Grozer Has a Big Week, But Zenit-Kazan is Still the Team to Beat

After four matches, Zenit-Kazan is still leading the pack in the Russian SuperLeague, having won all four matches, dropping just one set along the way. Newly formed Zenit St. Petersburg is also off to a strong start in their inaugural season, as they have won three matches and lost just a tough four set match to Belogorie. On the other end of the spectrum, Dinamo-LO has yet to taste victory, collecting just two points in their four matches.

Team of the Week: Dynamo Moscow

After losing their first two matches, collecting only one point along the way, Dynamo Moscow collected two wins this week and have vaulted up into sixth place overall. This week, they defeated Yaroslavich in straight sets and then Lokomotiv in four sets. Dynamo faces a tough task this week when they hit the road to face Belogorie.

Player of the Week: Gyorgy Grozer

Despite Lokomotiv dropping two matches, in four sets to Zenit-Kazan and four sets to Dynamo Moscow, Gyorgy Grozer put up huge individual numbers. Against Zenit-Kazan, Grozer collected 29 points, and against Dynamo Moscow, Grozer scored 25 points including 6 blocks.

Current Standings:

1. Zenit-Kazan (12 points)
2. Zenit St. Petersburg (9 points)
3. Belogorie (9 points)
4. Kuzbass (9 points)
5. Gazprom-Yugra (7 points)
6. Dynamo Moscow (7 points)
7. Lokomotiv (6 points)
8. Ural Mountains (5 points)
9. Nova (4 points)
10. Yenisei (4 points)
11. Torch (4 points)
12. Yugra-Samotlor (3 points)
13. Yaroslavich (3 points)
14. Dinamo-LO (2 points)

Results:

Third Round

Belogorie 3:1 Zenit St. Petersburg (25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19)

Kuzbass 3:1 Nova (25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14)

Gazprom-Yugra 3:2 Yugra Samotlor (25-16, 18-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11)

Torch 3:0 Dinamo-LO 25-21, (25-18 25-20)

Zenit-Kazan 3:1 Lokomotiv (22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22)

Ural Mountains 3:2 Yenisei (21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-10)

Dynamo Moscow 3:0 Yaroslavich (25-18, 25-17, 25-16)

Fourth Round:

Zenit St. Petersburg 3:0 Torch (25-10, 25-17, 26-24)

Ural Mountains 3:1 Nova (17-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-23)

Yugra-Samotlor 3:2 Kuzbass (17-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-8)

Gazprom-Yugra 3:2 Dinamo-LO (25-19, 17-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-11)

Zenit-Kazan 3:0 Belogorie (25-19, 25-23, 25-18)

Dynamo Moscow 3:1 Lokomotiv 25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 35-33

Yenisei 3:0 Yaroslavich (25-20, 25-21, 25-19)