The top-ranked host team Kathi and Lena is the only Women’s Austrian team in the elimination phase

VIENNA,AUSTRIA,11.AUG.21 – BEACH VOLLEYBALL – CEV European Beach Volleyball Championship. Image shows the rejoicing of Katharina Schuetzenhoefer and Lena Pesiutschnig (AUT). Photo: GEPA pictures/ Matic Klansek

Vienna, Austria. Katharina Schützenhöfer and Lena Plesiutschnig are the only Austrians who can continue to fight for medals after the group matches on Wednesday in the elimination round of the Women’s A1 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championships Vienna 2021 presented by Swatch.

The top seeded Austrian team had a good start to the day and defeated the Czechs Michala Kvapilová and Martina Williams in three sets (21-18, 19-21, 15-12), but then lost to the Ukrainian twins Inna and Iryna Makhno in another Game of three (17-21, 21-17, 15-13) in the Red Bull Beach Arena. They finished the tournament in second place in Pool H and will compete in the round of 16 alongside 15 other teams on Friday.

“Fortunately, we won the most important game of the day and qualified for tomorrow,” said Plesiutsching. “But to lose 15:13 in front of our fans in the decisive set is tough. The atmosphere was incredible and it was great to play in front of this crowd. We’ll analyze the game, fix our mistakes and come back stronger tomorrow.”

Attack by Schützenhöfer in the match against the Ukrainians. Photo Credit: BeachMajorSeries

The three other participating Austrian teams – Anja Dörfler / Nadine Strauss, Franziska Freidl / Eva Pfeffer and Ronja Klinger / Dorina Klinger – all dropped out after defeats in their pools.

The Ukrainians are placed in the round of 16 of the Beach Volleyball European Championship as well as the other seven group winners – Karla Borger / Julia Sude and Chantal Laboreur / Cinja Tillmann from Germany, Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink and Marleen van Iersel / Pleun Ypma from the Netherlands, Tina Graudina / Anastasija Kravcenoka from Latvia, Nina Betschart / Tanja Hüberli from Switzerland and Svetlana Kholomina / Ksenia Dabizha from Russia.

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