2024-05-02 15:03:02
In the first game of Group A, the Latvians, seeded ninth in the tournament, lost 1-2 (21:18, 19:21, 10:15) to world leaders Eduarda Lisboa and Ana Patricia Silva from Brazil, who are seeded first in the tournament.
The Latvian duo scored fewer points in attack (31:37) and made more mistakes (14:10), but was better in blocks (3:2) and serves (6:1).
Graudiņa scored 17 out of 21 points in attack, making four errors in 26 attacks, three – in block and one point – with serve, making five errors in 16 serves. She managed all 18 serves in the reception.
Samoilova scored 14 out of 19 points in attack, making three errors in 29 attacks and five points – with serve, making three errors in 21 serves. She managed 27 of 28 serves in the reception.
Lisboa scored 22 points on offense for the opponents, but Silva collected 15 of 18 points on offense, two – on the block and one – from the service line.
On Thursday, the Latvians will meet in the group with French women Clemens Vieräs and Alina Shamero (16th), who overcame the qualifying tournament, and on Friday – with German women Svenja Miller and Sinja Tillmani (8th).
In March, Graudiņa/Samoilova won the “Challenge” ranking tournament in Recife in Brazil.
In the “Pro Beach Tour” ranking, the first is the “Elite 16” competition, the second – “Challenge”, the third – the “Futures” competition.
2024-05-02 15:03:02