Laura Giombini and Marta Menegatti will be meeting Heather Bansley AND Brandi Wilkerson after the Canadians won a country quota match Tuesday by defeating Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan 2-0 (23-21, 21-13) in 36 minutes.
MATCH PREVIEWMATCH NOTES
• Rio Olympic teammates Pavan and Bansley now on opposite sides of the net
• Humana-Parades and Pavan both grew up in Ontario, while Bansley (London) and Wilkerson (Switzerland) were originally from Europe
• This will mark Pavan’s first FIVB tournament with a partner other than Bansley
• Bansley is celebrating her 29th birthday today
• While this is Bansley’s 69th FIVB competition, this marks her first ever country quota match
• Pavan is the tallest player in the field (6’5”) while Bansley is the shortest (5’7”)
• Humana-Parades is the youngest player in the tournament (23 years old), while Wilkerson (24 years old) has played in the fewest tournaments of all players here (this is her 15th FIVB event)