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OCHO RIOS, Jamaica, May 1, 2015 – Opening day of the Caribbean
Zonal Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament concluded without
surprises as the top-seeded countries prevailed in their
respective series at the first-round NORCECA Continental Cup
towards the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games at Ocho Rios on Friday.
Playing under sunny skies and hot weather hosts Jamaica,
Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago defeated their opponents in their
two matches of day one, while the Cayman Islands needed a strong
effort from their “A” team to edge a combative Suriname in a
close “golden set”.
The local teams of Jamaica scored easy victories over
Guadeloupe, Barbados won against Curacao and Trinidad & Tobago
beat Haiti.
The Cayman Islands-A team of Jessica Wolfenden and Stefania
Gandolfi breezed past Suriname-B of Guenevere Overdiep and
Xaviera Willemsberg 2-0 (21-7, 21-8), but Cheryl Brunings and
Sandrina Hunsel of Suriname-A tied the series with a 2-0 (21-19,
21-17) over Ilean Powery and Chantel Smith-Johnson of Cayman
Islands-B.
The golden set that followed was a close encounter between both
“A” teams engaged in a battle point after point until a tie at
9-9. Then Wolfenden and Gandolfi used their experience to get a
two-point advantage they didn’t relinquish until de final 15-13
score.
Earlier on Friday, Guadeloupe outplayed Aruba, Curacao overcame
Martinique, Suriname defeated U.S. Virgin Islands and Haiti
downed Bahamas.
The top six ranked teams at the conclusion of the
double-elimination event will be granted spots in a second round
tournament of the NORCECA qualifiers against the top six teams
from the Eastern Caribbean zone.
Results Day One
Guadeloupe 2, Aruba 0
Stephane Lemouellic-Rousell/Alize Mery GDP-B d Shekeva
Jones/Kayla Arends ARU-A 2-0 (21-12, 21-15), Marie Villa/Fanny
Katarzynski GDP-A d Afraina Ammerlan/Shaira Mackay ARU-B 2-0
(21-18, 23-21).
Curacao 2, Martinique 0
Shurdelys Meulens/Maya Gomez CUR-A d Laurence Hermine/Vanessa
Lapointe MQE-B 2-0 (21-9, 21-15), Cyrena Rozalina/Juenesse
Eisden CUR-B d Jade Sauvage/Carol Herve-Chou MQE-A 2-1 (22-20,
17-21, 15-13).
Suriname 2, U.S. Virgin Islands 0
Guenevere Overdiep/Xaviera Willemsberg SUR-B d Jamie
Farley/Amber Bennett ISV-A 2-0 (21-17, 21-14), Cheryl Brunings/Sandrina
Hunsel SUR-A d Mannika Charles/Valissia Brathwaite 2-0 (21-19,
21-16).
Haiti 2, Bahamas 0
Djoulissa Mathe/Solaida Pierre HAI-B d Laval Sands/Melinda
Bastian BAH-A 2-0 (21-12, 21-10), Caroline Graham/Graziella
Chery HAI-A d Tia Charlow/Whitney Ambrister BAH-B 2-1 (21-12,
22-24, 15-4).
Jamaica 2, Guadeloupe 0
Kai Wright/Danielle Perry JAM-A d Stephane Lemouellic-Rousell/Alize
Mery GDP-B 2-0 (21-6, 21-2), Alice Malcolm/Sashalee Wallen JAM-B
d Marie Villa/Fanny Katarzynski GDP-A 2-0 (21-15, 21-13).
Barbados 2, Curacao 0
Shari Matthews/Anicia Wood BAR-A d Cyrena Rozalina/Juenesse
Eisden CUR-B 2-0 (21-18, 21-9), Antazhia Mason/Sharon Bovell
BAR-B d Shurdelys Meulens/Maya Gomez CUR-A 2-0 (21-13, 21-15).
Cayman Islands 2, Suriname 1
Jessica Wolfenden/Stefania Gandolfi CAY-A d Guenevere Overdiep/Xaviera
Willemsberg SUR-B 2-0 (21-7, 21-8), Cheryl Brunings/Sandrina
Hunsel SUR-A d Ilean Powery/Chante Smith-Johnson CAY-B 2-0
(21-9, 21-17). GOLDEN SET: Jessica Wolfenden/Stefania
Gandolfi CAY-A d Cheryl Brunings/Sandrina Hunsel SUR-A (15-13).
Trinidad & Tobago 2, Haiti 0
Apphia Glascow/La Teisha Joseph TTO-A d Djoulissa Mathe/Solaida
Pierre HAI-B 2-0 (21-12, 21-17), Elki Phillip/Shenelle Gordon
TTO-B d Caroline Graham/Graziella Chery HAI-A 2-0 (21-11,
21-17). |
