Roberto Rodriguez and Eric Haddock win final of Cayman Island’s Beach Volleyball Tournament
The final match of the Cayman Island’s Beach Volleyball Tournament took place on Sunday, March 25.
The location of the title match was the Seven Miles Beach in Cayman Island. The two pairs that were able to make it to the final were Roberto Rodriguez and Eric Haddock from Puerto Rico as well as the duo of Samuel Schachter and Maverick Hatch from Canada.
The clash between the two sides did not take long to reach its close as the pair of Rodriguez and Haddock was able to make a clean sweep over the number one team of Canada at the following final set scores: 21-19 and 21-15.
Rodriguez expressed himself by making the following comments at the press conference conducted after the closing of the match, “It feels wonderful to win, Puerto Rico won two silver medals in the past here at Cayman, and I’m proud to take home the gold.”
The victory achieved by both Rodriguez and Haddock was the first time that Puerto Rico won the gold medal in this event. In the tournament last year, Rodriguez came up till the title match but failed to bag a gold as he took home the silver medal. This tournament
was the first time that Rodriguez was paired up with Haddock.
The duo of Rodriguez and Haddock were able to defeat Joshua Binstock and Martin Reader of Canada in the semi final match of the tournament. The pair of Binstock and Reader is ranked as number two in the Canadian national rankings. The semi final match between
the two sides was tough as it took three sets to reach its close. The score board showed the following final set scores at the end of the day: 21-16, 20-22 and 15-12.
On the other hand, the bronze medal match was played between the duo of Binstock and Reader as well as German Recio and Luis Adames belonging to the Dominican Republic.
The final match of the Cayman Island’s Beach Volleyball Tournament was attended by a huge crowd of spectators that made it worthwhile for the participating players to give the best of their performance.
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