Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes in action with then-teammate Sarah Pavan, right, during their quarter final game at the Elite Beach Pro Tour, in Gstaad, Switzerland, Saturday, July 9, 2022. Humana-Paredes and her new teammate Brandie Wilkerson won their first Beach Pro Tour gold medal as a team on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Peter Schneider
JŪRMALA, Latvia – Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes won their first Beach Pro Tour gold medal as a team on Sunday.
Canada defeated Switzerland’s Zoé Vergé-Dépré and Esmée Böbner 2-0 (21-17 21-17) in the tournament’s final.
Although the Swiss put pressure on Canada with their serve, Canada out blocked their opponents 5-1 and made fewer errors.
Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes, both from Toronto, won a bronze medal at the Elite 16 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, earlier this month.
Earlier Sunday, Canada also beat Latvia’s Anastasija Samoilova and Tina Graudina in the semifinal 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) to advance to the gold-medal match.
Latvia ended up winning the women’s bronze medal over Brazil’s Tainá/Victoria in a tie break (21-11, 20-22, 15-13).
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2023.
