Timothy Brewster and Kyle Friend of USA win Men’s Gold in Punta Cana

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, October 2, 2022.- Timothy Brewster and Kyle Friend of the United States won the gold medal over Cuban Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo 2-0 (21-16, 22-20) of the fourth stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour in Punta Cana.
 
Brewster and Friend reached the gold medal match defeating the local pair of Jose Martinez and Francisco De Jesus 2-0 (21-14, 21-18) in semifinals, while Noslen Diaz and Jorge Luis Alayo struggled in the second set to come on top of Canadians Jake MacNeil and William Russell 2-0 (21-13, 22-20).
 
Jake MacNeil and William Russell fought strongly to come from behind and win the bronze medal to Dominicans Jose Martinez and Francisco De Jesus 2-1 (14-21, 21-14, 15-8).
 
Mexican Jorge Barajas and Ricardo Galindo finished in fifth place defeating Guatemalan Andy Blanco and Luis García 2-0 (21-12, 21-16). Barajas/Galindo progressed to the fifth-place match beating Franklyn Flores and Armando Guatemala of El Salvador 2-0 (21-10, 21-10) and Blanco/García over Sheldon Descartes and Joseph Clercent of St. Lucia by a score of 2-0 (21-14, 21-15).
 
Salvadorians Flores/Guatemala won the battle for seventh place against Sheldon/Clercent of St. Lucia 2-0 (21-12, 21-12).