Women from Mexico, Cuba, and USA Reach
Semifinals at NORCECA Beach Circuit in Varadero
VARADERO, Cuba, May 3, 2025.- Two teams from Mexico, one from Cuba,
and one from the United States have advanced to the women's
semifinals of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, which concludes
this Sunday on the sands of the renowned tourist resort.
The Mexican duos of Susana Torres/Atenas Gutiérrez and Yamilet
Vidaurrazaga/María Jimena Ramírez, the Cuban pair of Kailin
Garrido/Maykelín Drik, and the American team of Corinne
Quiggle/Megan Rice were victorious in their respective quarterfinal
matches.
This Sunday morning, the two Mexican teams will face off across the
net semifinals, while the representatives from the United States and
Cuba will clash in the other.
In the quarterfinals, Kailin and Maykelín advanced by defeating
Puerto Ricans Camila Nazario and Karla Sánchez in straight sets
(21-15, 21-11), marking their third win of the tournament, which is
part of their preparation for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in
Asunción.
Next, Corinne Quiggle and Megan Rice of the United States cruised
over Varadero’s soft white sands against Honduras’ Jeanette Ebanks
and Shanna Rivera, winning comfortably with set scores of 21-5 and
21-7.
Meanwhile, the two Mexican and two Canadian teams faced each other,
with the first win going to Latin Americans Susana Torres and Atenas
Gutiérrez, who claimed a 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) victory over Canadians
Dana Roskic and Katarina Pantovic.
The women’s day concluded with a hard-fought win by Yamilet
Vidaurrazaga and María Jimena Ramírez over Amy Ozee and Darby Dunn
in the closest match of the round, finishing 21-18 and 26-24.
Among these semifinalists, the only team without World Beach Pro
Tour experience is the Cuban pair, while the Mexican and American
players have competed in both Elite and Challenge level events.
In addition to the semifinals, Sunday’s schedule includes
classification matches from fifth place onward and will end with the
gold and bronze medal matches.
Results from Day Two (pool-play):
A: Ebanks/Rivera (HON) Bye, Kailin/Drik (CUB) a
Glasgow/Joseph (TTO) 2-0 (21-6, 21-12).
B:
Frankel/Balkaran (SUR), Quiggle/Rice (USA) a
Nazario/Sánchez (PUR) 2-0 (23-21, 21-9)
C: Amanda/Spek (CUB) a Ori/Luisiana (VEN) 2-1 (21-19, 20-22, 15-10),
Ozee/Dunn (CAN) a Torres/Gutiérrez (MEX) 2-0 (21-14,
21-11)
D:
Roskic/Pantovic (CAN) a Vidaurrazaga/Ramírez (MEX) 2-0 (21-13,
21-18), López/Lolette (NCA) a Paniagua/Cleto (DOM) 2-1
(19-21, 21-11, 15-11)
WOMEN’S RESULTS VARADERO |