DELA BEACH OPEN
- FIVB Four-Star
- Jan. 2-7, 2018
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Schedule/Results
Morning action at the DELA Beach Open saw the women’s field cut from 16 to eight during the second elimination round.
Teams advancing to the third round were: Brazilians Maria Antonelli/Carol Salgado and Barbara/Fernanda, Germany’s Sandra Ittlinger and Kim Behrens, Swiss duo Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli, Czech pairs Kristyna Kolocova/Michala Kvapilova and Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova, Finland’s Riikka Lehtonen/Niina Ahtianinen, and Americans Alix Klineman and April Ross.
All eight matches were finished in straight sets. The closest match of the round came as Barbara/Fernanda edged past Americans Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes 22-20, 21-19.
Four other matches feature one set won by the minimum two-point spread.
The women’s semifinals begin at 2 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. ET Saturday. The bronze medal match is slated for 4:15 a.m. Sunday with the gold medal match to follow at 5:30 a.m. All four matches are slated to be streamed live on the FIVB YouTube channel.
Elimination Round 2
Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli (Switzerland) def. Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda “Duda” Santos Lisboa (Brazil) 22-20, 21-16
Maria Antonelli/Carol Salgado (Brazil) def. Kinga Koloinska/Katarzyna Kociolek (Poland) 21-16, 21-8
Sandra Ittlinger/Kim Behrens (Germany) def. Megumi Murakami/Miki Ishii (Japan) 21-16, 21-16
Kristyna Kolocova/Michala Kvapilova (Czech Republic) def. Karla Borger/Margareta Kozuch (Germany) 22-20, 21-11
Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova (Czech Republic) def. Katharina Schutzenhofer/Lena Pelsiutschnig (Austria) 21-19, 21-15
Riikka Lehtonen/Niina Ahtianinen (Finland) def. Joy Stubbe/Marleen Ramond-van Iersel (Netherlands) 21-18, 21-14
Barbara Seixas De Freitas/Fernanda Alves (Brazil) def. Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes (USA) 22-20, 21-19
Alix Klineman/April Ross (USA) def. Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina (Russia) 23-21, 21-13
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