#VNL Standings: Poland Surges Into Top Spot, Canada Drops to 7th
Poland, Brazil and France maintained the top three spots in the Volleyball Nations League settings after Day 8, but it was a mixed bag of results that shook up the Top 5.
Lanza, Schulz, Bednorz Take Starring Roles as Italy, Poland Win
Filippo Lanza notched 20 points to pace the Italians in a four-set win, which snapped a two-match VNL skid for the team, while Poland showed its depth and bested Japan in every way to stay atop the VNL table as Damian Schulz and Bartosz Bednorz turned in all-around efforts.
Poland Hangs On in 5-Setter vs. Italy; Bulgaria Sweeps Japan
Poland piled up 15 blocks and had help from 33 Italian errors in a five-set win Friday to stay atop the men’s Volleyball Nations League standings. Bulgaria snapped a three-match losing streak with a sweep of Japan, despite missing starting setter Georgi Brateov and Todor Skrimov.
Filippo Lanza Makes the Move to Perugia in Italy
Filippo Lanza bid farewell to his long-time club of Trentino. The outside hitter will be helping Perugia as they try to defend their title next season.
Aaron Russell’s Future is Uncertain
Aaron Russell’s future next year is in a loud of uncertainty. While Trentino would like him on their team, they apparently can not afford his salary.
Osmany Juantorena and Ivan Zaytsev out for Italy in Week 3 of VNL
After scoring the majority of Italy’s points thus far in the VNL, Osmany Juantorena and Ivan Zaytsev will not be travelling with the team to Osaka, Japan in Week 3.
Italian Men Name 14-Man Roster for Volleyball Nations League Week 1
Ivan Zaytsev is back in the fold for the Italian men’s National Team.
Ivan Zaytsev, Osmany Juantorena Return to Italian National Team
Ivan Zaytsev (above) and Osmany Juantorena will bring some of the punch back to the Italian lineup this summer, though there are still key absences from the Blue.
Ravenna Upsets Trentino to Force Third Match In SuperLega Playoffs
In a week filled with lots of unexpected results, perhaps the most surprising was #8 Bunge Ravenna‘s 5-set victory over…
Perugia and Trentino Advance to Italian SuperLega Semifinals
Modena vs Civitanova and Perugia vs Trentino are the teams that have made it through to the best-of-5 semifinals of the Italian SuperLega playoffs.
