Slovenia downs China, preventing a second reverse sweep in as many days, while Italy and Brazil handle their respective games against Canada and the Netherlands in varying lengths.
five-set reverse sweep loss
Tine Urnaut and Jan Kozamernik scored 13 apiece, with the latter delivering clutch hits and the game-winning ace in the fourth set’s twilight from down 22-23. Italy, however, only has 20 points compared to the other countries’ 22, as it needed five sets to dispose of Canada, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-9, in the middle game of the day’s triple-header.
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