TMK-TAGMET clinched the title in Russia
This season both Russian club champions played in orange. Men’s UMMK team and Women’s team TMK-Tagmet from Taganrog wear the same colors.
However the similarities stops there. Unlike the men’s final the women’s clubs champion of Russia was unknown to the last minute. In the first match of the play-off the club Rodina from Arkhangelsk (the favorite in play-off) has won 3: 2.
The final decision about the winner came at the very last moment. In the second leg when the score was 2: 2 match between Viktoria PAVLOVICH and Anna BLAZHKO decided the overall winner.
Club TMK-TAGMET from Taganrog became the champion of Russia for the first time although they had good results at the European level – in the season 2014/2015 Club TMK-TAGMET from Taganrog was ETTU Cup semi-finalist.
“This year we were also planning to participate in European cups to see where is our place among the strongest European clubs but for the season 2016/2017 the deadline was more earlier than usual and unfortunately before the finish of the Russian clubs championship. We are very sorry we will miss the European season this year ” said coach of TMK-TAGMET of Taganrog Sergey BELOVOL.
Rodina – TMK-Tagmet 3:2
Zou Yang – Anna BLAZHKO 3: 2 (5-11 11-7 9-11 11-3 7-6)
Margaryta PESOTSKA – Olga BARANOVA 2: 3 (11-8 5-11 11-9 7-11 1-7)
Oksana FADEEVA – Elena TROSHNEVA 1: 3 (7-11 11-7 10-11 9-11)
Zou Yang – Olga BARANOVA 3: 2 (3-11 7-11 11-6 11-9 7-6)
Margaryta PESOTSKA – Anna BLAZHKO 3: 2 (11-10 11-7 10-11 6-11 7-3)
Rodina – TMK-Tagmet 2:3
Zou Yang – BLAZHKO Anna 3: 2 (11-10 6-11 9-11 11-9 7-5)
Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Olga BARANOVA 2: 3 (11-7 11-6 5-11 10-11 3-7)
Oksana FADEEVA – Elena TROSHNEVA 0: 3 (10-11 4-11 2-11)
Zou Yang – Olga BARANOVA 3: 0 (11-9 11-4 11-9)
Viktoria PAVLOVICH – Anna BLAZHKO 0: 3 (10-11 9-11 10-11)
