Qualifying missed

Vienna main competition without Plesiutschnig/Schützenhöfer

Lena Plesiutschnig/Katharina Schützenhöfer missed out on a place in the main competition at the Elite 16 Beach Volleyball Tournament at Vienna's Heumarkt. After a 2-0 (14, 29) win in the first qualifying round against Hailey Harward/Kylie Kuyava-de Berg from the USA, the ÖVV duo were beaten 2-0 (-17, -15) by Maryna Hladun/Tetiana Lazarenko from Ukraine on Tuesday. The Eastern Europeans are now in the main draw which starts on Wednesday.

Franziska Friedl/Anja Trailovic already failed in the first qualifying round. They lost to former Olympic champion Laura Ludwig and her partner Louisa Lippmann in two sets (-11, -10).

Dorina and Ronja Klinger, who qualified for the main competition via wildcard, will start the tournament on Wednesday (1.30 pm) in the group phase against qualifiers. The men's qualification will also take place on Wednesday with three ÖVV teams. Austria's Olympic duo Julian Hörl/Alexander Horst, also in the main draw thanks to a wild card, will play for the first time on Thursday (11.30 a.m.) against Stefan Boermans/Yorick de Groot from the Netherlands.