Four up, four down for CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top-ranked beach volleyball duo B次元官网网址� and theyB次元官网网址檝e done it without dropping a single set.

TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., remain perfect at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their round-of-16 match on Monday.

The Canadian duo dispatched SpainB次元官网网址檚 Liliana Fernandez Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan 2-0, overpowering their opponents 21-13, 21-13.

Humana-Paredes and Pavan, the reigning world champions, have won all four of their pool matches 2-0.

Canada is the only country with two teams left in the tournament.

Humana-Paredes and Pavan will face AustraliaB次元官网网址檚 Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

That match will be held right after Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont., and TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Brandie Wilkerson play LatviaB次元官网网址檚 Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka in their quarterfinal matchup.

B次元官网网址淣ormally at this stage there would be two Americans or two Brazilians but youB次元官网网址檙e seeing two Canadians now and I think that says a lot about our program and our federation,B次元官网网址� said Humana-Paredes. B次元官网网址淚 think as a country we should be really proud of where we are.B次元官网网址�

Humana-Paredes and Pavan have been dominant since they first partnered together five years ago. TheyB次元官网网址檝e reached the finals at 14 international events and won seven, including the 2019 world title and a 2018 Commonwealth Games gold.

In track and field, two sisters from Toronto are through to the semifinals of the 1,500 metres.

Gabriela Debues-Stafford won her heat in four minutes 3.70 seconds ahead of BritainB次元官网网址檚 Laura Muir to qualify for WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 first semifinal. Her younger sister Lucia Stafford finished seventh with a personal-best time of 4:03.52 and advanced to the second semifinal.

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Natalia Hawthorn of North Vancouver, B.C., came in 10th in her heat and was eliminated.

TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Crystal Emmanuel had a bounce-back performance, one day after failing to advance to the womenB次元官网网址檚 100 final. The 29-year-old qualified for the 200 final with a first-place finish in her heat in a season-best time of 22.74 seconds.

There were some mixed results for Canada in canoe sprint.

Andreanne Langlois of Lac Beauport, Que., and Michelle Russell of Fall River, N.S., qualified for the 200-metre kayak single semifinals. Langlois won her quarterfinal in 41.728 seconds. Russell narrowly advanced, beating out BritainB次元官网网址檚 Emily Lewis by five thousandths of a second.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 glad to be on the right side of the photo finish,B次元官网网址� said Russell. B次元官网网址淚 had no idea where I was for the whole race. When we crossed the line, Emily Lewis right next to me, weB次元官网网址檙e looking at each other and didnB次元官网网址檛 know what was going on.B次元官网网址�

The menB次元官网网址檚 team of Roland Varga and Connor Fitzpatrick advanced to the 1,000-metre canoe double semifinal.

But Simon McTavish of Oakville, Ont., was eliminated from the 1,000 kayak singles. The team of Alanna Bray-Lougheed and Madeline Schmidt failed to progress in the 500-metre kayak double.

In wrestling, Danielle Lappage of Olds, Alta., lost her opening womenB次元官网网址檚 68-kilogram match 7-0 to Russian wrestler Khanum Velieva and failed to advance to the quarterfinal.

B次元官网网址淚 was really confident, I had a good feeling and I just thought it would have ended differently,B次元官网网址� said Lappage.

The Canadian Press

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