The Trinidad and Tobago Beach Volleyball team competed in the fourth leg of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Tour in Cuba over the weekend (26th – 31st August). There were fifteen participating countries in the tournament with TTO’s male and female teams finishing in the top 10.
Toco boys, Fabien Whitfield and Daneil Williams finished 5th behind 1. Nivaldo Díaz/Sergio González (CUB-A); 2.- Christham Redmann/Felipe Humana (CAN-A); 3.- Edwin M. Burik-Curt Toppel (USA); and 4.- Yendry Castillo/Liosbel Méndez (CUB-B).
While the female duo, Ayana Dyette and Malika Davidson finished 9th in the tournament out of the 15 teams.
Final Positions:
1.- Nivaldo Díaz/Sergio González (CUB-A);
2.- Christham Redmann/Felipe Humana (CAN-A);
3.- Edwin M. Burik-Curt Toppel (USA);
4.- Yendry Castillo/Liosbel Méndez (CUB-B);
5.- Fabien Whitfield/Daneil Williams (TTO);
6.- Aaron Nusbaun/Mike Plantinga (CAN-B);
7.- Marc Lomeli/Brian Kwasny (ISV);
8.- Rubén Mora/Miguel López (NCA);
9.- William Sánchez-Luis Castillo (DOM);
10.- Rooper Espinoza/Alexander Villegas (CRC);
11.- Franklin Flores/Armando Guatemala (ESA);
12.- Senel Dupuy/Kelpes Vilmont (HAI);
13.- Marty Wood-Wilfredo Vega (HON);
14.- Furgil Ong A Fat/Zefanio Breinburg (SUR);
15.-Tevin St. Jean (LCA)/ Agustín Faulkner (LCA).
Final Positions:
1.- Sara Hughes-Kelly Claes (USA-A);
2.- Leila Martínez-Lidianni Echevarría (CUB-A);
3.- Karen Cope/Natalia Alfaro (CRC);
4.- Irene Hester- Caitlin Ledoux (USA-B);
5.- Gloria Santoyo/Stephanie Burnside (MEX-B);
6.- Kerri Smit/Victoria Cowley (CAN-B);
7.- Rachel Cockrell/Camille Saxton (CAN -A);
8.- Jennifer Batista/Raquel Ferrand (DOM);
9.- Ayana Dyette/Malika Davidson (TTO);
10.- Lianma Flores/Yanileidis Sánchez (CUB-B);
11.- Ana Ríos/Bibiana Candelas (MEX-A);
12.- Ana Villagrán/Aury Álvarez (GUA).- Dala Noel/Skye Faucher-Mondesir (LCA);
14.- Janice Valtes/Sigourney Kame (SUR);
15.- Amber Bennett/Valissia Brathwaite (ISV).