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USA ace it with straight set victory over Australia

Hiroshima, Japan, September 8, 2015 – USA put on a serving masterclass, with five players registering at least one ace each as the world No.5 took a straight sets (25-23, 25-12, 25-15) win over Australia in their opening match of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup Japan 2015 in Hiroshima on Tuesday.

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Speraw says serve points late in first set made difference against Australia

Hiroshima, Japan, September 8, 2015 - USA coach John Speraw praised Micah Christenson's performance at the base line after his side clinched an opening win over Australia at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Japan 2015 on Tuesday.

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Match Statistics by Teams

15
Attack
11
0
Block
2
3
Serve
1
7
Opp. Errors
9
50
Total
27

9
Dig
11
8
Reception
10
10
Set
3

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Match Statistics by Players

Name 1 2 3 4 5 Points Attack Block Serve
Won Attempts Won Attempts Won Attempts
2 Aaron Russell 8 6 9 0 2 2 5
1 Matthew Anderson 6 5 8 0 4 1 5
17 Maxwell Holt 2 2 3 0 2 0 3
3 Taylor Sander 1 1 4 0 0 0 4
11 Micah Christenson 1 1 1 0 4 0 2
4 David Lee 0 0 2 0 3 0 5
6 Paul Lotman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kawika Shoji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Murphy Troy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Russell Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Jayson Jablonsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 David Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Dustin Watten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Erik Shoji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Starting
Substitute
Libero
Name 1 2 3 4 5 Points Attack Block Serve
Won Attempts Won Attempts Won Attempts
6 Thomas Edgar 7 6 10 1 1 0 2
13 Samuel Walker 3 2 7 1 3 0 5
2 Jacob Ross Guymer 2 1 1 0 3 1 5
15 Thomas Ewen Douglas-Powell 2 2 7 0 0 0 3
5 Travis Passier 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
7 Harrison Peacock 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
8 Jacques Borgeaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Max Staples 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luke Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nehemiah Mote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grigory Sukochev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Jordan Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Paul Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Thomas Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Starting
Substitute
Libero

Rankings

Rank Teams Matches Result Details Sets Points
Total Won Lost 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Points Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1
USA
11 10 1 7 3 0 0 1 0 30 31 6 5.166 899 746 1.205
2
Italy
11 10 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 29 30 8 3.750 918 780 1.176
3
Poland
11 10 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 29 31 11 2.818 1011 884 1.143
4
Russia
11 8 3 6 1 1 0 1 2 23 25 12 2.083 885 794 1.114
5
Argentina
11 7 4 4 2 1 1 3 0 21 26 16 1.625 985 922 1.068
6
Japan
11 5 6 3 1 1 2 2 2 16 21 21 1.000 928 934 0.993
7
Canada
11 5 6 3 0 2 0 3 3 13 18 22 0.818 886 940 0.942
8
Iran
11 4 7 2 1 1 1 2 4 12 16 24 0.666 905 893 1.013
9
Australia
11 4 7 2 1 1 1 1 5 12 15 24 0.625 831 925 0.898
10
Egypt
11 2 9 0 1 1 3 1 5 8 13 30 0.433 889 976 0.910
11
Venezuela
11 1 10 0 0 1 1 3 6 3 8 32 0.250 815 981 0.830
12
Tunisia
11 0 11 0 0 0 2 1 8 2 5 33 0.151 747 924 0.808

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