The Dominican Republic lost three contested sets to Netherlands, playing the Volleyball Nations League on their home turf in Rotterdam. The games ended 25-22, 25-21, 25-18. Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez scored 19 points in the defeat. The Dominican Republic is in 13th place in the standings of the tournament, the most important annual championship. The tournament is taking place 15 May to 8 July 2018.
The DR (ranked 9th in the world by FIVB) is only ahead of Thailand, Belgium and Argentina in the standings. The DR is now playing in pool 13 against Netherlands (ranked 8th), Serbia ranked 3rd) and Italy (ranked 7th) in Rotterdam (Netherlands). The next game is against Serbia on 6 June in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Italy on 7 June.
The pools for this week are:
Pool 13 in Rotterdam: Netherlands, Serbia, Italy, Dominican Republic.
Pool 14 in Jiangmen: China, USA, Russia, Brazil.
Pool 15 in Nakhon Ratchasima: Thailand, Turkey, Japan, Korea.
Pool 16 in Bydgoszcz: Poland, Belgium, Germany, Argentina.
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Volleyball Nations League
Volleyball Nations League
6 June 2018
