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Taylor Averill didn’t play, however nonetheless grew to become the primary American participant to say a continental trophy this season when his Projekt Warsaw workforce beat Vero Volley Monza in 4 units final week in Poland and repeated the consequence Tuesday to win the CEV Problem Cup.
That is first Averill’s second trophy as knowledgeable. He beforehand received the 2021 French Ligue A title with AS Cannes.
The quarterfinals of the CEV Champions league are nearly accomplished after an entertaining week of matches the place Italian golf equipment took three of the 4 semifinal spots.
Cody Kessel noticed restricted motion and scored some extent within the third set for Berlin Recycling Volleys, which was swept by Itas Trentino. The defending Italian champions went on the highway within the first leg and received in simply 70 minutes.
Lube Civitanova is hoping to carry on to the fourth seed within the Italian SuperLega playoffs with one match remaining. A loss may see Micah Christenson’s first skilled membership fall to sixth place, however its efficiency within the Champions League has been regular. Aleksandar Nikolov led Lube with 15 kills and two aces. Micah Ma’a set Halkbank Ankara to a .369 hitting proportion and put away three kills in a four-set defeat. Halkbank should go to Italy, win the match in not more than 4 units, and win a golden set so as to advance.
Ziraat Bankasi misplaced the primary set to CV Guagas. Ogulcan Yatgin was introduced in to set and that was the wanted change as Matt Anderson’s workforce recovered to take the subsequent three units. Anderson had 13 kills, two blocks and an ace.
In the one quarterfinal match to not characteristic an American participant, Fuel Gross sales Piacenza defeated Jastrzębski Węgiel in 5 units.
CEV Cup
TJ DeFalco was not within the lineup however Asseco Resovia Rzeszów defeated Fenerbahce within the first leg of the semifinals.
SVG Lüneburg acquired swept by Arkas Izmir however Matt Knigge had seven kills on seven makes an attempt along with two blocks. Gage Worsley handed 25 % positively and nil % good.
Poland
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle traveled to Ukraine and beat Barkom Kazany Lviv in 4 units. Erik Shoji handed 83 % optimistic and 58 % good. Dave Smith didn’t play.
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów fell to Precise Methods Hemarpol Częstochowa in 4 units, the primary time Kaleb Jeness began for Częstochowa this season. Whereas the rookie from Ball State solely performed within the first set and hit minus .400, he picked up his first level of his skilled profession. DeFalco completed with 13 kills, hit .333, and had an ace.
Josh Tuaniga was again within the beginning lineup for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, which misplaced in 5 units to GKS Katowice. He set them to a .318 hitting proportion and scored on a block.
Jake Hanes had 14 kills and two blocks for KGHM Cuprum Lubin in a defeat to league-leading Jastrzębski Węgiel.
Italy
Gabi Garcia hit minus .111 with one kill in two units for Pallavolo Padova in a four-set loss to Vero Volley Monza. Davide Gardini began the primary two units had 5 kills, hit .500, however had six errors in reception.
Nikolov began the primary two units for Lube in a three-set defeat to Fuel Gross sales Piacenza and had 10 kills.
Jeff Jendryk had seven kills in three units for Gioella Prisma Taranto in a 3-1 loss to Allianz Milano. Kyle Russell was used as a sub within the final three units, incomes three kills in 4 errorless makes an attempt.
Russia
Christenson had an ace and set Zenit Kazan to a .383 hitting proportion in a sweep of Ural Ufa.
Japan
Aaron Russell opened the weekend with 13 kills, a block, and an ace for JT Thunders Hiroshima in a sweep over the VC Nagano Tridents. The consequence was the identical the subsequent day as Russell had 15 kills, three blocks, and an ace.
Thomas Jaeschke scored on eight kills and two blocks because the Panasonic Panthers beat the Nippon Metal Sakai Blazers in 4 units on Saturday. Jaeschke didn’t play a day earlier.
China
Max Holt completed with 9 kills, three aces and a block as Beijing defeated Zhejiang in 5 units on Thursday. He adopted that up with 11 kills and three blocks in a four-set win towards Shanghai over the weekend.
France
Joe Worsley set first-place Chaumont to a .387 assault effectivity and had a block in a win over Tourcoing. Pat Gasman had 4 kills and three blocks. Michael Marshman had 4 kills.
Daniel Wetter had two kills and a block for Paris in a sweep of Narbonne. Kyle Dagostino handed 40 % positively and 20 % completely within the loss.
Kyle Ensing had 14 kills and three blocks for Saint Nazaire in a five-set defeat to Toulouse. Jordan Ewert had 15 kills and an ace. Quinn Isaacson had three blocks and two kills whereas setting the workforce to a .315 assault effectivity.
Germany
Joel Schneidmiller was used instead in every set however the fourth as WWK Volleys Herrsching beat ASV Dachau in 5. He had kill.Simon Gallas, previously of USC, had a kill for Dachau.
Kessel was used instead within the last two units, incomes a block and passing 38 % positively as Berlin defeated SVG Lüneburg in 5 units. Worsley handed 31 % positively and 12 % completely within the loss. Each middles Knigge and Blake Leeson completed with 5 kills, a block and an ace.
Ian Parish hit .411 on his method to eight kills and 4 blocks as FT 1844 Freiburg beat Netzhoppers KW Bestensee in 4.
Austin Matautia completed with two kills for TSV Haching Munich, swept by VfB Friedrichshafen.
JT Hatch began for Helios Grizzlys Giesen in a sweep of Baden Volleys SSC Karlsruhe and had 4 kills, a block and an ace.
Argentina
Brandon Rattray led UPCN with 20 kills, two blocks and an ace in a sweep of Membership Tucuman de Gimnasia. Matt Hilling began the primary two units, ending with two kills, a block and an ace.
Greece
Corey Chavers began the primary two units for A.O. Foinikas Sirou and scored on three kills in a sweep loss to AONS Milon. The identical two groups performed once more a couple of days later with Chavers placing away 12 kills, two aces, and a block in a four-set defeat.
Matt West set A.O. Kalamata ‘80 to a .110 hitting proportion in a loss to PAOK Thessaloniki. West had two aces.
Czech Republic
Tommy Carmody had 4 kills, 4 blocks, and two aces for CEZ Karlovarsko in a four-set win over Odolena Voda. Spencer Olivier had two kills.
Mark Olsen had three kills and a block with a .600 hitting proportion for VK Ostrava, swept by Benátky n. J.
Finland
Greg Petty had three kills and an ace in Hurrikaani Loimaa’s sweep of Vantaa Geese. Daenan Gyimah had six kills on seven makes an attempt to go along with three blocks. Troy Gooch performed the primary two units, passing 75 % positively and 25 % good.
Loimaa beat Kyky-Betset and Petty performed in two units of the sweep and had 9 kills. Gyimah completed with six kills on seven swings, two aces and a block. Kyky-Betset’s Colin Lovejoy had two kills on 4 makes an attempt.
Michael Michelau had eight kills and an ace in a four-set loss to Raision Loimu.
Lovejoy had six kills, 4 blocks and an ace for Kyky-betset in a four-set loss to VaLePa.
Serbia
Jaylen Jasper completed with 9 kills, two blocks, and two aces however Spartak Subotica was swept by Ribinica.
Switzerland
Chênois Genève Volleyball beat Volley Schönenwerd in 5 units as James Norris led all middles with 10 kills and a block. Dennis Del Valle handed 43 % positively and 21 % good.
Netherlands
Cole Bogner began the primary two units and set Nova Tech Lycurgus to a .211 hitting proportion however they have been swept by Draisma Dynamo. Kyle McCauley acquired the beginning at outdoors hitter, ending with 14 kills and an ace.
Romania
Brett Wildman was used as a serving sub and scored on an ace for CSA Steaua Bucuresti in a tiebreak win over SCMU Craiova.