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Wednesday, July 24, 2013FORT de FRANCE, Martinique (CMC) — Martinique dethroned six-time champions Trinidad and Tobago three sets to one to win their first Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Junior Women’s Championships at the weekend.Martinique outshone the Trinidadians to prevail 25-21, 25-20, 15-25, 25-23 at Morne des Peres, Hall des Sports, Sainte Luce.Melissa Cyrilla and captain Gayanee Eniona combined for 27 for the winners.Cyrilla had a team-high 13 points, punctuated with eight spikes and five aces, while Eniona tallied 11 points, 10 of which were spikes.TT captain Zahra Collins had a match-high 19 points — 16 being kills, and three blocks, while Kaylon Cruickshank had 14 points, inclusive of 11 kills and three blocks.The Calypso Spikers effort was undermined by a series of errors on passing, setting and serving.However, Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed the better of the exchanges in terms of spikes (33-28) and blocks (8-5), while Martinique held the advantage on service aces (14-6) .Earlier, Krysta Vertot and Vanessa Hatchi were a potent force as Guadeloupe outlasted US Virgin Islands 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 15-10 to take the bronze medal.
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