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USA and Russia both looking for their first win in pool A
- Updated: August 11, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2016 – Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat of the United States will battle Russia’s Ekaterina Birlova/Evgeniya Ukolova in pool A on day six with both teams looking for their first win. The losing team will have their Olympic Games end with a 19th-place finish. The winner will finish in 3rd place in the pool and, depending on the tie-breaker, will either advance to the elimination stage or play in a “lucky loser” match to advance.
Head to Head
Fendrick/Sweat and Birlova/Ukolova have split their four meetings on the FIVB World Tour, with each winning one match in 2015 and one in 2016.
• Fendrick/Sweat won 24-22, 14-21, and 20-18 in 51 minutes, Major Hamburg, Pool Play, 06/08/2016
• Birlova/Ukolova won 21-19 and 21-17 in 38 minutes, Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam, Pool Play, 03/09/2016
• Birlova/Ukolova won 21-16 and 21-19 in 40 minutes, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015, Pool Play, 06/29/2015
• Fendrick/Sweat won 21-11, 19-21, and 15-10 in 47 minutes, Porec Major Series, Round of 16, 06/05/2015
Historically the #13 seed has won two of the three matches against the #24 seed in the Olympic Games
• Lenka Hajeckova/Hana Skalnikova (13), Czech Republic def. Elodie Li Yuk Lo/Natacha Rigobert (24), Mauritius, 21-10, 21-11 in 28 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Liesbeth Mouha/Liesbet Van Breedam (13), Belgium def. Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer (24), Switzerland, 21-18, 21-17 in 42 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryo Tokuno (24), Japan def. Rebekka Kadijk/Marrit Leenstra (13), Netherlands, 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 in 58 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat, United States, Seed #13, Pool A, 0-2, 0.250 Set Ratio, 0.7609 Point Ratio, Qualified 15th with 4,470 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Lauren: March 20, 1982 (34y4m17d), 188 cm (6’2″), 75 kg (167 lbs.), Hometown Carlsbad, 90th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 77th), $300,387 career winnings (ranks 55th)
• Brooke: March 27, 1986 (30y4m10d), 173 cm (5’8″), 65 kg (144 lbs.), Hometown Fort Myers, 44th FIVB World Tour event, $165,662 career winnings
• Lauren and Brooke have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $266,775 career winnings …
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