By dominating their rivals, Dentil Praia Clube beat Sesc RJ Flamengo for the second round of the 2022–23 Brazilian Women’s Volleyball Championship.
Praia prevailed over Sesc at home by 3 sets to 0 in the big match valid for Round 2 of the 2022–23 Superliga 1XBET Feminina, the replay of the last playoff semi-finals, and reached the second victory in two games. The Rio side, on the other hand, hasn’t won yet, but it has to be stressed that their schedule thus far has been quite unfavorable to them as they played the Brazilian classic in the opening match.
After a balanced first set, the Uberlândia team ran over Sesc in the next two sets. With 22 points scored, including 4 aces, the outside hitter of Praia, Tainara Santos, was the match’s top scorer. The vice-champions could finally count on the Dominican duo Brayelin and Jineiry Martínez, who found themselves in the starting lineup.
Sesi Vôlei Bauru defeated Osasco São Cristóvão Saúde on the road in the derby of the São Paulo state. With greater offensive regularity, the Paulista champions won by 3 sets to 1, with partial scores of 25-18, 25-15, 23-25, and 25-19, which is the result that rehabilitated them for a defeat in 2022–23 Superliga debut to Unilife-Maringá. This also marked the first setback for Osasco, who came off a victory in the ‘clássico’ with Sesc RJ Flamengo.
Interestingly, unlike the last match, which they won, Osasco now had a foreign duo (White-Smarzek) at their disposal but it didn’t help them prevail. Thaís Custódio ‘Thaisinha’ and Karina Barbosa were the highlights of the victory team with 23 points apiece. Léia Nicolosi had 73% reception (11 digs, 36% excellent).
2022-23 Superliga 1XBET Feminina – regular season, Round 2:
November 6:
Energis 8 São Caetano – Gerdau Minas
November 8:
Unilife-Maringá – Esporte Clube Pinheiros
