BONAIRE, Bonaire, October 31, 2024.- Dei Padmore and Serena Edwards of Barbados won the first edition of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Senior Beach Volleyball Tournament in Bonaire.
Padmore and Edwards won the round-robin event, consisting of five teams, undefeated with a perfect 4-0 win-loss, at the Rudy Boezen complex, an impressive venue with two sand courts and two warm-up courts built with international standards.
Curaçao’s Lakisha Hous/Dhyveke Brugman took second place with three wins and one loss, and Asma Charles/Kristianna Richards of Trinidad and Tobago finished third with 2-2.
Dei Padmore alongside Serena Edwards of Barbados opened the women’s event defeating Bonaire’s Orlianys Ramirrez and María Fernanda Becerra 2-0 (21-13, 21-6), and then went on to dominate House/Brugman of Curaçao’s 2-0 (21-15, 21-9).
Padmore and Edwards celebrated their gold medal win, coming out on top Charles/Richards of Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 (21-13, 21-7).
Speaking about winning the first ever CAZOVA Senior Beach tournament, Dei Padmore expressed “it was very exciting, I am glad of having this experience with my partner and it’s a very big bless”.
Serena Edwards said the hardest match they played was against Curaçao, “their serves were pretty tough, because it’s a different volleyball playing style, but overall, it was a fair competition with some people pushing harder”.
Curaçao’s Lakisha Hous and Dhyveke Brugman recovered from losing the first set to Valeria Morales and Maria Medina of Bonaire, to win their opening match 2-1 (20-22, 21-10, 15-9).
Hous/Brugman then beat Charles/Richards (TTO) in overtime 2-1 (21-17, 20-22, 15-8).
The duo of Trinidad and Tobago, Asma Charles/Kristianna Richards, outplayed Ramirez/Becerra 2-0 (21-12, 21-6) and came from behind 2-1 (17-21, 21-12, 15-11) to beat Morales/Medina, both duos from Bonaire.
Final Standings: 1. Dei Padmore/Serena Edwards (BARBADOS); 2. Lakisha Hous/Dyveke Brugman (CURAÇAO); 3. Asma Charles/Kristianna Richards (TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO); 4. Valeria Villa Morales/Oscairys María Medina Jiménez (BONAIRE-1); 5. Orlianys Gabriela Ramírez Centeno/María Fernanda Becerra Caicedo (BONAIRE-2).
Results:
Padmore/Edwards (BAR) d Ramirez/Becerra (BON) 2-0 (21-13, 21-16); Hous/Brugman (CUR) d Morales/Medina (BON) 2-1 (20-22, 21-10, 15-9); Charles/Richards (TTO) d Ramirez/Becerra (BON) 2-0 (21-12, 21-6); Padmore/Edwards (BAR) d Hous/Brugman (CUR) 2-0 (21-15, 21-9); Charles/Richards (TTO) d Morales/Medina (BON) 2-1 (17-21, 21-12, 15-11); Hous/Brugman (CUR) d Ramirez/Becerra (BON) 2-0 (21-4, 21-10); Hous/Brugman (CUR) d Charles/Richards (TTO) 2-1 (21-17, 20-22, 15-8); Padmore/Edwards (BAR) d Morales/Medina (BON) 2-0 (21-12, 21-9); Padmore/Edwards (BAR) d Charles/Richards (TTO) 2-0 (21-13, 21-7); Morales/Medina (BON) d Ramirez/Becerra (BON) 2-0 (21-11, 21-15).
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