BELIZE CITY, Tue. Apr. 2, 2019– The Belize Volleyball Association’s (BVA) 2019 Beach Volleyball Tour Stop #2 was held at Kukumba Beach, Old Belize on March 30 & 31, 2019. 11 male teams and 6 female teams were registered. The winning teams were:
FEMALES: 1st Place – Fatima Ramirez & Gareth Bruce; 2nd Place – Mya Musa & Ayah Safa; 3rd Place – Kelsey Balderamos & Allyana Musa.
MALES: 1st Place – Francis Hauze & Michael Jenkins; 2nd Place – Gustavo Morataya & Aldair Pena; 3rd Place – Joseph Carnegie & Edgar Martinez.
In the female competition, Fatima Ramirez & Gareth Bruce won first place by defeating Ayah Safa & Mya Musa (21-12, 21-16) in the final, while Francis Hauze & Michael Jenkins defeated Gustavo Morataya & Aldair Pena (21-15, 21-17), taking the win for the males. Joseph Carnegie & Edgar Martinez placed third after defeating Badyr Sajia & Zak Sajia (21-16, 19-21, 15-6) for the males. For the females, Kelsey Balderamos & Allyana Musa took home the third place prize after defeating Emma Hoare & Isabelle Swasey (21-11, 21-16).
Cash prizes for this event were: 1st – $500; 2nd – $300; and 3rd – $200.
Stop #3 is scheduled for Easter weekend (April 20 & 21) in Caye Caulker.
This weekend’s event was organized by the Belize District Volleyball Association, and sponsored by Old Belize. For regular updates and more information, please visit “Belize Volleyball” Facebook page.
The Belize Volleyball Association thanks all players, participants, officials, sponsors and everyone who came out to make this weekend a successful event.
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