The pairs of Jerome Morrison and Jahreef Miguel (men) and Kaylon Cruickshank/Malika Davidson (women) were crowned champions when the two-day second leg of the T&T Volleyball Federation (TTVF) Trinbago Beach Volleyball Tour Women’s Open Division ended at Misson Beach, Toco, on Monday.
In the final of the men’s seven-team competition, the second-ranked pair of Morrison and Miguel came from a set down to defeat top-seeded Kareem Thomas/Tevin Edwards 17-21, 21-19, 15-11.
When the semifinals were held, Morrison and Miguel were also forced to rally from behind to get the better of Steffon Hutson and Stephen Enile 21-23, 21-16, 15-6, while Thomas and Edwards humbled Jeremiah Jankey and his brother Josiah Jankey 21-18, 21-16.
The Jankeys managed to end their day on a high, though, beating Hutson and Enile 21-17, 21-17 for the bronze medals.
A day earlier when the tournament served off, Morrison and Miguel won their Group A matches against Laquan Dyer and De Angelo Auguste 21-5, 21-12; Dejaun Williams and Jedaiah Sanior 21-16, 21-8; and the opening-leg tournament winners, Marley Davidson and Ricardo Persaud, 21-18, 17-21, 15-5 for a 3-0 record.
Davidson and Persaud had won their opener versus Williams and Sanior 21-0, 21-0 (default), followed by a 21-9, 21-13 victory against Dyer and Auguste, while Williams and Sanior beat Dyer and Auguste 21-14, 21-13.
In Group B, the Jankeys won both their matches, against Hutson and Enile 21-16 and 21-12, and Thomas and Edwards 21-19 and 23-21, while Hutson and Enile beat Thomas and Edwards 22-20 and 24-20 in the other match.
Because of their impressive record in the group stages, Morrison and Miguel topped the group stage earlier and secured a direct path to the semifinals, while Thomas and Edwards dumped Davidson and Persaud 9-21, 28-26, 15-13; the Jankeys whipped Dyer and Auguste 21-8, 21-9; and Hutson and Enile battled past Williams and Sanior 21-19, 21-15 in the three other quarterfinals.
Cruickshank and Davidson stun Glasgow, Joseph
The women’s title match also went the full distance with Cruickshank and Davidson battling past opening leg champions Apphia Glasgow and La Teisha Joseph 16-21, 21-17, and 15-11 in their decider.
This was after Cruickshank and Davidson outplayed Rayquelle Dickson and Alyssa Hutchinson 21-9, 21-18 in the semifinals, while Glasgow and Joseph stopped Adalia Badroe and Shanice Cottoy 21-18, 21-7.
In the third-place battle, Badroe and Cottoy swept past Dickson and Hutchinson 21-14 and 21-9.
When the tournament started, Cruickshank and Davidson spanked Sadie Torkar and Bianca Perkins 21-17, 21-6, and Ximara Phillip and Jodelle Brumant 21-7, 21-19 in Group C, while Torkar and Perkins overwhelmed Phillip and Brumant 21-13, 21-12.
In Group A, Glasgow and Joseph won their clashes with Dickson and Hutchinson 21-9, 21-9; and Patrice Paul and Kenissa Kennedy 21-13, 21-9, while Dickson and Hutchinson topped Paul and Kennedy 21-10, 21-5.
In Group B, Badroe and Cottoy rallied past Asma Charles and Ebony Williams 17-21, 21-13, and 15-8 and Jessica Castagne-Hay and Skye La Fon 21-7 and 21-6, while the latter won their other match over Charles and Williams 21-12, 14-21, and 16-14.
Cruickshank and Davidson then steamrolled Paul and Kennedy 21-6, 21-17 in their quarterfinal while Glasgow and Joseph dumped Charles and Williams 21-11, 25-23; Dickson and Hutchinson eased past Castagne-Hay and La Fon 21-17, 21-9; and Badroe and Cottoy scolded Torkar and Perkins 21-13, 21-14.
Other results
Men’s Open
Quarterfinal losers semifinals
Marley Davidson/Ricardo Persaud bt Laquan Dyer/De Angelo Auguste 21-12, 21-6
Dejaun Williams/Jedaiah Sanior – bye
Seventh: Laquan Dyer/De Angelo Auguste
Fifth spot playoff: Dejaun Williams/Jedaiah Sanior bt Marley Davidson/Ricardo Persaud 21-17, 21-14
Women’s Open
Quarterfinals losers semifinals:
Jessica Castagne-Hay/Skye La Fon bt Patrice Paul/Kenissa Kennedy 21-8, 21-14
Sadie Torkar/Bianca Perkins bt Asma Charles/Ebony Williams 21-12, 21-19
Fifth playoff
Sadie Torkar/Bianca Perkins bt Jessica Castagne-Hay/Skye La Fon 22-20, 19-21, 15-7
