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TURTLE BEACH, Tobago, November 21, 2015 – Mexicans Lombardo
Ontiveros and Juan Virgen capped a sensational day at the Tobago
Beach Volleyball Tournament, the final competition of the 2015
NORCECA Circuit, by ousting the USA tandem of Jake Gibb and
Casey Patterson 2-0 (28-26, 21-17) in the quarterfinals of the
event.
It was the third victory of the day for the Pan American Games
champions who had scored three-set wins over Phil Dalhausser and
Nick Lucena (17-21, 21-19, 20-18) in 1 hour and 11 minutes and
against Canada’s Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk (21-16, 16-21,
15-13) to complete their pool play participation.
Ontiveros/Virgen will meet Canadians Sam Pedlow and Grant
O’Gorman in Sunday’s semifinals. Pedlow/O’Gorman stormed past
Guatemala’s Moisés Reyes and Erick Garrido winning 2-0 (21-9,
21-11) in just 29 minutes.
Dalhausser/Lucena, second in Pool B, subdued Pool D winners
Nivaldo Díaz and Sergio Gonzalez of Cuba-A 2-0 (21-15, 21-12) in
the first quarterfinal match which lasted just 31 minutes.
The veteran American duo will play Karell Piña and Daisel
Quesada of Cuba-B, who finished atop of Pool A. Piña/Quesada
needed 33 minutes to dispatch local favorites Fabien Whitfield
and Daneil Williams 2-0 (21-16, 21-14).
Saturday Men’s Results
Pool A:
USA-A d NCA 2-0 (21-13, 21-7), ESA d CRC-B 2-0 (21-15, 21-18),
USA-A d ESA 2-0 (21-14, 21-13), CUB-B d NCA 2-0 (21-12, 21-17).
Pool B:
CAN-A d BAR 2-0 (21-13, 21-9), MEX-A d USA-B 2-1 (17-21, 21-19,
20-18), BAR d TRI-C 2-0 (21-5, 21-6), MEX-A d CAN-A 2-1 (21-16,
16-21, 15-13). Pool C: TRI-A d LCA 2-0 (21-11, 21-12),
MEX-B d CRC-A 2-0 (21-11, 21-13), CAN-B d LCA 2-0 (21-15,
21-12), TRI-A d CRC-A 2-0 (21-12, 21-15).
Pool D:
CUB-A d ARU 2-0 (21-8, 21-13, GUA d TRI-B 2-0 (21-18, 22-20),
CUB-A d GUA 2-0 (21-16, 21-13), JAM d ARU 2-0 (21-19, 24-22).
Final Pool Positions
Pool A:
CUB-B (4-0, 8), USA-A (3-1, 7), NCA (1-3, 5), ESA (1-3, 5),
CRC-B (1-3, 5).
Pool B:
MEX-A (4-0, 8), USA-B (3-1, 7), CAN-A (2-2, 6), BAR (1-3, 5),
TRI-C (0-4, 4). Pool C: CAN-B (4-0, 8), TRI-A (3-1, 7),
MEX-B (2-2, 6), CRC-A (1-3, 5), LCA (0-4, 4).
Pool D:
CUB-A (4-0, 8), GUA (3-1, 7), ARU (1-3, 5), TRI-B (1-3, 5), JAM
(1-3, 5).
Pos 19-20:
LCA d TRI-C 2-0 (21-7, 21-18). Pos 17-18: JAM d CRC-B
2-0 (21-13, 21-18). Pos 15-16: CRC-A d BAR 2-0 (21-16,
21-13). Pos 13-14: TRI-B d ESA 2-1 (21-9, 21-11). Pos
11-12: NCA d ARU 2-1 (21-15, 23-25, 15-13). Pos 9-10:
MEX-B d CAN-A 2-0 (21-0, 21-0).
Quarterfinals:
USA-B d CUB-A 2-0 (21-15, 21-12). CUB-B d TRI-A 2-0 (21-16,
21-14), CAN-B d GUA 2-0 (21-9, 21-11), MEX-A d USA-A 2-0 (28-26,
21-17). |
