NAGOYA, Japan (AP) β China beat Russia 25-23, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20 Saturday to move into first place at the women’s volleyball World Cup.
Ting Zhu scored a match-high 29 points as China improved to 27 points atop the standings.
China faces host Japan on Sunday, the final day of competition. Russia, which dropped to 8-2 and is in third place, next faces Algeria.
In other matches, Jelena Nikolic scored 11 points as Serbia won its ninth straight with a 25-11, 25-14, 25-19 victory over Kenya.
Serbia is in second place with 24 points and will face Argentina on Sunday.
Elsewhere, the Dominican Republic beat Algeria 25-11, 25-12, 25-7 while Cuba rallied from a set down for a 13-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 win over Peru.
