Canada's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes lost a tight quarterfinal match to Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes at the Elite16 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour stop in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Saturday.
The No. 5-ranked American team trailed through much of their 2-1 victory (20-22, 21-18, 15-11), but went on timely runs to defeat Canada.
The American duo is looking to secure their second win on the BPT Elite16 tour after their victory in Tepic, Mexico, a March tournament that marked the second outing of the season together for Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes.
The Canadian pair went 2-1 in Pool B play in Gstaad with straight-sets victories over Latvia and Switzerland, narrowly edging Australia for the top spot in the group despite falling 2-1 (21-16, 17-21, 15-13) to the No.