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Final Four Set For Group 3 Of World Grand Prix

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 3 WEEKLY RECAP

  • Group 3
  • July 7th – August 6th
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 2
  • Schedule/Results

After week two of the FIVB World Grand Prix, Group 3 has decided their final four teams – Hungary, France, Venezuela and hosts Australia.

Hungary topped thAfter week two of the FIVB World Grand Prix, Group 3 has decided their final four teams – Hungary, France, Venezuela and hosts Australia. e leaderboard with a 6-0 record after two weeks, as did France, however, Hungary posted a better points ratio of 18.000 to France’s 3.600. The Hungarian team posted three-set sweeps over their opponents this weekend, led by Greta Szakmary, who has a total of 79 points in the competition.

France has had two top scorers over the course of two weeks in Alexandra Dascalu and Juliette Fidon who have 89 and 86 points, respectively. The French crew swept their first two opponents in the week but took five-sets to take down Australia in the final match of the week.

For Venezuela, they posted a 4-2 record over the two weeks of play, sweeping their first two opponents in week two but being swept by Hungary to end their preliminary play. Maria Jose Perez Gonzalez led the Venezuelans with 75 points in the first two weeks.

The hosts of the final four, Australia, were not able to close the deal on almost all matches over the two weeks, posting a 1-5 record. Their only win came over Trinidad and Tobago in week one. Though struggling, Australia’s Rachel Rourke was a dominant force in Group 3, with 120 points scored on 93 kills, six blocks and 21 aces. Rourke lead Group 3 in points by 31, with the next closest being Dascalu with 89.

Results after Round 2:

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Hungary 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 475 341 1.393
2  France 6 0 16 18 5 3.600 539 448 1.203
3  Venezuela 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 457 416 1.099
4  Mexico 3 3 9 9 11 0.818 444 442 1.005
5  Cameroon 3 3 8 10 12 0.833 471 480 0.981
6  Australia 1 5 4 9 15 0.600 514 544 0.945
7  Trinidad and Tobago 1 5 4 6 16 0.375 432 506 0.854
8  Algeria 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 298 453 0.658

Pool C3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:00 Mexico  0–3  Hungary 14–25 20–25 13–25 47–75 P2P3
14 Jul 19:00 Venezuela  3–0  Algeria 28–26 25–18 25–18 78–62 P2P3
15 Jul 16:00 Algeria  0–3  Hungary 7–25 9–25 16–25 32–75 P2P3
15 Jul 19:00 Venezuela  3–0  Mexico 25–22 25–22 25–23 75–67 P2P3
16 Jul 16:00 Mexico  3–0  Algeria 25–19 25–20 25–19 75–58 P2P3
16 Jul 19:00 Venezuela  0–3  Hungary 18–25 19–25 23–25 60–75 P2P3

Pool D3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 17:30 Cameroon  0–3  France 21–25 22–25 23–25 66–75 P2P3
14 Jul 20:00 Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Australia 16–25 25–17 26–24 25–17 92–83 P2P3
15 Jul 17:30 Cameroon  3–1  Australia 19–25 25–21 25–15 25–19 94–80 P2P3
15 Jul 20:00 Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  France 20–25 22–25 20–25 62–75 P2P3
16 Jul 17:30 France  3–2  Australia 17–25 25–18 25–23 24–26 15–12 106–104 P2P3
16 Jul 20:00 Trinidad and Tobago  2–3  Cameroon 18–25 25–18 17–25 25–18 10–15 95–101 P2P3

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN

Both the United States and Brazil fought back from 0-2 deficits to take down their opponents on the final day of Pool C at the U20 World Championships.

Results after day three of Pool C:

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil 3 0 8 9 4 2.250 307 243 1.263
2  United States 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 251 282 0.890
3  Serbia 1 2 3 6 8 0.750 300 291 1.031
4  Cuba 0 3 2 4 9 0.444 256 298 0.859
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 18:00 Serbia  3–2  Cuba 25–13 25–17 25–27 17–25 15–11 107–93 P2P3
14 Jul 21:00 Brazil  3–1  United States 25–10 25–12 24–26 25–22 99–70 P2P3
15 Jul 18:00 Brazil  3–1  Serbia 25–13 25–21 23–25 25–22 98–81 P2P3
15 Jul 20:00 Cuba  0–3  United States 29–31 20–25 23–25 72–81 P2P3
16 Jul 18:00 Serbia  2–3  United States 25–22 25–10 24–26 23–25 15–17 112–100 P2P3
16 Jul 20:00 Brazil  3–2  Cuba 23–25 22–25 25–9 25–19 15–13 110–91 P2P3

USA def. Serbia

  • 3-2, (22-25, 10-25, 26-24, 25-23, 17-15)

Team USA finished the weekend with 2-1 record, taking down Serbia in five.

The United States dropped the first two sets of the match, with the second being a dominant showing for the Serbian side 25-10. They picked up their play in the next two sets, fight for every point to force the fifth set. The final set went into extra points with the American crew coming out on top 17-15.

Leading Team USA was Ronika Stone and Leah Edmond, who put down 15 points each in the win. Brionne Butler, a to-be University of Texas Longhorn, put down another 12 points on nine kills and three blocks. For Serbia, Katarina Lazovic put on a show with 32 points, though it was not enough to lift her team to a victory.

Brazil def. Cuba

  • 3-2, (23-25, 22-25, 25-9, 25-19, 15-13)

Brazil used a steady block and their opponents errors to win a tough five-set match to top Pool C. Cuba went up 2-0 over the Brazilians early in the match, needing just one set to take the sweep. The Cubans let up in the third set, getting dominated 25-9 then 25-19 in the fourth, with the Brazilians forcing a fifth set. The final set was a tight match but ended in Brazil’s favor with 15-13 fifth set victory.

Cuba went up 2-0 over the Brazilians early in the match, needing just one set to take the sweep. The Cubans let up in the third set, getting dominated 25-9 then 25-19 in the fourth, with the Brazilians forcing a fifth set. The final set was a tight match but ended in Brazil’s favor with 15-13 fifth set victory.

Glayce Kelly Tobias Vasconcelos led the Brazilian side with 19 points on 15 kills, three blocks and one ace while Diana Duarte Alecrim added another 15 points. For Cuba, Allama Cese Montalvo put down 19 points on 15 kills and four aces in the loss.

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 1 DAILY RECAP

  • Group 1
  • July 7th – August 6th
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
  • Schedule/Results

Group 1 has concluded their week one play, with Serbia and the Netherlands coming in at #1 and #2, respectively. Both teams have a 5-1 record after week one, but Serbia tops the board with a higher point ratio of 3.750 to the Netherlands 3.400.

Pool D1 started day six of play with Japan making a five-set comeback over Brazil. The Japanese squad went up 2-0 early but faltered in the next two sets, with the Brazilians forcing a fifth and deciding set in which Japan took 17-15 to win the match. Risa Shinnabe and Sarina Koga led the Japanese team to victory with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Serbia thrashed Thailand in four sets to take the lead in Group 1, led by Brankica Mihajlovic’s 20 points.

In Pool E1, Italy turned around their week on performance to lead the pack with an undefeated weekend. On day six, the Italians faced Turkey, sweeping them with ease behind a slew of players producing consistent numbers – Christina Chirichella (14), Miryam Fatime Sylla (13) and Paola Ogechi Egonu (12). The United States was not able to handle China in their rematch of week one, losing in five. China was in full-forces for the match, with Zhu Ting starting from beginning to end, producing 19 points. Yuan Xinyue and Gong Xiangyu also added 21 and 19 points, respectively in the win.

The Netherlands rounded out Pool F1 with an undefeated weekend, taking down Russia in straight sets to end the week. The Dutch were led by Celeste Plak who put down 16 points. The Dominican Republic fought to take down the Belgium crew in five sets, led by Bethania De La Cruz De Pena and Brayelin Elizabeth Martinez who each put down 22 points.

Group 1 table after Day 6:

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 5 1 15 15 4 3.750 461 377 1.223
2  Netherlands 5 1 15 17 5 3.400 510 445 1.146
3  United States 4 2 13 16 9 1.778 574 516 1.112
4  Italy 4 2 10 13 10 1.300 517 495 1.044
5  China 4 2 10 12 12 1.000 537 550 0.976
6  Japan 4 2 9 13 13 1.000 560 561 0.998
7  Brazil 3 3 9 11 11 1.000 501 486 1.031
8  Dominican Republic 3 3 9 12 13 0.923 551 550 1.002
9  Russia 2 4 9 12 13 0.923 542 555 0.977
10  Thailand 1 5 4 8 15 0.533 476 538 0.885
11  Turkey 1 5 4 7 16 0.438 467 535 0.873
12  Belgium 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 415 503 0.825
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
  • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
  • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Pool D1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 15:40 Brazil  3–0  Serbia 26–24 25–17 25–22 76–63 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Japan  3–1  Thailand 25–19 17–25 25–18 25–19 92–81 P2P3
15 Jul 14:10 Japan  0–3  Serbia 21–25 20–25 20–25 61–75 P2P3
15 Jul 17:10 Brazil  0–3  Thailand 22–25 21–25 27–29 70–79 P2P3
16 Jul 13:15 Japan  3–2  Brazil 25–22 26–24 19–25 20–25 17–15 107–111 P2P3
16 Jul 16:10 Serbia  3–1  Thailand 25–17 23–25 25–16 25–19 98–77 P2P3

Pool E1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:00 United States  3–1  Turkey 25–21 24–26 25–19 25–12 99–78 P2P3
14 Jul 20:00 China  0–3  Italy 19–25 22–25 21–25 62–75 P2P3
15 Jul 14:30 United States  2–3  Italy 22–25 25–22 21–25 25–13 13–15 106–100 P2P3
15 Jul 17:00 China  3–1  Turkey 25–23 19–25 25–23 25–23 94–94 P2P3
16 Jul 13:00 Italy  3–0  Turkey 25–13 25–20 25–14 75–47 P2P3
16 Jul 15:30 China  3–2  United States 25–27 25–23 25–21 23–25 15–11 113–107 P2P3

Pool F1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  3–0  Belgium 25–22 25–19 25–21 75–62 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic 16–25 25–23 25–21 25–14 91–83 P2P3
15 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  3–2  Dominican Republic 23–25 22–25 25–22 25–23 15–8 110–103 P2P3
15 Jul 19:10 Russia  3–0  Belgium 26–24 25–14 25–22 76–60 P2P3
16 Jul 16:40 Dominican Republic  3–2  Belgium 25–13 21–25 25–21 18–25 15–11 104–95 P2P3
16 Jul 19:10 Russia  0–3  Netherlands 18–25 22–25 16–25 56–75 P2P3

FULL GROUP 1, DAY 6 VIDEO REPLAYS

China def. USA 3-2

Dominican Republic def. Belgium 3-2

The Netherlands def. Russia 3-0

Italy def Turkey 3-0

Serbia def. Thailand 3-1

Japan def. Brazil 3-2

 

2017 FIVB LONG BEACH PRESIDENTS CUP

  • July 12-16
  • Long Beach, California
  • Double-gender

American’s Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena and Brazil’s Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca won the 2017 FIVB Long Beach President’s Cup in the gender. The event hosted 16 teams of both genders, eight from the United States and eight from around the world. The teams from the U.S. and the international teams faced each other up until the finals, where it was the United States against The World.

Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (USA) def. Sam Pedlow/Sam Schachter (CAN)

  • 2-0, (21-18, 21-15)

Dalhausser/Lucena had no troubles rolling to the finals victory over the Canadian duo, finishing the match in 57 minutes. The pair didn’t drop a match on their way to the win, dropping just two sets along the way.

In the semifinals, Dalhausser/Lucena took down eventual fourth place finishers American’s Theo Brunner/Casey Patterson 2-0, (21-11, 21-19), shocking them in the first set. On the international side, Pedlow/Schachter took down Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak of Poland in the semifinals 2-1, (16-21, 21-15, 15-11), turning things around after dropping the first set. Kantor/Losiak went on to take down Brunner/Patterson 2-1, (20-22, 21-15, 15-13), once again fighting from behind after losing the first set.

Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca (BRA) def. April Ross/Lauren Fendrick (USA)

  • 2-0, (21-15, 21-17)

Antunes/France rolled through their opponents on the way to their victory over Ross/Fendrick in the finals, taking 53 minutes. The pair dropped just one set, against Kira Walkenhorst/Laura Ludwig in pool play.

The Brazilians took down Walkenhorst/ Ludwig for the second time in the competition in the semifinals 2-0, (21-16, 21-16). On the American side, Ross/Fendrick took down Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes in a tough 2-1, (19-21, 21-19, 15-11). Ross/Fendrick had to fight from one set down to take the victory over the up-and-coming Claes/Hughes duo. In the bronze medal match, Claes/Hughes swept the 2016 Rio Olympic champions 2-0, (21-17, 21-14).

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 2 DAILY RECAP

  • Group 2
  • July 7th – August 6th
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
  • Schedule/Results

Germany, South Korea and Puerto Rico finished week two with an undefeated record in Group 2 of the FIVB World Grand Prix.

Germany finished their weekend with a three-set sweep over Colombia with the help of Louisa Lippmann and Tanja Grosser who each put down 15 points in the win. Kazakhstan took down Croatia in four behind Yetaterina Zhanova’s 22 points in Pool D2.

Pool E2 saw Peru take down Argentina in four while Korea fought to defeat Poland in a four-set battle. Peru’s offense was led by Angela Leyva and Jessenia Uceda who produced 21 and 20 points, respectively. For Korea, Yeon Koung Kim and Heejin Kim dominated the court with 25 and 20 points, respectively.

In Pool F2, two five-set matches took place with the Czech Republic topping Canada and Puerto Rico defeating Bulgaria. The Czech was led by Karolina Bednarova with 15 points. The fourth set of the Puerto Rico/Bulgaria match went into a deep amount of extra points, with Bulgaria securing the win to force a fifth set 35-33. The Puerto Rican were led by Karina Ocasio, Daly Santana and Stephanie Enright with 25, 20 and 19 points, respectively.

Group 2 standings after day six:

Matches Pts Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  South Korea 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 511 452 1.131
2  Poland 5 1 15 16 4 4.000 494 386 1.280
3  Germany 5 1 14 16 6 2.667 512 431 1.188
4  Czech Republic 5 1 13 15 9 1.667 532 521 1.021
5  Bulgaria 3 3 11 15 12 1.250 592 570 1.039
6  Peru 3 3 9 11 11 1.000 511 501 1.020
7  Colombia 3 3 9 9 11 0.818 452 453 0.998
8  Puerto Rico 3 3 7 11 13 0.846 522 540 0.967
9  Canada 2 4 8 11 13 0.846 540 498 1.084
10  Kazakhstan 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 416 499 0.834
11  Croatia 1 5 2 6 17 0.353 422 560 0.754
12  Argentina 0 6 1 3 18 0.167 409 502 0.815

POOL D2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 14:10 Colombia  3–1  Croatia 25–22 25–27 25–19 25–20 100–88 P2P3
14 Jul 17:10 Kazakhstan  1–3  Germany 25–20 18–25 17–25 21–25 81–95 P2P3
15 Jul 14:10 Croatia  0–3  Germany 24–26 15–25 6–25 45–76 P2P3
15 Jul 17:10 Kazakhstan  1–3  Colombia 21–25 25–20 25–27 16–25 87–97 P2P3
16 Jul 14:10 Germany  3–0  Colombia 25–16 25–16 25–23 75–55 P2P3
16 Jul 17:10 Kazakhstan  3–1  Croatia 25–22 22–25 25–20 25–15 97–82 P2P3

POOL E2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 17:25 Argentina  0–3  South Korea 25–27 22–25 8–25 55–77 P2P3
14 Jul 20:25 Poland  3–1  Peru 22–25 25–17 27–25 27–25 101–92 P2P3
15 Jul 17:25 South Korea  3–0  Peru 26–24 27–25 25–15 78–64 P2P3
15 Jul 20:25 Poland  3–0  Argentina 25–10 26–24 25–15 76–49 P2P3
16 Jul 17:25 Peru  3–1  Argentina 25–18 18–25 25–23 25–19 93–85 P2P3
16 Jul 20:25 Poland  1–3  South Korea 26–24 23–25 19–25 24–26 92–100 P2P3

POOL F2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 17:10 Czech Republic  3–2  Bulgaria 25–27 25–20 12–25 25–14 15–9 102–95 P2P3
14 Jul 20:10 Puerto Rico  3–2  Canada 25–20 25–21 22–25 20–25 15–13 107–104 P2P3
15 Jul 17:10 Bulgaria  3–1  Canada 15–25 30–28 31–29 25–21 101–103 P2P3
15 Jul 20:10 Puerto Rico  3–0  Czech Republic 25–20 25–21 25–17 75–58 P2P3
16 Jul 15:10 Czech Republic  3–2  Canada 25–22 18–25 16–25 25–23 15–11 99–106 P2P3
16 Jul 18:10 Puerto Rico  3–2  Bulgaria 26–24 22–25 25–18 33–35 15–7 121–109 P2P3

Video Replays

 

All matches – playlist

2017 FIVB LONG BEACH PRESIDENTS CUP

  • July 12-16
  • Long Beach, California
  • Double-gender

The second day of the Long Beach President’s Cup has concluded with the women have completed their preliminary rounds and quarterfinal play, having the semifinals set to be played on July 15. The men will finish up quarterfinal play on July 15 the proceed to their semifinal and finals play on July 16.

Women

  • Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca (BRA) def. Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst (GER) 2-1, (21-12, 17-21 17-15)
  • Lili Maestrini/Josi Alves (BRA) def. Whitaker/Sarah Pavan (CAN) 2-0, (21-13, 22-20)
  • Chantal Laboureur/Julia Sude (GER) def. Heather Bansley/BrandieWilkerson (CAN) 2-0, (21-16, 21-18)
  • Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel (NED) def. May/Pischke (CAN) 2-1, (20-22, 21-15, 15-12)
  • Brooke Sweat/Summer Ross (USA) def. Emily Day/Brittany Hochevar (USA) 2-1, (21-13, 18-21, 15-6)
  • Kim DiCello/Emily Stockman (USA) def. Lane Carico/Caitlin Ledoux (USA) 2-1, (21-17, 18-21, 15-11)
  • Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes (USA) def. April Ross/Lauren Fendrick (USA) 2-0, (0-0, 0-0) injury
  • Kerri Walsh Jennings/Nicole Branagh (USA) def. Betsi Flint/Kelley Larsen (USA) 2-0, (21-14, 24-22)
  • Talita/Larissa (BRA) def. Laboureur/Sude (GER) 2-0, (21-14, 21-16)
  • Ludwig/Walkenhorst (GER) def. Bansley/Wilkerson (CAN) 2-0, (23-21, 21-16)
  • Claes/Hughes (USA) def. DiCello/Stockman (USA) 2-1, (21-14, 13-21, 15-12)
  • Ross/Fendrick (USA) def. Sweat/Summer (USA) 2-0, (24-22, 21-13)

Antunes/Franca of Brazil continue their international dominance with wins over Olympic champions Ludwig/Walkenhort in pool play, then Laboureur/Sude in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Joining them in the semifinals are Ludwig/Walkenhorst, with which they will face, along with American’s Claes/Hughes taking on Ross/Fendrick.

The semifinals and finals will take place on July 15 for the women.

Men

  • Alvaro Filho/Saymon Santos (BRA) def. Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 2-0, (0-0, 0-0) injury
  • Pablo Herrera/Adrian Gavira (ESP) def. Alex Ranghieri/Marco Caminati (ITA) 2-0, (22-20, 21-13)
  • Piotr Kantor/Bartosz Losiak (POL) def. Sam Pedlow/Sam Schachter (CAN) 2-1, (21-17, 17-21, 17-15)
  • Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen (GER) def. Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk (CAN) 2-0, (21-15, 21-15)
  • Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (USA) def. Theo Brunner/Casey Patterson (USA) 2-0, (21-16, 21-19)
  • Casey Jennings/Bill Kolinske (USA) def. Trevor Crabb/Sean Rosenthal (USA) 2-0, (0-0, 0-0) injury
  • John Hyden/Ryan Doherty (USA) def. Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb (USA) 2-0, (21-19, 21-12)
  • Billy Allen/Ratledge (USA) def. Marty Lorenz/Mark Burik (USA) 2-0, (0-0, 0-0) injury
  • Pedlow/Schachter (CAN) def. Herrera/Gavira (ESP) 2-0, (21-15, 21-14)
  • Brunner/Patterson (USA) def. Hyden/Doherty (USA) 2-1, (26-24, 19-21, 15-13)

Injuries became a problem on the men’s side of the tournament, with three teams having to forfeit an entire match due to an injury.

Two more quarterfinal matches will take place on July 15 between – Kantor/Losiak (POL) vs. Ranghieri/Caminati (ITA) followed by Dalhausser/Lucena (USA) vs. Ta. Crabb/Gibb (USA).

The winners of the matches will be waiting to meet Pedlow/Schachter of Canada and Brunner/Patterson of the USA on July 16 in the semifinals with the finals to follow.

Wisconsin sophomore to-be, Molly Haggerty may not see the court in the 2017 season much or at all after having back surgery in the off-season.

Haggerty was a driving force for the Badgers in the 2016 season, being named as the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year and a third-team All-American. Haggerty averaged a team-high 3.41 kills per set while playing in 31 of the 33 matches on the year. For the season, Haggerty put down 385 kills, 19 aces, 276 digs and 50 blocks.

In January, Haggerty underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk in her lower back, causing her to sit out of the spring season while recovering. Later, she was cleared to return to light activity before suffering a recurrence of the injury. Haggerty, wanting to prepare for the upcoming season, may have taken her workouts too far, causing the recurrence of the injury, however, her doctors expressed to her that it could have happened simply with her sneezing.

The pain began early on in the season for Haggerty, occurring often. A high pain tolerance kept her on the court ready to fight for her team.

Haggerty’s spot on the court is undecided at this point, having to see if the injury will persist or if it will maintain enough for her to play volleyball for Wisconsin this season.

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – GROUP 1 DAILY RECAP

  • Group 1
  • July 7th – August 6th
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
  • Schedule/Results

The United States remains atop the standings after day four of the World Grand Prix after taking down Turkey in four sets. Close behind is The Netherlands, who has just one loss followed by Serbia who lost their first match of the Grand Prix in a rematch to Brazil in three sets.

Brazil sought revenge after Serbia humiliated them in three sets in week one. In the opening match of Pool D1 the two met again with Brazil taking charge, winning in three. The Brazilian side was backed by Natalia Pereira who had 16 points in the match. Serbia’s Ana Bjelica led the team with 15 points, followed by Brankica Mihajlovic, who was deemed the player of the week in week one, with 11.

Italy tops Pool E1, in points after sweeping China in their opening match. The Chinese were without their star player, Zhu Ting, in the first week of play, due to fatigue, however, the Olympic MVP returned to the court against Italy in the second set putting down 10 points. It was not enough, though, to handle a strong offensive day for Italy’s Paola Ogechi Egonu, who put down 21 points in the win. For the other match in Pool E1, the American crew remained undefeated in the competition with a four-set victory over Turkey. Michelle Bartsch-Hackley led the attack for the Americans, putting down 17 points in the win, with 11 kills, two blocks and four aces.

Pool F1 saw The Netherlands sweep Belgium with Celeste Plak leading the way with 21 points. Russia claimed their first win of the Grand Prix over the Dominican Republic in four sets. Irina Fetisova stepped it up for the Russians, putting down 18 points in the win.

Group 1 Standings After Day 4

RANK TEAMS MATCHES RESULT DETAILS SETS POINTS
TOTAL WON LOST 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 POINTS WON LOST RATIO WON LOST RATIO
1
 
USA
 4 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 12 3 4.000 361 303 1.191
2
NETHERLANDS
 4 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 11 3 3.666 325 286 1.136
3
 
SERBIA
 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 9 3 3.000 288 239 1.205
4
 
BRAZIL
 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 9 5 1.800 320 300 1.066
5
 
JAPAN
 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 7 10 8 1.250 392 375 1.045
6
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 7 8 0.875 344 345 0.997
7
 
ITALY
 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 7 8 0.875 342 342 1.000
8
 
CHINA
 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 6 9 0.666 330 349 0.945
9
 
RUSSIA
 4 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 9 10 0.900 410 420 0.976
10
 
TURKEY
 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 10 0.600 326 366 0.890
11
 
THAILAND
 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 12 0.333 320 370 0.864
12
 
BELGIUM
 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 12 0.083 260 323 0.804
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
  • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
  • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Day 4 Results (With Links To Full Stats):

Pool D1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 15:40 Brazil  3–0  Serbia 26–24 25–17 25–22 76–63 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Japan  3–1  Thailand 25–19 17–25 25–18 25–19 92–81 P2P3
15 Jul 14:10 Japan  –  Serbia – – – – P2P3
15 Jul 17:10 Brazil  –  Thailand – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 13:15 Japan  –  Brazil – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 16:10 Serbia  –  Thailand – – – – P2P3

Pool E1 

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:00 United States  3–1  Turkey 25–21 24–26 25–19 25–12 99–78 P2P3
14 Jul 20:00 China  0–3  Italy 19–25 22–25 21–25 62–75 P2P3
15 Jul 14:30 United States  –  Italy – – – – P2P3
15 Jul 17:00 China  –  Turkey – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 13:00 Italy  –  Turkey – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 15:30 China  –  United States – – – – P2P3

Pool F1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  3–0  Belgium 25–22 25–19 25–21 75–62 P2P3
14 Jul 19:10 Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic 16–25 25–23 25–21 25–14 91–83 P2P3
15 Jul 16:40 Netherlands  –  Dominican Republic – – – – P2P3
15 Jul 19:10 Russia  –  Belgium – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 16:40 Dominican Republic  –  Belgium – – – – P2P3
16 Jul 19:10 Russia  –  Netherlands – – – –

Full Videos

Brazil vs Serbia

Japan vs. Thailand

USA def. Turkey 3-1

Italy def. China 3-0

The Netherlands def. Belgium 3-0

2017 U21 WORLD BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Round of 16 has ended at the U21 World Beach Championships with eight teams remaining in both genders. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played on July 15 with the finals for both men’s and women’s play taking place on July 16.

Women

Team USA’s Kathryn Plummer/Milica Mirkovic continue to dominate the women’s side with a quick 2-0, (21-13, 21-12) win over Thailand’s Pawarun Chanthawichai/Thatsarida Singchuea.

Plummer/Mirkovic advanced directly to the round of 16 after winning all three of their pool play matches, where they met the 2017 U21 Asian Championship winners. The pure strength and height advantage of Plummer helped to give the American’s the win. The pair will now take on Canada’s Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara in the quarterfinals.

Other teams’ advancing to the quarterfinal round are Brazil’s Eduarda ‘Duda’  Santos Lisboa/Ana Patricia Silva Ramos, Russia’s Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina, Latvia’s Tina Graudina/Anastasija Kravcenoka, Italy’s Gaia Traballi/Ester Maestroni, the Czech Republic’s Natalie Honzovicova/Tereza Pluharova and Belarus’ Viktoryia Shalayeuskaya/Viktoryia Siakretava.

Men

Latvia’s Kristaps Smits/Mihails Samoilovs are heading to the men’s quarterfinals after taking down Iran’s Alireza Aghajanighasab/Javad Firouzpourbandpei 2-1, (12-21, 21-11, 15-9). The Iranians dominated the first set, but the Latvians quickly reversed the results to force a third set, in which the Latvians used a powerful attack to take down the tough Iranian team 15-9.

Other teams advancing to the quarterfinals are Brazil’s Adrielson Dos Santos Silva/Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho, Brazil’s Gabriel Heilborn Gouveia/Rafael Jose Mendonca de Queiroz, Russians Aleksandr Kramarenko/Vasilii Ivanov, China’s Eraili Nu/Weiming Liu, Spain’s Huerta/Jimenez, Mexico’s Gaxiola/Cardenas and Austria’s Kindl/Klaffinger.

2017 FIVB VOLLEYBALL WORLD GRAND PRIX – POOL D1

  • Group 1
  • July 14 – July 16
  • FIVB World Grand Prix Round 1
  • Macau, China
  • Pool E1
  • Schedule/Results

Team USA and Italy took down their opponents on the first day of week two in the World Grand Prix. Italy sits atop the U.S. squad in a points differential, as they swept China in three while Team USA needed four sets to win against Turkey.

USA def. Turkey

  • 3-1, (25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 25-12)

Team USA used powerful attacks and a strong serve to take down Turkey in four sets. The U.S. led in attacks 48-36 and 10-2 in service aces.

The first set of the match was a tight battle, with the scored tied up at 12 all mid-set, a string of bad plays on the Turkish side of the net led to Team USA taking the 19-16 lead. They managed to hold on to the lead to take the first 25-21. Turkey raced out to an early 6-2 lead in the second set, but the U.S. was able to catch back up, making the remainder of the set a back and forth battle, with Turkey coming out on top 26-24. The remaining two sets were all Team USA, as they took the third set 25-19 and the final set 25-12.

The U.S. used nearly the same lineup as week one, with Michelle Barsch-Hackley, Madison Kingdon, Tori Dixon and Kelly Murphy headlining for the team. Captain, Carli Lloyd, started the first two sets as setter, but Karch Kiraly changed things up for the remaining two sets, giving Micah Hancock a shot at the position. In the libero spot, Justine Wong-Orantes started over Amanda Benson.

Turkey had low offensive output in the loss, with Melis Durul putting down nine points in the win to lead the team.

Bartsch-Hackley put down 17 points in the win on 11 kills, two blocks and four aces while Kingdon added another 12 points, all on kills. Dixon and Murphy each contributed 11 points in the win.

Italy def. China

  • 3-0, (25-19, 25-22, 25-21)

Italy dominated on the attack to take down China in three-sets, with a 50-33 attack advantage.

Italy jumped out to 1-0 lead in the match with a 25-19 first set win. They continued with the momentum they gained in the first to take the second set, followed by the third to stun China on their home turf in three.

Italy was led by Paola Ogechi Egonu who contributed 21 points in the win with 19 kills, one block and one ace. Miryam Fatime Sylla and Raphaela Folie each added another 12 and 11 points, respectively.

This week, China is with their star player Zhu Ting, who sat out for the majority of week one due to fatigue. Entering in only the final two sets of the match, Ting led the scoring along with Xiangyu Gong who each had 10 points in the losing effort.

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