The Turkish women's national team started their summer campaign with a convincing 3:1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21) victory over Germany at the AIA AeQuilibrim Cup Women Elite tournament in Italy. Debutant Alexa Karutasu became the hero of the match, finishing with 21 points and an impressive 61% attack efficiency (19/31), complemented by 2 aces. Ayçin Akyol also made an important contribution, with a series of 6 consecutive serves in the second set helping Turkey take control. Elif Şahin (6 points) and Yaprak Erkek (6 points) also contributed to the success. The next opponent for the "Sultans of the Net" is host Italy, the match is today, May 24, at 9:00 PM and will be broadcast live on RaiSport.
In another match of the tournament, Italy triumphed over the Netherlands in a five-set thriller with a score of 3:2 (25-14, 30-32, 25-15, 24-26, 15-10). The hosts started the tournament with a win, but were forced to fight to the end against the resilient team from the "low country," which managed to win two of the sets after a hard-fought game, including a dramatic second set, which ended 30-32.
Upcoming matches program in Italy:
May 24, Saturday, 5:30 PM: Netherlands – Germany
May 24, Saturday, 9:00 PM: Italy – Turkey
May 25, Sunday, 3:00 PM: Turkey – Netherlands
