USA and Mexico Double Up in Men’s Semifinals

PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras, June 28, 2025.-  Both duos from the United States and both duos from Mexico advanced to the men’s semifinals at the third stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour on Saturday in Puerto Cortés, Honduras.

The American duo of James Drost and Robert Harrison battled their way to a hard-fought quarterfinal victory over Rouzbeh Rahnavard and Tynan Gannett of Canada in a thrilling three-set match, winning 21-18, 19-21, 18-16.

Meanwhile, the other U.S. pair, Troy Field and Ryan Wilcox, eliminated defending champions Rubén Mora and Dany López of Nicaragua with a dominant performance, posting scores of 21-12 and 21-11.

The Mexican teams also secured their spots in the semifinals. Miguel Sarabia and Jorman Osuna overcame Costa Rica’s Julian Araya and Jhostin Varela in a tight match, winning 21-18, 21-18. On the other side, Inés Lares and Carlos Andrés had little trouble defeating Kendall Ratter and Devin Van Siclen from the U.S. Virgin Islands in straight sets, 21-12, 21-14.

The semifinals between compatriots: Drost/Harrison (USA) vs Field/Wilcox (USA) and Sarabia/Osuna (MEX) vs Lares/Carlos Andrés (MEX)

The final day of the competition starts Sunday at 8:00 a.m. (local time), with the medal matches scheduled for the afternoon.

Final positions group phase:

Group A: 1. Sarabia/Osuna MEX, 2.  Rahnavard/Gannett CAN, 3. Encarnación/Rivera PUR, 4.  Leonardo/Maldonado GUA, 5. Esteban/Solano CRC

Group B: 1.  Drost/Harrison USA, 2.  Araya/Varela CRC, 3. Cascante/Lopez NCA,  Izaguirre/Penagos GUA, 5. Theodore/Enile TTO

Group  C: 1. Lares/Carlos Andres MEX, 2. Mora/Lopez NCA, 3. Licht/de Greeff CAN, 4. R Vargas/Ponce ESA, 5. Herrera/Mendez HON.

Group  D: 1. Field/Wilcox USA, 2.  Ratter/Van Siclen ISV, 3. Morton/Nage SKN, 4.  Reyes/Serrano HON

Results position matches:

Clasification pos. 17-20: Esteban/Solano CRC vs Herrera/Méndez HON 2-0 (21-14, 21-11)

Clasification pos. 13-16: Izaguirre/Penagos GUA vs R Vargas/Ponce ESA 2-0 (21-17, 21-12); Leonardo/Maldonado GUA vs Reyes/Serrano HON 2-0 (21-17, 21-17).

Clasification pos. 9-12: Cascante/Lopez NCA vs Licht/de Greeff CAN        2-0 (21-12, 21-12).