VARADERO, Cuba, May 3, 2025.- Two teams from Mexico, one from Cuba, and one from the United States have advanced to the women’s semifinals of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, which concludes this Sunday on the sands of the renowned tourist resort.
The Mexican duos of Susana Torres/Atenas Gutiérrez and Yamilet Vidaurrazaga/María Jimena Ramírez, the Cuban pair of Kailin Garrido/Maykelín Drik, and the American team of Corinne Quiggle/Megan Rice were victorious in their respective quarterfinal matches.
This Sunday morning, the two Mexican teams will face off across the net semifinals, while the representatives from the United States and Cuba will clash in the other.
In the quarterfinals, Kailin and Maykelín advanced by defeating Puerto Ricans Camila Nazario and Karla Sánchez in straight sets (21-15, 21-11), marking their third win of the tournament, which is part of their preparation for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción.
Next, Corinne Quiggle and Megan Rice of the United States cruised over Varadero’s soft white sands against Honduras’ Jeanette Ebanks and Shanna Rivera, winning comfortably with set scores of 21-5 and 21-7.
Meanwhile, the two Mexican and two Canadian teams faced each other, with the first win going to Latin Americans Susana Torres and Atenas Gutiérrez, who claimed a 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) victory over Canadians Dana Roskic and Katarina Pantovic.
The women’s day concluded with a hard-fought win by Yamilet Vidaurrazaga and María Jimena Ramírez over Amy Ozee and Darby Dunn in the closest match of the round, finishing 21-18 and 26-24.
Among these semifinalists, the only team without World Beach Pro Tour experience is the Cuban pair, while the Mexican and American players have competed in both Elite and Challenge level events.
In addition to the semifinals, Sunday’s schedule includes classification matches from fifth place onward and will end with the gold and bronze medal matches.
Results from Day Two (pool-play):
A: Ebanks/Rivera (HON) Bye, Kailin/Drik (CUB) a Glasgow/Joseph (TTO) 2-0 (21-6, 21-12).
B: Frankel/Balkaran (SUR), Quiggle/Rice (USA) a Nazario/Sánchez (PUR) 2-0 (23-21, 21-9)
C: Amanda/Spek (CUB) a Ori/Luisiana (VEN) 2-1 (21-19, 20-22, 15-10), Ozee/Dunn (CAN) a Torres/Gutiérrez (MEX) 2-0 (21-14, 21-11)
D: Roskic/Pantovic (CAN) a Vidaurrazaga/Ramírez (MEX) 2-0 (21-13, 21-18), López/Lolette (NCA) a Paniagua/Cleto (DOM) 2-1 (19-21, 21-11, 15-11)
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