The second and final week of competition at the CAC Games began on Saturday for the U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) delegation with Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Beach Volleyball, as well as Fencing, a release issued Saturday makes known.<\/p>\n
Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s beach volleyball teams lost their matches against Cayman Islands and Venezuela, respectively. Fencer, Teddy Weller, 28, was defeated by Anthony Deans of Jamaica, 15-8, in the Men\u2019s Individual Sabre Round of 16.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s beach volleyball team, represented by Edward Peter, Jr., 23, and Miguel Lopez, Jr., 18, lost two back to back sets against the Cayman Islands to end the match 0-2. Peter said the high heat and humidity are major factors to consider moving forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel we played okay [considering] that my partner is new,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like our strategy for the next game: we just keep hydrated and just be ready and play hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lopez, who is traditionally an indoor volleyball player, is competing in his first major beach volleyball tournament, and expects to adjust more and more to the sand over the coming days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe transition is very difficult, but adjustments during the game coming easier and easier [with] each point. The more you play and the more you can adjust, the more the game kind of comes to you,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you can play volleyball indoors, it\u2019s just slight adjustments on the sand that\u2019s going to make the game come easier.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amber Bennett, 26, and Mannika Charles, 30 are representing Team ISV in women\u2019s beach volleyball. They also lost back to back sets against Venezuela to end the game 0-2.<\/p>\n
Bennett said the team didn\u2019t make any errors, but they need to do more than that when competing at this level.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really have to put the ball away, and I think tomorrow that\u2019s going to be the main thing that we\u2019re going to focus on: being okay with making more mistakes, but being more aggressive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the women\u2019s team will be playing Panam\u00e1, as well as Trinidad and Tobago. The men will be playing Cura\u00e7ao and M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n
Team ISV also begins competition on Sunday in Athletics and Men\u2019s Basketball, where the team will be playing host country, Colombia.<\/p>\n
Individuals can follow the games and the status of Team ISV athletes competing at www.baranquilla2018.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The second and final week of competition at the CAC Games began on Saturday for the U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) delegation with Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Beach Volleyball, as well as Fencing, a release issued Saturday makes known. Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s beach volleyball teams lost their matches against Cayman Islands and Venezuela, respectively. Fencer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1825,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n