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GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, April 16, 2016 - Costa Rica will be
looking for its best result in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour
2016 while advancing to the women’s semifinals in the fourth
stop of the circuit, where he will face Cuba, while two United
States’ teams will face in the other semifinal.
Karen Cope and Natalia Alfaro, of Costa Rica, were fourth in the
stop of La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, and now in Playa
Tamarindo they defeated compatriots Valeria Valenciano/ Marcela
Araya by 2-0 with a double 21-14, in the quarter finals. The
opponents of the Central American will be Cubans Yanisleidis
Sanchez/ Lidiannis Echeverria who eliminated Brandie Wilkerson/
Julie Gordon of Canada, the champions in La Paz, by 2-0 (21-17,
21-19).
Cope/ Alfaro defeated Sanchez/ Echeverria in their group stage
by 2-1 (21-14, 10-21, 15-8), a result they hope to repeat in the
semifinals to reach their first final of the year.
Meanwhile, Kelly Reeves/ Allison McColloch, of USA, second in La
Paz, outscored Claudia Rios/ Gloria Santoyo, of Mexico, by 2-0
(21-16, 21-18) in the semifinals and will meet their
countrywomen Betsi Flint/ Kelley Larsen, who outscored Rachel
Crockel/ Camille Saxton, of Canada, by 2-0 (23-21, 21-18).
The losing teams in the quarterfinals will play for the fifth to
eighth positions. Valenciano/ Araya versus Rios/Santoyo and
Wilkerson/ Gordon against Cockrell/ Saxton.
Saturday´s Results
Pool A:
CRC-A d CUB 2-1 (21-14, 10-21, 15-8); CAY d HON 2-0 (21-14,
21-9); Pool B: CRC-B d ISV 2-0 (21-10, 21-13); CAN –A d
MEX-B 2-1 (18-21, 21-16, 15-3); Pool C: CAN-B d MEX 2-0
(21-16, 21-14); NCA d GUA 2-0 (21-16, 21-14); Pool D:
USA-A d TRI 2-0 (21-13, 21-7); USA-B d ESA 2-0 (21-11, 21-16);
Quarterfinals: CRC-A d CRC –B 2-0 (21-14, 21-14); USA-A d
MEX-A 2-0 (21-16, 21-18); USA-B d CAN-B 2-0 (23-21, 21-18); CUB
d CAN-B 2-0 (21-17, 21-19).
Consolation:
CAY d ISV 2-0 (21-12, 21-16); ESA d GUA 2-0 (21-12, 21-13); NCA
d TRI 2-0 (27-25, 21-15); MEX-B d HON 2-0 (21-7, 21-7).
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