BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis, 2026 – Defending men’s champions Dominica will continue their title defence in the semifinals of the ECVA U20 Beach Volleyball Championship. Teams from Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Lucia secured their places in the men’s final four.
Dominica’s pair of Tahj and Caiston were in dominant form in the men’s draw. They first overpowered the British Virgin Islands’ Miranda/Young 2–0 (21–5, 21–13) in the Round of 12, then held off St. Kitts & Nevis 1’s Williams/Rennix 2–0 (22–20, 21–18) in the quarterfinals. They will meet Antigua & Barbuda’s Lugo/Freeland in one of Sunday’s semifinals.
Lugo and Freeland of Antigua & Barbuda also impressed, claiming a straight-sets quarterfinal win over the British Virgin Islands’ Wheatley/Fahie 2–0 (21–19, 21–18) to book their semifinal berth.
In the other men’s semifinal, host nation St. Kitts & Nevis will be represented by Troy and Pencheon, who produced a convincing 2–0 (21–12, 21–16) quarterfinal victory over St. Vincent & the Grenadines’ Frederick/Alexander. They will face St. Lucia’s Emmanuel and Clarke, who advanced with a composed 2–0 (21–14, 21–13) win against St. Kitts & Nevis 4’s Edwards/Levine.
On the women’s side, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia and Bermuda all advanced to the semifinals after a series of hard-fought quarterfinal battles on Day 2.
The women’s event will see two home teams from St. Kitts & Nevis in the semifinals, alongside contenders from St. Lucia and Bermuda.
St. Kitts & Nevis pair Alwani and Pinney secured their place with a solid 2–0 (21–18, 21–11) quarterfinal victory over Grenada’s Agard/George. Their compatriots Amritt and Browne also advanced in dominant fashion, sweeping Antigua & Barbuda’s Burnette/Gibson 2–0 (21–14, 21–11) after winning an all-St. Kitts & Nevis round of 12 encounter against Woodley/Evelyn 2–0 (21–17, 21–12).
St. Lucia’s Abigail and Desir completed a hard-fought comeback to reach the semifinals, defeating St Eustatius's Gibbs/Pieternella 2–1 (16–21, 21–15, 15–8). Bermuda’s Gazzard and Sousa earned the remaining semifinal place with a composed 2–0 (21–19, 21–15) quarterfinal win over St. Vincent & the Grenadines’ Nayelli/Reanna.
The men’s and women’s semifinals are scheduled for Sunday, as the ECVA U20 Beach Volleyball Championship in St. Kitts & Nevis moves into its decisive phase.
