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PLEASANTVILLE, San Fernando, Trinidad, July 7,
2022: Host Trinidad and Tobago began their
campaign with a five-set entertaining win (3-2)
25-18, 21-25, 25-20, 10-25, 15-9 over a stubborn
US Virgin Islands in their 2021 Caribbean Zonal
Volleyball Association Junior Men (Under-21)
Championship round-robin opener at the Southern
Regional Indoor Sports Arena.
Commenting after the win in the see-saw battle
that had the spectators on the edge of their
seats from the first serve, Trinidad and Tobago
coach Peer Nasseir said his team had a nervous
start and made too many errors.
"Our mistakes on our passing and serving almost
cost us the match and I believe we were very
lucky to come away with the win.
Isaac Raphael, coach of the US Virgin Islands
team said he was very proud of his team despite
the loss.
"Our preparation for this tournament was not all
that good, and it was shown in our serving which
I felt was weak, but overall I'm happy with the
effort and very excited for what the future
holds for this team because we have many young
players among this group.
Gabriel Rosa, captain of the US Virgin Islands
team said his team were able to do a lot of good
things despite the defeat.
"We know we have some basics to work on and we
know there is great potential among this group
to do well, but we just need to work out the
kinks."
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