Vargas makes an immediate impact for Türkiye on VNL debut

A Turkish champion with Fenerbahçe Opet, the 23-year-old Vargas was in excellent form in her first time wearing the No. 4 red jersey of the country’s national team. The Cuban-born opposite returned to international competition for the first time since 2016 and pleased her new home fans with a strong performance.

Vargas played all three sets against the Asians and left the court as the match’s top scorer with 15 points (13 kills, one ace, one block). She was also very effective offensively, converting 13 of her 21 swings into points, hitting at a 61.90% efficiency rate.

“I’m happy that we won our first VNL match and started the season with a victory,” Vargas commented after the end of the match. “It was great to play in front of the Turkish fans. They supported us the entire time and I’d like to thank them for that.”

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