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Swiss success stays strong for Heidrich & Zumkehr
- Updated: May 26, 2016
Moscow, Russia, May 26, 2016 – Joana Heidrich and Nadine Zumkehr have been one of the early season success stories on the 2015-2016 FIVB World Tour calendar as the Swiss pair added to their resume an “impressive” three-set win here Thursday at the Moscow Grand Slam to clinch their pool and earn a first-round “bye” when elimination play starts Friday.
Seeded 16th in the US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam, Heidrich and Zumkehr scored a 2-1 (23-21, 21-23, 16-14) win in 56 minutes over top-seeded and reigning FIVB world champions Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas of Brazil to advance to the second-round of elimination and secure their best-ever finish in the Russian capital event.
“This was really a very important match for us,” said the 31-year old Zumkehr. “First of all, we had never beaten Agatha and Barbara. Secondly, we have our best finish in Moscow in four events. Finally, we add points (120) to our Olympic ranking total. A lot …
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