The home team began strong winning the first two sets while Dominicans had a comeback in the third edging the locals to start the fourth and final set with different tactics which turned out in their favor. Mexico showed superiority in the blocking category with 15-4 advantage
Samuel Cordova along with Tomas Aguilera were Mexico’s top scorers with 13 points apiece, both with 6 and 5 points respectively by aces. Henry Tapia also with 13 points led Dominican Republic, followed by Luis Adames who scored 12 points.
“I am satisfied with the victory, we always play good matches against Dominican Republic which makes a great spectacle” indicated captain Tomas Aguilera. “Our blocking improved in the fourth set, combined with our serving. I am glad to be in Monterrey and hope to see more fans during the next days” he finished.
Gerardo Aquino congratulated Mexico’s bravery by saying “They didn’t give up after we won the third set taking advantage of our lack of consistency and making it an easy win in the end”.
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