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Posted on: Saturday, August 1, 2009

U.S. junior men defeat Tunisia in World volleyball


Advertiser Staff

The United States men's volleyball junior national team defeated Tunisia, 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21, today at the FIVB Men's Junior World Championships at Pune, India.

The United States is 2-0 in pool play and will play host India tomorrow.
Murphy Troy had a match high 15 kills for the United States. Honolulu's Erik Shoji, a Punahou alum and Stanford player, started at libero and had eight digs for Team USA.

Honolulu's Tri Bourne, an outside hitter, was used as a substitute, but didn’t score any points for the United States.
The tournament runs through Aug. 9.