October 2, 2023: Canada earned a silver medal at the NORCECA Punta Cana Volleyball Classic in Dominican Republic on Sunday.
In the final match, USA’s Tim Brewster/Kyle Friend won gold for the second consecutive year, after winning the tie-break over Canada’s Jake MacNeil (Georgetown, ON) and Alex Russell (Surrey, BC) 2-1 (21-14, 16-21, 15-11).
The men’s bronze also went to the United States with Hagen Smith/Logan Webber beating Mexico’s Ricardo Galindo/Isaías Aguirre 2-0 (22-20, 21-13).
Canadian pair of Arran Chambers/Liam Kopp beat the Guatemalan duo Andy Blanco/Luis García 2-0 (21-15, 21-11) for fifth position.
On the women’s side, Puerto Rico’s Allanis Navas/María González won the gold medal over Lexy Denaburg/Molly Turner 2-0 (23-21, 21-11) of the United States. The bronze was won by another USA pair, Corine Quiggle/Sarah Murphy.
For fifth position, Canadians Dana Roskic/Calinda Kok defeated Mexicans Esperanza Albarrán/Yeray Vidaurrazaga 2-0 (21-17, 21-18).
The other Canadian duo of Lea Monkhouse/Marie-Alex Belanger finished ninth, beating the Virgin Islands’ Melanie Valenciana/Taylor Buckner 2-0 (21-10, 21-8),
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