14/07/2019 14:00
Teams from Italy and the Netherlands to fight for Alba Adriatica honours
2019 World Tour 1-Star - Alba Adriatica
Alba Adriatica, Italy, July 14, 2019. Teams from Italy and the Netherlands are due to contest the semis of the 1-Star World Tour event in Alba Adriatica presented by Offertevillaggi.com. This is the result of the quarterfinals played on Sunday early morning at Europa Acciai Beach Arena.
Katja Stam/Julia Wouters needed three sets to edge Greece’s Konstantina Tsopoulou and Dimitra Manavi in a very close match (23-21, 19-21, 15-10). They will be playing home favourites Gaia Traballi and Agata Zuccarelli, who cruised to a 2-0 victory over Ukrainian twins Inna and Iryna Makhno (22-20, 21-15).
Federica Frasca/Arianna Barboni are the second Italian team to feature in the semis after recording a comprehensive 2-0 victory (21-18, 21-18) in their matchup with Victoria Faye Kjølberg/Ane Guro Hjortland of Norway. Their opponents will be #EuroBeachVolleyU20 silver medal winners Emi van Driel and Raisa Schoon, who needed two sets only (21-19, 22-20) to claim the Dutch and family derby with Mexime van Driel and Iris Reinders.
Traballi/Zuccarelli eventually progressed to the gold medal match as they beat Stam/Wouters 21-19, 21-17. Emi van Driel/Schoon secured the other spot in the grand finale after a truly exciting match with Frasca/Barboni, where the young Oranjes emerged victorious 2-1 (21-18, 15-21, 15-12). The bronze and gold medal matches are due to take place at 4 and 5 pm, respectively.
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