Samuele Cottafava
Italy  |
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Paolo Nicolai
Italy |
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| Tour | Played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 25 | Money |
| FIVB | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
US$312,250.00
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Neither player has played in this venue before
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| Tour | Date | Tournament | Seed | Finish | Points | Money |
| FIVB |
7/13-16/2023
| Challenge Portugal |
7
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9th
| 460 |
US$2,500.00
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| FIVB |
6/15-18/2023
| Challenge Jurmala |
3
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9th
| 460 |
US$2,500.00
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| FIVB |
5/31-6/4/2023
| Elite16 Ostrava |
Q2
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17th
| 400 |
US$0.00
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| FIVB |
4/26-30/2023
| Elite16 Uberlândia |
9
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9th
| 600 |
US$6,000.00
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| FIVB |
3/22-26/2023
| Elite16 Tepic |
9
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5th
| 760 |
US$8,000.00
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| FIVB |
2/1-5/2023
| Doha Elite16 |
9
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9th
| 600 |
US$6,000.00
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| FIVB |
1/26-29/2023
| Beach Pro Tour Finals |
6
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3rd
| 0 |
US$50,000.00
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| FIVB |
11/2-6/2022
| Cape Town Elite 16 |
4
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5th
| 760 |
US$8,000.00
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| FIVB |
9/28-10/2/2022
| Paris Elite 16 |
3
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3rd
| 1000 |
US$14,000.00
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| FIVB |
8/10-14/2022
| Hamburg Elite 16 |
7
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5th
| 760 |
US$8,000.00
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| Date | Bracket | Opponent | Score | Time |
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Fri, 7/21/2023
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Pool A
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Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12)
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Won 25-23, 19-21, 16-14
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1:01
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Fri, 7/21/2023
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Pool A
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Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)
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Won By Forfeit
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Sat, 7/22/2023
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Winner 1
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Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (23, Q23)
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Won 21-13, 21-18
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0:38
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Sat, 7/22/2023
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Winner 2
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Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (7)
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Won 25-23, 21-16
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0:39
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Sun, 7/23/2023
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Semi-Finals
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Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (16)
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Lost 18-21, 18-21
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0:39
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Sun, 7/23/2023
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Bronze Medal
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Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)
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Won 21-19, 21-19
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0:46
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Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 14-6 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
| Date | Tour | Tournament | Round | Winning Team | Seed | Losing Team | Seed | Score | Time |
| Lead the series against # 1 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 2-0 |
| 7/23/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Bronze Medal
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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Carvalhaes/Solberg
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1
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21-19, 21-19
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0:46
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| 7/21/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Pool A
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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Carvalhaes/Solberg
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1
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By Forfeit
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| Lead the series against # 2 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0 |
| 10/2/22 | FIVB | Paris Elite 16 |
Bronze Medal
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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3
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Grimalt/Grimalt
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7
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21-16, 21-16
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0:38
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| 5/7/22 | FIVB | Doha Challenge |
Winner 2
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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9
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Grimalt/Grimalt
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15, Q2
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21-14, 21-18
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0:35
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| Lead the series against # 7 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0 |
| 7/22/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Winner 2
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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Popov/Reznik
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7
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25-23, 21-16
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0:39
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| Trail the series against # 8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-2 |
| 1/27/23 | FIVB | Beach Pro Tour Finals |
Pool B
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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6
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Felipe/Lima
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9
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21-14, 21-15
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0:34
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| 6/16/22 | FIVB | Beach Volleyball World Championships |
Winner 2
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Felipe/Lima
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12
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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14
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11-21, 21-19, 15-13
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0:56
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| 5/6/22 | FIVB | Doha Challenge |
Pool D
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Felipe/Lima
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4
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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9
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19-21, 25-23, 15-12
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0:54
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| Trail the series against # 9, Q1 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 0-1 |
| 6/17/23 | FIVB | Challenge Jurmala |
Winner 1
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Kantor/Zdybek
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19, Q9
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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3
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21-18, 21-17
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0:34
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| Lead the series against # 11 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-0 |
| 6/16/23 | FIVB | Challenge Jurmala |
Pool C
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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3
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Budinger/Evans
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10
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17-21, 21-17, 15-10
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0:46
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| Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0 |
| 7/21/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Pool A
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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Gavira/Herrera
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12
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25-23, 19-21, 16-14
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1:01
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| Trail the series against # 16 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2 |
| 7/23/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Semi-Finals
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Berntsen/Mol
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16
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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21-18, 21-18
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0:39
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| 7/6/22 | FIVB | Gstaad Elite 16 |
Pool F
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Berntsen/Mol
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27
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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6
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21-19, 21-13
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0:32
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| Lead the series against # 18, Q11 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0 |
| 7/14/23 | FIVB | Challenge Portugal |
Pool F
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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7
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Campos/Pedrosa
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6
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26-24, 21-16
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0:40
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| 6/16/23 | FIVB | Challenge Jurmala |
Pool C
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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3
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Campos/Pedrosa
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22
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21-19, 29-27
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0:41
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| Lead the series against # 22 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0 |
| 11/4/22 | FIVB | Cape Town Elite 16 |
Pool D
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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4
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Canet/Rotar
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13, Q6
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21-14, 21-16
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0:29
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| Lead the series against # 23, Q23 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0 |
| 7/22/23 | FIVB | Challenge Edmonton |
Winner 1
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13
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Pfretzschner/Winter
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23, Q23
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21-13, 21-18
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0:38
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| Trail the series against # Q3 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-1 |
| 7/15/23 | FIVB | Challenge Portugal |
Winner 1
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Knasas/Stankevicius
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21, Q8
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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7
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21-12, 21-18
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0:40
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| Lead the series against # Q4 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0 |
| 7/14/23 | FIVB | Challenge Portugal |
Pool F
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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7
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Taovato/Tipjan
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18, Q4
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21-12, 21-11
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0:26
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| Lead the series against # Q8 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0 |
| 5/25/22 | FIVB | Ostrava Elite 16 |
Qualifier 1
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Cottafava/Nicolai
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13, Q3
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Sarabia/Virgen
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Q14
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21-18, 21-11
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0:30
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