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ORLANDO, Florida, June 19, 2015 – The U20 volleyball team
representing the Dominican Republic at the ESPN Cup in Orlando,
Florida, won its two matches on Thursday at the ESPN Wide World
of Sports and Orange County Convention Center.
The event is organized by the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union and is
being utilized by the Dominican side as preparation for the FIVB
U20 Women’s World Championship to take place in Puerto Rico next
September.
The Dominicans defeated Israel 2-0 (25-15, 25-5) and then won
2-0 (25-10, 25-15) against Germany. In their previous outings
they won 2-0 (25-22, 25-10) over Brazil but lost to China 2-0
(25-20, 25-19).
In the second day of the competition, the Dominican team coached
by Cristian Cruz assisted by Alexandre Ceccato and Agripina
Martinez, obtained two victories by defeating Puerto Rico 2-0
(25-13, 25-14) and Slovenia 2-1 (23-25, 25-15, 15-10).
The Dominican Republic sits in second place, behind China, in
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