United States, Canada, and Costa Rica in Women’s Semifinals

PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras, October 19, 2024. - The two teams from the United States will face off in the semifinals of the sixth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, ensuring a spot in the final, while the other semifinal will feature Costa Rica against Canada.

Katie Lindstrom/Tifanny Svenssohn from the United States defeated Shana Rivera/Cecille Johnson from Honduras 2-0 (21-6, 21-9) in quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals, where they will face the other U.S. team Rachel Kramer/Jade Race, who beat Guatemala’s Natalia Girón and Paola Alvarado 2-0 (21-18, 21-19).

The other semifinal will feature Costa Rica’s Sofía Vega/Eugenia Ramírez, who won 2-1 (18-21, 21-18, 16-14) against Sarah Penner/Melanie Valenciana from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Their opponents will be Amy Ozee/Kaylee Glagau from Canada, who defeated Nicaragua’s Nahima Silva/Lolette Rodríguez 2-0 (21-18, 21-13) in quarterfinals.

The tournament had a delay of a little over two hours due to bad weather, which left the municipal courts in Puerto Cortés in poor condition. However, the Organizing Committee did an excellent job restoring them, ensuring the athletes’ safety and maintaining the quality of the event.

The semifinals will take place at 9:45 a.m. with the Canada vs. Costa Rica match, followed by the U.S. teams facing off at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Matches

Dyer/Gumbs (SKN) vs. Rodríguez/Cardona (HON) – 09:00 

SF Ozee/Glagau (CAN) vs. Sofi V/Ramírez (CRC) – 09:45 

SF Lindstrom/Svenssohn (USA) vs. Kramer/Race (USA) – 10:30 

5-8 Classification N. Girón/Alvarado (GUA) vs. Penner/Valenciana (ISV) 

5-8 Classification Silva/Lolette (NCA) vs. Rivera/Johnson (HON) – 12:00 

7th-8th Place Match 

5th-6th Place Match 

Third-Place Match and Final 

Pool-play Results, Saturday

Pool A: Rivera/Johnson (HON) vs. Silva/Lolette (NCA) 0-2 (16-21, 13-21) 

Pool B: Smith/Lumsden (JAM) vs. Rodríguez/Cardona (HON) 2-1 (18-21, 21-18, 15-6); Lindstrom/Svenssohn (USA) vs. Sofi V/Ramírez (CRC) 2-0 (21-8, 21-14) 

Pool C: Kramer/Race (USA) vs. Dyer/Gumbs (SKN) 2-0 (21-10, 21-7); Ozee/Glagau (CAN) vs. Penner/Valenciana (ISV) 2-0 (21-12, 21-16).