U20 Beach Pairs Ready to Compete in Cayman Islands
Four pairs from the U.S. U20 Beach National Team will compete this weekend at the first edition of the NORCECA U23 Beach Volleyball Tour at Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 31, 2022) – U.S. U20 beach teams swept the gold and bronze medals on Sunday at the inaugural NORCECA U23 Beach Volleyball Tour event in the Cayman Islands.
Ella Connor/Piper Ferch won the women’s gold while Thomas Hurst/Gage Basey took the men’s title.
Alexis Durish/Hailey Hamlett won the women’s bronze medal and Dylan McClung/Caleb Blanchette took the men’s bronze.
In the women’s final, Connor/Ferch outlasted Canadians Ruby Sorra/Kaylee Glagau to win, 2-1 (18-21, 21-11, 22-20).
For the bronze medal, Durish/Hamlett beat Britney Choon/Tsyan Selvon of Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 (21-12, 21-14).
In the men’s final Hurst/Basey beat Trent Ketrzynski/Rouzbeh Rahnavard of Canada in a battle, 2-1 (23-21, 17-21, 15-11).
The bronze medal match saw McClung/Blanchette defeat Eddy Toro/Joshua Winklaar of Aruba, 2-0 (21-16, 21-18).
Both genders had semifinals that were all-U.S. teams. For the women, Connor/Ferch beat Durish/Hamlett 2-0 (21-17, 21-13). On the men’s side, Hurst/Basey defeated McClung/Blanchette, 2-0 (21-11, 21-11).
U.S. Team for the NORCECA U23 Beach Volleyball Tour
Cayman Islands
WOMEN
Name (Height, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
Ella Connor (6-1, Kihei, Hawaii, Cal Poly, Moku O Keawe)
Alexis Durish (5-10, Venice, Fla., Florida State, Lone Star)
Piper Ferch (5-10, Seattle, Wash., Cal Poly, Puget Sound)
Hailey Hamlett (5-11, Bulverde, Texas, TCU, Lone Star)
MEN
Name (Height, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
Gage Basey (6-5, Lyons, Colorado, Colorado, Rocky Mountain)
Caleb Blanchette (6-5, Brentwood, Tenn., Ravenwood HS, Southern)
Thomas Hurst (6-3, Plano, Texas, University Prep, North Texas)
Dylan McClung (6-7, North Kingstown, R.I., Sacred Heart Univ., New England)