CEV Beach Nations Cup
Beach Volleyball
Lithuanian Olympians Monika Paulikiene and Aine Raupelyte are the key players for the national team at the upcoming 2025 CEV Beach Volley Nations Cup Preliminary Phase pool held in Vilnius. As the first players to represent Lithuania at the Olympics in beach volleyball, they carry the nation`s main hopes for this weekend`s competition.
Raupelyte and Paulikiene will try to push Lithuania through against Finland, Norway and Croatia
Eight national teams will compete for the final spots in the Beach Nations Cup Finals – an exciting `country vs country` format introduced in 2022, similar to the Davis Cup in tennis. The preliminary phase is taking place this week at the White Bridge Beach Volleyball Courts in Vilnius.
In the women`s Pool B, hosts Lithuania will compete against Croatia, Finland, and Norway. The men`s Pool D features hosts Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovenia. Matches are scheduled from Saturday to Sunday. The winners of each pool will qualify for the Finals in Espinho, Portugal, scheduled for July 17-20.
Paulikiene and Raupelyte, who represented Lithuania at the Paris Olympics less than a year ago, will be crucial in the country`s bid to reach the Finals in Vilnius. Ariana Rudkovskaja and Skalve Krizanauskaite will join them this weekend in the capital.
Finland will also field their top players in Pool B: Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti and Anniina Parkkinen/Valma Prihti.
CEV Beach Nations Cup – Women’s Pool B
Norway will be represented by Ingrid Tunby-Lunde/Emilie Olimstad and Julia Moi Tennøy/Solveig Gladsøy Sunde, while Lea Rasic/Ana Sverko and Lucijana Terze/Mirna Becic will play for Croatia.
In the men`s tournament, the Lithuanian team, supported by home fans, will feature pairs Arnas Rumsevicius/Karolis Palubinskas and Artur Vasiljev/Robert Juchnevic aiming to qualify for the Finals.
Rumsevicius and Palubinskas are part of the Lithuanian men`s team this weekend
Poland, one of Europe`s most successful nations in men`s beach volleyball, will be represented by Szymon Beta/Szymon Pietraszek and Aleksander Czachorowski/Jakub Krzeminski.
CEV Beach Nations Cup – Men’s Pool D
Slovenia will have Crtomir Bošnjak/Jaka Jevšnik and Miha Kosanc/Benjamin Mugerli playing for them in Vilnius, while Dimitar Mehandzhiyski/Dimitar Kalchev and Zahari Zgurov/Georgi Antov will represent Bulgaria in the event.
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Torin Vale