Press release

Sergey Ovchinnikov, coach of Russia: We had a problem with receiving in the third set but we were able to solve the problem and get the win. I hope the Serbia team can win its last two matches.

Zoran Terzic, coach of Serbia: Today they deserved to win. No doubt about it. They are just too strong for us. We played better and more aggressively after the second set. We will hope to play better in our remaining matches and qualify for the Olympic Games.

Nataliya Goncharova, player of Russia: It was an important win for us. We had some problems with reception, but I'm glad we won.

Stefana Veljkovic, player of Serbia: We played poorly in the first two sets. We played more aggressively after that, but it was not enough against the best team in the tournament. We hope to do better tomorrow against Peru.