Aussies out of World Beach Juniors
Posted by devo on September 7, 2008
The Australian pairing (and number 3 seeds) avoided the second upset of the day - the Brazillians lost earlier. They smashed a 15-6 win in the third to make it through to the quarter finals, but the Dutch Sophie Van Gestel and Michelle Stiekema, who came through the qualification rounds, knocked off Palmer and Rohkamper of Australia in the quaterfinals in two close sets to progress to the semi-finals.
Palmer and Rohkamper entered the Brighton Beach competition as one of the top teams after claiming the silver medal at the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB Junior World Championships in Modena, Italy. A year earlier in Bermuda, Palmer and Rohkamper won the gold medal at the SWATCH-FIVB Youth World Championships for players under the age of 19. more@fivb
Palmer-Rohkamper AUS [3] def Cowley-Janssen CAN [19]Â 2-1 (17-21, 21-15, 15-6)
Palmer-Rohkamper AUS [3]Â lost to van Gestel-Stiekema NED [23]Â 0-2 (19-21, 19-21)
The Australian pair of Boehm and McHugh took the first set, but the Polish pair fought back to level their contest at 2 sets all in a tight second set. The Polish pair of Kadziola and Szalankiewicz were too strong in the 3rd set and advanced to the quarter finals.
Kadziola-Szalankiewicz POL [17] def Boehm-McHugh AUS [12]Â 2-1 (18-21, 22-20, 15-10)
