The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes, right, and Brandie Wilkerson, pictured in July, defeated Michelle Amarilla and Erika Bobadilla of Paraguay 21-14, 21-10 on Sunday at the world championships in Apizaco, Mexico.
Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson saw their run at the beach volleyball world championships come to an end in the quarterfinals on Friday in Apizaco, Mexico.Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes, right, and Brandie Wilkerson had won five straight matches without surrendering a set at the beach volleyball worlds in Mexico, but they suffered a 22-20, 21-16 quarterfinal loss to Australia's Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar on Friday.
The fourth-ranked Toronto duo had won five straight matches without surrendering a set, but they lost a battle of unbeatens against Australian stars Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, who swept the Canadians 22-20, 21-16. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson were coming off a 21-14, 21-11 win over Switzerland's Esmée Bobner and Zoé Vergé-Dépré in the Round of 16. They defeated Finland's Niina Ahtiainen and Taru Lahti-Liukkonen 21-17, 21-17 in the Round of 32 after going 3-0 in pool play.
Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., and Toronto's Molly McBain were eliminated in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, while Toronto's Dan Dearing and Sam Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost in the men's Round of 32.The women's and men's champions will earn quota spots for their respective countries at Paris 2024 and a share of the $1 million purse.
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