The Bermuda Volleyball Association have named the senior and junior national teams who will compete against visiting teams from Canada and the United States in the Bermuda Open this week.

The action runs from Thursday until Saturday at Warwick Academy.

Matches begin at 6.30pm on Thursday and Friday and run until 9.30pm. Play starts again on Saturday morning at 9, with matches all day.

The bronze-medal match is scheduled for 2.30pm and gold at 3.30pm.

The Bermuda women’s team will be split in to two sides, the Red Aces and the White Caps. The Bermuda Open will work as a preparatory event for the US Open Championships at the end of May.

The women’s team will also be participating in the Eastern Caribbean Championships at the end of August.

A Bermuda alumni team, Island Girls, will be represented by Sophie Campeau, Rebecca White, Vikki Stevenson, Alana Rathbun-Swiss, Melisa Judd, Jade Weaver and Elisabeth Rae. Bermuda’s Filipino League will also be represented by Digz. Players include Brenda Dalida, Portia Lo, Ivy Manio, Margaret Naval, Florife Nery, Ana Perez and Jo-Anne Tan.

Bermuda will also be welcoming Fall River Fury, from Canada, and Team Fun Divas, from the US. Fall River are an under-18 who also participated in the Bermuda Open in 2017.

Team Fun Divas are a combination of women from different teams in Baltimore, Maryland, who formed nurturing friendships from enjoying volleyball indoor and outdoor all year round.

Karen Pang, of Fun Divas, said: “We are excited to be visiting Bermuda for the first time and getting to play against some of finest teams from different regions.”

BERMUDA SQUADS

Red Aces Sophia Sontag, Sharri Weldon, Mi’Jon Bridges, Ruth Cavanaugh, Charlene Place, Heather Oliver, Leticia Ferreira. Coach: Elisabeth Rae.

White Caps Lysmeiri Herrera, Rachel Mackenzie, Nicole Volek, Kayla Love, Allison Settle, Allison Lacoursiere, Khianda Pearman Watson, Melanie Lopes. Coach: Juanita Blee.

Junior NT Sy McPeek, Katrina McPhee, Monique Cordeiro, Kamryn Martins, Olivia Taylor, Kelise Stewart, Alexa Saldok, Cailey Longworth, Yulia Iseava, Kyra Kucharik, Natalie Gazzard, Daniella Stegmann, Anna Marcotte, Jocelyn Manuel.

Paradise Hitters Erin Cordosa, Ashley Soares, Taylor Rego, Olivia Hill, Kolby Martins, Kylah Hall, Layla Kurt, Megan Hands, Amber Simons, Zori Seymour, Sophia Stevens, Ashley Horseman.