PONCE, Puerto Rico, October 7, 2025.- The Dominican Republic defeated Suriname in straight sets (25-4, 25-17, 25-11) to record their first win in the NORCECA Men’s Final Six at the Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium.
Opposite Adrian Figueroa was the top scorer of the match with 18 pts (13 attacks, 3 blocks and 2 aces). For Suriname, middle blocker Gyles Black was the top scorer with 8 points (4 attacks, 3 blocks and 1 ace)
In the next matches of the round robin Dominican Republic (1-1) will face the United States (1-1), while Suriname (0-2) takes on Puerto Rico (1-0).
The Dominican Republic started the first set with overwhelming superiority against Suriname, with Captain Wilfrido Hernández applying pressure with strong serves, helping secure the set 25-10. Suriname began to push back, but the Dominicans prevailed, winning the second set 25-17. Dominican Republic kept the same tactic with a serve-block combination, to win the third set 25-11.
The Dominicans led the attack 35-17, the blocking 11-4 and the service 6-1, taking advantage of 23 errors by Suriname against 10.
Francisco Arredondo, setter of Dominican Republic: “It was a good match. I think the Suriname’s team is young and inexperienced, and we were able to take advantage. I really liked our team’s energy; we always stayed united, supporting each other in every play. Our challenge is to stay healthy so we can give our all in every match.”
Arav Debisarun, setter of Suriname “I think our boys did what they could. It’s a fairly new team, and despite the inexperience, we fought hard, and I really liked our fighting spirit. Even though we were down by so many points, we were still laughing and enjoying the match. There’s still work to do, and we need to shift our mindset for the next match. Tomorrow, we’ll come back stronger and try even harder than we did today.”
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