NVL Columbus Preview - Articles

The NVL is back in action Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, with a qualifier followed by the main draw Friday and the finish Saturday. Previewing the top four seeds on both sides: No. 1 Dave Palm/Eric Zaun settled for second in the NVL's last event in San Antonio (Zaun did not play the first event in Port St. Lucie). Palm/Zaun lost narrowly in the third set to Skylar DelSol/Piotr Marciniak 18-21, 21-8, 15-13. "Have been in this situation before,” Palm acknowledged, “but this time things will be different." Palm/Zaun are bombers. They jump serve tough and hit high and hard. That may give them an advantage in the night sessions, where it can be more difficult to pick up the ball defensively. Since there are probably eight teams that could win it all, it's tough to pick one out of the crowd, but this is the pair that is most likely to win. No. 2 Skylar DelSol/Piotr Marciniak. This team knows how to win, as evidenced by their Port St. Lucie and San Antonio championships. They're no strangers to champagne celebrations. They're one of the most difficult teams to side out against between Marciniak's technically sound blocking and DelSol's athletic speed on defense. They will certainly be in the mix, and can win if they make a play or two at crunch time. No. 3 Jeff Samuels/Travis Schoonover: This is one of the most exciting teams to watch on the tour. Jeff Samuels has an impressive vertical. Even 1984 silver medalist Rita Crockett (who had an impressive...

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