APIZACO, Mexico — Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are moving on at the beach volleyball world championships.
The duo from Toronto defeated Finland's Niina Ahtiainen and Taru Lahti-Liukkonen 2-0 in their round of 32 women's playoff matchup on Wednesday.
The fourth-ranked pairing will be the lone Canadians remaining in the round of 16 at the worlds and are set to face Switzerland's Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre on Thursday night. Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto's Molly McBain were ousted with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of second-ranked Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth of the U.S.
Pavan and McBain squeezed into the playoffs with a 2-0 win over Ecuador's Ariana Becerra and Karelys Ortiz in a"lucky loser" match on Tuesday, after going 1-2 in Pool H. On the men's side, Sam Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Toronto's Dan Dearing fell 2-0 in their round of 32 match to tenth-ranked Thomas Hodges and Zachery Schubert of Australia.
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