The Bermuda men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams have made it into the semi-finals of the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association Championships in St Lucia.

The competition features the men’s team of Sean Tucker and Benjamin Barnett and the pairing of Megan Hands and Hailey Moss taking on squads from St Lucia, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Anguilla, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Barnett & Tucker started pool play on Friday with a dominant 2-0 (21-11, 21-19) victory over Anguilla before losing to an experienced St Lucia pair 2-0 (21-18, 21-9).

On Saturday Barnett and Tucker advanced to the quarter-finals after beating St Lucia’s second team 2-0 (21-10, 21-9) and drew the Grenada 2 pairing of Zerick Walcott and Zibose Hamilton.

The Grenadians proved no match for the Bermudian pair who won 10-21, 18-21 to set up a semi-final match against Jedidiah Pencheon, from St Kitts & Nevis, on Sunday.

Hands & Moss made it through to the knockout stages despite losing their opening two matches against teams from St Lucia and Antigua.

Despite that difficult start they have progressed well to beat Deandra Fleming and Lavesha Richardson, from Anguilla, in the first knockout stage before defeating Joyan Pascal and Zahidu Henry, from Dominica, 21-18, 21-13) in the quarter-final and will play St Lucia in the semi-finals on Sunday.

Brandon Sousa, co-president of Bermuda Volleyball Association, is delighted with Bermuda’s performances so far.

“The Bermuda Volleyball Association is absolutely thrilled with the outstanding performance of our national beach volleyball Teams in St Lucia so far,” he said.

“Their success on the sand is a direct reflection of the hard work, dedication, and talent of our athletes and coaches, as well as the unwavering commitment of the BVA to the development of beach volleyball here in Bermuda.”

“Witnessing their achievements on an international stage fills us with immense pride and validates the investment we've made in our development programmes. This success is about the growth of our athletes, the strengthening of our national programme, and the inspiration it provides for future generations of Bermudian beach volleyball players.

“We are incredibly excited about the trajectory of beach volleyball in Bermuda and look forward to building on this momentum and the continued success of these teams as the continue play on the final day of competition."