Defending champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson secured two wins on Thursday at the Montreal Elite stop on the FIVB Beach Pro Tour circuit. The Toronto pair defeated Brazil’s Carolina Horta and Ana Patricia Ramos with a score of 21-12, 21-12 in the first match and went on to claim a victory of 21-13, 21-16 against the Lithuanian duo of Monika Paulikiene and Aine Raupelyte.
Having previously won titles in 2023 and 2025, Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson are aiming for a third consecutive championship. In 2024, the duo did not compete in Montreal as they reached the beach volleyball gold-medal game at the Paris Olympics but were defeated by Ramos and Eduarda (Duda) Lisboa.
In a rematch on Thursday, the Toronto team avenged their earlier loss by outscoring the Brazilians 26-18 in attack points and 8-1 in serves. Lea Monkhouse of Mississauga, Ont., and local favorite Marie-Alex Belanger of Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Que., faced a 21-15, 21-15 defeat against Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia.
On the men’s side, Samuel Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Jonathan Pickett of Wiarton, Ont., split their two matches, while Cameron Chadwick of Barrie, Ont., and Steven Abrams of Georgetown, Ont., suffered two losses. The competition will continue until Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
