Tunisia looking for its first Olympic win against Mexico

Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Tunisia’s Choaib Belhaj/Mohamed Naceur are looking for their country’s first Olympic win against Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen of Mexico in a pool C match on day six.  A loss by Tunisia will send them home from their country’s first Olympics with a 19th-place finish.  A win would tie them with Mexico and possibly Italy if the USA wins the other pool play match.  A win by Mexico could land them in a three-way tie for 2nd place if Italy beats the USA or in sole possession of 2nd if the Americans prevail.

Head to Head

Ontiveros/Virgen won the only match between these two teams on the FIVB World Tour

• Ontiveros/Virgen won 21-13 and 21-16 in 29 minutes, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015, Pool Play, 06/30/2015

Historically the #15 seed has won all three matches against the #22 seed in the Olympic Games.

• Sebastian Chevallier/Sascha Heyer (15), Switzerland def. Serguey Prokopyev/Konstantin Semenov (22), Russia, 28-26, 18-21, 15-13 in 69 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).

• Renato “Geor” Gomes/Jorge “Gia” Terceiro (15), Georgia def. Morais Abreu/Emanuel Fernandes (22), Angola, 21-14, 21-13 in 40 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).

• Javier Bosma/Pablo Herrera (15), Spain def. Robert Nowotny/Peter Gartmayer (22), Austria, 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 in 55 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).

Lombardo Ontiveros/Juan Virgen, Mexico, Seed #15, Pool C, 1-1, 0.667 Set Ratio, 0.9205 Point Ratio, Qualified 17th with 4,670 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period

• Lombardo: November 9, 1983 (32y8m28d), 185 cm (6’1″), 82 kg (182 lbs.), Hometown Escuinapa, Sinaloa, 45th FIVB World Tour event, $101,625 career winnings

• Juan: April 9, 1987 (29y3m28d), 197 cm (6’6″), 94 kg (209 lbs.), Hometown Santiago Ixcuintla, 77th FIVB World Tour event, $114,025 career winnings

• Lombardo and Juan have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 35th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $195,750 career winnings (ranks 98th).  They have won all four men’s FIVB World Tour medals for Mexico.

• Lombardo …

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