Levallois-Paris was outplayed by Vandoeuvre-Nancy, but took the first set of its semi-final on Sunday in a tie-break on its home floor (25-13, 25-21, 17-25, 29-31, 15-11). Bianca Cugno scored 22 points (including 1 ace and 3 counters), Natalia Murek 18 (1 ace and 1 block), the Mariannes 12 points on counters, the Nancéiennes 4. The first set took 19 minutes to complete, followed by a tighter second, in which the reigning French champions made the difference in the money-time, giving them a 2-0 lead, with a clear superiority in attack (65% efficiency, versus 29% for VNVB).
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