Swiss Isabelle Eusabeth Klara Forrer/Sarah Schmocker earned the
second consecutive victory over Chinese players in the knockout
round at the FIVB women's beach volleyball challenger on
Friday.
The second-seeded team, who overcame Cao Na/Zhao Xiaolin from
China, went on to beat Shen Rongrong/Guo Qian 21-15, 21-19 in the
quarterfinals without having to rasing their game much above the
ordinary.
Their reward will be a semifinal against Yue Yuan and Zhang
Wenwen, who produced an impressive display on the soft sand to
sweep aside Zhang Dan/Ma Yuanyuan in an all-Chinese match.
"We just couldn't take the bread out of their mouth, they are
awesome in the match and never had slump in form," said Shen.
"Those matches help us grow a lot."
China's top seeds Zhang Ying/Ji Linjun will be playing
Thailand's third seeds Kamoltip Kulna/Yupa Puklongploy in the night
session.
Title-lust Brazilians Angela Vieira/Danielle da Conceicao Cunha
Vivian will take on Li Yang/Hu Anna from China.
(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2007)