USA won again, Cuba defeated Dominican Republic

 

KUMAMOTO, Japan, November 10, 2007 -- The United States continued their winning ways in the World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Thailand. The U.S. won the match 21-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13 to remain unbeaten in the tournament at 7-0.

 

Tayyiba Haneef-Park topped the American attack with 17 points. Four other USA players scored in double figures: Danielle Scott-Arruda (15), Logan Tom (14), Jennifer Joines (13) and Kimberly Glass (11).

 

In another match, Cuba had to battle hard to overcome the Dominican Republic at Kumamoto on Saturday, but at the end earned its fourth straight win by score of 25-13, 25-27, 25-23, 25-18. The Cubans improved their record to 5-2 while the Dominicans fell to 1-6.

 

Yanelis Santos led Cuba with 18 points and Nancy Carrillo and Yumilka Ruiz added 16 and 13 respectively. Cindy Rondon was the best Dominican scorer with 13 points and Bethania de la Cruz and Sidarka Nunez each added 11 tallies.

 

In the other match in Kumamoto, Brazil elevated its mark to 6-1 with a straight sets victory over Korea 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.

 

In Sapporo, Italy maintained its perfect record at 7-0 with an easy triumph over Kenya by score of 25-13, 25-13, 25-5, Serbia defeated Peru  25-15, 25-15, 25-23 and Japan edged Poland in five sets by score of 19-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 15-12.