10-15-2025, 06:43 PM
More international beach action. The FIVB U21 Championships got underway in Puebla, Mexico, with qualification rounds today.
Stanford's Avery Jackson (with Sally Perez) won two matches to make the main draw and will play two Pool C matches tomorrow with a third on Friday. Stanford's Ruby Sorra and Ofure Odigie are representing Canada, and are in Pool E. (They didn't have a much success last week in Manhattan Beach; hope they fare better this week.)
The FIVB is also holding a "Challenger" event in Nuvali, Philippines this week. Stanford alum Sunny Villapando and Florimel Rodriguez are one of two Filipino teams to get a wildcard into the main draw. That starts tomorrow.
Originally Xolani Hodel and Kylie Deberg were signed up for this event, too, but dropped out. There's speculation the partnership may be over, since they've also dropped out of another upcoming FIVB event.
Stanford's Avery Jackson (with Sally Perez) won two matches to make the main draw and will play two Pool C matches tomorrow with a third on Friday. Stanford's Ruby Sorra and Ofure Odigie are representing Canada, and are in Pool E. (They didn't have a much success last week in Manhattan Beach; hope they fare better this week.)
The FIVB is also holding a "Challenger" event in Nuvali, Philippines this week. Stanford alum Sunny Villapando and Florimel Rodriguez are one of two Filipino teams to get a wildcard into the main draw. That starts tomorrow.
Originally Xolani Hodel and Kylie Deberg were signed up for this event, too, but dropped out. There's speculation the partnership may be over, since they've also dropped out of another upcoming FIVB event.