Four Men’s teams go in search of ECVA Gold

BASSETERRE: St Kitts and Nevis, August 31, 2024: Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, along with Grenada and St. Kitts and Nevis Team One advanced to the men’s semifinals of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA) Under-21 Championships here at the Marriot Beach.

The four maintained an unblemished record, after successfully navigating pool play and their quarter-final battles.

Dominica’s Bill Frederick/ Mervin Mingo had an easy passage to the semifinal, as St. Vincent and the Grenadines was unable to take the court, forfeiting the match because of shoulder injury to Damari Frederick

Antigua and Barbuda’s Khaliq Joseph and Miguel Lugo overcame Bermuda’s Riley Morbey and Marcus Rodriques, 2-0 (21-10, 21-13), with the Grenadian pair of Kibose Hamilton and Zerick Walcott defeated the British Virgin Island’s Jason Dunkley Maduro and Alexander Wheatley, 2-0(21-8, 21-11).

While St. Kitts and Nevis Team One of Julian Bristol and Vickash Sundar advanced over their fellow Kittians, Team Two of Jedediah Pencheon and Komarr Fraites 2-0 (24-22, 21-13).

The semifinal match ups on Day Three, feature Bristol/ Sundar facing Hamilton/ Walcott and Joseph/ Lugo against Frederick/ Mingo.

The semifinal winners meet in the title match, whilst the losers play for bronze.

Final Pool Play matches

Pool D: Hamilton/ Walcott def. De Jesus/ Hassel l 2-0 (21-6, 21-9); Frederick/ Mingo def. Pencheon/ Fraites 2-0(21-18, 21-9); Pool B: St Kitts and Nevis Team Three made up of Joash Walters and Alex Lall def. St Lucia’s Daniel Joseph; Pool C: Rayquan Francis, 2-1 (19-21, 21-13, 15-6)

Play Offs

Duncan/ Frederick def. Joseph/ Francis 2-0 (21-15, 21-9)

Pencheon/ Fraites def. De Jesus/ Hassel 2-0 (21-13, 21-13)

Dunkley -Maduro/ Wheatley def. Walters/ Lall 2-1(21-17, 17, 21-15-13)

Morbey/ Rodriques def. Smith/ Reid 2-1(11-21, 21-17, 15-11)

Consolation Places

Walters/ Lall def. De Jesus/ Hassell 2-0 (21-16, 21-10)

Smith/ Reid def. Joseph/ Francis 2-0 (21-14, 21-15)

Pencheon/ Fraites def. Dunkley -Maduro/ Wheatley 2-0(21-11, 21-6)

Morbey/ Rodriques w/o Duncan/ Frederick

Day Three match schedule

De Jesus/ Hassel vs Joseph/ Francis; Walters/ Lall vs Smith Reid; Dunkley- Maduro/ Wheatley vs Duncan/ Frederick and Pencheon/ Fraites vs Morbey/ Rodriques.