Record for the Italian beach volleyball. Marta Menegatti and Greta Cicolari win the semifinal of the Open Myslowice.
“We are very happy because we played well,” Greta Cicolari, 28, said. “They were difficult opponents but I think adrenalin got us through. Last year I had two injuries to my knee so I couldn’t play too much. This year I have practiced and trained a lot and the best way to win is this.”
In the year when the World Beach Volleyball Championships will be held in Italy, in Rome June 13 to 19, the two blue-athletes are getting great results. In Poland Cicolari / Menegatti are playing a very high level of volleyball and the final is a reward well deserved. Having beaten in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Talita / Antonelli, Greta and Marta who defeated two to one in the semi-final German Goller / Ludwig.
HOT Facts
– 2nd consecutive Gold medal for Sanne Keizer and Marleen Van Iersel
– 3 european teams in the 5th first places
– 2nd Final for an Italian Team and 2nd Silver Medal for Marta Menegatti (Phuket and Myslowice)
– Walsh-Hochevar for their first tournament together ranked 7th
– Good first result on the World tour for Marie-Andrée Lessard and Annie Martin first tournament of the season
Final results
Semi-finals | |||||||
60 | 21-May | 17:05 | C | Kessy-Ross USA [2] | Keizer-Van Iersel NED [6] | 0-2 (15-21, 18-21) | 0:31 |
59 | 21-May | 16:05 | C | Goller-Ludwig GER [4] | Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [14] | 1-2 (24-26, 21-19, 11-15) | 0:55 |
Final 3rd Place | |||||||
61 | 22-May | 11:05 | C | Goller-Ludwig GER [4] | Kessy-Ross USA [2] | 0-2 (21-23, 15-21) | 0:39 |
Final 1st Place | |||||||
62 | 22-May | 13:05 | C | Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [14] | Keizer-Van Iersel NED [6] | 0-2 (17-21, 18-21) | 0:36 |
Final Ranking
Rk.TeamCountryPointsEarnings (US$)1Keizer-Van IerselNED60030’000.002Cicolari-MenegattiITA54021’000.003Kessy-RossUSA48015’000.004Goller-LudwigGER42011’200.005Maria Clara-CarolBRA3609’100.00Talita-AntonelliBRA3609’100.007Schwaiger-SchwaigerAUT3007’600.00Hochevar-WalshUSA3007’600.009Lili-VieiraBRA2406’000.00Xue-Zhang XiCHN2406’000.00Kuhn-ZumkehrSUI2406’000.00Akers-BranaghUSA2406’000.0013Lessard-MartinCAN1804’250.00Borger-BütheGER1804’250.00Köhler-SudeGER1804’250.00Fendrick-HansonUSA1804’250.0017Bawden-PalmerAUS1202’800.00Renata-Lese LimaBRA1202’800.00Klapalova-HajeckovaCZE1202’800.00Kolocova-SlukovaCZE1202’800.00Mullin-DampneyGBR1202’800.00Saka-RtveloGEO1202’800.00Gioria-MomoliITA1202’800.00Khomyakova-UkolovaRUS1202’800.0025Bansley-MaloneyCAN602’000.00Liliana-MatveevaESP602’000.00Giombini-RossoITA602’000.00Candelas-GarciaMEX602’000.00Maaseide-IngridNOR602’000.00Paszek-BekierPOL602’000.00Urban-SowalaPOL602’000.00Wiatr-WardakPOL602’000.00