Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson lose bid for third Montreal beach volleyball title in semis

Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes (left) and Brandie Wilkerson sit on their bench after losing the beach volleyball final to Brazil's Ana Patricia Silva Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa at the Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 in Paris. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

There will not be a third straight title for Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson at the Montreal stop of the Elite16 beach volleyball circuit.

The Toronto pair fell 2-1 to Brazilian duo Thamela Coradello and Victoria Lopes in women’s semifinal action Sunday.

Set scores were 19-21, 22-20 and 15-7.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson claimed the 2023 and 2025 Montreal titles, winning Olympic silver in between. The Elite 16 tour did not have a Montreal stop in 2024.

In men’s action, Sam Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Jonathan Pickett of Wiarton, Ont., fell 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 16-14) to Brazil’s Renato Lima and André Loyola.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson will face Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann of Germany in the women’s third-place game later Sunday, while Schachter and Pickett will meet Norway’s Mathias Berntsen and Hendrik Mol.

Coradello and Lopes will take on Americans Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher while Lima and Loyola will take on Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 23, 2026.