Canadian women stay unbeaten at beach volleyball worlds with straight-set victories
Sam Schachter, Daniel Dearing drop 2nd straight match in Rome
Canada's Sophie Bukovec and Brandie Wilkerson will face Betsi Flint and Kelly Cheng of the United States on Sunday morning to decide first place in Pool E of the women's beach volleyball tourney at the world championships in Rome.
Bukovec and Wilkerson won their fourth consecutive set to open the event with a 2-0 record, downing Italy's Margherita Tega and Valentina Cali 21-12, 22-20 on Saturday morning.
Earlier, Flint and Cheng improved to 2-0 with a straight-sets victory over Esmee Bobner and from Switzerland. Sunday's match is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
WATCH | Wilkerson, Bukovec defeat Italy:
Canada's Megan and Nicole McNamara are also 2-0 following a 21-17, 24-22 win over Paraguay's Erika Bobadilla and Giuliana Poletti. Toronto's Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing dropped their second straight match in Italy, with Poland's Michael Bryl and Bartosz Losiak prevailing 25-23, 21-19.
WATCH | McNamara sisters beat Paraguay:
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WATCH | Canada's Schachter, Dearing fall to Poland:
A total of 48 men's and 48 women's pairs representing all five continental confederations will play a total of 216 matches, with the gold-medal final scheduled for June 19.
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