Swiss roll Dutch dames to reach Rio quarters

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016 – Nadine Zumkehr and Joana Heidrich booked their place in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games quarterfinals with a 2-1 (19-21, 21-13, 15-10) win over the Netherlands’ Marlene van Iersel and Madelein Meppelink at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Saturday. 

Here’s what they said after the match…

Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland

“Brazilians really likes seeing people have fun on the court and we really had fun on the court today, maybe that is why they supported us in the end. Let’s see if they support us tomorrow (versus Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes, Brazil). 

“It is going to be really tough, but an amazing game. They have pressure we don’t. We will try …

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