USA teams 3-0 at FIVB under-18 world championships
The two United States Beach Volleyball teams in the 2004 FIVB World Championship for men and women players under 18 years old combined to win three matches on Thursday on Rio Vivo Beach in Termoli, Italy. Read on for the details.
The two United States Beach Volleyball teams in the 2004 FIVB World Championship for men and women players under 18 years old combined to win three matches on Thursday on Rio Vivo Beach in Termoli, Italy.
Seeded fourth in the women's competition, Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) and Stephanie Barry (Long Beach, Calif.) posted Pool D wins over teams from Russia and Latvia to almost guarantee them a top spot in the 16-team single-elimination bracket.
Barboza and Barry can win Pool D with a win over ninth-seeded Jillian McLeod and Alice Rohkamper of Australia. The top two teams from each pool advance to Saturday's Round of 16 along with the four-best third-place finishes in each group.
Eighth-seeded Joseph Dykstra (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla.) scored a 21-11 and 21-16 victory over Pavlos Kouzounis and Charlampos Papadopoulos of Greece to join a team from Poland as the unbeaten men's teams in Pool E.
Dykstra and Van Zwieten play 20th-seeded Grzegorz Fijalek and Grzegorz Pajak of Poland and fifth-seeded Sam Boehm and Shaun Howard of Australia in their final two pool matches Friday. Fijalek and Pajak opened with a 21-14 and 21-16 over the Aussies.
Following Saturday's two rounds of play, the "final four" teams will advance to Sunday's semifinals and medal matches.
For more information on the FIVB and this tournament, go to the FIVB web site.
Seeded fourth in the women's competition, Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) and Stephanie Barry (Long Beach, Calif.) posted Pool D wins over teams from Russia and Latvia to almost guarantee them a top spot in the 16-team single-elimination bracket.
Barboza and Barry can win Pool D with a win over ninth-seeded Jillian McLeod and Alice Rohkamper of Australia. The top two teams from each pool advance to Saturday's Round of 16 along with the four-best third-place finishes in each group.
Eighth-seeded Joseph Dykstra (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla.) scored a 21-11 and 21-16 victory over Pavlos Kouzounis and Charlampos Papadopoulos of Greece to join a team from Poland as the unbeaten men's teams in Pool E.
Dykstra and Van Zwieten play 20th-seeded Grzegorz Fijalek and Grzegorz Pajak of Poland and fifth-seeded Sam Boehm and Shaun Howard of Australia in their final two pool matches Friday. Fijalek and Pajak opened with a 21-14 and 21-16 over the Aussies.
Following Saturday's two rounds of play, the "final four" teams will advance to Sunday's semifinals and medal matches.
For more information on the FIVB and this tournament, go to the FIVB web site.
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