Kiwis march into semifinals in Mount Maunganui

Shaunna Polley & Alice Zeimann. Photos: Julie Maree Photography.

Two New Zealand volleyball pairs will go head-to-head with their international rivals in the semifinals of the Beach Pro Tour Futures in Mount Maunganui today.

The penultimate day of action come to a close on Saturday at the Beach Pro Tour Futures at Mount Maunganui Main Beach.

Two Kiwi pairs have made it through to this morning semifinals.

In the Women's Shaunna Polley & Alice Zeimann, in the Men's Thomas Reid & Jack McManaway.

Shaunna Polley and Alice Zeimann will meet Avery Poppinga and Madison Shields (USA) in their semifinal starting at 11am.

Shaunna and Alice made their semifinal spot by taking down the Vanuatu pair of Linlines Matauatu and Majabelle Lawac in the quarterfinal on Saturday 2-0 (21-19, 21-18)

Tom Reid.

Thomas Reid and Jack McManaway battle Jordan Hoppe and James Shaw from the United States in their semifinal, the first of Sunday, getting underway at 9am.

Thomas and Jack earned their spot by defeating Tomer Hadar and David Lanciano (ISR) 2-0 (26-24, 21-16) in the Round of 12 on Saturday.

Jack McManaway.

Later in the quarterfinals, they defeated fellow Kiwi pair Bradley Fuller and Gregory Vukets 2-0(21-12, 21-19).

Sunday Finals Schedule - (Watch Here)

9am - Men's Semifinal 1 Reid/McManaway (NZL) vs Hoppe/Shaw (USA)

10am -Men's Semifinal 2 Hood/Potts (AUS) vs Caldwell/Urrutia (USA)

11am - Women's Semifinal 1 Polley/Zeimann (NZL) vs Poppinga/Shields (USA)

12pm - Women's Semifinal 2 Chacon/Whalen (USA) vs Fejes/Milutinovic (AUS)

1pm - Men's 3rd Place

2pm - Men's Final 

3pm - Women's 3rd Place

4pm - Women's Final

 

 

 

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