The Dominican Republic’s female volleyball selection lost to Brazil at the world championships in Nagoya, Japan. In a five-set match in which the Dominican women put up a valiant fight against their Brazilian rivals, the final scores were 17-25, 25-18, 24-26, 26-24 and 15-7. The highest scorer was the DR’s Yudelkys Batista with 23 points, while Brazil’s Paula Pedequeno scored 20 for her team. The Dominican team has lost three games and won only one in the tournament so far.