10th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), Mauritius July 19-28, 2019 |22 July 2019
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’ women’s A team members Nathalie Agnes-Sauer and Terryl Songoire (left) before their match against Reunion
Beach volleyball
Hard times on Mauritian beaches for 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ playersÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’ four beach volleyball selections competing at the 10th Indian Ocean Island Games are finding life difficult to adapt to the Mauritian sand, losing all their weekend matches, with the exception of the men’s A selection who won a match against the Comoros yesterday.
On Saturday, the first day of competition, all four selections lost their inaugural matches against Reunion.
Firstly in the women’s competition, the 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ A selection made up of Terryl Songoire and Nathalie Agnes-Sauer lost their first match 0-2 (15-21, 12-21), while team B comprising Marie-Antoinette Labiche and Ingrid Frederick also lost their match 0-2 (16-21, 13-21).
In the men’s competition on Saturday, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ A of Guilly Bijoux and Jerry Lozaique lost their match 0-2 (14-21, 10-21).
Team B, with Danny Marie and Henrico Ernesta were also on the losing end on Saturday, losing their match 0-2 (14-21, 11-21)
Yesterday in the men’s competition, it all started well for 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ when team A defeated the Comoros 2-0 in their first match. The set scores were 21-11 and 21-17.
The joy was short-lived when team B were defeated by the Comoros to even things at the Mont Choisy Beach Volley Arena.
The Comoros won the match 2-0 (21-17, 21-08) to force a golden match which 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ again lost 0-2 (16-21, 18-21).
91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’ men selection was in action again yesterday afternoon against Mauritius.
Our A selection lost the first match 0-2 (14-21, 12-21), while the B selection won their match by forfeit after one of the Mauritian players was injured.
In the golden match, 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ lost 1-2 (17-21, 21-17, 8-15)
Today, the women’s team will play against Mauritius, while the men will play against the Maldives.
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Text and photos Roland Duval in Mauritius
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