Megabox Ondulati del Savio Vallefoglia took a big step towards the Challenge Cup semifinals after securing a clean 3:0 (25:21, 25:20, 25:17) away victory against Emalsa Gran Canaria in the first leg of the quarterfinals. The Italian side controlled the match and did not allow the tough Spanish team to seriously get back into any of the three sets.

Bulgarian national player Mika Stoyanova also made an appearance she came on briefly in the second set but did not manage to score.

The top scorer for the winners was Bicchi with 23 points, while for the hosts, Brown scored the most with 11.