Canadians take Cayman volleyball gold
(FIVB): Canada’s Richard van Huizen and Josh Binstock defeated Puerto Rican pair Roberto Rodriguez and Christopher Underwood 21-19, 21-14 to take home the men’s gold medal at the Cayman Islands Beach Volleyball Tournament on Sunday. It was a gutsy performance by Van Huizen who battled with cramps in both legs all day and had to play two three-setters before the final. "I struggled in the first set but then I felt 100 per cent in the second," he said. "I controlled what I could control and managed myself physically. "I have had to deal with these issues before and as soon as I arrived today I knew it was going to be a tough day for me with the hot weather," Van Huizen added.
In the women’s field, Brooke Hanson and Lauren Fendrick of USA-1 claimed the title following a straight-set victory (21-13, 21-14) over Martha Revuelta and Xitlali Herrera of Mexico-1.
In the men’s bronze-medal match, Mexico’s Ulises and Lombardo Ontiveros battled hard to overcome Canada’s Martin Reader and Chaim Schalk in three sets (21-16, 15-21, 15-12).The women’s bronze medal went to Canadian duo Heather Bansley and Elizabeth Maloney who beat Puerto Rico’s Yarleen Santiago and Dariam Acevedo 21-18, 21-14.
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