Bermuda’s Megan Hands and Natalie Gazzard recorded two straight-set defeats on the opening day of the NORCECA Under-23 Beach Volleyball Continental Tour in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Competing in Pool D at the Flor Blanca Beach Volleyball Stadium, the Bermudian pair opened against Guatemala’s Daphne Mendoza and Marisabel González, who won 21-17, 21-11.
Hands and Gazzard then faced El Salvador’s María Jimena Castañeda and Daniela Vigil, with the host pair winning 21-9, 21-10.
Pool play continues today [Oct 17], with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Classification matches are also scheduled for Saturday, ahead of Sunday’s semi-finals.
