Canadians start off on the right foot in Punta Cana

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, September 15, 2017 – The two female Canadian pairs won their two matches on opening day at Punta Cana Beach Volleyball Tournament, the fifth stop of the 2017 NORCECA Circuit, on Friday.

Julie Gordon and Sophie Bukovec and Megan Nagy and Marie Lapointe were joined by the United States team of Delaney Knudsen and Corinne Quiggley as the teams with 2-0 win-loss records after day one of the competition.

In Pool A, Gordon/Bukovec began their day with a cruising 21-9, 21-6 victory over Jaquez/Berroa of Dominican Republic-C and came back in the afternoon to edge Mexico’s Stephanie Burnside and Paulette Cruz 16-21, 21-14, 15-12.

In Pool B, Nagy/Lapointe crushed De la Cruz/Miller of Dominican Republic-B 21-5, 21-1 and then scored a 21-11, 21-16 over Puerto Rico’s Aury Cruz and Ashley Vásquez.

In Pool C, Knudsen/Quiggley of United States-B upset Jace Pardon and Lara Dykstra of United States-A 21-12, 21-17 and scored a 21-8, 21-8 victory over Julibeth Payano and Camila Moneró of Dominican Republic-A.

Women’s Friday Results

Pool A: CAN-A d DOM-C 2-0 (21-9, 21-6), MEX d GPE 2-0 (21-14, 22-20), GPE d DOM-C 2-0 (21-16, 21-14), CAN-A d MEX 2-1 (16-21, 21-14, 15-12).

Pool B: PUR d ISV 2-1 (8-21, 21-17, 15-9), CAN-B d DOM-B 2-0 (21-5, 21-1), CAN-B d PUR 2-0 (21-11, 21-16), ISV d DOM-B 2-0 (21-12, 21-17)

Pool C: TTO d DOM-A 2-0 (21-14, 21-15), USA-B d USA-A (21-12, 21-17), USA-A d TTO 2-0 (21-9, 21-12), USA-B d DOM-A 2-0 (21-8, 21-8).