ZAKSA regain Polish champions’ crown

Olympic champ Benjamin Toniutti and his Jastrzebski Wegiel teammates struck back in game three with a 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22) away victory at Hala Azoty to stay alive in the series. Another French international, Trevor Clevenot led the way with 13 points, while Semeniuk was the match top scorer with 20 points for the home team. The Polish international hammered another match high of 19 points in the fourth game as ZAKSA mastered a 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-21) shutout of their hosts to close the series and celebrate as national champions. His cross-court teammate Aleksander Sliwka added another 15 points. Middle blocker David Smith registered an 80% success rate in attack while his fellow American, libero Erik Shoji handled well 67% of the opponent serves directed at him.