Vanuatu women's volleyball

This is after a hard-fought victory over New Zealand in the Tokyo 2020 AVC Continental Cup Qualifier Phase One – Oceania tournament in Mt Maunganui on Thursday.

With just four women’s teams contesting for the title and the prized spot in the final qualifying phase in June, the competition draw proceeded straight to the semi-final format where Vanuatu played Solomon Islands and New Zealand took on Fiji, which was a late entry due to the withdrawal of the Tuvalu women’s team earlier in the week.

Loti Joe and 18 year old Majabelle Lawac opened Vanuatu’s campaign on Thursday and lost their opening game to the Japanese duo of Murakami and Ishi in two straight sets.

The Japanese were too strong for our girls to handle as they won 21-7 in the first set and finished off with a 21-7 in the second set.

Joe and Lawac played their second match on Friday against the Australian pair of Bell and Kendall and lost their second match in two straight sets. Australia was too strong for the womens teams as they won 21-6 in the first set and 21-15 in the second set.