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A nice view of the centre court in Baden where teams are competing to reach the medal matches of #EuroBeachVolleyU22
Baden, Austria. Laurenz Leitner and Laurenc Grössig remain the main hope of home glory for Team Austria at the 2021 edition of #EuroBeachVolleyU22 in Baden. The Austrians claimed a second straight victory in their pool on Friday morning before losing to a team from Israel in three sets in a matchup determining the eventual winners of the group.
The Austrian top duo in action
Ben Stockhammer/Jacob Kitzinger have reached the knockout stage of the men’s competition as well after recording a victory over Spanish opposition. The third Austrian team in the event, Theo Reiter and Timo Hammarberg lost three matches in a row without winning a single set.
“The young Timo and Theo played well as a team but unfortunately did not advance any further in this competition. However, we take the experience and lessons with us. Ben and Jacob have made it out of the group with their victory. Despite good tactics and good technique, Laurenz and Laurenc lost their last match in their pool.”
Thomas Kunert
Assistant coach to the men’s teams of Austria
In the women’s competition, all three Austrian teams have reached the knockout stage of the tournament. Ronja Klinger/Julia Mitter did so with a victory over Israel to finish second in Pool A – Magdalena Rabitsch/Anja Trailovic finished second in their group as well after finishing on a 2-1 win-loss record. Marie Bruckner/Lina Hinteregger beat Slovakia to celebrate their first victory on home sand and reach the next phase of the competition.
Magdalena Rabitsch/Anja Trailovic secured one of three victories for Team Austria in the women’s competition
“It was a very successful day for us, since all teams have made it to the second round. Our very young team [Bruckner/Hinteregger] can take away good moments, team two [Rabitsch/Trailovic] has improved and they are performing very well. Klinger/Mitter rose to the occasion and claimed one victory today as well.”
Florian Schabbauer
Beach Coordinator of the Austrian Volleyball Association
May 15th, 2021
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