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								KORTRIJK, Belgium, July 14, 2021 – Serbia beat 
								the Dominican Republic 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-18) 
								in Pool F of the FIVB U20 Women’s World 
								Championship on Wednesday. 
								
								Serbia improved to 2-0 and secured a spot in the 
								round for the medals while the Dominican 
								Republic fell to 0-2 and will compete in the 
								playoff for the 5-to-8 positions regardless the 
								result against Poland (0-2) on Thursday. 
								
								Branka Tica led Serbia with 14 points while 
								Aleksandra Uzelac added 10. Geraldine Gonzalez 
								had 8 points for the Dominican Republic. 
								
								In Rotterdam, Russia defeated United States 3-1 
								(25-13, 25-22, 28-30, 25-23) in Pool E. Both 
								teams are tied at 1-1 behind Netherlands (2-0). 
								On Thursday, Russia plays Brazil and USA meet 
								Netherlands. 
								
								Anastasiia Chernova recorded 23 points for 
								Russia and Allysa Batenhorst topped the American 
								side with 15 points. |