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MEDIA RELEASE
28 March 2008
AUSSIES OUT BUT BEACH VOLLEYBALL
WORLD TOUR ACTION CONTINUES
Beijing hopes for Olympians Natalie Cook and Tamsin Barnett remain alive after the pair were beaten by eighth
seed German pair Okka Rau and Stephanie Pohl at the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour – Adelaide
Australia Open.
The top ranked Australian pair, seeded sixth in the competition had a strong start to the day posting an early win
against the 28 seeded Italians Gattelli/Perrotta. Barnett/Cook then disposed of the 14 seed, American team
Wacholder/Turner on centre court 21/18, 21/18 before confronting the tough German pair. The home-town crowd
couldn’t help counter the Rau/Pohl defence with the Aussie team going down in two sets 22/20, 21/16.
Also in the women’s draw Summer Lochowicz and Eileen Romanowski (9 seed) were knocked out of the
competition in a close match against the Russian 23rd seed Uryadova/Shiryaeva 21/18, 21/19.
The Adelaide crowd was sorry to see the top Australian men’s team and sixth seed Andrew Schacht and Josh
Slack lose in an exciting three set match against US team (28 seed) Williams/Metzger (21/18, 19/21, 17/15) on
centre court this morning.
The competition continues tomorrow with the finals on Sunday.
The SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour the Adelaide Australia Open kicks off the 2008 world tour.
Athletes are competing not only for $350,000 in prize money but also important qualification points for the
Beijing Olympic Games. The world’s best beach volleyball athletes from 36 nations have descended on Glenelg
Beach for the Adelaide Australia Open between 25 and 30 March.
The event has seen 35 of the world’s best 40 male beach volleyball teams and 33 of the best 40 female teams
competing in the biggest beach volleyball event in Australia since the Sydney Olympics.
For full results, images and more information on the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour - Adelaide
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