11/09/2015
Lehtonen and Lahti dash Russia’s hopes for a medal
Sochi, Russia, September 11, 2015 – Riikka Lehtonen and Taru Lahti crushed all hopes for a Russian medal at the FIVB World Tour Sochi Open on Friday. The Finnish girls knocked out both top seeded Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Birlova (16-21, 21-15, 15-13) and youngsters Ekaterina Syrtseva and Yulia Abalakina (21-18, 21-18) to reach their first ever semifinal.