Mexicans Ontiveros-Virgen seeking a third crown

VARADERO, Cuba, August 24, 2013 – Mexicans Lombardo Ontiveros and Juan Virgen, winners in Dominican Republic and Guatemala this year, are in the final four round of the Varadero Beach Volleyball Tournament, the fifth leg of the 2013 NORCECA Circuit.

In Sunday’s action, Ontiveros-Virgen will play the Canada-A team of Grant O’Gorman and Samuel Pedlow. The other semifinal match has Cubans Karell Piña and Sergio González, silver medalists in Guatemala, playing Canadians Josh Binstock and Samuel Schachter.

In the quarterfinals, Ontiveros-Virgen scored a 21-13, 21-16 victory over the duo of Piña-Gonzalez, who recovered to defeat compatriots Alex Ruiz and Rene Patterson of Cuba-C 21-12, 21-16 in the losers’ bracket of the double elimination tournament.

Binstock-Schachter defeated Nivaldo Díaz and Yendri Castillo of Cuba-B 21-17, 21-19 while O’Gorman-Pedlow overcame Díaz-Castillo in three sets 16-21, 21-17, 15-12. 

Men’s Saturday Results: 

MEX d NCA 2-0 (21-17, 21-10), CUB A d LCA 2-0 (21-7, 21-11), CAN B d DOM 2-0 (21-8, 21-12), CUB B d ESA 2-0 (21-9, 21-7), CUR d GUA 2-1 (18-21, 21-19, 15-13), CUB C d BAR 2-0 (21-14, 21-7), CAN A d CAY 2-0 (21-9, 21-13), PUR d ISV 2-0 (23-21, 21-17), DOM d CUR 2-1 (14-21, 23-21, 15-9), CUB C d ESA 2-0 (21-19, 21-20), CAN A d NCA 2-0 (21-17, 21-14),

PUR d LCA 2-0 (21-14, 21-18), CAN A d PUR 2-1 (14-21, 21-18, 15-13), CUB C d DOM 2-0 (21-16, 21-7), CAN A d PUR 2-1 (14-21, 21-18, 15-13). Quarterfinals: MEX d CUB A 2-0 (21-13, 21-16), CAN B d CUB B 2-0 (21-17, 21-19), CAN A d CUB B 2-1 (16-21, 21-17, 15-12), CUB A d CUB C 2-0 (21-12, 21-16).