2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR 01 - 03-Jul-2016 Women
Daily Bulletin No. 2 1 July 2016
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2016 NORCECA Playoffs - WOMEN 1st Pool A (19)
3 Pools of 4 Teams 9-12 Teams
3rd Pool A/B/C+
Winner Match #19
3rd Pool A/B/C
3rd Pool B/C*
Bye (29)
Winner Match #29
Winner Match #27
2nd Pool B (20)
(27)
Loser Match #19 Winner Match #20
Winner Match #31
2nd Pool C
Bye
(31)
4th Pool A
Loser Match #20 (38)
1st Pool C (21)
Gold
5th
Winner Match #21
(34) Loser Match #21
Winner Match #32
9th
4th Pool C
(32)
4th Pool C
Loser Match #22 (30)
Winner Match #28
(28) Bye
Winner Match #22
4th Pool B Loser Match #29
Loser Match #31
(37) * Two best 3rd placed teams advance to quaterfinals based on total pool rally point ratio. Teams from same pool can't play in quarterfinals.
(25) Bye
Winner Match #30
1st Pool B
3rd Pool A/C*
(24) 4th Pool A
(36)
2nd Pool A
(22)
(23)
(35) Bronze
Loser Match #30
Loser Match #27
7th
4th Pool B+
(33) 11th
Loser Match #32
(26)
Loser Match #28
+ If 3rd Pool A then switch with 4th Pool B so teams from same pool don't meet in Match (11)
2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Women ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-1b Participating teams - Main draw Pos. Team name
Player name
Player name
Ctry.
1 Wilkerson/Gordon
2 Wilkerson Brandie
1 Gordon Julie
CAN
1356
1992
2 McColloch/Reeves
1 McColloch Allison Daley
2 Reeves Kelly
USA
1196
1226
3 Saxton/Cockrell
2 Saxton Camille
1 Cockrell Rachel
CAN
1036
1216
4 Bennett/Valenciana
2 Bennett Amber
1 Valenciana Melanie
ISV
787
875
5 Nagy/Lapointe
1 Nagy Megan
2 Lapointe Marie-Christine
CAN
700
700
6 Dyette/Thomas
1 Dyette Ayana
2 Thomas Taija
TRI
560
560
7 Claes/Hughes
2 Claes Kelly
1 Hughes Sara
USA
544
544
8 Harnett/Veltman
1 Harnett Amanda
2 Veltman Kelsey
CAN
77
77
9 Caro/Fanny
1 Reb Caroline
2 Katarzynski Fanny
GDP
0
0
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Women ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-2 Match schedule - Main draw
Court No. Rnd.
Br. Date
Team A
Team B
19
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
20
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
21
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
22
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
23
QFL
L
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
24
QFL
L
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
25
QFL
L
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
26
QFL
L
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
27
LQ
L
03-Jul
Winner of match 23
Winner of match 24
28
LQ
L
03-Jul
Winner of match 25
Winner of match 26
29
SF
S
03-Jul
Draw
Draw
30
SF
S
03-Jul
Draw
Draw
31
LSF
L
03-Jul
Loser of match 19
Loser of match 20
32
LSF
L
03-Jul
Loser of match 21
Loser of match 22
33
F11
F
03-Jul
Loser of match 27
Loser of match 28
34
F9
F
03-Jul
Winner of match 27
Winner of match 28
35
F7
F
03-Jul
Loser of match 31
Loser of match 32
36
F5
F
03-Jul
Winner of match 31
Winner of match 32
37
F3
F
03-Jul
Loser of match 29
Loser of match 30
38
F1
F
03-Jul
Winner of match 29
Winner of match 30
Time
Court 1 No. Rnd.
Team A
Team B
Time
11
PC
Br. Date C
01-Jul
Saxton/Cockrell (CAN)
Caro/Fanny (GDP)
10:00
3
PB
B
01-Jul
Nagy/Lapointe (CAN)
Harnett/Veltman (CAN)
11:00
7
PA
A
01-Jul
Wilkerson/Gordon (CAN)
Claes/Hughes (USA)
13:00
9
PB
B
01-Jul
McColloch/Reeves (USA)
Harnett/Veltman (CAN)
15:00
1
PA
A
01-Jul
Dyette/Thomas (TRI)
Claes/Hughes (USA)
17:00
15
PB
B
02-Jul
McColloch/Reeves (USA)
Nagy/Lapointe (CAN)
10:00
13
PA
A
02-Jul
Wilkerson/Gordon (CAN)
Dyette/Thomas (TRI)
11:00
Team A
Team B
Time
Bennett/Valenciana (ISV)
Caro/Fanny (GDP)
15:00
Team A
Team B
Time
Saxton/Cockrell (CAN)
Bennett/Valenciana (ISV)
10:00
Court 2 No. Rnd. 5
PC
Br. Date C
01-Jul
Court 3 No. Rnd. 17
PC
Br. Date C
02-Jul
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Women ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-3 Match results - Main draw No. Rnd. Ct.
Date Team A
Team B
Result
Dur.
11
PC
1
1 Jul Saxton/Cockrell CAN
Caro/Fanny GDP
2-0 (21-16, 21-8)
0:28
3
PB
1
1 Jul Nagy/Lapointe CAN
Harnett/Veltman CAN
2-0 (21-10, 21-14)
0:30
7
PA
1
1 Jul Wilkerson/Gordon CAN
Claes/Hughes USA
2-0 (22-20, 21-12)
0:30
5
PC
2
1 Jul Bennett/Valenciana ISV
Caro/Fanny GDP
2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-11)
0:43
9
PB
1
1 Jul McColloch/Reeves USA
Harnett/Veltman CAN
2-0 (21-8, 21-16)
0:31
1
PA
1
1 Jul Dyette/Thomas TRI
Claes/Hughes USA
0-2 (8-21, 9-21)
0:23
15
PB
1
2 Jul McColloch/Reeves USA
Nagy/Lapointe CAN
17
PC
3
2 Jul Saxton/Cockrell CAN
Bennett/Valenciana ISV
13
PA
1
2 Jul Wilkerson/Gordon CAN
Dyette/Thomas TRI
19
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
20
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
21
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
22
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
23 QFL
2 Jul Draw
Draw
24 QFL
2 Jul Draw
Draw
25 QFL
2 Jul Draw
Draw
26 QFL
2 Jul Draw
Draw
27
LQ
3 Jul Winner of match 23
Winner of match 24
28
LQ
3 Jul Winner of match 25
Winner of match 26
29
SF
3 Jul Draw
Draw
30
SF
3 Jul Draw
Draw
31
LSF
3 Jul Loser of match 19
Loser of match 20
32
LSF
3 Jul Loser of match 21
Loser of match 22
33
F11
3 Jul Loser of match 27
Loser of match 28
34
F9
3 Jul Winner of match 27
Winner of match 28
35
F7
3 Jul Loser of match 31
Loser of match 32
36
F5
3 Jul Winner of match 31
Winner of match 32
37
F3
3 Jul Loser of match 29
Loser of match 30
38
F1
3 Jul Winner of match 29
Winner of match 30
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Women ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-4 Round Robin Ranking - Main draw
Pool A Rank Team
Match points
Matches
Sets
Points
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
1
Claes/Hughes [7]
USA
5
2
1
4
2
Ratio Won 2.000
74
Lost Ratio 60
1.2333
2
Wilkerson/Gordon [1]
CAN
4
2
0
4
0
MAX
43
32
1.3438
3
Dyette/Thomas [6]
TRI
3
1
1
2
2
1.000
17
42
0.4048
Pool B Rank Team 1 3
Matches
Sets
Match points
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
Points Ratio Won
Lost Ratio
Nagy/Lapointe [5]
CAN
4
2
0
4
0
MAX
42
24
1.7500
McColloch/Reeves [2]
USA
4
2
0
4
0
MAX
42
24
1.7500
Harnett/Veltman [8]
CAN
4
1
2
2
4
0.500
48
84
0.5714
Pool C Rank Team
Match points
Matches
Sets
Points
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
1
Saxton/Cockrell [3]
CAN
4
2
0
4
0
MAX
42
24
1.7500
2
Bennett/Valenciana [4]
ISV
4
2
0
4
1
4.000
50
51
0.9804
3
Caro/Fanny [9]
GDP
4
1
2
3
4
0.750
75
92
0.8152
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Men’s summary Top U.S. and Canadian Teams Prevail at North Bay Beach Tour Stop NORTH BAY, Ontario, Canada. July 01, 2016 : There were challenging rainy conditions today the Canor Molson Sand Centre on Lake Nipissing in North Bay, but the top-ranked teams did not disappoint on the beach courts. Canadian and U.S. teams dominated in both the men’s and women’s events. In the men’s event, Miles Evans and Spencer McLachlin, the top-ranked U.S. team, beat Canada 3 in three sets, while the second-ranked U.S. team of Adam Roberts and Marty Lorenz easily beat El Salvador’s Carlos Escobar and David Vargas, also known Tato and Pepe. The top-ranked Canadian team of Mike Plantinga and Cam Wheelan – gold medalists this year at Costa Rica and silver medalists at the Cayman Islands event – beat countrymen James Battiston and Sergiy Grabovskyy in two sets. Battiston and Grabovskyy were defeated by the U.S. team of Evans and McLachin, but in three sets. The young Canadian team of MacNeil and Towe managed a clear win over El Salvador, but earlier lost to Canadian’s second-ranked team Christian Redmann and Felipe Humana-Paredes, who dominated that Canada match up. A late afternoon match between Canada 2 and USA 2 was postponed until 10 am local time on Saturday due to weather conditions. All pool play resumes on Saturday at 10 am Eastern time. This is the third year in a row that at NORCECA beach tour stop has come to North Bay, and it is the only North American stop this year.
Men’s Results – day 1 (July 01) CAN2 Redmann/Humana-Paredes def. CAN4 MacNeil/Towe 2-0 (21-13, 21-14); USA1 Evans/McLachlin def. CAN3 Battison/Grabovskyy 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-7). USA2 Roberts/Lorenz def. ESA Tato/Pepe 2-0 (21-15, 21-13); CAN1 Plantinga/Wheelan def. CAN3 Battiston/Grabovskyy 2-0 (21-19, 21-15); CAN4 MacNeil/Towe def. ESA Escobar/Vargas 2-0 ( 21-18, 21-10).
Women’s summary Canada and the U.S.A. Dominate in North Bay NORTH BAY, Ontario, Canada. July 01, 2016 : It was Canada’s national holiday, but that didn’t keep the rain away from the Canor Molson Sand Centre on Lake Nipissing in North Bay. Still the beach volleyball played on with Canadian and U.S. teams looking strong on day one. On the women’s side, previous medalists on the NORCECA circuit this year (including gold at La Paz), Brandie Wilkerson and Julie Gordon beat Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes, who were bronze medalists in North Bay last year. It was an extra special win for Wilkerson, who celebrated her birthday today. Hughes and Claes went on to dominate Trinidad and Tobago’s Ayana Dyette and Taija Thomas 21-8, 219 in the final match of the day. Also coming out on top were Rachel Cockrell and Camille Saxton beating Guadeloupe’s Caroline Reb and Fanny Katarzynski. It was a closer match when the Guadeloupe duo went up against the US Virgin Islands, but still Amber Bennett and Melanie Valenciana (ISV) managed the win 2-1. Another decisive win for the Americans came when Alison McColloch and Kelly Reeves beat Canada’s fourth entry on the women’s side, Amanda Harnett and Kelsey Veltman 21-8, 21-16. Earlier Megan Nagy and Marie Christine Lapointe, also of the home country, beat Harnett and Veltman 2-0. Action continues on Saturday morning at 10 am Eastern time.
Women’s Results – day 1 (July 01) CAN2 Cockrell/Saxton def. GDP Reb/Katarzynski 2-0 (21-16, 21-8); CAN3 Nagy/ Lapointe def. CAN4 Harnett/Veltman 2-0 (21-10, 21-14); CAN1 Wilkerson/Gordon def. USA2 Hughes/Claes 2-0 (22-20, 2112); USA 1 McColloch/Reeves def. CAN4 Harnett/Veltman 2-0 (21-8, 21-16); ISV Valenciana/Bennett def. GDP Reb/Katarzynski 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-11); USA Hughes/Claes def. TRI Dyette/Thomas 2-0 (21-8, 21-9).
2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR 01 - 03-Jul-2016 Men
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2016 NORCECA Playoffs - MEN 1st Pool A (13)
2 Pools of 4 Teams 6-8 Teams Winner Match #13
4th Pool B (19)
Winner Match #19
2nd Pool B (14)
Loser Match #13 Winner Match #14
Winner Match #17
3rd Pool A
Loser Match #14 (24)
2nd Pool A (15)
(22) Gold
5th
Winner Match #15
Loser Match #15 Winner Match #18
3rd Pool B Winner Match #20
1st Pool B
4th Pool A
Winner Match #16 Loser Match #19
Loser Match #17
(23) * All 8 teams advance to the quarterfinals. Teams are ranked from positions 1-8
(18) Loser Match #16
(20)
(16)
(17)
(21) Bronze
Loser Match #20
7th Loser Match #18
2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Men ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-1b Participating teams - Main draw Pos. Team name
Player name
Player name
Ctry.
1 Plantinga/Wheelan
2 Plantinga Michael
1 Wheelan Cameron
CAN
1250
1454
2 Tato/Pepe
1 Escobar Carlos
2 Vargas David
ESA
1104
1340
3 Redmann/Humana-Paredes
1 Redmann Christian
2 Humana-Paredes Felipe
CAN
940
940
4 Evans/McLachlin
2 Evans Miles
1 McLachlin Spencer
USA
374
374
5 Battiston/Grabovskyy
1 Battiston James
2 Grabovskyy Sergiy
CAN
290
290
6 Towe/MacNeil
2 Towe Chris
1 MacNeil Jake
CAN
112
112
7 Lorenz/Roberts
2 Lorenz Marty
1 Roberts Adam
USA
80
80
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Men ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-2 Match schedule - Main draw
Court No. Rnd.
Br. Date
Team A
Team B
13
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
14
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
15
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
16
QF
W
02-Jul
Draw
Draw
17
LQ
L
03-Jul
Loser of match 13
Loser of match 14
18
LQ
L
03-Jul
Loser of match 15
Loser of match 16
19
SF
S
03-Jul
Draw
Draw
20
SF
S
03-Jul
Draw
Draw
21
F7
F
03-Jul
Loser of match 17
Loser of match 18
22
F5
F
03-Jul
Winner of match 17
Winner of match 18
23
F3
F
03-Jul
Loser of match 19
Loser of match 20
24
F1
F
03-Jul
Winner of match 19
Winner of match 20
Time
Court 1 No. Rnd.
Team A
Team B
Time
2
PA
Br. Date A
01-Jul
Evans/McLachlin (USA)
Battiston/Grabovskyy (CAN)
12:00
3
PB
B
01-Jul
Tato/Pepe (ESA)
Lorenz/Roberts (USA)
14:00
5
PA
A
01-Jul
Plantinga/Wheelan (CAN)
Battiston/Grabovskyy (CAN)
16:00
9
PA
A
02-Jul
Plantinga/Wheelan (CAN)
Evans/McLachlin (USA)
12:00
11
PB
B
02-Jul
Tato/Pepe (ESA)
Redmann/Humana-Paredes (CAN)
13:00
Court 2 No. Rnd.
Team A
Team B
Time
4
PB
Br. Date B
01-Jul
Redmann/Humana-Paredes (CAN)
Towe/MacNeil (CAN)
12:00
7
PB
B
01-Jul
Tato/Pepe (ESA)
Towe/MacNeil (CAN)
16:00
8
PB
B
02-Jul
Redmann/Humana-Paredes (CAN)
Lorenz/Roberts (USA)
10:00
12
PB
B
02-Jul
Towe/MacNeil (CAN)
Lorenz/Roberts (USA)
13:00
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Men ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-3 Match results - Main draw No. Rnd. Ct.
Date Team A
Team B
Result
Dur.
Battiston/Grabovskyy CAN
2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-7)
0:48
2
PA
1
1 Jul Evans/McLachlin USA
4
PB
2
1 Jul Redmann/Humana-Paredes CAN Towe/MacNeil CAN
2-0 (21-13, 21-14)
0:27
3
PB
1
1 Jul Tato/Pepe ESA
Lorenz/Roberts USA
0-2 (15-21, 13-21)
0:32
5
PA
1
1 Jul Plantinga/Wheelan CAN
Battiston/Grabovskyy CAN
2-0 (21-19, 21-15)
0:32
7
PB
2
1 Jul Tato/Pepe ESA
Towe/MacNeil CAN
0-2 (18-21, 10-21)
0:31
8
PB
2
2 Jul Redmann/Humana-Paredes CAN
Lorenz/Roberts USA
9
PA
1
2 Jul Plantinga/Wheelan CAN
Evans/McLachlin USA
11
PB
1
2 Jul Tato/Pepe ESA
Redmann/Humana-Paredes CAN
12
PB
2
2 Jul Towe/MacNeil CAN
Lorenz/Roberts USA
13
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
14
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
15
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
16
QF
2 Jul Draw
Draw
17
LQ
3 Jul Loser of match 13
Loser of match 14
18
LQ
3 Jul Loser of match 15
Loser of match 16
19
SF
3 Jul Draw
Draw
20
SF
3 Jul Draw
Draw
21
F7
3 Jul Loser of match 17
Loser of match 18
22
F5
3 Jul Winner of match 17
Winner of match 18
23
F3
3 Jul Loser of match 19
Loser of match 20
24
F1
3 Jul Winner of match 19
Winner of match 20
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2016 NORCECA BEACH VOLLEYBAL CONTINENTAL TOUR NORTH BAY / Men ● 01 - 03-Jul-2016 B-4 Round Robin Ranking - Main draw
Pool A Rank Team
Match points
Matches
Sets
Points
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
1
Evans/McLachlin [4]
USA
4
2
0
4
1
Ratio Won 4.000
55
Lost Ratio 43
1.2791
2
Plantinga/Wheelan [1]
CAN
4
2
0
4
0
MAX
42
34
1.2353
3
Battiston/Grabovskyy [5]
CAN
4
1
2
3
4
0.750
77
97
0.7938
Pool B Rank Team
Matches
Sets
Match points
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
Points Ratio Won
Lost Ratio
1
Towe/MacNeil [6]
CAN
3
1
1
2
2
1.000
69
70
0.9857
2
Redmann/Humana-Paredes [3]
CAN
2
1
0
2
0
MAX
42
27
1.5556
3
Lorenz/Roberts [7]
USA
2
1
0
2
0
MAX
42
28
1.5000
4
Tato/Pepe [2]
ESA
2
0
2
0
4
0.000
56
84
0.6667
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Men’s summary Top U.S. and Canadian Teams Prevail at North Bay Beach Tour Stop NORTH BAY, Ontario, Canada. July 01, 2016 : There were challenging rainy conditions today the Canor Molson Sand Centre on Lake Nipissing in North Bay, but the top-ranked teams did not disappoint on the beach courts. Canadian and U.S. teams dominated in both the men’s and women’s events. In the men’s event, Miles Evans and Spencer McLachlin, the top-ranked U.S. team, beat Canada 3 in three sets, while the second-ranked U.S. team of Adam Roberts and Marty Lorenz easily beat El Salvador’s Carlos Escobar and David Vargas, also known Tato and Pepe. The top-ranked Canadian team of Mike Plantinga and Cam Wheelan – gold medalists this year at Costa Rica and silver medalists at the Cayman Islands event – beat countrymen James Battiston and Sergiy Grabovskyy in two sets. Battiston and Grabovskyy were defeated by the U.S. team of Evans and McLachin, but in three sets. The young Canadian team of MacNeil and Towe managed a clear win over El Salvador, but earlier lost to Canadian’s second-ranked team Christian Redmann and Felipe Humana-Paredes, who dominated that Canada match up. A late afternoon match between Canada 2 and USA 2 was postponed until 10 am local time on Saturday due to weather conditions. All pool play resumes on Saturday at 10 am Eastern time. This is the third year in a row that at NORCECA beach tour stop has come to North Bay, and it is the only North American stop this year.
Men’s Results – day 1 (July 01) CAN2 Redmann/Humana-Paredes def. CAN4 MacNeil/Towe 2-0 (21-13, 21-14); USA1 Evans/McLachlin def. CAN3 Battison/Grabovskyy 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-7). USA2 Roberts/Lorenz def. ESA Tato/Pepe 2-0 (21-15, 21-13); CAN1 Plantinga/Wheelan def. CAN3 Battiston/Grabovskyy 2-0 (21-19, 21-15); CAN4 MacNeil/Towe def. ESA Escobar/Vargas 2-0 ( 21-18, 21-10).
Women’s summary Canada and the U.S.A. Dominate in North Bay NORTH BAY, Ontario, Canada. July 01, 2016 : It was Canada’s national holiday, but that didn’t keep the rain away from the Canor Molson Sand Centre on Lake Nipissing in North Bay. Still the beach volleyball played on with Canadian and U.S. teams looking strong on day one. On the women’s side, previous medalists on the NORCECA circuit this year (including gold at La Paz), Brandie Wilkerson and Julie Gordon beat Americans Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes, who were bronze medalists in North Bay last year. It was an extra special win for Wilkerson, who celebrated her birthday today. Hughes and Claes went on to dominate Trinidad and Tobago’s Ayana Dyette and Taija Thomas 21-8, 219 in the final match of the day. Also coming out on top were Rachel Cockrell and Camille Saxton beating Guadeloupe’s Caroline Reb and Fanny Katarzynski. It was a closer match when the Guadeloupe duo went up against the US Virgin Islands, but still Amber Bennett and Melanie Valenciana (ISV) managed the win 2-1. Another decisive win for the Americans came when Alison McColloch and Kelly Reeves beat Canada’s fourth entry on the women’s side, Amanda Harnett and Kelsey Veltman 21-8, 21-16. Earlier Megan Nagy and Marie Christine Lapointe, also of the home country, beat Harnett and Veltman 2-0. Action continues on Saturday morning at 10 am Eastern time.
Women’s Results – day 1 (July 01) CAN2 Cockrell/Saxton def. GDP Reb/Katarzynski 2-0 (21-16, 21-8); CAN3 Nagy/ Lapointe def. CAN4 Harnett/Veltman 2-0 (21-10, 21-14); CAN1 Wilkerson/Gordon def. USA2 Hughes/Claes 2-0 (22-20, 2112); USA 1 McColloch/Reeves def. CAN4 Harnett/Veltman 2-0 (21-8, 21-16); ISV Valenciana/Bennett def. GDP Reb/Katarzynski 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-11); USA Hughes/Claes def. TRI Dyette/Thomas 2-0 (21-8, 21-9).