Six Women’s Teams Remain Undefeated
on Day One in Puerto Cortés
PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras, June 27, 2025. –The teams from Puerto Rico
(Navas/González), U.S. Virgin Islands (Valenciana/Buckner), Mexico 1
(Torres/Gutiérrez), Honduras 1 (Rivera/Bruhier), Canada
(McNabney/Kunaus), and the United States (Donley/Sherman) remain
unbeaten after day one of the third stop of the NORCECA Beach
Volleyball Tour in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.
Allanis Navas and María González of Puerto Rico went undefeated in
Pool A. However, the pool is currently led by Yamilet Vidaurrazaga
and María Jimena Ramírez of Mexico. Puerto Rico holds 4 points from
two wins, while Mexico leads with 5 points after earning two wins
and one loss.
Allanis Navas of Puerto Rico said, “This is our first time in
Honduras. The stadium is amazing; there are three courts, which
makes the schedule move faster. We have a pretty long pool phase
since we’re in the only group with five teams. We are taking it
match by match and always aiming for the maximum, chasing that gold
medal once again. The Puerto Rican duo comes off winning the second
stop of the NORCECA Tour held in Juan Dolio.
In Pool B, Melanie Valenciana and Taylor Buckner from the U.S.
Virgin Islands remain undefeated with three wins, while Mexico’s
Susana Torres and Atenas Gutiérrez finished the day with two
victories. The two teams will battle for the top spot in the final
pool match scheduled for 12:40 p.m. (local time) on Saturday.
In Pool C, Honduras’ Shanna Rivera and Reizel Bruhier also finished
undefeated with two wins but sit in third place in the standings.
This is due to Nicaragua’s Silva/N. Brenes and El Salvador’s
Vigil/Rauda playing three matches (one more than Honduras), both
finishing with two wins and one loss for a total of 5 points.
Pool D is set for an exciting North American showdown on Saturday.
Canada’s Maya McNabney and Emma Kunaus lead with three wins,
followed by the U.S. team of Emma Donley and Portia Sherman with two
victories. Canada and the United States will face each other on
Saturday, no earlier than 1:20 p.m. (local time).
Complete results from Friday, June 27
Group A: Navas/González PUR vs Simmonds/Cudmore CAN (21-6,
21-8); Vidaurrazaga/Ramírez MEX vs Molina/Sofi V CRC (18-21, 21-7,
15-5); Navas/González PUR vs Vidaurrazaga/Ramírez MEX (21-15,
21-13); Simmonds/Cudmore CAN vs Rendon/Medina ESA (22-20, 21-11);
Molina/Sofi V CRC vs Rendon/Medina ESA (17-21, 21-14, 15-10);
Vidaurrazaga/Ramírez MEX vs Simmonds/Cudmore CAN (21-19, 21-13)
Group B: Torres/Gutiérrez MEX vs Bye (21-0, 21-0);
Valenciana/Buckner ISV vs Murillo/Clarke HON (21-16, 21-4);
Torres/Gutiérrez MEX vs Murillo/Clarke HON (21-8, 21-11);
Aguilar/Arévalo GUA vs Bye (21-0, 21-0); Valenciana/Buckner ISV vs
Aguilar/Arévalo GUA (21-18, 21-10); Murillo/Clarke HON vs Bye (21-0,
21-0)
Group C: Rivera/Bruhier HON vs Bye (21-0, 21-0); Vigil/RAUDA
ESA vs Silva/N. Brenes NCA (21-18, 22-20); Rivera/Bruhier HON vs
Vigil/Rauda ESA (21-17, 20-22, 15-10); Smith/Lumsden JAM vs Bye
(21-0, 21-0); Silva/N. Brenes NCA vs Smith/Lumsden JAM (21-6,
21-16); Vigil/Rauda ESA vs Bye (21-0, 21-0)
Group D: Donley/Sherman USA vs Bye (21-0, 21-0);
McNabney/Kunaus CAN vs Ramírez/Quesada CRC (21-17, 12-21, 15-11);
Donley/Sherman USA vs Ramírez/Quesada CRC (21-14, 21-9);
Villegas/Rodríguez HON vs Bye (21-0, 21-0); McNabney/Kunaus CAN vs
Villegas/Rodríguez HON (21-6, 21-7); Ramírez/Quesada CRC vs Bye
(21-0, 21-0) |