Schalk and Casebeer doing well in Hato Mayor

HATO MAYOR, Dominican Republic, November 1, 2019 – Chaim Schalk and Jeremy Casebeer of United States-B came out winners from their two matches of opening day at the Hato Mayor Beach Volleyball Tournament, the ninth stop of the 2019 NORCECA Circuit.

Playing in Pool D, Chaim and Casebeer first defeated Carlos Escobar and David Vargas of El Salvador 21-17, 21-11 and closed their day with a 21-16, 21-13 victory against Marlon Phillip and Karem Thomas of Trinidad & Tobago.

Schalk and Casebeer will complete their pool play on Saturday facing Martinique’s Brice Harcy Dessources and David Lefaivre

In Pool A, Boris Duarte and Sebastian Valenciano of Costa Rica will meet Alex Medina and Jean Carlos Espinal of Dominican Republic-A after defeating Tim Brewster and Jonathan Ferrari of USA-A 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 in 58 minutes of action.

In Pool B, Nicaraguans Ruben Mora and Dany Lopez defeated Puerto Ricans Kevin Rodriguez and Cristian Encarnacion 24-22, 18-21, 15-13 and will play Dominican Republic-B on Saturday.

Pool C features a duel between Canadians for the top of the group. Earlier on Friday Ian Towe and Sergey Grabovskyy defeated Belize’s Francis Hauze and Michael Jenkins 21-15, 21-15, while Jake McNeil and Simon Fecteau-Boutin won against the same team 21-11, 21-18.

Men Friday’s Results

Pool A: CRC d USA-A 2-1 (23-21, 19-21, 15-11), USA-A d DOM-A 2-0 (21-12, 21-19)

Pool B: PUR d DOM-B 2-0 (21-10, 21-13), NCA d PUR 2-1 (24-22, 18-21, 15-13)

Pool C: CAN-B d BIZ 2-0 (21-15, 21-15), CAN-A d BIZ 2-0 (21-11, 21-18),

Pool D: MQE d TTO 2-1 (21-16, 15-21, 15-10), USA-B d ESA 2-0 (21-17, 21-11), ESA d MQE 2-1 (17-21, 21-16, 15-13), USA-B d TTO 2-0 (21-16, 21-13).