{"id":51789,"date":"2020-03-05T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=51789"},"modified":"2020-03-05T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T16:43:49","slug":"usa-japan-pairs-advance-to-main-draw-in-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/usa-japan-pairs-advance-to-main-draw-in-guam\/","title":{"rendered":"USA, JAPAN PAIRS ADVANCE TO MAIN DRAW IN GUAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><em>Megan Kraft (left) and Delaynie Maple (right) celebrate their victory and moving on to the main draw.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hagatna, Guam, March 5, 2020 \u2013 Japan and USA each added two pairs to the main draw after qualification at the women\u2019s Guam Beach Cup 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51791\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-2.jpg 593w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2-2-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first women\u2019s one-star event on the 2020 portion of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour will see teams from Austria, Canada, Finland, Japan, Sweden and the USA take to the court alongside four pairs representing host Guam for the main draw.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen teams were thinned to four during qualification.<\/p>\n<p>The USA\u2019s Delaynie Maple\/Megan Kraft dropped only one point in a two-set win over Melanie Damian\/Alaunah Merto of Guam and then upset third seeds Heather Friesen\/Melissa Fuchs to book a place in the pools.<\/p>\n<p>Both 17 years of age, this is Maple and Kraft\u2019s debut on the Beach Volleyball World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>The second USA pair to advance was Kimberly Hildreth\/Sarah Schermerhorn after a victory over Sweden\u2019s Louise Maneskold\/Jenny Stralman, 21-14 and 21-10. Hildreth\/Schemerhorn finished 19th at the two-star event in Siam Reap, Cambodia in February.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s top two seeds for qualification won their matches in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>Ayumi Kusano\/Suzuka Hashimoto defeated Guam\u2019s Aya Cathey\/Trinity Terlaje, 2-0. Cathey\/Terlaje had already knocked out compatriots Sadie Gutierrez\/Avi Stevens. The top qualifiers will face Franziska Friedl\/Eva Pfeffer of Austria in their first pool match tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Kaho Sakaguchi\/Reika Murakami beat Karin Backstrom\/Malin Bergholm of Sweden, 21-10 and 21-15, in their qualification match.<\/p>\n<p>Guam is the Japanese duo\u2019s 17th appearance together on the Beach Volleyball World Tour. The pair has already won a one-star event this season \u2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Pool matches in the main draw take place on Friday, two rounds of elimination brackets on Saturday, followed by semifinals and finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Two others teams from Japan are favourites when the main draw begins tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Number one seeds Azusa Futami\/Akiko Hasegawa face Guam\u2019s Geneveive Ilao\/Jasmine Wenzel in the first Pool A match, while second-ranked Yurika Sakaguchi\/Chiyo Suzuki will begin a campaign for a second consecutive podium on the Beach Volleyball World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Yurika\/Chiyo came third at the two-star event in Siem Reap, Cambodia in February. They face impressive US qualifiers Maple\/Kraft in their first match in Pool B.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural women\u2019s one-star FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Guam has a US$5,000 prize fund.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Kraft (left) and Delaynie Maple (right) celebrate their victory and moving on to the main draw. 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