The Russia vs Dominican Republic match started with a see-saw affair as the teams traded leads in the first set until Russia went ahead 14-11 and never looked back.

The Dominicans, the only team that has ever this year defeated world top-ranked Brazil, show their quality in the second and third sets, which a series of scintillating spikes by Pena Bethania de De La Cruz held Russia at bay.

Russia rebounded strongly in the fourth set, establishing an 8-3 lead at the first technical timeout and stretched it thereafter before taking it by a two-digit margin.

In the crucial fifth set, Russia maintained its momentum to open with a 3-1 lead. Dominican Republic managed to level at 6-6 but the Russians girls stayed calm and closed the door on any comeback attempt with solid blocking and hard-hitting smashes.

Dominican wing spiker Pena Bethania de De La Cruz led all scorers with 24 points, including an array of 19 kills, while Russian Tatiana Kosheleva was the best scorer of her team with 23 points.

Twelve teams are competing in the World Grand Prix series this season. After each team plays three rounds, the top five as well as hosts Japan will qualify for the Grand Prix final round to be played in Tokyo, Japan from August 19-23.

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