PAN-AM CHAMPIONS RETURN FOR 2007 SWATCH-FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tuesday’s “biggest” upsets was produced by the Norwegian and Philippines pair. Pascua and Ilustre scored a 20-22, 21-16 and 15-13 Pool E. victory in 55 minutes over Australia’s Tamsin Barnett and Natalie Cook of Australia. The fifth-seeded Aussies won a SWATCH gold medal at May’s stop in Seoul by upsetting Tian and Wang in the finals. Hakedal and Torlen were 21-17 and 21-14 victors over eighth-seeded Leila Barros and Ana Paula Connelly of Brazil.
