Shanghai 2008 Open
Posted by devo on May 3, 2008
UPDATE 4: originally posted 2/5/08
Two Aussie teams made it into the main draw playing beach in Shanghai in the FIVB World Tour. Both teams are accruing points towards qualification for the Olympics.
Schacht and Slack made it to 7th in the men’s after pushing the second ranked Brazillian team, that went on to win the final, all the way to lose in 3 sets. Harley-Pedro BRA [2] Schacht-Slack AUS [6] 2-1 (21-19, 19-21, 15-11) more
Aussie women Cook and Barnett [6] finished 5th in the women’s draw. They lost to the number 1 ranked Brazillian team of Juliana and Larissa 0-2 (15-21, 13-21). They previously defeated the second ranked Chinese pair of Tian Jia and Wang yesterday afternoon winning in 2 sets: 0-2 (18-21, 16-21). They then defeated the 31st ranked Mexican team of Candelas and Garcia today: 0-2 (16-21, 18-21). more
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