The United States made a dominant performance at the NORCECA Pigeon Point tournament, winning four medals in the last regular-season event of the Tour. The American teams, Stafford Slick/Mark Burik and Caitlin Ledoux/Emily Stockman, claimed two gold medals. Additionally, Emily Day/Irene Pollock and Ryan Doherty/John Mayer secured bronze medals. This victory marks the second consecutive year that the U.S. has achieved both gold and bronze on the women’s podium in St. Lucia, as well as back-to-back gold on the men’s side.
In the women’s finale, Caitlin Ledoux and Emily Stockman defeated Karen Cope Charles and Natalia Alfaro of Costa Rica in a thrilling match, winning 21-19, 21-13. Ledoux and Stockman took an early lead in the first set but faced a strong comeback from the Costa Ricans before eventually securing the set. In the second set, the Americans maintained their advantage, clinching the set and the title.
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Ledoux and Stockman’s path to the final included a 2-1 record in pool play and a straight-set victory against Canada in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they faced a rematch against Emily Day/Irene Pollock, who had previously defeated them in pool play. However, Ledoux and Stockman turned the tables, defeating their compatriots 21-19, 22-20.
Day and Pollock had a successful run in the tournament, going undefeated in pool play and securing a decisive victory against Honduras in the quarterfinals, winning 21-12, 21-9. In the bronze medal match, Day and Pollock defeated Canada’s Megan Nagy/Marie Christine Lapointe 21-17, 21-17 in 34 minutes. The only loss for either U.S. women’s team came from their match against each other.
Stafford Slick and Mark Burik, seeded third, had a flawless performance throughout the tournament, going 6-0. In the final, they faced Canada’s Cameron Wheelan/Michael Plantinga and had to come from behind after dropping the first set. After an intense three-set match, Slick and Burik emerged victorious with a score of 18-21, 21-17, 15-13. Prior to the final, they engaged in a grueling three-set semifinal against Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, which they won 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 after 57 minutes of intense competition.
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Doherty and Mayer secured the bronze medal by defeating Ryan Vandenburg/Sergey Grabovskyy of Canada with a score of 23-21, 21-13. This was their only loss in the tournament, which occurred in the semifinals.
The gold medal win for Mark Burik marked his first international victory, while it was Stafford Slick’s second career international gold. For Caitlin Ledoux, it was her third gold on the NORCECA Tour, whereas Emily Stockman celebrated her first career win.
The 2016 NORCECA season will conclude on November 25-27 in Trinidad and Tobago.
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