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• 09 / 30 / 2006

The Dominican Republic defeated Peru 3-1 to take the women's international volleyball tournament in Monterrey on Friday.

The Central America and Caribean region champions powered over their opponents 25-17, 25-21, 19-25 and 25-17 to win the eight-team tournament.

In earlier matches, Puerto Rico defeated Cuba 25-15, 25-22 and 26-24 for the third place, and hosts Mexico downed the United States 25-19, 25-21 and 25-16 for the fifth finishing.

Canada finished seventh, beating Costa Rica 25-22, 25-20 and 25-16.