beach Sports Stadium in the Flor Blanca
Sports Complex in El Salvador.
El Salvador’s Yoel and Christopher Guardado triumphed over Nicaragua’s
Axel Gutiérrez and Jesy Umaña 2-0 (21-15, 22-20) and also defeated Irvin
Reyes and Manuel Serrano of Honduras 2-0 (21-15, 21-14).
Costa Rica’s Daniel Dyner and Julian Araya had to give their all to come
back and secure a hard-fought victory against Reyes/Serrano of Honduras,
winning 2-1 (24-26, 21-16, 20-18) in their first appearance. The Costa
Rican duo then defeated Gutiérrez/López 2-0 (21-17, 21-19).
The first place in Pool A will be decided between the Guardado twins and
Dyner/Araya.
Rubén Mora and Dany López from Nicaragua, and Americans Diego Pérez and
Ryan Ierna will face clash on Saturday for the top spot in Pool B
following their two victories on Friday.
Mora/López started the competition by defeating Jamaicans Ryck Webb and
Mark Blake 2-0 (21-12, 21-14) and Franklin Flores with Armando Guatemala
from El Salvador 2-0 (21-16, 21-14). Meanwhile, Pérez/Ierna defeated
Flores/Guatemala 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) and closed the day outperforming
Webb/Blake 2-0 (21-15, 21-11).
Canadians Jake MacNeil and Arran Chambers in Pool C had little trouble
overcoming Rafael Vargas and Carlos Mejía of El Salvador, winning 2-0
(21-12, 21-12), and defeated Dominica’s Mervel Mingo/Bill Frederick 2-0
(21-7, 21-6).
In Pool D, Dew Zephyr and Adamsen Cash from the United States defeated
Marc Lomeli and Devin Van Siclen from the U.S. Virgin Islands 2-0
(21-15, 21-14) and Guatemala’s Andy Blanco and José Miguel Izaguirre 2-0
(21-15, 21-13).
Meanwhile, Canada’s Martin Licht/Luke de Greeff defeated Guatemalans
Blanco/Izaguirre 2-0 (21-18, 21-12) and Lomeli/Van Siclen (ISV) 2-0
(21-18, 21-12).
The first place in Pool D will be decided between Dew/Adamsen and
Licht/De Greeff.
Isaac Theodore and Stephen Enile from Trinidad and Tobago won a
three-set battle 2-1 (21-15, 21-23, 15-11) against Dominica’s Mervel
Mingo/Bill Frederick, but Vargas/Mejía from El Salvador fought hard to
defeat them 2-0 (25-23, 21-15), splitting results in Pool C.
Pool-play will conclude on Saturday morning, with the top two teams from
each pool advancing to the quarterfinals in the afternoon.
Results Day 1 Men:
POOL A: D. Dyner/Araya (CRC) d Reyes/Serrano (HON) 2-1 (24-26, 21-16,
20-18); Guardado/Guardado (ESA) d Gutierrez/Lopez (NCA) 2-0 (21-16,
22-20); D. Dyner/Araya (CRC) d Gutierrez/López (NCA) 2-0 (21-17, 21-19);
Guardado/Guardado (ESA) d Reyes/Serrano (HON) 2-0 (21-15, 21-14)
POOL B: Mora/Lopez (NCA) d Webb/Blake (JAM) 2-0 (21-12, 21-14); Perez/Ierna
(USA) d Franklin/Guatemala (ESA) 2-0 (21-16, 21-15); Mora/López (NCA) d
Flores/Guatemala (ESA) 2-0 (21-16, 21-14); Perez/Ierna (USA) d Blake/Webb
(JAM) 2-0 (21-15, 21-11).
POOL C: MacNeil/Chambers (CAN) d R. Vargas/Mejia (ESA) 2-0 (21-12,
21-12); R Vargas/Mejia (ESA) d Theodore/Enile (TTO) 2-0 (25-23, 21-15);
MacNeil/Chambers (CAN) d Mingo/Frederick (DMA) 2-0 (21-7, 21-6)
POOL D: Dew/Adamsen (USA) d Lomeli/Van Siclen (ISV) 2-0 (21-15, 21-14);
De Greeff/Licht (CAN) d Blanco/Izaguirre (GUA) 2-0 (21-18, 21-12); De
Greeff/Licht (CAN) d Lomeli/Van Siclen (ISV) 2-0 (21-18, 21-12); Dew/Adamsen
(USA) d Blanco/Izaguirre (GUA) 2-0 (21-15, 21-13). |