Shaw/Loreen seek their second crown in the Norceca Tour

Shaw/Loreen seek their second crown in the Norceca Tour

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June 15, 2024.- Marie-Alex Bélanger/Lea Monkhouse (CAN) and Molly Shaw/Chloe Loreen (USA) will compete for the gold medal at the fourth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Managua 2024 .

Shaw/Loreen won the gold medal in the final phase of the Tour in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic, a month ago, in a final against another couple from Canada. Bélanger won the silver medal in 2022 in Managua and is now alongside Monkhouse, with whom she placed second in a stop last year.

Shaw/Loreen had to battle hard to overcome their teammates Nicole Reinking/Heather Friesen (USA) in three sets (21-14, 22-24, 15-12), while the Canadians beat the locals Socorro López/ in the semifinal Lolette Rodríguez (NCA) with a score of 21-10, 21-16.

In the quarterfinals, Shaw/Loreen won 2-0 (21-4, 21-8) against Quesada/Ramírez CRC; Bélanger/Monkhouse defeated Orellana A/Alvarado GUA 2-0 (21-9, 21-14); Reinking/Friesen beat Robitaille/Dunn CAN 2-0 (21-17, 21-112) and López/Lolette beat Alvarado/Resau, also from Nicaragua, 2-0 (21-15, 21-13).

Saturday results

Semifinals: Bélanger/Monkhouse (CAN) d Socorro Lopez/Lolette Rodriguez NCA 2-0 (21-10, 21-16); Shaw/Loreen (USA) d Nicole Reinking/ Heather Friesen (USA) 2-1 (21-14, 22-24, 15-12); For place 15: McCoombs/H. Thompson CAY d Funes/GUZMAN ESA 2-1 (23-25, 21-15, 15-13); By positions 5-8: Orellana A/Alvarado GUA d Quesada/Ramírez CRC 2-1 (21-16, 18-21, 15-11); Robitaille/Dunn CAN d Alvarado/Resau NCA 2-0 (21-19, 21-17); Quarterfinals: Shaw/Loreen USA d Quesada/Ramírez CRC 2-0 (21-4, 21-8); Bélanger/Monkhouse CAN d Orellana A/Alvarado GUA 2-0 (21-9, 21-14); Reinking/Friesen USA d Robitaille/Dunn CAN 2-0 (21-17, 21-12); Lopez/Lolette NCA d Alvarado/Resau NCA 2-0 (21-15, 21-13). Classification 9/12: Valeska/SILVA NCA d Zuñiga/Aguilar GUA 2-0 (21-15, 21-11); Molina/Aguilar CRC d Hands/Hamilton BER 2-0 (21-6, 21-5); Classification 13/16: Núñez/Quesada CRC d Funes/GUZMAN ESA 2-0 (21-12, 21-15); Penner/Valenciana ISV d McCoombs/H. Thompson CAY 2-0 (21-10, 21- 14).

Sunday games

For 13th place: Penner/Valenciana (ISV) vs Núñez/Quesada (CRC) (9:00 a.m.); For 11th place: Hands/Hamilton (BER) vs Zuñiga/Aguilar (GUA) (9:00 a.m.); For 9th place: Molina/Aguilar (CRC) vs Valeska/SILVA (NCA) (9:00 a.m.); By place 7-8: Alvarado/Resau (NCA) vs Quesada/Ramírez (CRC) 9:45 a.m.; By place 5-6: Robitaille/Dunn (CAN) vs Orellana A/Alvarado (GUA) 10:30 a.m.; For bronze medal: Lopez/Lolette (NCA) vs Reinking/Friesen (USA) 12:45 p.m.; for gold medal: Bélanger/Monkhouse (CAN) vs Shaw/Loreen (USA) 1:30 p.m.