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Juliana and Larissa win their 6th straight tournament

2008-04-22来源:
BRASILIA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- In their last match on Brazilians and, on Monday Larissa and Juliana won their record sixth straight tournament in women's beach volleyball. The duo beat Renata and Talita in the Brasilia stage of the national tournament by a score of 2 sets to 1 (16-18, 18-8 and 15-7).

Winners of all six Brazilian stages this year, Juliana and Larissa have accumulated a total of seven tournaments in a row since last year's tournament in Recife, including the first stage of this year's World Circuit, held in Australia.

Monday was the team's last game in front of the Brazilian public. They plan on dedicating more time to the World Circuit and for their preparation for this year's Olympic Games. During the 2008 season, the team has accumulated their 500th victory and 50 titles together.

Monday's final match was the third encounter of the teams in a decisive game. All three time, the current No. 1 ranked team worldwide has come out on top. For the third place game, Maria Clara and Carolina defeated Agatha and Shaylyn by a score of 2 sets to 1. The set scores were 18-15, 10-18 and 15-11.