MALONEY, AROUCA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JULY 11, 2025: Martinique secured the first spot available in the final of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23 Women’s Championship hosted by the T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) after they swept host Trinidad and Tobago (3-0) at the Maloney Indoor Sports Arena.
Coming off a win against defending champions Suriname in four sets on Thursday night, all eyes were on the very business-like Martinique line-up, and they did not disappoint as led by captain Maelyss Melinard-Chanteur they humbled Trinidad and Tobago 25-20, 25-13, 25-14 for a 2-0 record and nine points at the top of the four-team table.
Deon Hutchinson, Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago said, “Service was receiving was a huge issue for us tonight as well as Martinique was serving tough.”
“But, at the end of the day we have to dig deep to win our next match against Suriname to have a chance to play Martinique again in the final.”
“I’ am confident that my team can grow from this and once we are able to cope well with our service receive game, we will play a better game.
Hutchinson also noted that team captain L’fe Roberts who sustained an injury at the start of the second set is in good health and will be available for his team’s must-win match against Guadeloupe.
Roberts added, “I feel as though we need to have a little more grit and positive energy flowing to fight back.”
Looking ahead to the match against Suriname with the winner set to join Martinique in Sunday’s final, Roberts said she hopes to lead from the front and bring the positive energy to her team.”
Melinard-Chanteur said her team was really focus and ready for the match against Trinidad and Tobago and she was very happy with the win.
Martinique Coach Eddy Erialc said he was happy with the win but felt his team could do better in general.’
“We got the win, but our game was not consistent as we did well in the first two sets and then in the third set our game dropped.”
On Saturday’s final day of round-robin matches, Curacao tackles Martinique at 3 pm, while Trinidad and Tobago closes out against Suriname from 6 pm.
At the end of both the round-robin series, the top two teams will square off for the gold medal on Sunday, July 13 final day of competition at 4 pm, while the third and fourth placed teams will contest the bronze medal, also on the final day from two hours earlier.
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