European champs Huberli & Brunner knock out world champs Hughes & Cheng
Clancy on the serve
The primary tickets to the semifinals of the ladies’s Olympic seashore volleyball event in Paris went to Australia’s Mariafe Artacho Del Photo voltaic & Taliqua Clancy and Switzerland’s Tanja Huberli & Nina Brunner. Within the implausible night atmosphere of the Eiffel Tower Stadium on Tuesday, they earned these tickets with quarterfinal victories over Switzerland’s Esmee Bobner & Zoe Verge-Depre and reigning world champions Sara Hughes & Kelly Cheng of the USA, respectively.
In a hard-fought three-set battle Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Mariafe & Clancy celebrated a 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 15-12) victory over Esmee & Zoe, bettering to a 4-1 win-loss file in Paris, handing the opponents their first defeat beneath the Eiffel Tower and qualifying for the semifinals.
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The Sixteenth-seeded Swiss crew had the benefit early into the primary set, however after 15-15, the 14th-seeded Australians turned issues round and managed to shut the set their method on a serving error by the opponents. Issues went the opposite method round in set two, with the Aussies having the initiative initially and the Swiss taking on after 15-15 to stage the match on an ace by Esmee for the set winner. Esmee & Zoe had been capable of come again from a three-point deficit within the third set and stage it at 8-8, solely to let Mariafe & Clancy in entrance once more. A protracted shot by the Swiss handed the 15-12 match winner to the Aussies.
Clancy was the most effective scorer of the match with 22 factors, together with 4 kill blocks and an ace. Mariafe added one other 17 factors, together with two aces. Esmee led the Swiss crew with 19 factors.
Triumphant Clancy & Mariafe
“We’re simply so happy with how we actually stayed true and trusted our recreation, regardless that issues weren’t at all times excellent,” Clancy stated after the match. “We all know what we’re able to and we all know that if we performed our greatest, it doesn’t must be excellent for us to get the win. Each Olympics isn’t the identical. There are new groups and the groups are stronger than they’ve ever been as nicely. It’s all in regards to the development of our sport. We are going to take it one step at a time and revel in this second with our households and pals, we are going to recuperate after which we’ll come again for the semis.”
“It was nice teamwork. When certainly one of us is down, the opposite one has her again. As T already stated, we had been actually affected person and we trusted what we’re able to,” Mariafe added.
In certainly one of Thursday’s semifinals, Mariafe & Clancy will tackle the winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal between Brazil’s Ana Patricia Ramos & Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda) and Latvia’s Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova.
Huberli in assault
Seventh-seeded Huberli & Brunner continued their impeccable run at Paris 2024 and recorded their fifth straight-set victory in a row. This time, they mastered a 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) shutout of world champs Hughes & Cheng, seeded third within the Olympic fundamental draw, placing a cease to their streak of 4 wins in a row and eliminating them from additional rivalry.
Huberli & Brunner took over the scoreboard after 5-5 within the first set and by no means allowed the People to catch up till Brunner’s swing ended the set at 21-18. Driving the momentum, the Swiss took the early lead within the second set, however this time Hughes & Cheng managed to stage up at 11-11 and even break free with a 14-12 lead. Nevertheless, the reigning European champions continued their push, regained management within the cash time and Huberli’s tip for 21-19 stamped their ticket to the semis.
Huberli led the way in which with 18 factors, together with three aces and two blocks. Brunner contributed 17 factors to the crew’s victory. Additionally with 17 factors to her title, Cheng was the most effective scorer on the American facet.
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Of their semifinal, Huberli & Brunner will face the winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal between Spain’s Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno and Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes & Brandie Wilkerson.
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