Italy defeated Dominican Republic 3-0 

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, August 17, 2006.- Italy defeated Dominican Republic in straight sets (25-17, 25-17, 25-18) for its second triumph without losses at the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix.

The blocking of the Italians (13-5) was the key ingredient for the easy victory over the Dominicans who are now 1-1 after two outings.

Elisa Togut led the Italian offense with 16 points followed by Valentina Fiorin with 15 and Sara Anzanello with 10. Annerys Vargas was the only Dominican in double figures with 11 tallies.

The effective serves and high blocking carried Italy to the victory in the first set. The Dominicans led 8-7 at the first pause but then Captain Simone Rinieri led an Italian 7-1 rally to take a definitive advantage and Valentina Fiorin contributed with solid spikes the rest of the way.

Once again the consistency of the Italian blocking and its quick offense caused many problems to the Dominicans in the one-sided second set dominated by Italy from start to finish. The tall Sara Anzanello was outstanding in the game at the net with her impressive reach.

The third set was not different than the two previous and the same mix carried Italy to its second victory.