Sports flash
The latest from men's basketball, men's volleyball and tennis
Eugen Nasta, 16.01.2025, 13:45
Romanian men’s basketball team U-BT Cluj-Napoca this past Wednesday in a EuroCup Group B fixture grabbed a 88-77 away win against Italian opponents Umana Reyer Venezia. U-BT Cluj Napoca’s US player Zavier Simpson was the team’s most efficient player, with 25 points, 6 recoveries and 7 assists. Holders U-BT Cluj-Napoca are 5th-placed according to Group B rankings. This coming Tuesday they will take on Turk Telekom, at home.
Also on Wednesday, in a FIBA Europe Cup match, Group M, CSM CSU Oradea sustained a heart-throbbing 86-87 away defeat by French team Dijon, after extra time. CSM CSU’s Romanian international player Kris Richard was the most efficient scorer, with 27 points, 6 recoveries and 4 assists. Romanian vice-champions have sustained the third defeat in a row and now will have to win all the pending matches if they want to maintain their chances to gain a place in the quarterfinals. On January 29th, CSM play a home game against PAOK Thessalonica.
In men’s volleyball, CSM Corona Brasov sustained a 1-3 defeat by Italian opponents Trentino Itas. The fixture was held this past Wednesday and counted towards the first leg as part of CEV Cup’s playoffs. European champions Trentino Itas secured their win after one hour and 42 minutes of play. The second leg is scheduled on January 30 in Trento.
In news from tennis, as part of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, Victor Cornea and Mariano Navone have advanced to the second round of the men’s doubles event. In the inaugural round this past Thursday, the Romanian-Argentinean pair defeated the pair made of Christian Harrison of the USA and David Pel of the Low Countries, 6-4, 7-6.
Cornea and Navone have thus secured a cheque worth 58, 000 AUD and were granted ATP 90 points according to the doubles’ rankings. In the second round, Cornea and Navone are in for a daunting task in the match against the all-German pair made of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz, fourth-seeded at the Australian Open.
