Latvian volleyball players abroad: wins in Romania, Bulgaria and Luxembourg, a loss in Belgium

Players from the Latvian national volleyball team took part in several European domestic league championships over the weekend. Three Latvians won with their clubs, while a defeat came in Belgium, the Latvian Volleyball Federation reports.

Belgium

In the Belgian championship, coach Uģis Krastiņš leads Maaseik club Greenyard, which also includes Latvian Gustavs Freimanis. The team lost 1-3 (25:17, 19:25, 20:25, 22:25) to Roeselare's Knack, a fierce rival in the contest for favourite status.

Freimanis scored 11 points: he converted six of seven attacks, won four points with blocks and one with a serve. Finland's Antti Ronkainen scored one more, while Tomaso Stefani added 21 for Knack. Knack have won all five of their matches this season, while Greenyard, with three wins, are fourth.

Waremme, represented by Patriks Pinka, are eighth. They lost 1-3 to Menen's Decospan, and Pinka scored five points with 29% attacking efficiency.

Romania, Bulgaria and Luxembourg

In Romania, Jānis Medenis scored 11 points and helped Craiova's SCMU beat Zalau 3-1. He converted 8 of 19 attacks, adding two points with serves and one with a block. It was the team's third win in a row, and it sits second in the table behind champions Dinamo Bucharest.

In Bulgaria, Markuss Vensbergs scored four points as Ruse's Dunav won 3-1 away at Razlog's Pirin. After four rounds, Dunav are fifth.

In Luxembourg, Markuss Cielavs and Stroosen secured two wins, beating Belair and Echternach 3-0 each time. The Latvian scored seven points in each match.

Italy and Spain

In Italy's Superlega, Trentino, represented by Renārs Pauls Jansons, lost 2-3 to Perugia, and the Latvian was not on the match roster. In Spain, Benidorm's Servigroup beat San Sadurnino 3-2, while Jēkabs Dzenis stayed on the bench.