Switzerland celebrated a clean sweep at the Spiez Futures on the Beach Pro Tour, thrilling the home crowd with all-Swiss finals in both the men’s and women’s competitions.
In the women’s final, two-time Olympian and Paris 2024 bronze medallist Tanja Hüberli teamed up with 19-year-old Leona Kernen to defeat fellow Swiss duo Anouk Verge-Depre and her sister Zoe Verge-Depre in straight sets, 21-15, 21-15. This victory marked Hüberli and Kernen’s first Beach Pro Tour gold as a team and their second medal overall, following a silver at the Yucatan Challenge earlier this year. They dominated the tournament, winning all five matches in straight sets.
Germany’s Hanna-Marie Schieder and Karla Borger, supported by the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment program, claimed the bronze with a 2-0 win over Czechia’s Valerie Dvornikova and Karin Zolnercikova.
On the men’s side, Swiss pair Adrian Heidrich and Jonathan Jordan also went unbeaten on their way to gold. They overcame a tough semifinal against Poland’s Jedrzej Brozyniak and Piotr Janiak, winning 2-1, before defeating compatriots Marco Krattiger and Leo Dillier in the final, 21-19, 21-14.
Krattiger and Dillier, who hadn’t dropped a set before the final, settled for silver. The Czech duo of Tadeas Trousil and Matyas Dzavoronok took the bronze after beating the Polish team 21-19, 21-14.
Both Swiss national teams are benefiting from coaching support through the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment program. So far, Swiss Volley has received CHF 288,000 to fund top-tier coaching staff, including Damian Wojtasik for the women’s teams and Philip Gabathuler for the men’s. Germany’s program has received CHF 144,000, with Fabian Tobias serving as National Coach for Science.
The Spiez tournament featured 28 men’s and 28 women’s teams from 18 countries. The next Beach Pro Tour Futures stop is set for Battipaglia, Italy, from May 29 to June 1.
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