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Beach Update: NORCECA Open and U23 Trials

The NORCECA open trials were held to determine a final ranking of one to four per gender. These four teams will make up the Volleyball Canada NORCECA eligibility list for the last six months of NORCECA Beach Tour events (starting July 1) in 2024, excluding the NORCECA Finals.

The winners of the NORCECA Open trials:
Men:
1st – Martin Licht / Robert Kemp (ON) (21-17, 21-16)
2nd – Rouzbeh Rahnavard (ON) / Tynan Gannett (NS)
3rd – Steve Abrams / Jonny Pickett (ON)
4th – Ben Moffat / Julien Jouan (ON)

Women:
1st – Abbey Thorup / Sophia Hladyniuk (ON) (22-20, 21-16)
2nd – Amy Ozee / Kaylee Glagau (ON)
3rd – Mikayla Law-Heese / Kristina May (ON)
4th – Dana Roskic / Grace Pyatt (ON)

The winners of the NORCECA U23 trials:
Men:
1st – Connor Dorsey / Aiden Hilkowitz (ON) (11-21, 22-20, 15-12)
2nd – Cole Linskill / Hank Heider (ON)
3rd – Michael Korman / Jack Barrett (ON)

Women:
1st – Akash Grewal (BC) / Ofure Odigie (ON) (21-8, 21-17)
2nd – Emma Braticevic / Sophia Hladyniuk (ON)
3rd – Alisa Gavva / Darcie Buchanan (ON)

NORCECA has a U23 tournament scheduled for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (October 1-5).

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Jackie Skender
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