Daalderop and Van Driel prevent all-Brazilian final in Larnaka

Larnaka, Cyprus, July 31, 2016 – Dutch Nika Daalderop and Mexime van Driel prevented an all-Brazilian final at the FIVB U19 World Championships in Larnaka by defeating Brazilian qualifiers Vitoria De Souza Rodrigues and Ana Carolina De Almeida Costa 2-0 (21-18, 21-15).In the other semifinal on Sunday Brazil’s Eduarda ‘Duda’ Lisboa and Victoria Lopes Pereira Dude defeated USA’s Kathryn Plummer and Milica Mirkovic 2-1 (21-16, 19-21, 15-10).“This feels amazing”, said 17-year old Van Driel, who made her FIVB debut in Larnaka. “Of course I was hoping for a final, but if it was going to happen? This is super!”The Dutch were very much in control in the semifinal, hardly making any mistakes. In the beginning of the second set the Brazilian girls were able to put some pressure on, leading 8-6, but the Dutch stayed calm. Daalderop (1.89m) scored some important points with her big block and the Dutch took over again to win 21-15.“We stayed together”, said Van Driel, who’s younger sister Emi finished 33rd in Larnaka. “We were confident that our side-out would come back again and we served well in the second part of the second set. So we just regained control again.”Her more experienced partner, 17-year old Daalderop, has good memories of Cyprus. Last year she won the U20 European title here in Larnaka with her regular partner Joy Stubbe. This year they defended that title with success in Antalya and last week Daalderop and Stubbe claimed the national title as well.“This final is totally different from …

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