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OCHO RIOS, Jamaica, May 2, 2015 – Hosts Jamaica, Cayman Islands
and Trinidad & Tobago all secured semifinal berths at the
Caribbean Zonal Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament, a
first-round qualifier of the NORCECA Continental Cup taking
place at Ocho Rios in northern Jamaica.
The fourth semifinalist will be decided on Sunday morning from
the series between Suriname and Barbados which was suspended due
to darkness.
The top six ranked teams at the conclusion of the
double-elimination event will be granted spots in a second round
tournament of the NORCECA qualifiers pitted against the top six
teams from the Eastern Caribbean zone.
Jamaica and Cayman Islands advanced through the winners’ bracket
by claiming victories over Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago,
respectively.
The Jamaica-B team of Alicia Malcolm/Sashalee Wallen
defeated Shari Matthews/Anicia Woods of Barbados-A 2-0 (21-15,
26-24) while Kai Wright/Danielle Perry of Jamaica-A breezed past
Anthazia Mason/Sharon Bovell of Barbados-B 2-0 (21-13, 21-10).
Cayman Islands got their semifinal pass by winning a golden set
15-9 thanks to their “A” pair of Jessica Wolfenden and Stefania
Gandolfi who defeated Ilean Powery/Chante Smith Johnson of
Trinidad & Tobago-A.
Wolfenden and Gandolfi had won a duel over Elki Phillip and
Shenelle Gordon of TTO-B 2-1 (17-21, 21-15.15-9) but Appia
Glascow/La Teisha Joseph of TTO-A responded with a 2-0 (21-13,
21-14) victory over Powery/Smith-Johnson.
Trinidad & Tobago then claimed a 2-0 victory in their series
against U.S. Virgin Islands. Phillip/Gordon defeataed Jamie
Farley/Amber Bennett of ISV-A 2-0 (21-19, 21-10) while Glascow/Joseph
subdued Mannika Charles/Valissia Brathwaite of ISV-B 2-0 (21-12,
23-21).
Results Day Two
Guadeloupe 2, Bahamas 1
Laval Sands/Melissa Bastian BAH-A d Stephane Lemouellic-Roussel/Alize
Mery GDP-B 2-1 (14-21, 21-11, 15-13), Marie Villa/Fanny
Katarzynski GDP-A d Tia Charlow/Whitney Armbrister 2-0 (21-18,
21-14). GOLDEN SET: Marie Villa/Fanny Katarzynski GDP-A d Laval
Sands/Melissa Bastian BAH-A (15-9).
U.S. Virgin Islands 2, Curacao 0
Jamie Farley/Amber Bennett ISV-A d Cyrena Rozalina/Juenesse
Eisden CUR-B 2-0 (21-8, 21-9), Mannika Charles/Valissia
Brathwaite ISV-B d Shurdelys Meulens/Maya Gomez CUR-A 2-1
(23-21, 18-21, 15-12).
Suriname 2, Martinique 0
Guenevere Overdiep/Xaviera Willemsberg SUR-B d Jade Sauvage/Carole
Herve-Chou MQE-A 2-0 (21-10, 23-21), Cheryl Brunnings/Sandrina
Hunsel SUR-A d Laurence Hermine/Vanessa Lapointe 2-0 (21-6,
21-12).
Haiti 2, Aruba 0
Djoulissa Mathe/Solaida Pierre HAI-B d Shekeva Jones/Hayla
Arends ARU-A 2-0 (21-17, 21-11), Caroline Graham/Graziella Chery
HAI-A d Afraina Ammerlan/Shaira Mackay ARU-B 2-1 (21-23, 21-7,
15-1).
Jamaica 2, Barbados
0
Alicia Malcolm/Sashalee Wallen JAM-B d Shari Matthews/Anicia
Woods BAR-A 2-0 (21-15, 26-24),Kai Wright/Danielle Perry JAM-A d
Anthazia Mason/Sharon Bovell BAR-B (21-13,
21-10.
Cayman Islands 2, Trinidad & Tobago 1
Jessica Wolfenden/Stefania Gandolfi CAY-A d Elki Phillip/Shenelle
Gordon TTO-B 2-1 (17-21, 21-15, 15-9), Appia Glascow/La Teisha
Joseph TTO-A d Ilean Powery/Chante Smith-Johnson 2-0 (21-13,
21-14). GOLDEN SET: Jessica Wolfenden/Stefania Gandolfi CAY-A d
Ilean Powery/Chante Smith Johnson TTO-A (15-9).
U.S. Virgin Islands 2, Guadeloupe 1
Marie Villa/Fanny Katarzunski GDP-A d Mannika Charles/Valissia
Brathwaite ISV-B 2-1 (21-15, 8-21, 15-8), Jamie Farley/Amber
Bennett ISV-A d Stephane Lemouellic-Roussel/Alize Mery GDP-B 2-0
(21-11, 21-15).GOLDEN SET: Jamie Farley/Amber Bennett ISV-A d
Marie Villa/Fanny Katarzunski GDP-A (15-11).
Suriname 2, Haiti 0
Guenevere Overdiep/Xaviera Willemsberg SUR-B d Caroline Graham/Graziella
Chery HAI-A 2-1 (21-19, 18-21, 15-5), Cheryl Brunings/Sandrina
Hunsel SUR-A d Djoulissa Mathe/Solaida Pierre HAI-B 2-0 (21-15,
21-18).
Trinidad & Tobago 2, U.S. Virgin Islands 0
Elki Phillip/Shenelle Gordon TTO-B d Jamie Farley/Amber Bennett
ISV-A 2-0 (21-19, 21-10), Apphia Glascow/La Teisha Joseph TTO-A
d Mannika Charles/Valissia Brathwaite ISV-B 2-0 (21-12, 23-21). |
