Elsa & Liliana continue Spanish successes on Copacabana

1470868818896

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 10, 2016 – Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez posted the first “major” upset in the women’s Beach Volleyball competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as the Spanish pair downed 2015 FIVB world champions Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas of Brazil to gain the second seed in this week’s elimination rounds.

With their 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) Pool B win in 47 minutes over Agatha and Barbara, Elsa and Liliana scored their second-straight win over the Brazilians with the first being June 30 in a pool play match at the Porec Major in Croatia.

Earlier Wednesday, Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera scored a …

continue reading in source www.fivb.org

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *