Cuba qualified for 2007 World Grand Prix

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 3, 2006.- Cuba became the first team qualified for the 2007 World Grand Prix while defeating Peru in three sets and winning Pool B of the Women’s Pan American Cup. The score was 25-15, 25-20, 25-19. The Cubans advanced to the semi finals and secured a ticket for the premier annual women’s competition of FIVB. The effective blocking and fast combinations established by the Cubans were the key factors in the second and third sets when the Peruvians engaged in a close battle with their more experienced opponents. Cuba totaled 13 kills blocked with Yaima Ortiz, Zoila Barros and Nancy Carrillo each scoring 3. Ortiz had 14 points and Barros and Carrillo 12 and 10 respectively. Patricia Soto and Yulissa Zamudio had 11 and 10 points for Peru.