EUC Volleyball 2015 concludes in Camerino
The 13th European Universities Volleyball Championship has concluded on July 26, 2015, with an exciting finals, followed by the Closing Ceremony in Rocca del Borgia in Camerino.
Almost 400 participants representing 26 University teams from 17 countries took part in this year’s edition of the event, which started on July 19 with the General Technical Meeting, and the Opening ceremony the following day.
In men’s finals, the title of champions went to the University of Almeria (ESP) who have won a thrilling final match against the Technical University of Munich (GER).
In women’s finals, the title of champions went to Tambov State University (RUS) who have won an exciting final match against the University Vasile Alecsandri of Bacau (ROU).
Medals and awards were presented by Mr Wolf Fruhauf, EUSA Honorary member; Prof. Flavio Corradini, Rector of the University of Camerino; Mr Gianluca Pasqui, Mayor of Camerino and Mr Stefano Belardinelli, President of the Organizing Committee.
MEDALLISTS – MEN:
1. University of Almeria, ESP
2. Technical University of Munich, GER
3. University of Konstanz, GER
MEDALLISTS – WOMEN:
1. Tambov State University, RUS
2. University Vasile Alecsandri of Bacau, ROU
3. Technical University of Munich, GER
The MVP Award was given to Raul Muñoz Garrote, for the Men’s Tournament, and Sandrine Dorlus, for the Women’s. Award was presented by and Mr Franco Brasili, regional president of FIPAV (Italian Volleyball Federation). The Fair Play Award was given to Polytechnic Institute of Porto (POR) for the Men’s Tournament, and Tampere University of Technology, for the Women’s. Award was present by Mr Wolf Fruhauf and Mr Gianluca Pasqui.
The EUSA flag was passed to Croatian representative Ms Roberta Dragicevic, as in 2016 Volleyball will also be part of the European Universities Games in Zagreb and Rijeka. The next EUSA Championship in Volleyball will take place in Rzeszow, Poland in 2017. All teams are warmly welcomed to join both the events!
More info can be found at www.cuscamerino.it/eucv2015.