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Canada fourth at Ostrava Beach Open

Ostrava, Czech Republic (June 06, 2021): Canada’s Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes finished fourth at Ostrava after 2-0 loss to Brazil on Sunday.

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Ostrava, Czech Republic (June 06, 2021): Canada’s Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes finished fourth at Ostrava after 2-0 loss to Brazil on Sunday.

Nationality
Canada
Current Team
Melissa/Pavan
Past Teams
H-Paredes/Pavan, Nebraska Women, Pavan/H-Parades, Pavan/Paredes
Leagues
AVP Chicago Women, AVP Hawaii Women, FIVB Cancun Women, FIVB Ostrava Women, NCAA Matches
Height
195 cm
Birth Date
August 16, 1986
Home Town
Kitchener, ON
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Brazil’s Barbara Seixas and Carol Solberg picked up the bronze with set scores of 21-15, 21-16. Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre and the USA’s Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes met in the Ostrava Beach Open women’s final, also today, with the U.S. team taking gold after a 2-0 win.

Canada had four teams in the main draw at Ostrava: Heather Bansley (Waterdown, ON) and Brandie Wilkerson (Toronto, ON), who overcame fellow Canadians Pavan (Kitchener, ON) and Humana-Paredes (Toronto, ON) in pool play (2-1), finished 9th; the McNamaras were 17th and on the men’s side Saxton/O’Gorman also 17th.

Nationality
Canada
Position
Beach
Current Team
Saxton/O’Gorman
Past Teams
Saxton/Schalk
Leagues
FIVB Cancun
Height
200
Weight
90
Birth Date
November 21, 1988
Home Town
Calgary, AB
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The Tour continues with a 4-star event in Gstaad, Switzerland, in early July. Canada has two spots in the Olympic Games for women’s teams, and the men’s teams will have one last chance to qualify for the Olympics in a continental tournament in Mexico in late June.

Photo: FIVB

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