The French team Volero, led by former national coach Ivan Petkov, suffered a heavy loss against Bordeaux in a French Cup 1/8 final match. Petkov's girls failed to challenge the hosts at any point and registered a 0:3 (21:25, 19:25, 21:25) loss, after which they exit the tournament.

The team from the French Riviera will return to the court on Saturday for their away game against Quimper. In the provisional standings, Volero is in sixth position with 32 points (5 wins and 11 losses).