September 1, 2024.- USA’s Myriah Massey & Lily Davis shut out Spain’s Sofia Izuzquiza & Marta Carro in Sunday’s final to triumph as FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Champions in Shangluo, China, in women’s beach volleyball.
In another American sweep earlier in the day, Sally Perez & Sarah Wood took the bronze, leaving Thailand’s Varagkhana Sogalee & Somruedee Koedkaew in fourth place.
18-year-old Massey and 17-year-old Davis were quite convincing in both sets of the gold medal match in China and celebrated the world crown after a 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) sweep. The American pair started the tournament from the qualifiers, but eight wins and one loss later, they could triumph as champions of the world. It was the third time in history a US duo claims the U19 women’s world title. At the previous edition of the tournament two years ago, Massey took the silver medal in partnership with Ashley Pater, but now went one step higher with Lily Davis, all the way to the top of the podium. For Davis, this was the first major international competition of her career.
“The gold medal means everything to us,” she said after the final. “Representing our country is a blessing. It’s so cool to see new places this way. And I think just working this hard to win it all is a great feeling!”
“I think our biggest achievement was getting out of the qualifier because we wouldn’t have been able to get all the way here if we didn’t take care of business in the first few matches that we played,” Myriah Massey added.
In the bronze medal match earlier on Sunday, 17-year-old Sally Perez and 16-year-old Sarah Wood secured a second American spot on the podium by delivering a 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) victory over Thailand’s Varagkhana & Somruedee. So, after going through the tournament on a 6-1 win-loss record, they decorated their duo’s first world-level appearance with bronze, bringing USA’s total medal count in the history of the competition up to seven.
In men, Mexico’s Ines Antonio Vargas Lares & Carlos Andres Ayala Herrera finished fourth place after falling 1-2 (15-21, 21-19, 5-15) to AmirAli GhalehNovi & Habib AkbarzadehKashani of Iran in the bronze medal match.
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