The first day of the Women's Champions League is in the archives, with all three Italian teams Conegliano, Milano, and Scandicci achieving victories, as noted by the authoritative volleyball.it. Eczacıbaşı Istanbul defeated Serbian Tent Obrenovac 3-0. Ana Nikoletti, who entered in the second set and started in the third, scored 8 points with 57% attack efficiency (8 of 14 attempts) and only one error. Levallois Paris Saint Cloud, coached by Alessandro Orefice with setter Rachele Morello, suffered a home loss, 0-3 to German Palmberg Schwerin, coached by Koslowski. Vakıfbank, led by Guidetti and Bosetti, achieved success against Calcit Volley Kamnik. The result was 3-1 with wide rotation, as Caterina Bosetti only entered for 7 serves distributed across the second and fourth sets (1 ace) and 2 successful attacks from 2 attempts. Markova, a starter only in the third and fourth sets, scored 20 points with 68% attack efficiency, 5 blocks, and 2 aces. PGE Grot Budowlani with Terry Ruth Enweonwu lost to Fenerbahçe, coached by Marco Fenoglio. Magdalena Stysiak scored 19 points. Enweonwu made 5 successful attacks from 24 attempts, or 21%. The Polish team Bielsko Biala with Giulia Angelina (starter in the first set) achieved success against Allianz Stuttgart with a 3-1 score.
Top scorers in Round 1
Taylor Dennis Bannister (Vasas Obuda BUDAPEST) 27 points
Krystal Rivers (Allianz MTV STUTTGART) 26 points
Merit Chinonyenwa Adigwe (A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO) 25 points
Hayley Bennett (Neptunes NANTES) 22 points
Marina Markova (Vakıfbank ISTANBUL) 20 points
Champions League - Round 1
Group A
A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano - Mladost Zagreb 3-0 (26-24, 25-10, 25-15)
Developres Rzeszów - Maritsa Plovdiv 3-1 (29-31, 25-17, 25-8, 25-11)
Group B
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul - Tent Obrenovac 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-21)
Levallois Paris Saint Cloud - SSC Palmberg Schwerin 0-3 (19-25, 13-25, 23-25)
Group C
Numia Vero Volley Milano - FC Porto 3-0 (25-15, 27-25, 25-17)
Vakıfbank Istanbul - Calcit Kamnik 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-12)
Group G
Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul - PGE Grot Budowlani Łódź 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-14)
Neptunes Nantes - Vasas Óbuda Budapest 2-3 (25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 13-25, 13-15)
Group D
Savino Del Bene Scandicci - C.S.O. Voluntari 2005 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-12)
BKS Bostic ZGO Bielsko-Biała - Allianz MTV Stuttgart 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20)
Standings in the groups after the first week:
Group A
1. A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano 3 (1W, 3:0)
2. Developres Rzeszów 3 (1W, 3:1)
3. Maritsa Plovdiv 0 (1L, 1:3)
4. Mladost Zagreb 0 (1L, 0:3)
Group B
1. SSC Palmberg Schwerin 3 (1W, 3:0)
2. Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul 3 (1W, 3:0)
3. Levallois Paris Saint Cloud 0 (1L, 0:3)
4. Tent Obrenovac 0 (1L, 0:3)
Group C
1. Numia Vero Volley Milano 3 (1W, 3:0)
2. VakıfBank Istanbul 3 (1W, 3:1)
3. Calcit Kamnik 0 (1L, 1:3)
4. FC Porto 0 (1L, 0:3)
Group G
1. Fenerbahce Medicana Istanbul 3 (1W, 3:0)
2. Vasas Obuda Budapest 2 (1W, 3:2)
3. Neptunes Nantes 1 (1L, 2:3)
4. PGE Grot Budowlani Lodz 0 (1L, 0:3)
Group D
1. Savino Del Bene Scandicci 3 (1W, 3:0)
2. BKS Bostic ZGO Bielsko-Biala 3 (1W, 3:1)
3. Allianz MTV Stuttgart 0 (1L, 1:3)
4. C.S.O. Voluntari 2005 0 (1L, 0:3)
Points, wins/losses, games won:lost
Photos: volleyball.it
