Fenerbahçe Medicana continued their perfect start to the Turkish Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi with a derby victory over Galatasaray Daikin, while VakıfBank extended their winning streak during an sixth round.
Fenerbahçe swept their Istanbul rivals 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-18) at Burhan Felek Vestel Hall, completing the match in just 84 minutes. The victory maintained their unbeaten record at five wins from five matches, with one game still in hand. Vita Akimova scored 17 points for Galatasaray.
VakıfBank faced a tougher challenge against Sinnada Hotels Afyon Belediye Yüntaş but emerged with a 3-1 victory. Giovanni Guidetti’s team surrendered a dramatic second set 35-33 after 39 minutes before taking control of the remaining two sets. Zehra Güneş and Tijana Boskovic led VakıfBank with 18 points each, while Ceren Yüzgenç scored 19 for the hosts. The result lifted VakıfBank to 6-0 and extended their regular-season winning streak to 16 matches.
In other matches, Beşiktaş produced a thrilling comeback against Zeren Spor, recovering from a 2-1 deficit to secure a 3-2 victory after 156 minutes. Aras Kargo also overturned a two-set deficit to defeat Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker in five sets.
Eczacıbaşı and Türk Hava Yolları registered straight-set victories, while Göztepe defeated Kuzeyboru 3-1.
Vodafone Sultanlar Ligi – Round 6 Results
- Galatasaray Daikin 0-3 Fenerbahçe Medicana (22-25, 18-25, 18-25) | Stats
- Afyon Belediye Yüntaş 1-3 VakıfBank (20-25, 35-33, 19-25, 17-25) | Stats
- Zeren Spor 2-3 Beşiktaş (23-25, 28-26, 25-22, 24-26, 8-15) | Stats
- Nilüfer Belediyespor Eker 2-3 Aras Kargo (25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 10-15) | Stats
- Göztepe Yuppo 3-1 Kuzeyboru (20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21) | Stats
- Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul 3-0 Manisa BBSK (30-28, 25-11, 25-20) | Stats
- Türk Hava Yolları 3-0 İlbank (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) | Stats
