Tigers secured a spot in the CEV Cup Quarterfinals by winning the first match in three sets and losing the second match in five sets against Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg in Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall, Istanbul, where both matches took place in two consecutive days by a mutual agreement.
Playing both matches at home, Tigers secured a spot by winning two sets in the 2nd Leg of their quarterfinal matchup.
Team captain Tijana Boskovic and middle blocker Beyza Arıcı led their team to victory in the first match by scoring 20 and 13 points.
In the second match, Boskovic and Hande Baladın were the best scorers of their team by 22 and 17 points, respectively.
Reflecting on their CEV Cup quarterfinal performance, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Head Coach Ferhat Akbaş said, "We are happy that we made it to the next round. Now we will wait for our opponent which depends on the other matchup. We are going through a very intense season and giving our best to manage both Turkish League and CEV Cup together. In three days we have a very important league match, that is why we have played in a different rotation. Hopefully we will finish it in a good way as well.”
