Netherlands’ Jon Stiekema and Christiaan Varenhorst caught a good start in the 2012 SWATCH FIVB Smart Grand Slam in Rome and pulled off success in their opening matches on Wednesday, June 13.
Stiekema and Varenhorst made it through qualifying to the main draw of SWATCH FIVB event for fifth time in 2012, which is pretty impressive. Russian 25th-seeded pairing of Yutvalin and Likholetov came into contest with the Dutch duo in the tournament opener. They dropped one set but grabbed 2-1 victory in the match.
The second match put them against compatriots Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen. In all-Dutch affair, Stiekema-Varenhorst claimed the same results. They posted 2-1 (19-21, 21-14, 15-13) victory over country mates. The entire match progressed in the similar fashion. Stiekema and Varenhorst dropped the opening set but made a great comeback in the following two sets.
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