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Canadians Bansley & Pavan back on track at Moscow Grand Slam
- Updated: May 28, 2016
Moscow, Russia, May 28, 2016 – Heather Bansley and Sarah Pavan were looking for some revenge here Saturday morning at the US$800,000 Grand Slam at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre, and the Canadians got it.
After technically losing their last two matches to Monika Brzostek/Kinga Kolosinska at FIVB World Tour Grand Slam events, the fifth-seeded Bansley and Pavan posted 2-1 (14-21, 21-11, 15-11) quarter-final win in 41 minutes over the 11th-seeded Polish pair to advance to their first international semi-final since placing fourth at last October’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals in the United States.
Entering the match, Brzostek and Kolosinska led the FIVB series 2-1 with the last match being forfeited by the Canadians in mid-March at the Rio Grand Slam. Brzostek and Kolosinska won the last match played on sand with a 2-1 (22-24, 21-19, 16-14) elimination win in 57 minutes at the Olsztyn Grand Slam last August in Poland.
“We are happy we won,” said Pavan, “but it could have been smoother on our side. Poland has been having a really strong season so far, they are a really strong team, so we are happy we …
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