Cuba prevails over Costa Rica

COLIMA, Mexico, August 7, 2025 – Cuba needed just three sets to defeat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-16) in the first match of Thursday's Pan American Volleyball Cup, being played at the Multifunctional Auditorium of the Morelos Sports Complex in Colima, Mexico.

Cuba ends pool-play with a  1-3 record and Costa Rica with 0-4. Both teams will play for positions 7 to 10.

The Cubans led in attacks 40-24, in blocks 9-5, and in serves 6-1.

Cuba had three players in double figures: captain Dezirett Madan with 15, Gretel Moreno with 12, and Yanisleidis Sánchez with 11.

For Costa Rica, Ana Victoria Rojas stood out offensively with 10 points.

Manuel Torres, Cuba coach: “It wasn't a demanding match, but we needed it to find a position and place ourselves in the groups. Winning points is always important, and we had the opportunity to win the match.”

José Miguel Briceño, Costa Rica coach: “Cuba always has history, I think we respected Cuba a lot in the first set, and that made our game different from the previous ones, however, we grew in confidence and will continue to improve to achieve our goal of reaching 18 or more points at some point.”