Antigua and Barbuda’s Under-23 men’s team were victorious in their opening encounter of the U-23 ECVA Championships.
Playing here at the YMCA Volleyball Indoor facility, the home team thrashed Anguilla in straight sets, (25-14, 25-10, 25-17).
Jedidiah Christian led the home team with seven points while Amani Richardson scored five points in a losing effort.
In the other games played on Wednesday night, defending champions St. Vincent and the Grenadines were handed their first loss of the competition, falling to St. Lucia in straight sets in the final match-up of a triple header evening.
The (25-17, 26-24, 25-12) victory saw Daniel Mayers-James lead the St. Lucians with 12 points.
Damari Frederick had a game high 16 points.
Meanwhile in the other matchup of the night, Dominica defeated Grenada 3-1 in sets (28-26, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18).
