Defending champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson emerged victorious with a 2-0 win at the Montreal Elite stop of the FIVB Beach Pro Tour on Friday. The Toronto pair clinched the victory by defeating Brazil’s Thamela Coradello Galil and Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta with scores of 21-13 and 21-18 in Pool A action. The upcoming matches include the Round of 12 and quarterfinals scheduled for Saturday, while the semifinals and medal matches are set to conclude the event on Sunday.
Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson are aiming to secure their third Montreal title, having previously triumphed in 2023 and 2025, with the tournament not being held in Montreal in 2024.
Among the Canadian women competing, Marie-Alex Bélanger and Lea Monkhouse faced a 2-0 defeat against the U.S. duo Donlin and Denaburg (21-10, 21-17) and are preparing to take on another American pair, Shaw and Phillips, later in the day. In the men’s category, Cameron Chadwick from Barrie, Ont., and Steven Abrams from Georgetown, Ont., suffered a loss to the U.S. team of Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh with a scoreline of 2-1 (23-21, 21-18, 15-12).
Canadian players Sam Schachter and Jonny Pickett are scheduled to compete against Brazil’s Andre Loyola Stein and Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho later in the day.
