Beach volleyball, Beach & Park of San Marino fifth in Italy in the Over 35 finals thanks to Campo and Piccioni
From Friday 27 to Sunday 29 May, the beach of Bibione hosted the national finals of the Italian beach volleyball team championship. The couple from the San Marino Beach & Park, formed by Claudia Campo And Catia Piccionigot a fifth place in the Over 35 female category.
Ranking al 14th place in the national ranking (out of 24 finalists), Catia and Claudia they began in their qualifying pool winning against the Milanese of Quanta club Vanessa Ramponi And Ludovica Rovatti. Unfortunately then they lost against the patavine Giuseppina Rolla And Carlotta Cervella which then won the Italian title. The two San Marino citizens they started off easily by beating 2-0 (21/12 21/13) the couple of the Beach Volley Camp in Rome formed by Alessandra Smoljko And Barbara Ottaviani Jonesthen continuing with another 2-0 win (26/24 21/11) versus another Roman couple, that of the Paradise Beach City of Giulia Ferreri And Giulia Ferrazza. The defeat came with the Turinese of Beach Volleyball Training Monica Suppo and Elisa Mauro for 1 to 2 (21/16 20/22 10/15). An elimination in the quarter-finals that yielded a satisfying fifth place finish.
In the match against Suppo and Mauro Catia Piccioni suffered a big toe injury while Claudia Campo, due to problems with her right shoulder, was forced to hit from below. “The wind also had a great influence on all the games – Add due. – Couples who have adapted better to a situation at the limit have come a long way. All in all we are satisfied, given the not perfect physical conditions. And we believe we can say that we have played good volleyball throughout the championship“.