Six Men’s Teams Go Undefeated Through Two Matches

on Day One of the 2025 NORCECA Tour Finals

JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, December 12, 2025. – Six men’s teams—representing the Dominican Republic, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Canada—closed out day one of the 2025 NORCECA Beach Tour Finals with perfect 2-0 records, setting the stage for decisive matchups on Saturday at Juan Dolio Beach.

Local favorites Hayerling De Jesús and Melvin De Jesús, along with Belize’s Francis Hauze and Edgar Martínez, will battle for first place in Pool A after both duos delivered dominant performances.

The Dominican pair swept Tao Blanc/Rodolphe-Emmanuel of Martinique 2-0 (21-12, 21-4) and later overpowered Zendai Richards/Julian Bristol of St. Kitts & Nevis 2-0 (21-8, 21-12). Hauze/Martínez also remained flawless, defeating Richards/Bristol 2-0 (21-14, 21-19) and Tao/Rodolphe-Emmanuel 2-0 (21-11, 21-10).

In Pool B, Managua champions Christopher and Yoel Guardado of El Salvador and Guatemala’s Edgar Maldonado/José Izaguirre stayed unbeaten after strong showings against duos from Panama and Grenada.

The Guardado twins earned wins of 2-0 (21-8, 21-10) over Kibose Hamilton/Zerick Walcott of Grenada and 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) against Panama’s Victor Araúz/Adamit Del Cid. Maldonado/Izaguirre opened with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-8) victory over Panama and then posted a commanding 2-0 (21-6, 21-12) win over Grenada.

Mexico’s Inés Vargas Lares and Carlos Ayala topped Pool C with two solid victories. They defeated Cairon Davis/Miguel Lugo of Antigua 2-0 (21-7, 21-8) and earned a key win over Puerto Rico’s Richard Timm/José González 2-0 (21-16, 21-14). Also in the pool, Venezuela’s Enyenser Delgado and Carlos Rivero swept Timm/González 2-0 (21-18, 21-12) to start their campaign strong.

In Pool D, Canada’s experienced duo Samuel Schachter and Jonathan Pickett had a flawless opening day, taking their first match against Damian Gómez/Eblis Veranes from Cuba 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) before cruising to a 2-0 (21-0, 21-3) win over Mayer/Tyler Penberthy from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mayer/Penberthy entered that match coming off an exhausting 2-1 (21-15, 13-21, 15-13) battle against Americans Evan Cory/Derek Bradford.

Cuba rebounded later in the session, securing a valuable 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 15-10) victory over Cory/Bradford to keep their hopes alive.

Pool play continues Saturday in Juan Dolio, followed by the quarterfinals, where teams will battle for top positions heading into Sunday’s medal round.