SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 26, 2026. – Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador remained unbeaten after the second day of men’s beach volleyball competition at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, each earning their second consecutive victory to strengthen their positions atop their respective pools.
In Pool A, Hayerling De Jesús and Oscar Martínez of the Dominican Republic kept their perfect record with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) victory over Grenada’s Darron Oxford and Jonell Phillip. The hosts share the top of the standings with Venezuela, with both teams on four points.
Defending champion Mexico, with Carlos Ayala and Antonio Lares, continued their title defense in Pool B with a commanding 2-0 (21-9, 21-8) win over Bermuda’s Benjamín Barnett and Connor Somerville.
In Pool C, Nicaragua’s Jefferson Cascante and Rubén Mora improved to 2-0 after defeating Honduras’ Jairo Gálvez and Irven Reyes 2-0 (21-9, 21-19), taking sole possession of first place with four points.
Pool D saw El Salvador’s Rafael and Gabriel Vargas remain unbeaten with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) victory over Belize’s Ernest Broaster and Francis Hauze.
Elsewhere, Cayman Islands’ Jesario Ebanks and Dylan Lynee earned a 2-0 (21-13, 21-8) victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Cole Sommer and De-Andrae Taylor in Pool B. In Pool D, Trinidad and Tobago’s Miguel Jahreef and Jerome Morrison rallied past Antigua and Barbuda’s Miguel Peña and Raenor Sharpe 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-7).
Monday’s Schedule:
VEN vs GUA 9:00 a.m. (Court 2)
CRC vs ISV 10:00 a.m. (Court 2)
BER vs CAY 11:00 a.m. (Court 2)
PUR vs SKN 12:00 p.m. (Court 2)
SKN vs MQE 2:00 p.m. (Court 1)
CUB vs TTO 3:00 p.m. (Court 1)
BIZ vs ANT 4:00 p.m. (Court 1)
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