The Cuban couple made up of Noslen Díaz and Jorge Luis Alayo finished this Sunday in second place in the final phase of the Norceca Circuit of Beach volleyballheld in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
according to a report from the sports portal Hitthe duo from the Island held a close duel with the Canadians Samuel Schachter and Daniel Dearing, who finally prevailed with a 2-1 score.
In the first round, Díaz and Alayo emerged victorious with a score of 21-16, but their rivals better adjusted their game system to seal their victory with scores of 21-19 and 15-12.
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?Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles ??
?Allanis Navas/Maria González ??
?Amanda Harnett/Marie-Alex Bélanger ??menu
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With this result, the main Cuban couple closes this season with four medals won in the same number of participations in stops on the circuit, since they had previously won a medal of each color, the outlet said.
To discuss the crown in the recently completed fair, they defeated the experienced Mexican duo of Juan Virgen and Miguel Sarabia in the semifinals, in three sets (18-21, 21-17 and 16-15), while their rivals for the scepter agreed with a comfortable 2-0 success (21-19 and 21-17) against the Americans Chaim Schalk and Theodore Brunner.
The latter finally got the bronze medals by subduing Virgen and Sarabia 21-15 and 21-18.
In the fight among the ladies, the Cuban girls Nahomí Charlot and Dayani Zerquera secured fifth place by beating the hosts Bethania Almanzar and Crismil Paniagua with partial scores of 22-20, 13-21 and 7-15.
The headlines of this eighth and last stop were the leaders of the ranking of the joust, the Americans Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles, who beat the Puerto Ricans Allanis Navas and María González in the final fight with scores of 21-16 and 21-19.
The bronze medal corresponded to the Canadians Amanda Harnett and Marie-Alex Bélanger, after defeating the Mexicans Atenas Gutiérrez and Abril Flores in three sets (18-21, 21-10, 17-15).
Although the recently concluded to mark the closure of the 2022 Circuit, it is in turn the starting point for the qualifying process for this sport in the region of Norceca heading to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
