Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL secure a second straight-set victory in the second leg of 4th Round of the competition, beating Calcit Volley KAMNIK. Turkish team keeps a strong second position in Pool B, having now 12 points in the table, while Kamnik are facing their last chance to win a game in the Champions League, as they will be facing hosts VB Nantes on Thursday.

Fenerbahce opened the match with a strong hit, taking a seven-point gap from the first points, at 8-1. Circumstances did not change in the favour of Kamnik, as Fenerbahce patiently extended the gap to 16-5 and 21-7, after seizing the opening set at 25-13. Melissa Vargas led the scoreboard once more, while Lucille Charuk scored 5 out of 13 points that Kamnik achieved in the first set. Slovenian team responded in the second set, taking their first in the match lead at 3-5, but the good beginning didn’t last long when Fenerbahce went 8-6 ahead. Though with a smaller point gap, Turkish club remained in the driving seat, winning the second set 25-18. Similarly to the previous set, the third one opened with a small lead by Kamnik, but this time the game continued point by point between both teams. Slovenians took over again at 11-13, keeping the two-point lead until 14-16, and yet they couldn’t maintain it for much longer when Fenerbahce jumped to 20-18 after one of the longest rallies of the match by that point. The Turkish were determined to keep control over the rest of the match as they sealed the deal at 25-20.

• Surprised by the players of Calcit Volley Kamnik, who conceded a set in the first leg in Italy, the Turkish team quickly entered their match against the Slovenians on Wednesday at the Mangin Beaulieu gymnasium. Fenerbahce collected three new points in the table in 69 minutes. A success that brings Fenerbahce closer to a possible qualification for the quarterfinals of the competition.

• Coach Aljosa JEMEC said in the pre-match that the team from Istanbul would be in better shape than in December, and stronger with their American winter signing Kelsey ROBINSON. The clear success in three rounds this evening is the most concrete illustration of this.

• Eliminated from the Champions League, Calcit Kamnik has only one chance this season of securing his first ever win in this competition, facing VB Nantes tomorrow at 6pm.

• Kelsey Robinson was elected MVP of the match, scoring 14 pointa for Fenerbahce - including 11 spikes and 3 aces. She has also recorded 70% of positive reception throughout the match.

Eva Pogačar, team captain of Calcit Volley Kamnik: “It turned out that the Turkish team took us much more seriously than in December. They entered the match more decisively, while we were trying to find our game. In the 2nd set we started getting used to their game and tried to follow them. In the 3rd set we showed the game from Italy again, proving that we know how to play at a high level, if we really do our best. In the end, their experience and knowledge turned in their favour. Our goal is to transfer the game from the 3rd set to tomorrow’s game, maybe even get our very first victory.

Zoran Terzic, coach of Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL: “Of course it was very important for us to win 3-0, because now we are one step closer to qualifying to the quarterfinal. Now we need to prepare for final game against Conegliano and we will see what line-up will play tomorrow. It is a little bit difficult tournament and after that we expect some difficult games in our league. We need to take care of our players and we will see who will play tomorrow. In any case we will try to do our best against maybe the best team in the world - and to play one very good game tomorrow."

Melis Yılmaz, Libero of Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL:
"We had more difficulties in the match we played in Italy. I think we served well and we got an easier win today. It was one of the most important matches in the group for us. Tomorrow we have a match against A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano and we will play a very important game with a much stronger opponent. We shouldn't make some simple mistakes tomorrow like we have made today. We concentrate on Thursday, we want to win. "