Ricardo and Marcio’s victory in Vitoria

Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Santos are the first winners of the year at Circuito Banco do Brasil Volei de Praia 2011.At the opening stop in Vitoria (means victory in Portuguese), the pair defeated Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti with 2-1 (20-22, 21-10, 15-8) in the final to place them to the highest of the podium in sands of Campuri.

Ricardo Santos, three-time olympic medalist, commented after the final ‘It is important to give confidence for this season, that will be extremely important, for the beginning of the olympic race and for the dispute of the World Championship.’

In the female event, champions of the Circuito Banco do Brasil Volei de Praia 2010, Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Silva, had won the stage of opening of season 2011.The champions on the both national and Swatch Fivb circuits of 2010 defeated Talita and Maria Elisa with 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) in the final to capture the first title of the year.

After the opening stop in Victory, Circuito Banco do Brasil Beach Volleyball Tour 2011 will continue with Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro stop,between days 27 and 30 of January.U-21 tournament will be at the same place from January 24-26.

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Click here to see photos from the first stop in BRaZil

Source:http://www.cbv.com.br/