Beach Update: U.S. Teams Win Gold, Bronze at NORCECA Championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 15, 2022) – The U.S. beach team of Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles won the gold medal while the men’s team of Theo Brunner/Chaim Schalk took bronze at the 2022 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Finals on Sunday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

In the women’s gold medal match, Flint/Scoles beat Allanis Navas/María González of Puerto Rico 2-0 (21-16, 21-19).

“It’s exciting winning the gold,” Flint told NORCECA. “It was a battle of who was going to be better in the win and we are excited to get this experience together as a team; and just put the pressure on them.”

Scoles added that going into the final, you never know how it’s going to fall, “both teams have gone through a lot of teams to get to that point, so you are prepared for a battle; Puerto Rico gave us a great fight, I’m thankful we were able to pull it out.”

In their semifinal match, Flint/Scoles defeated Atenas Gutiérrez/Abril Flores of Mexico 2-0 (21-11, 21-19).

In the men’s bronze medal match, Schalk/Brunner beat Juan Virgen/Miguel Sarabia of Mexico 2-0 (21-15, 21-18).

BEACH PRO TOUR

The final Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event will be a Futures tournament on Dec. 28-31 in The Hague, Netherlands.

The U.S. women’s team of Hailey Harward/Kylie Deberg will open in the main draw and Jade Race/Violeta Slabakova will play in the qualifier.

The men’s team of Hagen Smith/Ian Satterfield will start in the qualifier.

The final event of the Beach Pro Tour will be the Tour Finals on Jan. 26-29 in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. team of Kristen Nuss/Taryn Kloth has qualified as the eighth-ranked team.