Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson advance to Round of 16 at beach volleyball worlds
CBC Sports | Posted: October 12, 2023 12:49 AM | Last Updated: October 12, 2023
Fellow Canadian duos Pavan/McBain, Schachter/Dearing eliminated
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are now the only Canadian duo still in contention at the beach volleyball worlds in Mexico.
The fourth-ranked Toronto duo downed World No. 26 Niina Ahtiainen and Taru Lahti-Liukkonen of Finland 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) in the Round of 32 on Wednesday in Apizaco to continue their unbeaten run and improve to 5-0 in the tournament.
Wilkerson scored 11 attack points and six block points. Humana-Paredes added 14, all coming from attack points.
Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson will face Switzerland's Esmée Bobner and Zoé Vergé-Dépré, who go by Esmée and Zoé, in the Round of 16 on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET.
All the action from the beach volleyball worlds will be live streamed on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and on CBC Gem.
Earlier, Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto's Molly McBain lost 2-0 to second-ranked Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of the U.S. The 60th-ranked Canadians went the distance in the first set, but ended up falling 23-21. The Americans took the second frame 21-12.
In the men's competition, World No. 33 Sam Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Toronto's Dan Dearing also fell 2-0 (21-16, 24-22) to tenth-ranked Thomas Hodges and Zachery Schubert of Australia.
Schachter and Dearing leave the competition with a 2-2 record. Pavan and McBain dropped to 2-3 on Wednesday.
WATCH l Full event replay: Pavan and McBain defeated in Round of 32:
WATCH l Full event replay: Schachter and Dearing ousted from beach volleyball worlds: