Cuban Pairs to attend 5th Stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 5 (acn) The Cuban duos of Karell Peña-Luis Reyes and Yanisleidis Sanchez-Arlin Hechavarria will attend from today the fifth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit, in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.

According to the website of the contest, Peña and Reyes, champions of the previous stop, in Punta Cana, also on Dominican soil, appear among the major attractions, like Mexicans Josue Gaxiola and Jose Rubio, runners-up in the aforementioned tournament.
The Cuban duet defeated 2-0 (21-15 and 22-20) Mexicans in the final of the men´s event, while the bronze medal went to Americans Eric Zaun and Avery Drost.
Americans Falyn Fonoimoana and Molly Turner, who won the crown in Punta Cana by beating Canadian twin sisters Nicole and Megan McNamara in the final, will be the attraction of the women´s event.
Cubans Sanchez and Hechavarria ranked fourth that time when losing 1-2 (16-21, 21-16 and 12-15) to Mexicans Revuelta - Orellana, who were the bronze medalists.
This fifth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit will be attended by 40 pairs, 20 of each sex, and awards points to the regional ranking and qualification to the 2019 Pan American Games, in Lima, Peru.