USA-vs-Italy
The ladies coached by Karch Kiraly, who set off 2017 Grand Prix campaign with several young players who have none or very little international experience, defeated Italy in Preliminary Round (Week 1, Round 2) in Pool B1 in Kunshan, China, in straight sets, partially 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
In addition to a solid performance of the USA, Italian team committed as many as 30 unforced errors to suffer already a second defeat in the tournament.
TeTori Dixon (4 aces) and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley scored 10 points each for the United States while Paola Egonu made 11 for Italy.
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