Fenerbahce achieved a convincing home victory over Afyon Belediyespor Yuntash with a score of 3:0 (25:10, 25:15, 25:18) in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Championship. Bulgarian national player Alexandra Milanova played all three sets for the guests but finished with only 2 points.
The hosts dominated from the very beginning, allowing their opponent to score only 10 points in the first set. Fenerbahce's superiority continued in the next two parts, and the match ended in just 68 minutes in front of 141 spectators.
The Bulgarian outside hitter started as a starter and remained on the court throughout the match. She scored 2 points from 18 attacks with only 11% success rate. In attack, she made 3 errors, and 2 more of her attacks were stopped by the opponent's block. Milanova also bore the greatest burden in reception for Afyon - 34 out of the team's total of 65 receptions. She finished with 26% positive and 12% excellent reception, making 5 errors.
From service, the Bulgarian had no direct point and made one error in eight attempts.
The most effective player in the match was Melissa Vargas with 18 points, of which 11 were from attack, 5 aces, and 2 blocks.
For Afyon, Lisa Safronova scored the most points - 11, and Katiel Alonso added 8.
The difference between the two teams was particularly clear in the serve. Fenerbahce finished with 13 aces against only 1 for the guests, with the hosts also having an advantage in successful attacks - 38 against 26.
Afyon finished the match with only 28% positive reception, which further complicated the organization of their attack.
The heavy defeat showed the serious class difference between the two teams, and for Milanova, the match turned out to be one of the most difficult since the beginning of the season.

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