The world number 1, the reigning champion of theFIVB Nations League, the A National Women's Volleyball Team, is opening its 2024 national team season in Antalya. The national team will face Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, and France during the VNL Antalya leg. The A National Women's Volleyball Team, which will face its first test of the year in the VNL, will play 4 matches each week in the three-leg tournament.
The Sultans of the Net will compete in the first week of the league in Antalya from May 14-19, the second week in the USA from May 28 to June 2, and the third week in China from June 11-16.
In the VNL, where 16 teams will compete, the teams that finish in the top 8 of the standings after three weeks will earn the right to compete in the finals.
The following names are included in the A National Women's Volleyball Team roster:
Setters: Cansu Özbay, Elif Şahin
Opposite Hitters: Melissa Vargas
Outside Hitters: Hande Baladın, Ebrar Karakurt, İlkin Aydın, Derya Cebecioğlu, Tuğba İvegin
Middle Blockers: Zehra Güneş, Aslı Kalaç, Beyza Arıcı
Liberos: Simge Aköz, Gizem Örge, Ayça Aykaç Altıntaş
The match schedule for the first week of the VNL is as follows:
Wednesday, May 15
20:00 Japan vs. Turkey
Thursday, May 16
20:00 Netherlands vs. Turkey
Saturday, May 18
20:00 Italy vs. Turkey
Sunday, May 19
20:00 France vs. Turkey
News Source: İHA
