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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 1,
2022.- The two Canadian women duos of Amanda
Harnett and Marie-Alex Bélanger, and Lea
Monkhouse alongside Molley McBain kept their
winning streak and will meet in Sunday’s
semifinals of the fourth stop of the 2022
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour in Punta Cana.
The first Canadian pair to reach the semifinals
was Amanda Harnett and Marie-Alex Bélanger after
winning their quarterfinal match to Angel
Williams and Kianny Araya Quesada of Costa Rica
2-0 (21-12, 21-17).
While Lea Monkhouse and Molley McBain came out
on top of Petal Smith and Chauna Kelly of
Jamaica 2-0 (21-12, 21-13).
The other semifinal will see Atenas Gutierrez
and Maria Celeste Ibarra of Mexico facing Molly
Turner and Madelyne Anderson of the United
States.
Atenas Gutierrez and Maria Celeste Ibarra beat
the local tandem of Bethania Almanzar and
Esmeralda Ramirez 2-1 (21-15, 17-21, 15-8),
while Molly Turner and Madelyne Anderson also
needed three sets to overcome Mexicans Esperanza
Albarran and Abril Flores 2-1 (21-19, 17-21,
15-6).
Earlier on Saturday, Dominicans Almanzar/Ramirez
came from behind 2-1 (18-21, 21-14, 15-8)
against their compatriots Rosario/Payano;
Mexicans Esperanza Albarran and Abril Flores
topped Soler/Velasquez of El Salvador 2-0
(21-13, 21-13); Costa Rican Williams/Quesada
also came from behind 2-1 (20-22, 21-16, 15-6)
to beat Giron/Alvarado of Guatemala; and Petal
Smith with Chauna Kelly of Jamaica overpowered
Delapenha/Powery of Cayman Islands 2-0 (21-3,
21-8). |
