Bulletin No. 3 AVC Continental Cup, Sub Zonal Event Faleata Sports Complex Beach Courts Apia, May 6 th -7 th
New Zealand win Sub Zonal Olympic Qualification Tournament in The New Zealand Beach Volleyball Team completed the win in the Asian Continental Cup, sub-zonal event in, while also confirmed their position in the next round. The Faleata Sports Complex Beach Volleyball Courts, Apia, is playing host to the AVC continental Cup, Sub Zonal Tournament. This is the first Round of Olympic Qualification to the London Olympics. Teams from New Zealand, and Tonga are vying for two positions to the next Oceania Zonal Round Olympic Qualification Tournament. started the day well by defeating Tonga in both women s matches easily to win the series -. The men were under a little bit of pressure after Tonga beat yesterday. responded well early in the morning to convincingly beat Tonga, leaving the match between and Tonga to decide the series, or send it into a golden set. In the best and closest set of the tournament,, Afa Lauvai and Toetu Toetu survived 5 set points to win the st set 9-7. In the second set they played with confidence to take the second set -8, the match -. This win completed the series win for 3- over Tonga, and qualification through to the Asian Continental Cup, Zonal event early in. The New Zealand Teams completed their domination of the tournament by seeing off the challenge from convincingly. The New Zealand Women s teams skills were to consistent for the n women s teams. showed good fight and some great hustle in the back court but they could not keep pace with the consistent Kiwis. New Zealand Women s Team won the series -, and the Tournament without dropping a set. The New Zealand Men s Team led by Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead and well supported by the youthful brothers Sam and Ben O Dea, were to dominant for a valiant n Team. The Kiwis were never threatened as their experience and skill from the Swatch FIVB World Tour and Asian Tour was too much for the athletic ns. New Zealand won the series -, and completed the tournament undefeated. New Zealand and will move through to the next Oceania Round of the Olympic Qualification, the Asian Continental Cup Zonal event to be held in February.
Day Results Friday May 7 th versus Tonga Round Completed Day (Thursday May 6 th ) : W6 SAM Tu'ugamusu/ Taua TGA Vaka/ Mele -, -5-9' 5: W7 SAM Fouvaa/ Nuuvali TGA Fotu/ Taufa -, - - 7' 6: M6 SAM Aiono/ Sapati TGA Fonohema/Fotu, S. -, 6-, -5-5' 6.5 M7 SAM Lauvai/ Toetu TGA Fotu, T./ Latu -, -8 - ' Friday May 7 th 9:3 M8 SAM Aiono/ Sapati TGA Fotu, T./ Latu -5, - - 6' : M9 SAM Lauvai/ Toetu TGA Fonohema/Fotu, S. 9-7, -8-5' 9:3 W8 SAM Fouvaa/ Nuuvali TGA Vaka/ Taufa -3, - - 8' : W9 SAM Tu'ugamusu/ Taua TGA Fotu/ Fifita -, -3 - ' Women win series -. Men win series 3-. Round 3 New Zealand Versus Womens : W NZL Croad/ Lindsay-Brown SAM Fouvaa/ Nuuvali -, -9 - ' :5 W NZL Hill/ Ruru SAM Tu'ugamusu/ Taua -, - - 39' :3 W3 NZL Croad/ Lindsay-Brown SAM Tu'ugamusu/ Taua -6, - - 3' 3: W NZL Hill/ Ruru SAM Fouvaa/ Nuuvali -8, - - 5' Mens :5 M NZL Pitman/ Lochhead SAM Aiono/ Sapati -5, - - 7' 3: M NZL O'Dea, S./ O'Dea, B. SAM Lauvai/ Toetu -5, -9-33' 5: M3 NZL Pitman/ Lochhead SAM Lauvai/ Toetu -, -5-3' 6: M NZL O'Dea, S./ O'Dea, B. SAM Aiono/ Sapati -, - - 9'
Final Points Table May 6 th & 7th Men TEAM NZL NZL SAM TGA OVERALL POINT 6 8 6 336 6 SAM 3 3 3 7 8 35 89 TGA 9 3 7 5 7 38 5 3 73 73 Women TEAM NZL NZL SAM TGA OVERALL 6 8 6 336 5 SAM 8 6 56 88 TGA 8 8 6 37 336 69 69
AVC CONTINENTAL CUP - SUB ZONAL EVENT Faleata Sports Complex, Apia May 6-7, Mens Ranking Position Players NZL Kirk Pitman/ Jason Lochhead NZL Sam O'Dea/ Ben O Dea New Zealand SAM Afa Lauvai/ Toetu Toetu SAM Sapati Aiono/ Oliva Vati TGA Tio Fonohema/ Samuela Fotu 3 TGA Tevila Fotu/ Esafe Latu Tonga Womens Ranking Position Players NZL Hannah Croad/ Micah Lindsay-Brown NZL Hill/ Ruru Debbie Hill/ Melissa New Zealand SAM Leule Tu'ugamusu/ Vaitu'utu'u Taua SAM Uluiva Fouvaa/ Jackie Nuuvali 3 TGA TGA Middlemore Fotu/ Mele Fifita TGA Latai Vaka/ Sisifa Taufa Tonga