3 Jul 2013

Sport: Vanuatu suffer first loss at Beach Volleyball Worlds

10:40 am on 3 July 2013

Vanuatu have suffered their first defeat at the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Poland.

Miller Elwin and Henriette Iatika were beaten in straight sets, 21-10, 21-13, by the Brazilian 13th seeds Barbara Seixas De Freitas and Liliane Maestrini, in the longest match of the tournament so far.

The Oceania winners won their first match on Tuesday and round off pool play on Thursday morning against an Italian pairing.