Russian Men: Zenit St. Petersburg Ends Zenit-Kazan’s Winning Streak

Zenit-Kazan’s 64 match winning streak has ended at the hands of Zenit St. Petersburg. With the loss and Belogorie’s four set win over Nova, there is now a tie atop the standings of the Russian Super League. Zenit St. Petersburg has maintained their overall standing tied for fourth place in the league.

Match of the Week: Zenit St. Petersburg 3:1 Zenit-Kazan (22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23)

Zenit St. Petersburg continues to work their way up the standings, this time taking down Russian Super League behemoth Zenit-Kazan, ending their 64 match win streak. Oreol Camejo led Zenit St. Petersburg with 24 points while Drazen Luburic chipped in 20 points. Zenit St. Petersburg will put their five match winning streak on the line in round 14 when they face Dynamo Moscow.

Player of the Week: Oreol Camejo

The Cuban spiker tallied 24 points with five aces as Zenit St. Petersburg pulled off the biggest upset of the season. Camejo has led Zenit St. Petersburg into a tie for fourth place.

Current Standings: (Points)

1. Zenit-Kazan (35 points)
2. Belogorie (35 points)
3. Torch (28 points)
4. Zenit St. Petersburg (25 points)
5. Lokomotiv (25 points)
6. Dynamo Moscow (23 points)
7. Kuzbass (20 points)
8. Nova (18 points)
9. Ural Mountains (18 points)
10. Gazprom-Yugra (15 points)
11. Yenisei (9 points)
12. Yaroslavich (8 points)
13. Dinamo-LO (8 points)
14. Yugra-Samotlor (3 points)

Results: Round 13

Zenit St. Petersburg 3:1 Zenit-Kazan (22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23)

Lokomotiv 3:0 Yugra-Samotlor (27-25, 25-20, 25-19)

Belogorie 3:1 Nova (25-21, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23)

Yaroslavich 3:1 Kuzbass (27-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23)

Dynamo Moscow 3:0 Dinamo-LO (26-24, 25-17, 25-21)

Ural Mountains 3:2 Gazprom-Yugra (22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 15-12)

Torch 3:0 Yenisei (25-15, 25-20, 25-18)