Top-Ranked Women’s Teams Open with Victories in Roatán

ROATÁN, Honduras, July 10, 2026. – The top three teams in the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Women’s Rankings—United States, Canada, and Mexico—opened their campaigns with victories at the Seventh Stop of the circuit, being held at Tabyana Beach in West Bay, Roatán.

Americans Sarah Wood and Taylor Hagenah, representing the tour’s top-ranked team, defeated Nicaragua’s López/Lolette 2-0 (21-8, 21-14) in Pool A. Later, López/Lolette rebounded to defeat the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Austin/Bennett 2-1 (18-21, 21-10, 15-8).

In Pool B, Canada’s Emma Cudmore and Dana Roskic, ranked second this season, cruised past Honduras’ Murillo/Rodríguez 2-0 (21-6, 21-5). In the other pool match, Guatemala’s Alvarado/Mendoza also defeated the host pair 2-0 (21-14, 21-10).

Mexico, ranked third, enjoyed a perfect start in Pool D. Susana Torres and Abril Flores defeated the Dominican Republic’s Payano/Paniagua 2-0 (21-16, 21-14) before posting another straight-set victory over Honduras’ Rivera/Hynds, 2-0 (21-11, 21-15).

Pool C also features two undefeated teams. Puerto Rico’s María González/Allanis Navas and Costa Rica’s María Araya/Eugenia Ramírez each earned victories over Honduras’ Reizel Bruhier/Sharis Briceño and El Salvador’s Gabriela Flores/Adriana Vargas.

Women’s competition resumes Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the final pool matches that will determine the group winners. The United States will face the U.S. Virgin Islands in Pool A, Canada will take on Guatemala for first place in Pool B, and Puerto Rico will meet Costa Rica for the top spot in Pool C.

Quarterfinal matches are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

The day’s complete results:

Pool A: Lopez/Lolette NCA vs Austin/Bennett ISV 2-1 (18-21, 21-10, 15-8); Wood/Hagenah USA vs Lopez/Lolette NCA 2-0 (21-8, 21-14).

Pool B: Alvarado/Mendoza GUA vs Murillo/Rodríguez HON 2-0 (21-14, 21-10); Cudmore/Roskic CAN vs Murillo/Rodríguez HON 2-0 (21-6, 21-5)

Pool C: Quesada/Ramírez CRC vs Flores/Vargas ESA 2-0 (21-7, 21-6); Navas/González PUR vs Bruhier/Briceño HON 2-0 (21-7, 21-1); Quesada/Ramírez CRC vs Bruhier/Briceño HON 2-0 (21-11, 21-8); Navas/González PUR vs Flores/Vargas ESA 2-0 (21-4, 21-3).

Pool D: Rivera/Hynds HON vs Lumsden/Johnson JAM 2-0 (21-10, 21-9); Torres/Flores MEX vs Payano/Paniagua DOM 2-0 (21-16, 21-14); Torres/Flores MEX vs Rivera/Hynds HON 2-0 (21-11, 21-15); Payano/Paniagua DOM vs Lumsden/Johnson JAM 2-0 (21-11, 21-9).