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China rally past Serbia 3-1 for opening win

 

Zhu Ting scores game-high 24 points to lead China.

Matsumoto, Japan, August 22, 2015 – Title contenders China rallied from one sets Saturday afternoon to beat Serbia 3-1 for their opening victory at the 2015 FIVB Women's World Cup.Ace spiker Zhu Ting converted on 17 of her 31 killing attempts and added six blocks and one ace for game-high 24 points and led China to the 19-25, 25-23, 25-15 and 25-19 win. Zhang Changning had nine kills, five aces and four stuffs to contribute 18 points for China.Dropping the first set and trailing by 15-9 in the second, China coach Jenny Lang Ping made several substitutions including replacing the starting setter Shen Jingsi with Ding Xia and her efforts paid off as the Chinese women eventually overtook the lead 20-19 and went on to win the decisive set.China outblocked Serbia 14-3 while the Europeans were led by Brankica Mihajlovic with 21 points.
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