Ukrainian beach volleyball players Eva Serdyuk and Daria Romanyuk became European U22 beach volleyball champions. The duo did not lose a single set in the tournament. This is the first gold medal in Ukraine’s history in this sport.
The U22 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held in Baden, Austria, from August 14 to 17. Eva Serdyuk and Daria Romanyuk started the competition in the group stage, where they won all three matches 2-0 and topped the group. This allowed them to advance directly to the round of 16.
In the round of 16, Serdyuk and Romanyuk defeated their Slovak rivals with a score of 2:0.
In the quarterfinals, the Ukrainians defeated the Norwegians in two sets.
In the semifinals, the athletes faced a pair of Swiss beach volleyball players, Muriel Bossart and Liona Kern. Despite a tense confrontation in two sets, the Ukrainians won.
In the decisive match, the Ukrainians faced the Czech duo of the Pavelkova sisters. Serdyuk and Romanyuk won 2-0. Thus, they won the gold medal of the European Championship.
Winning without losing a single set is an absolute record for the Euro U22 among women and men. Until now, no team had ever achieved such a result.
