Latvian boys and girls top final tables in Zagreb miLATss | 18.08.2013 Zagreb, Croatia, August 17, 2013. Latvia’s boys and girls topped the charts of the Zonal Phase tournament – Pool F held on Saturday at Eko Park Krašograd for the inaugural the CEV Youth Beach Volleyball Continental Cup. The girls from Belarus and boys of Finland did also qualify for the final stage of the competition coming up next year and where the top six teams will eventually get the right to compete at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Latvia’s girls Anastasija Kravcenoka and Tina Graudina also dominated the scene in Zagreb but they had to fight hard to claim their opening game with Valeryia Babenka/Viktoryia Shalayeuskaya of Belarus (22-24, 21-14, and 15-12). Finland’s Ida Sinisalo/Niina Ahtiainen routed home girls Božena Čulo and Sara Radanovic in straight sets (21-12, 21-13) to play Latvia for first place in the group. Kravcenoka/Graudina needed once more three sets but could stand the competition brought by the Finns (21-16, 17-21, and 15-12) to seize first place in the pool as well as a ticket to the final. Belarus Babenka/Shalayeuskaya had fought their way back besting Croatia’s Čulo/Radanovic in straight sets (21-10, 21-11) and eventually claimed the second berth at stake for the Continental Cup finals as they powered past Sinisalo/Ahtiainen (21-16, 29-27) in the last fixture of the day.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:47:32 +0000
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