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VARADERO, Cuba, May 6, 2022 – The two
male teams of Cuba advanced to the quarterfinals
of the Varadero Beach Volleyball Tournament, the
second stop of the the NORCECA Circuit, as
winners of their respective pools on Friday.
Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo, winners of the
first stage in Aguascalientes, Mexico, claimed
first place in Pool A with victories over St
Kitts Nevis’ Shawn Seabrookes and Nage
Hendrickson 2-0 (21-7, 21-6) in just 25 minutes
and Puerto Rico’s Josué Rivera and Cristian
Encarnación 2-0 (21-13, 21-13).
Miguel Ayon and Yosvani Carrasco, the second
Cuban pair, began their campaign in Pool C with
a 2-0 (21-13, 21-18) win against Marc Lomeli and
Daniel Samuelson of U.S. Virgin Islands and
continued with a 2-0 (22-20, 21-15) triumph over
Canada’s Liam Kopp and Ivan Reka.
Rivera/Encarnación won 2-0 (21-18, 23-21) over
El Salvador’s David and Gabriel Vargas who
recovered to beat Seabrookes/Hendrickson 2-0
(21-16, 21-15).
Kopp/Reka kicked off the actions with a close
win 2-1(16-21, 21-19, 15-13) over compatriots
Simon Fecteau-Boutin and Hugo Rosso-Bonneau who
came back to beat Lomeli/Samuelson 2-0 (21-16,
21-16).
The American pair of Travis Mewhirter and
Timothy Brewster won Pool B with victories
against Jamaica’s Ryck Webb and Noley Ferguson
2-0 (21-17, 21-15) and Mexico’s Isaias Aguirre
and Gabriel Cruz 2-0 (21-13, 21-18).
Aguirre and Cruz began their day with a grueling
2-1 (15-21, 21-19, 15-13) victory against
Americans Ryan Smith and Michael Boag that
lasted 56 minutes. Then Smith/Boag beat
Webb/Ferguson 2-0 (21-11, 21-17).
Mexicans Ricardo Galindo and García won Pool D
following successful outings against Oscar
Martinez and Hayerling de Jesus of Dominican
Republic 2-1 (14-21, 21-15, 15-12) and Andy
Blanco and Luis García of Guatemala 2-0 (21-15,
21-18).
Belize’s Ernest Broaster and Bryton Codd lost to
Blanco/Garcia 2-0 (21-14, 22-24, 15-7) and
Martinez/De Jesus 2-0 (21-11, 21-10). |
