Americans Muno and Sponcil claim four victories in Fajardo

FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, December 7, 2013 – Suzanne Muno and Sarah Sponcil of United States finished as the top ranked team in the round-robin phase of the NORCECA Central Zone Girls’s Beach Volleyball Qualification Tournament towards the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games at Seven Seas Beach in Fajardo on Saturday.

The duo of Muno and Sponcil registered a 4-0 win-loss record followed by the Canadian tandem of twins Megan and Nicole McNamara who finished with a 3-1 mark.

In the semifinals of Sunday, Muno/Sponcil will play against Puerto Rico’s Lina Bernier and Eva Torruella while the McNamaras are set to play against Mexico’s combo of Diana Valdez and Stephanie Burnside who compiled a 2-2 record.

Muno/Sponcil downed Dominican Republic’s Magen Bolton and Pamela Jaime 21-11, 21-9 and saw off Valdez/Burnside 21-11, 21-19.

The Americans won 21-15, 21-15 over the Canadians for their third win and then bested Puerto Ricans Bernier/Torruella 28-26, 21-12.

The McNamara sisters began the day with a 21-12, 24-22 victory over Bernier/Torruella and edged Díaz/Burnside 21-19, 21-18 before crushing Bolton/Jaime 21-7, 21-14.

Girls’ results:CAN d PUR 2-0 (21-12, 24-22), USA d DOM 2-0 (21-11, 21-9), CAN d MEX 2-0 (21-19, 21-18), PUR d DOM 2-0 (21-16, 21-11), USA d MEX 2-0 (21-11, 21-19), CAN d DOM 2-0 (21-7, 21-14), MEX d PUR (21-14, 21-12), USA d CAN 2-0 (21-15, 21-15), MEX d DOM 2-0 (21-15, 21-15), USA d PUR 2-0 (28-26, 21-12).

Preliminary Phase Positions: 1. United States (4-0), 2. Canada (3-1), 3. Mexico (2-2), 4. Puerto Rico (1-4), 5. Dominican Republic (0-4).