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Donlin and Denaburg Drop Another Stunner in Rio

September 28, 2025February 20, 2026 source: Volleyball Worldanastasija_samoilova, brandie_wilkerson, carol_solberg, cinja_tillman, kelly_cheng, melissa_humana_paredes, svenja_muller, terese_cannon, tina_graudina, victoria_lopes, zoe_verge_depre

USA’s Julia Donlin and Lexy Denaburg delivered another big upset at the Rio de Janeiro Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. After surprising the number two team in the FIVB World Ranking, Brazil’s Carol Solberg and Rebecca Cavalcanti, on Thursday, they went on to top their pool after another three-set stunner against the world’s number three team Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia on Friday. Watch the Rio de Janeiro Elite on VBTV In the Pool B final, 14th-seeded Donlin and Denaburg celebrated a 2-1 (21-17, 11-21,…

Netherlands’ Luini and Poiesz Celebrate First Beach Pro Tour Gold

September 22, 2025February 20, 2026

Lisa Luini and Desy Poiesz of the Netherlands celebrated their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold together by topping the podium at the women’s Bondues Lille Metropole Futures in France. Two pairs representing the home nation completed the podium – Romane Sobezalz and Saofe Duval with silver, and Ophelie Lusson and Alex Merle with bronze. 🥇 Lisa Luini / Desy Poiesz (Netherlands) 🥈 Romane Sobezalz / Saofe Duval (France) 🥉 Ophelie Lusson / Alex Merle (France) The two 22-year-old Dutch athletes made a victorious run through the tournament winning…

Brazilian pairs upset high seeds in women and qualifiers in Joao Pessoa

September 18, 2025February 20, 2026 aine Raupelyte, hailey_harward, monika_paulikiene, taina_silva

Elite16 – Joao Pessoa, BRA – 2025 Four home teams, two from USA and one each from Lithuania and France qualify for the Elite main draw Brazilian teams grabbed half of the eight main draw vacancies available through Wednesday’s women’s qualifications at the Joao Pessoa Elite on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Three of them upset higher seeds in the bracket to delight the home fans. Two pairs from the United States, one from Lithuania and one from France also pushed through to the 24-team main draw, serving off…

Gottardi and Orsi Toth earn first Beach Pro Tour gold

September 1, 2025February 20, 2026 ana_patricia, cinja_tillman, duda, svenja_muller, victoria_lopes

Orsi Toth and Gottardi dropped only two sets over the week in Hamburg A new team on the 2025 season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, Italians Valentina Gottardi and Reka Orsi Toth celebrated their first title as partners on Sunday, when they triumphed in the Elite event held in Hamburg. 🥇 Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth (Italy) 🥈 Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes (Brazil) 🥉 Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Ramos (Brazil) The ecstatic Italians made it to the top of the podium at the Am Rothenbaum…