Olympians Schweiner and Perušič first succumbed twice today at 19:21 to the French couple Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, Youssef Krou. They didn’t start well with the Germans either, but after losing set 14:21 they won another 21:17 and 15:10.
–
Other Czechs Jakub Šépka and Tomáš Semerád, who unexpectedly succeeded in Thursday’s qualification, took 19th place after two losses. They were not enough for the home stars George and André or for the Estonian Kusti Nölvak, Marta Tiisaar.
–
Perusic and Schweiner have been preparing for the second tournament of the season for two weeks in Rio de Janeiro. In March, at the event of the highest category Elite in Mexico, they shared fifth place after being eliminated in the quarterfinals, after today at the Challenge tournament they have a balance of 1: 1.
–
Nineteen-year-old Semerád and Šépek, less than a year older, came across groups George and André in Group A and lost to the Brazilians at 15:21 and 16:21. The Estonians also did not surprise and gained 10 points in each set.
–
| Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Challenge in Itapema (Brazil): |
|---|
| Men: |
| Group A: |
| George, André (1-BRA) – Semerád, Šépka (24-CZ) 2: 0 (15, 16) |
| Nölvak, Tiisaar (12-Est) – Semerád, Šépka 2: 0 (10, 10). |
| Group C: |
| Krou, Gauthier-Rat (22-Fr.) – Perusic, Schweiner (3-CR) 2: 0 (19, 19). |
| Perusic, Schweiner – Ehlers, Wickler (15-Germany) 2: 1 (-14, 1, 10). |
—
:quality(80)/cdn-kiosk-api.telegraaf.nl/ee5b6a32-bd09-11ec-90a5-02c309bc01c1.jpg "André Rieu: ‘I would like to have Máxima waltz’ | Stars")
