US women's duo wins gold in Punta Cana

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 4, 2024.- Americans Xolani Hode and Alexis Durish defeated the Canadian duo of Amy Ozee and Kaylee Glagau 2-0 (21-7, 21-16) on Friday to claim the gold medal at the fifth stop of the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour held at Los Corales beach in Punta Cana.

Americans Mariah Whalen/Molly Phillips took bronze by defeating T'ara Austin/Taylor Buckner of the Virgin Islands 2-0 (21-6, 21-13).

In fifth place were Sophia Hladyniuk/Abbey Thorup (CAN) who beat Dominicans Darlenys Olivo/Crismil Paniagua 2-0 (21-8, 21-13), while in seventh place were Laura Molina/Aliza Aguilar (CRC) after beating Daniela Vigil/Karla Tovar (ESA) 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-8).

Nahima Silva/Lolette Rodriguez of Nicaragua defeated Karla Ramirez/Nallelin Taveras (DOM) 2-1 (22-20, 17-21, 15-13) to finish ninth, while eleventh place went to Amanda Drik/Mileidy Paret of Cuba who defeated Amanda Robinson/Joanna Robinson (CAY) 2-0 (21-19, 21-15).

Thirtieth place went to Ana Arevalo/Danna Aguilar (GUA) who defeated Kristina Lumsden/Petal Smith (JAM) 2-0 (21-14, 21-11).

The other results of the day were:

Olivo/Paniagua (DOM) d Molina/Aguilar (CRC) 2-0 21-19, 23-21); Hodel/Durish (USA) d Whalen/Phillips (USA) 2-0 (21-15, 21-17); Hladyniuk/Thorup (CAN) d Vigil/Tovar (ESA) 2-0 (21-10, 21-9); Ozee/Glagau (CAN) d Austin/Buckner (ISV) 2-0 (21-16, 21-17).