Tag: 2024 norceca Beach Tour Punta Cana

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 4, 2024 .- Cubans Damián Gómez and Kens Veranes defeated the Dominican Republic duo of Hayerlin De Jesús/Rolvin Maldonado 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) this Friday to secure the gold medal at the fifth stop of the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, held at the sand courts of Los Corales beach in Punta Cana. 

The bronze medal went to Canada’s Tynan Gannett/Rouzbeh Rahnavard, who overcame Garrett Bucklin/William Clements from the Virgin Islands 2-0 (21-12, 21-11). 

 Fifth place went to Lev Priima/David Wieczorek from the United States, who bounced back after losing the first set to defeat Nicaragua’s Josué Meneses/Dany López 2-1 (16-21, 21-12, 15-10), while seventh place was secured by Canada’s Martin Licht/Robert Kemp, after beating the Cayman Islands’ Jesario Ebanks/Sean Tucker 2-0 (21-7, 21-12). 

Ninth place went twins Yoel and Christopher Guardado of El Salvador, who defeated  Bejamin Barnett/Sean Tucker 2-0 (21-8, 21-17) of Bermudas. In eleventh place, Ryck Webb/Mark Blake from Jamaica claimed victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s Joel Theodore/Stephen Enile 2-0 (21-6, 21-19), while the Dominican duo of Melvin De Jesús/Alexander Wilmore finished in thirteenth after defeating José Izaguirre/Mario Ventura of Guatemala 2-1 (21-17, 17-21, 15-11).

Other Results: 

De Jesús/Maldonado (DOM) d Bucklin/Clements (ISV) 2-1 (19-21, 21-13, 15-9); Gómez/Veranes (CUB) d Gannett/Rahnavard (CAN) 2-1 (23-21, 21-23, 15-10); Priima/Wiekzorek (USA) d Licht/Kemp (CAN) 2-0 (21-16, 21-14); Meneses/López (NCA) d Jesario/Watson (CAY) 2-0 (21-14, 21-15).

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 3, 2024.- Amy Ozee/Kaylee Glagau from Canada, T’ara Austin/Taylor Buckner from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the two U.S. tandems of Mariah Whalen/Molly Phillips and Xolani Hodel/Alexis Durish, secured their spots in the Semifinals of the Fifth Stop of the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, at the sand courts at Los Corales Beach in Punta Cana.

In the quarterfinals, the duo of Ozee/Glagau defeated fellow Canadians Sophia Hladyniuk/Abbey Thorup 2-0 (21-19, 21-15), while Austin/Buckner from the U.S. Virgin Islands beat Dominicans Darlenys Olivo/Crismil Paniagua 2-0 (21-16, 21-12).

The two U.S. teams dominated two Central American pairs to advance to the semis. Whalen/Phillips defeated Daniela Vigil/Karla Tovar from El Salvador 2-0 (21-8, 21-12), and Hodel/Durish easily overcame Laura Molina/Aliza Aguilar from Costa Rica 2-0 (21-9, 21-1).

On Friday morning, the placement matches will take place, followed by the Semifinals, between  Whalen/Phillips (USA) vs. Hodel/Dunish (USA) and Ozee/Glagau (CAN) vs. Austin/Buckner (ISV). The day will conclude with the Bronze Medal match and Final scheduled for the afternoon.

Other results:

Olivo/Paniagua (DOM) d Amanda Robinson/Joanna Robinson (CAY) 2-0 (21-10, 21-8); Whalen/Phillips (USA) d Austin/Buckner (ISV) 2-1 (20-22, 21-13, 18-16); Ozee/Glagau (CAN) d Molina/Aguilar (CRC) 2-0 (21-14, 21-10); Nallelin Taveras/Karla Ramírez (DOM) d Kristina Lumsden/Petal Smith (JAM) 2-0 (21-11, 21-6); Nahima Silva/Lolette Rodríguez (NCA) d Ana Arévalo/Aliza Aguilar /GUA) 2-0 (21-13, 21-18); Hodel/Durish (USA) d Hladyniuk/Thorup (CAN) 2-0 (21-18, 21-13).

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 3, 2024.- Hayerlin De Jesús/Rolvin Maldonado from the Dominican Republic, Garrett Bucklin/William Clements from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Tynan Gannett/Rouzbeh Rahnavard from Canada, and Cubans Damián Gómez/Eblis Veranes advanced on Thursday to the Semifinals of the Fifth Stop of the 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, at Los Corales Beach in Punta Cana.

In Friday’s first semifinal, De Jesús/Maldonado (DOM) will face Bucklin/Clements (ISV), followed by the other semifinal between Gannett/Rahnavard (CAN) and Gómez/Veranes (CUB).

The Dominican duo De Jesús/Maldonado defeated the U.S. team of Lev Priima/David Wieczorek 2-0 (25-23, 21-17) in the quarterfinals. Likewise, Bucklin/Clements (ISV) overcame Canada’s Martin Licht/Robert Kemp 2-0 (24-22, 21-17).

The other Canadian team, Gannett/Rahnavard, won 2-0 (21-7, 21-14) against Nicaragua’s Josue Meneses/Dany López, while Cuba’s Gómez/Veranes dominated Jesario Ebanks/Stephen Watson from the Cayman Islands 2-0 (21-14, 21-14).

Position matches will be played on Friday morning, followed by the Semifinals, and in the afternoon, the bronze and gold medal matches.

Other Results:

De Jesus/Maldonado (DOM) d Jesario/Watson (CAY) 2-0 21-18, 21-18); Priima/Wieczorek (USA) d Y. Guardado/ C. Guardado (ESA) 2-0 (21-15, 21-20); Gannett/Rahnavard (CAN) d Bucklin/Clements (ISV) 2-0 (24-22, 26-24); Ryck Webb/Martin Blake (JAM) d De Jesús/Maldonado (DOM) 2-0 (21-19, 21-18); Meneses/López (NCA) d José Izaguirre/Mario Ventura (GUA) 2-0 (21-18, 21-15); Licht/Kemp (CAN) d Joel Theodore/Stephen Enile (TTO) 2-0 (21-14, 21-12); J.Guardado/C. Saved Webb/Blake (JAM) 2-0 (21-19, 21-14); Benjamin Barnett/Sean Tucker (BER) d Theodore/Enile (TTO) 2-0 (21-15, 25-23).

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 2, 2024.- The Dominican duo Hayerling De Jesús/Rolvin Maldonado, the Virgin Islands team of Garrett Bucklin/William Clements, the Cuban pair Damián Gómez/Eblis Veranes, as well as both Canadian teams Tynan Gannett/Rouzbeh Rahnavard and Martin Licht/Robert Kemp won their two matches at the start of the Fifth Stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2024 on the sand courts set up at Los Corales Beach in Punta Cana.

De Jesús/Maldonado from the Dominican Republic defeated Bermuda’s Benjamin Barnnett/Sean Tucker 2-0 (21-14, 21-7), while their other match was a BYE.

The Virgin Islands team of Bucklin/Clements overcame Jamaica’s Ryck Webb/Martin Blake 2-0 (21-15, 21-11) and the Dominican duo Melvin De Jesús/Alexander Wilmore 2-0 (21-14, 21-9).

The other undefeated pairs are Canada’s Gannett/Rahnavard, who defeated De Jesús/Wilmore (DOM) 2-0 (21-10, 21-14) and Webb/Blake (JAM) 2-0 (21-16, 21-10), while Licht/Kemp beat Alexander Meneses/Dany López from Nicaragua 2-0 (21-12, 21-14) and Guatemala’s José Izaguirre/Mario Ventura 2-0 (21-6, 21-15). Meanwhile, Cuba’s Gómez/Veranes defeated brothers Yoel and Christopher Guardado from El Salvador 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) and Lev Priima/David Wieczorek from the USA 2-1 (19-21, 21-14, 15-13).

The pool-play will conclude on Thursday morning, followed by the quarterfinals and the losers’ bracket in the afternoon.

Other results of the day were:

Jesario Ebanks/Stephen Watson (CAY) d. Benjamin Barnnett/Sean Tucker (BER) 2-1 (17-21, 21-14, 15-8); Gómez/Veranes (CUB) d. Yoel and Christopher Guardado (ESA) 2-0 (21-19, 21-17); Issac Theodore/Stephen Enile (TTO) d. José Izaguirre/Mario Ventura (GUA) 2-1 (22-20, 18-21, 15-12); Gómez/Veranes (CUB) d. Priima/Wieczorek (USA) 2-1 (19-21, 21-14, 15-13); Meneses/López (NCA) d. Theodore/Enile (TTO) 2-0 (21-17, 21-16).