PUERTO CORTÉS, Honduras, October 19, 2024. – Three teams have already secured their spots in the semifinals of the sixth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour: U.S. Virgin Islands, Nicaragua, and the United States, while the final ticket will be decided on Sunday.
The match between Lev Priima/David Wieczorek from the United States and Irvin Reyes/Wilfredo Vega from Honduras was suspended at the teams’ request due to poor visibility, as the day’s start was delayed by weather conditions.The Organizing Committee significantly improved the condition of the municipal courts in Puerto Cortés to ensure athletes safety and maintain the event’s quality.
The winner of this match will face the U.S. pair Diego Pérez/Ryan Ierna, who defeated Costa Rica’s Justin Solano/Esteban González 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) in the quarterfinals.
In the other quarterfinal matches, Bryce Mayer/Tyler Penberthy from the U.S. Virgin Islands won 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) against Guatemala’s Edgar Maldonado/Luis García and will face Nicaragua’s Rubén Mora/Dany López in the semifinals, who beat fellow Nicaraguans Axel Gutiérrez and Denis López 2-0 (21-18, 21-10).
Sunday Matches
QF Priima/Wieczorek (USA) vs. Reyes/Vega (HON) – 8:00 a.m.
SF Mayer/Penberthy (ISV) vs. Mora/López (NCA) – 09:00
SF Pérez/Ierna (USA) vs. QF Winner – 10:30
5-8 Classification Maldonado/García (GUA) vs. Gutiérrez/López (NCA) – 9:45
5-8 Classification Solano/Esteban (CRC) vs. QF Loser – 11:15
9-10 Classification Rahnavard/Gannett (CAN) vs. Fernández/Moreira (HON) – 12:00 p.m.
7th-8th Place Match and 5th-6th Place Match
Third-Place Match and Final
Pool-play Results, Saturday
Pool A: Reyes/Vega (HON) vs. Maldonado/García (GUA) 0-2 (18-21, 18-21)
Pool B: Rahnavard/Gannett (CAN) vs. Mora/López (NCA) 0-2 (15-21, 17-21)
Pool C: Gutiérrez/López (NCA) vs. Fernández/Moreira (HON) 2-0 (21-12, 21-13); Mayer/Penberthy (ISV) vs. Pérez/Ierna (USA) 0-2 (19-21, 14-21).