Cubans Leila and Mailen claim historic victory
AYDIN, Turkey, May 20, 2018 – Leila Martinez and Mailen Deliz
became the first Cuban women’s pair to win gold on the FIVB
Beach Volleyball World Tour. On Sunday, they scored two
straight-set wins to reach the top of the podium at the Aydin
one-star event in Turkey. This is the first medal for either of
the two players on the Tour.
The second place went to top-seeded Ksenia Dabizha and Daria
Mastikova. Martinez and Deliz were always a step ahead in the
final against sealing a 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) victory.
In an all-Swedish third place match, twins Kristina Thurin and
Susanna Thurin claimed their country’s first ever medal on the
World Tour for either gender with a 2-1 (18-21, 26-24, 15-11)
victory over Tadva Yoken and Sigrid Simonsson.
“We are very happy with this victory and we obviously feel
good,” Mailen Deliz said. “We loved both the crowd and the city.
We will be doing our best in the next international tournament
that we are due to contest in Russia.” |