Miami, Jul. 01 (ANDINA).- The Peru women’s national volleyball team downed Guatemala 25-9, 25-13, 25-15 Tuesday evening to reach the quarterfinal of the Eighth Women's Pan American Cup being held in Miami, USA.
The Peruvian team, ranked 17th in the world by the FIVB, will meet the loser of the match between Brazil and Dominican Republic to be played on Thursday at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center.
The Women’s Pan American Cup is a qualifying tournament into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix and the 2009 Women’s Final Four. The top three NORCECA teams and top team from South America receive berths into next year’s FIVB World Grand Prix. The top two teams from NORCECA, Brazil and the top remaining team from South America qualify for the Final Four to be hosted by Brazil.
After the preliminary pool round which ended yesterday, the Pan American Cup quarterfinal and classification matches are set for July 2, followed by semifinal matches and additional classification matches on July 3. The championship match and final classification round matches are scheduled for July 4. All non-pool matches will be played at University of Miami.
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