[REVIEW] 2011/2012 WSL Opening Round: São Caetano X Sollys Osasco

Without the Olympic Champion Jaqueline, Sollys Osasco (SP) got a shock, but debuted with a win in the Women's Superliga. In this friday (12/09), the team from Osasco overcame São Caetano (SP) by 3 sets to 1, partials 21/25, 25/17, 25/19 and 25/22 at the Delenice Fonseca Gymnasium, in São Caetano do Sul (SP).

São Caetano 1 X 3 Sollys Osasco
(25/21, 17/25, 19/25 and 22/25)

Matchday:  December 09, 2012
Arena: Delenice Fonseca, in São Caetano do Sul (SP)
Game Time: 114m
VivaVôlei Trophy: Thaísa (Sollys Osasco)

TEAMS
SÃO CAETANO: Macris, Isabela, Vivian, Fernanda Tomé, Flávia Assis and Carla. Líbero - Juliana.
Replacements: Aline, Nayara, Isadora and Mariana
Head Coach: Hairton Oliveira

SOLLYS/NESTLÉ OSASCO: Fabíola, Tandara, Samara, Ju Costa, Adenízia and Thaísa.
Líbero - Camila Brait
Replacements: Karine, Ivna and Bia.
Head Coach: Luizomar de Moura

FULL MATCH

[REVIEW] 2011/2012 WSL Opening Round: Unilever Rio de Janeiro X SESI São Paulo

The SESI São Paulo proved on saturday (12/10), why it's one of the favorites teams for the title of the 2011/2012 Women's Superliga. The Paulistas made their debut in the competition with victory over seven-times champions Unilever Rio de Janeiro by 3 sets to 0 (25/22, 25/22 and 25/22) at the Maracanãzinho, in Rio de Janeiro.

Unilever Rio de Janeiro 0 X 3 SESI São Paulo
(22/25, 22/25 and 22/25)

Matchday: December 10, 2011
Arena: Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Game Time: 87m
Top Scorer: Soninha (SESI-SP) - 18pts
Viva Vôlei Trophy: Soninha (SESI-SP)

TEAMS
UNILEVER: Fernanda Venturini, Sheilla, Mari, Regiane, Juciely and Valeskinha. Líbero: Fabi
Replacements: Amanda, Roberta, Jú Nogueira and Carol
Head Coach: Bernardinho

SESI: Dani Lins, Jéssica, Soninha, Sassá, Marina and Natália Martins. Líbero: Stephany
Replacements: Gabi, Luiza and Marcela
Head Coach: Talmo de Oliveira

FULL MATCH

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2011/2012 SUPERLIGA SCHEDULE 


The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) technical unit released the oficial schedule of the 18th edition of the competition in November. The Female Superliga will start in december 09, 2011 and the Male version begins in the day after.


WSL - 12 teams compete this year. In the opening day (November, Friday 9), 5 matches will entertain the crowd. The match between the host São Caetano and Sollys Osasco starts at 9 p.m. (Brazilian Time) and will be broadcast live by channel SporTV. In the saturday (10) the defending champions Unilever, from Rio de Janeiro, will debut against SESI São Paulo, team that debuts in the female competition. This big clash will go live from Sportv, at the Maracanãzinho Gymnasium and will start at 3 p.m. (Brazilian time).


MSL - The opening match will feature 2 of the powerhouses in this season. The defending champions SESI São Paulo and the debuting team RJX Rio de Janeiro. The duel is scheduled to Saturday 10, 11h30 a.m., at the Vila Leopoldina's Gymnasium in São Paulo (SP). This match of giants will be broadcast live from SporTV.


Source: CBV (in Portuguese) 


FULL WSL SCHEDULE
FULL MSL SCHEDULE






2011/2012 SUPERLIGA FIRST SERVE CEREMONY

The 2011/2012 Superliga First Serve Ceremony took place in São Paulo last october to lauch and promote this edition of the championship. The event was attended by representatives of 23 teams, the media (Rede Globo, SporTV and Globoesporte.com) and members from CBV's communication section. 

Source: http://esporte.uol.com.br/album/111129superliga_feminina_album.jhtm#fotoNav=1

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2011/2012 SUPERLIGA 


The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) confirmed the 24 teams that will be in contention in the 2011/2012 Superliga season. There'll be 12 in each genre and five states that will have representatives. The news are the teams of SESI (São Paulo) and Rio do Sul (Santa Catarina) in the Women's SuperLiga, and RJX (Rio de Janeiro) and UFJF (Minas Gerais) in the Men's SuperLiga. The forecast is that the 2011/2012 Superliga begins in December and ends in April.
 
Read more: CBV (Portuguese)


2011/2012 MSL TEAMS


BMG SÃO BERNARDO (SP)
RJX RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)
SADA CRUZEIRO (MG)
MEDLEY CAMPINAS (SP)
CIMED/SKY FLORIANÓPOLIS (SC)
BMG MONTES CLAROS (MG)
VÔLEI FUTURO ARAÇATUBA (SP)
LONDRINA SERCOMTEL (PR)
VIVO MINAS (MG)
SESI SÃO PAULO (SP)
UFJF JUIZ DE FORA (MG)
VOLTA REDONDA (RJ)


2011/2012 WSL TEAMS


BMG SÃO BERNARDO (SP)
VOLEI FUTURO ARAÇATUBA (SP)
MACAÉ SPORTS (RJ)
PINHEIROS SÃO PAULO (SP)
MACKENZIE/CIA. DO TERNO (MG)
USIMINAS MINAS (MG)
SOLLYS/NESTLÉ OSASCO (SP)
BANANA BOAT/PRAIA CLUBE UBERLÂNDIA (MG)
UNILEVER RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)
SÃO CAETANO (SP)
SESI SÃO PAULO (SP)
RIO DO SUL (SC)


NEW SEASON, NEW SIGNINGS




Some new signings of the teams called the attention in this offseason. The US-international Destinee Hooker signed with Sollys Osasco and will join Stacy Sykora as US-International players in this season. Hooker will play with high-caliber teammates like Thaísa Meneses, Fabíola, Tandara and Camila Brait. Stacy returned to play in the São Paulo State Championship Finals, after the bus accident that took her out of the courts for a while (When the bus with the team of Vôlei Futuro was heading to Osasco to play the semifinals of last season's Superliga edition). Watch her emotional return in the video below:

Vôlei Futuro signed players like Walewska, Fernanda Garay and Ana Tiemi to join Paula Pequeno, Ana Cristina, Stacy Sykora, placing them as a contender for the title. The actual title-holders Unilever signed the former Brazilian International, setter Fernanda Venturini.  She will join players like Mari Steinbrecher, Sheilla Castro and Fabi, to achieve their 7th title. SESI São Paulo placed an WSL team with some Brazilian Internationals as Dani Lins and Sassá. 


In the MSL, the new Superteams in Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis promises to rival SESI São Paulo for the title. SESI, with Murilo Endres, Serginho, Rodrigão, Sidão and Wallace Jansen will face the threat from RJX of Marlon, Théo, Lucão and Dante, and Cimed/Sky Florianópolis of Giba, Éder, Gustavo Endres, Bruno and João Paulo Tavares. Giba and Gustavo signed with the team after playing last season in Pinheiros.
Vôlei Futuro Araçatuba, of Ricardinho, Vini, Mário Jr., Camejo and Lorena, and Sada Cruzeiro will put more wood into the fire.

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Vôlei Futuro Araçatuba wins the São Paulo State Championship for the first time

Vôlei Futuro Araçatuba defeated Sollys Osasco by 3 sets to 1 on Thursday and won the Paulista Volleyball Championship title. With good performance of the outside hitter Fernanda Garay, responsible for 21 points, the team from Araçatuba had the support of the fans in the gym Placido Rocha to close the best of three series by 2-1.


Coincidentally, every set had the same score, ending in 25-20, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-20.


Despite starting the game struggling to turn the ball on the court, Garay found herself in the second half of the final, and along with Paula Pequeno and Ana Tiemi, led the team into the unprecedented title of São Paulo State. The champions also counted with excessive errors of the opposing team, who surrendered 31 points. The conquest had a special meaning for coach Paulo Coco, who won the last two editions of the championship, in charge of Pinheiros São Paulo.


Source: UOLVôlei (Portuguese)







Credits: UOL Vôlei, Alessandro Iwata (voleifuturo.com.br)


FULL MATCH


GAME 01

GAME 02

GAME 03

SESI São Paulo keeps the hegemony and conquers the State Championship for the second consecutive year

The absence of some of key players could not end the dominance of SESI-SP. Even without four players who were with the Brazilian team in the World Cup, the team of coach Giovane Gavio defeated for the second time Medley /Campinas by 3 sets to 0, with partial 25-20, 25-22 and 25-23 and won the São Paulo State championship for the second consecutive year.

Murilo, Serginho, Sidão and Rodrigão, all with the Brazilian National team in the World Cup, have been replaced at the same level. SESI-SP confirmed its rise in the final stages of the tournament, kept control of the two clashes against Campinas in the best of three games series and enjoyed the support of his home crowd on Saturday to close the confrontation by 2-0.

Now, they all turn their focus in the 2011/2012 season of the Superliga, that will start this weekend.

Source: UOLVôlei (Portuguese)


FULL MATCHES


GAME 01

GAME 02