Five Pairs Rally Past Opening Set Losses to Win in Women’s Pool Play

  0 Wendy Mayer | January 04th, 2018 | FIVB World Tour, News, Pro Beach

DELA BEACH OPEN

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Five matches went the distance with the victor in each rebounding after dropping the opening set.

Outlasting the competition were: Germany’s Sandra Ittlinger/Kim Behrens, Poland’s Kinga Kolosinska/Katarzyna Kociolek, Czech duo Kristyna Kolocova/Michala Kvapilova, Japan’s Megumi Murakami/Miki Ishii and hometown side Joy Stubbe/Marleen Ramond-van Iersel of the Netherlands.

Also winning their opening pool play matches were three American pairs – Brooke Sweat/Summer Ross, April Ross/Alix Klineman and Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes – and three Brazilian duos – Maria Antonelli/Carolina Solberg SalgadoAgatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda “Duda” Santos Lisboa and Elize Secomandi Maia/Taiana Lima.

Maria Antonelli/Carol and Ross/Klineman are the only two teams who advanced through qualifying to win their opening round main draw tilts.

Pool play action resumes Friday morning.

Women’s Pool Play Round 1

Pool A

Barbora Hermannova/Marketa Slukova (Czech Republic) def. Kristina Thurin/Susanna Thurin (Sweden) 21-8, 21-10

Sandra Ittlinger/Kim Behrens (Germany) def. Riikka Lehtonen/Niina Ahtianinen (Finland) 20-22, 22-20, 15-9

 

Pool B

Kinga Kolosinska/Katarzyna Kociolek (Poland) def. Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina (Russia) 12-21, 21-15, 15-12

Kristyna Kolocova/Michala Kvapilova (Czech Republic) def. Jolien Sinnema/Laura Bloem (Netherlands) 17-21, 21-17, 15-10

 

Pool C

Maria Antonelli/Carolina Solberg Salgado (Brazil) def. Rumpaipruet Numwong/Khnittha Hongpak (Thailand) 21-7, 21-18

Karla Borger/Margareta Kozuch (Germany) def. Katharina Schutzenhofer/Lena Pelsiutschnig (Austria) 26-24, 21-18

 

Pool D

Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda “Duda” Santos Lisboa (Brazil) def. Ksenia Dabizha/Yulia Abalakina (Russia) 21-12, 21-12

Alix Klineman/April Ross (USA) def. Ieva Dumbauskaite/Monika/Povilaityte (Lithuania) 21-15, 24-22

 

Pool E

Megumi Murakami/Miki Ishii (Japan) def. Lauren Fendrick/Karissa Cook (USA) 12-21, 21-19, 15-11

Elize Secomandi Maia/Taiana Lima (Brazil) def. Sanne Keizer/Madelein Meppelink (Netherlands) 21-19, 21-15

 

Pool F

Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli (Switzerland) def. Adriana-Maria Matei/Beata Vaida (Romania) 21-11, 21-15

Taru Lahti-Liukkonen/Anniina Parkkinen (Finland) def. Julie Gordon/Sophie Bukovec (Canada) 23-21, 21-16

 

Pool G

Brooke Sweat/Summer Ross (USA) def. Amaranta Fernandez Navarro/Angela Lobato Herrero (Spain) 21-16, 21-9

Barbara Seixas De Freitas/Fernanda Alves (Brazil) def. Vrapatsorn Radarong/Tanarattha Udomchavee (Thailand) 21-15, 21-15

 

Pool H

Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes (USA) def. Azusa Futami/Akiko Hasegawa (Japan) 21-15, 21-19

Joy Stubbe/Marleen Ramond-van Iersel (Netherlands) def. Tina Graudina/Anastasija Kravcenoka (Latvia) 19-21, 21-14, 21-19

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Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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