Kunshan, China, June 3 , 2009 - Dominican Republic twice rallied from a set down to claim a 3-2 upset win over Cuba, while China downed Turkey here on Wednesday in the second leg of the China International Women's Volleyball Tournament.
In the first match, Bethania Dela Cruz scored 23 points to lead the Dominicans to a 20-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 17-15 victory, while Altagracia Mambru and Lisvel Eve added 13 and 11 points respectively for the winning side.
In the tiebreaker, Cuba overcame an early 7-5 deficit and withstood two match points to tie it at 15, but Dominican Republic converted on the third match ball with Mambru driving the ball home. The Cubans, fourth-place finishers at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, were led by Nancy Carrillo with 17 points.
Dominican Republic comes into the Pan Am Cup in Miami ranked as the 13 best team in the world and should improve on that mark with the impressive win over Cuba. Dominican Republic starts tournament play in Miami in pool "B" in U.S. Century Bank Arena at the FIU campus on June 26th vs. Argentina @ 5:30P.M.
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