Americans Stolfus-Wong are favorites in Boca Chica 

 

SANTO DOMINGO , Dominican Republic , April 7, 2007.- Hans Stolfus and Scott Wong of USA advanced to the men’s quarter finals of the Boca Chica Beach Volleyball Tournament as winners of Pool A with an easy victory 21-15, 21-13 over Yewddys Perez and Juan Pozo of Dominican Republic I.

 

The Americans are considered as favorites to win the first leg of the five-stop 2007 NORCECA Circuit which will continue in Guatemala , Mexico , Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago.

 

Costa Ricans Marcelo Araya-Jonathan Guevara, winners of Pool B, defeated the Trinidadian pair of Morrison-Francois by 21-11, 21-10. Puerto Rico II (Otero-Rivera) won Pool D, and Guatemala (Bolanos-Gonzalez) won Pool C.

 

In the most exciting match on Saturday, the pair of Geovanny Medrano-David Vargas of El Salvador edged Dominicans Perez-Pozo 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 advancing to the round of the last eight contenders.

 

Men’s results on Saturday:

 

Pool play: PUR II d. DOM II (21-9, 21-17); ESA d. TRI (21-18, 21-16); CUB d. DOM III (21-12, 21-7); CAY d. PUR I (Walk-Over); USA d. DOM I (21-15, 21-13). Round of 16: USA (Bye); GUA (Bye); PUR II (Bye); CRC d. TRI (21-11, 21-10); DOM III d. CAY (21-13, 21-16); CUB d. DOM II (21-15, 21-14); PUR I d. SKN (21-19, 21-18) and ESA d. DOM I (21-17, 19-21, 15-11).