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The Canadian beach volleyball duo of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson kept their hopes of a three-peat in the Montreal Elite16 tournament alive with a 22-20, 21-18 win over Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
The Canadians had more blocks and digs than their rivals. They advance to Sunday’s semifinals where they’ll play Thamela Galil and Victoria Tosta of Brazil, who defeated the American combo of Julia Donlin and Lexy Denaburg 21-17, 13-21, 18-16.
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Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson claimed the 2023 and 2025 titles, winning Olympic silver in between.
Watch Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson take on Latvia’s Anastasija Samoilova and Tīna Graudiņa at the Beach Pro Tour stop in Montreal.
Earlier Saturday, Ontario duo Sam Schachter and Jonathan Pickett pulled off a major upset to reach the men’s semifinals in the FIVB Beach Pro Tournament.
The 39th-ranked Canadians downed world No. 1s Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) in quarterfinal action Saturday at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Pickett of Wiarton, Ont., also ousted Austria’s Alexander Horst and Paul Pascariuc earlier in the day.
They’ll face Brazil’s Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho and Andre Stein in Sunday morning’s semifinal.
Watch Sweden’s Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson take on Canada’s Samuel Schachter and Jonathan Pickett at the 2026 World Volleyball Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 Montreal.
