Pre-tournament favourites, Fonoimoana and Quiggle defeated Trinidad and Tobago's Rheeza Grant and La Teisha  Joseph 2-0 (21-11, 21-12) while United States Virgin Islands Taylor Nutterfield and the late arriving Melanie Valenciana , who literally came out off a taxi from the airport and straight to the playing courts, also beat TTO 2-0 (25-23, 21-17) to earn a spot in the main draw next round from Pool A.

Cubans Yanisleidis Sanchez and Lidiannis Echeverria who ended second in Hato Mayo, also started on a winning note in Pool B, 2-0 (21-12, 21-1) over Canada-B's Megan Nash and Alexandra Poletto, who won bronze two weeks ago. Canada-A 's  Devon May and Draby Dunn also beat Nash and Poletto 2-1 (20-22, 21-13, 15-12).

Nicaraguans Valeria Mendoza and Lolette Rodriguez , and Curacao's Angjeny Tolentino, and Leandra Savonije have earned the  two qualifying spots to the main draw from Pool C.
This after Mendoza and Rodriguez beat Jamaica-B's Tavia Watson and Selena Mitchell 2-0 (21-7, 21-7), and United States Virgin Islands-B Jade Vitt and Lisa Dietrich 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) while Curacoa beat ISV-B 2-1 (12-21, 21-12, 15-7), and JAM-B 21-5, 21-11.

Guatemalans Estafanie Bethancourt and Natalia Giron are first team to reach the main draw from Pool D, thanks to wins against Arubans Jackie  Toussaint 2-0 (21-11, 21-15), and Costa  Ricans, Angel Williams, and Camila Villegas 2-0 (21-10, 21-14).

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Women's results:

POOL A: USA-A d TTO 2-0 (21-11, 21-12), ISV-A  d TTO 2-0 (25-23, 21-17). POOL B: CAN-A d CAN-B 2-1 (20-22, 21-13, 15-12), CUB d CAN-B 2-0 (21-12, 21-18). POOL C: CUR d JAM-B 2-0 (21-5, 21-11), NCA   d JAM-B 2-0 (21-7, 21-7), CUR d ISV-B 2-1 (13-21, 21-12, 15-7), NCA d ISV-B 2-0 (21-17, 21-17). POOL D: CRC d JAM-A 2-1 (21-10, 21-23, 15-10), GUA d ARU 2-0 (21-11, 21-15), JAM d ARU 2-0 (21-15, 21-17), GUA d CRC 2-0 (21-10, 21-14),