They will face the teams of No. 1 ranked Brazil, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 China.
Brazilian Marcos Kwiek, technical director of the Dominican Republic, announced the squad of fourteen players to compete in the first official event of FIVB in 2014.
Setters: Niverka Marte, Camil Dominguez and Rosalyn Angeles
Middle blockers: Annerys Vargas, Candida Arias and Marianne Fersola
Receivert: Bethania De la Cruz, Yonkaira Peña and Prisilla Rivera
Opposites: Gina Mambru and Brayelin Martinez
Liberos: Brenda Castillo, Winifer Fernandez and Ana Yorkira Binet
“The World Grand Prix is a very demanding competition and you don’t get anything for free, you have to earn it,” Kwiek said. He said his players have the experience in this kind of competition and the level of confidence is high.
Kwiek also commented that despite the importance of the Grand Prix he feels that most of the teams will use it to make the adjustments in preparation for the upcoming FIVB Women’s World Championship to take place in Italy in September.
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