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Tatsiana makes her
Mark-evich
 Macau,
China, July 27, 2005 - The FIVB Girls' U18 World
Championship said farewell on Wednesday to Belarus, and also
to one of the tournament's best players. Tatsiana Markevich
has been a joy to watch, poetry in motion as she rises
gracefully and effortlessly before dispatching elegant
winners into space no one else could see.
She has been the key figure in Belarus's play, along with
captain Anastasiya Miklashevich, as the Europeans beat
Russia and Puerto Rico in group play before falling to
Argentina in the elimination play-offs on Wednesday.
Pic: Tatsiana Markevich (15) forms part of the Belrarus
block against Brazil
Head coach Viktar Hancharou says the 17-year-old Markevich
is a wonderful talent, but can still improve on the mental
side of the game.
"She has been playing Volleyball for a long time and has a
lot of talent. She is a rising player," says the coach.
"She's been in our women's teams for four years in Belarus,
and sometimes she plays so well no one can believe what they
are seeing.
"She is not very tall, only 1.84 metres, but she is very
clever and plays a very clever game."
Hancharou was forced to take her off at one point in the
second set, as the Argentine blockers did their job on
Belarus's most dangerous player.
"Sometimes she needs to rest for four or five minutes
because she is not strong psychologically, and when she
comes back she's just as good," said Hancharou.
"Her biggest quality is that she loves to play Volleyball,
so she feels good in the game.
"As for her technique, she has a nice sense of the ball and
she reads the game so well and knows where the next action
will be."
Belarus won many admirers here with their play, and Tatsiana
Markevich will be a name to remember. |
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