Five American Pairs Among Women’s Top 16 in Yangzhou
Five American women’s teams are among the final 16 at the Yangzou Four Star. The marquee matchup of Saturday’s Round 2 with pit former partners Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross against each other with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.
Brazil’s Ana Patricia/Rebecca Take Gold at Qinzhou Three Star
Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos/Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva earned their first ever FIVB World Tour podium appearance with the gold medal at the Qinzhou Three Star. Italy’s Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth and Americans Sarah Sponcil/Kelly Claes rounded out the podium.
WATCH LIVE: Qinzou Women’s Semis, Medal Matches
Teams from four countries will vie for the Qinzou Three Star women’s medals late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning ET. Italy’s Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth, Americans Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil, Russia’s No. 7 Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova and Brazil’s No. 16 Ana Patricia Silva Ramos/Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva make up the final four.
Larsen/Stockman, Fendrick/Sponcil Qualify for Vienna Major Main Draw
Americans Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman and Lauren Fendrick/Sarah Sponcil are on the Vienna main draw after qualification wins on Tuesday. The pair round out the 32-team field alongside six other qualifiers.
Italy’s Menegatti/Orsitoth, Russia’s Hudyakov/Bykanov Grab Agadir Gold
Italians Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth won their first tournament together since July 2016, while Russians Maksim Hudyakov/Ruslan Bykanov earned their second title of the season at the Agadir Two Star.
Women’s #EuroBeachVolley Semis Set; Men Prep for Round of 16
The European Championships podium will be filled with new faces on the women’s side, meanwhile the defending silver and bronze medalists on the men’s side are still in play.
Women’s CEV Beach Race Down to Eight Teams; Men’s Pool Titles Decided
Eight women’s teams, including Spain’s Liliana/Elsa, remained after the first two eliminations rounds of the European Volleyball Championships on Thursday. Meanwhile, men’s pool play wrapped up.
China Sweeps Anapa Men’s Podium, Russia Takes Women’s Medals
Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina led a podium sweep for the Russian women, while Ha Likejiang/Jiaxin Wu paced the Chinese men with the Anapa One Star gold.
Americans Larsen/Stockman, Day/Flint Among Itapema 4-Star Qualifiers
Americans Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman and Emily Day/Betsi Flint were among the eight women’s teams who made it through qualifiers to the main draw of the Itapema Four-Star on Wednesday. Three German teams highlighted the men’s qualifiers.
Four Women’s Pairs Escape Lucky Losers To Round Of 32
The women’s Lucky Loser round of the FIVB Beach World Championships has concluded with four teams advancing to the Round of 32 while the remaining teams are disqualified.
