Start of the European Championship for Women ÖVV «kleinezeitung.at



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Austrian beach volleyball players Katharina Schützenhöfer and Lena Plesiutschnig scored their first group win on Tuesday after their opening defeat at the European Championships in the Netherlands. The Styrians beat in the second game in Utrecht the Swiss Laura Caluori / Dunja Gerson with 2: 1 (15, -17.14). The duo thus maintained their promotion chance in the semi-finals of the European Championship.

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In the first game of Pool E, the women of the ÖVV, number twelve, lost to the Spanish Angela Lobato / Amaranta Fernandez 0-2 (-16, -21). Wednesday, Schützenhöfer and Plesiutschnig are in the last group match against Swiss Nina Betschart / Tanja Hüberli

Meanwhile, Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst have lost their second game of the European Championship. The vice-world champions of 2017 had to beat in Rotterdam in Group C the Russian Konstanin Semenow / Ilja Leschukow 0: 2 (-19, -17). Poles Mariusz Prudel / Jakub Szalankiewicz are expected to finish the group stage on Thursday

Doppler / Horst are in second behind Semenow / Ilja Leschuko with victory and defeat. The winners of the eight pools are in the second round, the second and third in the second round

The team Tobias Winter / Julian Hörl also suffered the second European defeat. After the 1: 2 of the previous day against the Spaniards, Herrera / Gavira lost both to Utrecht against hosts Christiaan Varenhorst / Jasper Bouter 0-2 (-19, -18). The duo will meet on Wednesday in the final group match against Frenchman Youssef Krou / Quincy Aye. The winners of the eight pools are in the round of 16, the second and third teams in the second round.


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