Bulgarian national Lora Slavcheva and her UTE Budapest qualified for the next round of the Women's Challenge Cup, after recording a second victory over Swiss Kanti (Schaffhausen).
In the return match, played in the Hungarian capital, the hosts won 3:1 (25:17, 25:12, 23:25, 25:20) and solidified their success from the first meeting in Switzerland, also won 3:1 (25:21, 21:25, 25:16, 25:21).
Lora Slavcheva started as a starter in all four sets of the return match. The Bulgarian setter finished with 5 points – 3 from attack with 50% success rate, 1 ace, and 1 block. In the first match, the national player also scored 5 points, with as many as 4 of them coming directly from serves.
Another Bulgarian, Kristina Yordanova, also played for UTE, coming on as a substitute in the first two sets and starting as a starter in the next two. She finished with 9 points, including 2 aces and 3 blocks.
The most effective players for the winners were Diana Akopova and Tamara Miljevic with 17 points each, while Melanie Ambrosio added 11.
The Hungarian team had a clear advantage in blocking – 11 points against 4, while their Swiss opponents experienced serious difficulties in organizing their attack.
Slavcheva's performance in both matches is particularly interesting. The Bulgarian setter finished with a total of 10 points, including 5 aces and 2 blocks. In the first match, she distinguished herself with four direct points from serves, and in the return match, she also demonstrated effectiveness in attack, scoring three points from six attempts.
The match in the "UTE Volleyball Sporthall" in Budapest lasted 89 minutes and was watched by 484 spectators.

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