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It is Showtime for Dominicans Recio and Adames
BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic, April 7, 2012 – Dominican
Republic’s German Recio and Luis Adames scored two major upsets
on their way to the semifinals of the Boca Chica Men’s Beach
Volleyball Tournament by Presidente, the third stage of the 2012
NORCECA Circuit.
The Dominican pair first defeated Canada’s Martin Reader and
Josh Binstock in three sets (15-21, 21-18, 15-9) and followed
with a 21-19, 21-19 triumph over Evan Engle and Stafford Slick
of USA.
The others semifinalists via de the winners’ bracket were Puerto
Rico-1 team of Erick Haddock and Pablo Guzman who edged
compatriots Roberto Rodriguez and Orlando Irizarry of Puerto
Rico-2 in three sets (21-14, 17-21, 15-11).
Rodriguez/Irizarry and Reader/Binstock completed the
semifinalists in the double-elimination event via the losers’
bracket.
Rodriguez/Irizarry saw off Guatemala’s Andy Leonardo/Erick
Garrido 2-0 (21-19, 21-13) while Reader/Binstock eliminated
Engle/Slick following wins over the representatives of Trinidad
and Tobago and El Salvador.
In Sunday’s semifinals, Recio and Adames play against Rodriguez
and Irizarry while Haddock and Guzman clash with Reader and
Binstock at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Men’s Results Saturday
PUR-2 d. GUA 2-0 (25-23, 21-17), DOM d. CAN 2-1 (15-21, 21-18,
15-9), JAM d. GRN 2-0 (21-16, 21-11), ESA d. BAH 2-0 (21-13,
21-17), GUA d. ANT 2-0 (21-1, 21-11), CAN d. TRI 2-0 (21-14,
21-6), PUR-1 d. PUR-2 2-1 (21-14, 17-21, 15-11), DOM-2 d. USA
2-0 (21-19, 21-19), CAN d. ESA 2-0 (21-13, 21-11), GUA d. JAM
2-0 (21-15, 21-12), CAN d. USA 2-0 (21-17, 21-17), PUR-2 d. GUA
2-0 (21-19, 21-13).
Semifinals:
PUR-1 v CAN, DOM v PUR-2. |