Canada's Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson remain perfect at beach volleyball worlds

The Canadian duo of of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson wrapped up round-robin play at the beach volleyball world championships in Mexico with a perfect 3-0 record after a 2-0 win (21-17, 24-22) against the Czech pair of Barbora Hermannová of Marie-Sára Štochlová on Monday.

After the No. 4-ranked duo out of Toronto and their 22nd-ranked Czech counterparts both earned victories over the Netherlands and Paraguay over the weekend, top spot in the Pool D standings was up for grabs in Monday's match, although both squads were still guaranteed a spot in Wednesday's Round of 32 regardless of the result.

After winning the first set 21-17, the Canadians had to dig deep to earn the victory in the final set to cap off round-robin play with a perfect 6-0 margin in set victories.

Humana-Paredes denied three consecutive set point attempts by the Czechs with her play at the net, and Wilkerson was able to seal the deal with a block at the net to go up 23-22, and an ace that rolled over the net to take the victory 24-22.

WATCH | Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson vs. Czech Republic full match replay:

Humana-Paredes secured 19 attack points in the match while Wilkerson outpaced the Czech Republic in blocks 8-1 by herself. Hermannová led the Czech Republic with 17 points.

The Kitchener, Ont., native Pavan was also in action on Monday with Toronto's Molly McBain, closing out Pool H play with a crucial 2-0 win (21-19, 21-12) against the No. 43-ranked pair of Puerto Rico's Allanis Navas and Maria Gonzalez.

After a slow start to the tournament with a 2-0 loss to the Swiss on Saturday and a 2-1 defeat against the Netherlands on Sunday, the 60th-ranked Canadian duo needed a win on Monday to keep their tournament alive, and they delivered