Defending champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson secured two victories on Thursday at the Montreal Elite stop of the FIVB Beach Pro Tour series. The Toronto pair defeated Brazil’s Carolina Horta and Ana Patricia Ramos with a score of 21-12, 21-12 in the first match before claiming a 21-13, 21-16 victory over Monika Paulikiene and Aine Raupelyte from Lithuania.
Having previously triumphed in 2023 and 2025, Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson aim for a third consecutive title. In 2024, when there was no tournament in Montreal, the duo lost to Ramos and Eduarda (Duda) Lisboa in the beach volleyball gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics. Seeking redemption, the Toronto team outscored the Brazilians 26-18 in attack points and 8-1 in serves during Thursday’s match.
Lea Monkhouse of Mississauga, Ont., and local favorite Marie-Alex Belanger of Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Que., suffered a 21-15, 21-15 defeat to Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova from Latvia. In the men’s division, Samuel Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Jonathan Pickett of Wiarton, Ont., split their matches, while Cameron Chadwick of Barrie, Ont., and Steven Abrams of Georgetown, Ont., faced two losses.
The competition will continue until Sunday at Parc Jean-Drapeau.