Türkiye on top in friendly tournament in Modena

Despite not having some key players, such as opposite Melissa Vargas, setter Cansu Özbay, outside hitter Ebrar Karakurt and middle blocker Zehra Güneş, the team led by head coach Daniele Santarelli was able to overcome strong competition in Modena. The Sultans of the Net started their campaign on Friday, defeating Germany 3-1 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21) in the first match of the tournament.

On Saturday, they met the hosts and reigning Olympic champions and went down, losing 3-2 (14-25, 25-22, 17-25, 29-27, 15-9). A new face with the team this season, opposite Alexia Căruțașu scored 18 points for the Turkish, one more than outside hitter Hande Baladin.