Joao Pessoa, Brazil, May 8, 2016 – There was double joy for the FIVB Beach Volleyball world champions as Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas and Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt regained their Super Praia titles at Tambau Beach on Sunday.
The Super Praia tournament closes Brazil’s national tour and featured their top 14 teams plus two invited teams per gender.
Agatha and Barbara who will be going for gold at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games faced their fellow Olympians Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes in the final and won 2-1 (21-14, 15-21, 15-12). Angela Vieira and Rachel Nunes beat Eduarda Lisboa and Elize Maia to win bronze with a 2-0 (21-19, 21-13) victory.
“Hopefully this is how the Olympic Games will end in a few months as well,” Agatha said. “It was a great final and Larissa and Talita are a very strong team and preparing well for the Olympics. We kept our calm in difficult time and the energy that Barbara and I had on court was key.”
Alison and Bruno beat the fourth of Brazil’s Olympic hopefuls in the men’s final. They defeated Pedro Salgado and Evandro Goncalves 2-0 (21-19, 21-16). Gustavo ‘Guto’ Carvalhaes and Saymon won bronze after they held off Arthur Lanci and Eduardo David 2 - 0 (21-18, 21-17).
“We love being on the court,” Bruno said. “I think that our good results come from the joy we have and the desire to play. We feel good and we have fun, but every day we are trying to strengthen our partnership.”
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