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 Carico/Dykstra, Budinger/Rosenthal On To Lucerne Main Draw
Eight men’s and eight women’s pairs fought through two qualifying rounds to earn berths to the Lucerne Three-Star 32-team main draw on Wednesday. Among those moving on were Americans Lane Carico/Lara Dykstra and Chase Budinger/Sean Rosenthal.
VIDEO: Klineman/Ross “Focused on Our Side”, Claes/Hughes “Survived”
After advancing to Saturday’s second elimination round, American pairs Alix Klineman/April Ross and Kelly Claes/Sara Hughes shared their keys to victory.
Ross/Klineman, Carol/Maria Antonelli Advance Through Hague Qualifiers
Teams from eight countries made their way through the DELA Beach Open qualifying rounds Wednesday and into the main draw. Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman and Brazilians Maria Antonelli and Carol Salgado headline the group.
China’s Wen/Xia Grab Nantong Open Gold over Countrywomen Wang/Xue
China’s Shuhyu Wen/Xinyi Xia earned their second straight podium finish on the FIVB World Tour, turning last week’s Tangshan Open silver into a gold at the Nantong Open on Sunday.
Russians Upset Brazilians; Two Chinese Teams Advance to Nantong Semis
Russia’s Yulia Abalakina/Ksenia Dabizha upset Brazil’s Juliana/Carol Horta to advance to the Nantong Open semifinals alongside two Chinese teams and one from Lithuania.
Four Three-Setters Highlight Nantong Open Round of 16
Of the eight teams who advanced through the Round of 24, only two managed to win their second match of the tournament at the Nantong Open
All But One Brazilian Pair Advances To Main Draw In Rio
The qualification round of the FIVB World Beach Tour event in Rio de Janiero has concluded, moving eight teams of each gender onto the main draw event tomorrow.
