TT whip Guadeloupe in CAZOVA opener

TT are aiming to win their sixth consecutive championship and their seventh overall in 16 editions of the tournament.

TT overpowered their opponents in the first set and won convincingly at 25-8.

The “Soca Spikers” took their feet off the gas and relaxed a bit resulting in the French-speaking team gathering more points in the second set but still lost at 25-17.

The women from the twin-island republic took no chances as they closed off the third set at 25-14 to complete the 3-0 dominant victory.

Channon ‘De Cannon’ Thompson continued her great serving form with eight aces and lead the match in scoring with 13 points.

Krystle Esdelle had nine spikes while Sandra Ramier had 8 points for Guadeloupe.

Thompson said, “We started the match strongly as evident with the score.

We lost a bit of focus and relaxed a bit in the second but rebounded quickly in the third to close off the match at 3-0.” She believed this year’s edition will be more challenging than previous years because the opposing teams strengthened their squad.

In the opening match, Martinique defeated Bahamas 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-13) followed by a narrow victory for Curacao over Suriname 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 21- 25, 25-19, 15-11).

The host team Jamaica won easily against US Virgin Islands 3-0 (25- 16, 25-18, 25-17).