France: Round 22 continues – victories and 3 points for Sète and Nice

After the advance played yesterday, in which Tourcoing down Toulouse in four sets, Round 22 of 2025/26 MARMARA Spike League continued today with other two games, in which both winners earned three points in front og their home fans.
All easy for Sète, who sweep last-placed Ajaccio with a clean 3-0 (25:21, 25:15, 25:11) in just 1 hour and 4 minutes of play. Better in all elements (13 to 4 blocks, 5 to 0 aces, 56% team performance in attack to 36%, 65% positive reception to 44%), the hosts were able to keep the lead since the very beginning of the match until the end, with 12 points from an excellent Nicolas Zerba, top scorer of the game with 80% in attack and 4 winning blocks, 11 from Tristan Schlienger and 10 from Nooa Marttila. Only Victor Socie left the court in double digit for Ajaccio, who continued to struggle always at -3 from second-to-last Saint Nazaire, defeated today on the field of Nice by 3-1 (19:25, 25:18, 25:12, 25:23).
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
After losing first set, the home team finds the rhythm led by a great Dawid Dulski, top scorer of the match with 26 points to his name through 62% in attack and 3 aces of the winners’ 11 aces, while MVP Shay Liberman added 22 through 58% in attack, 6 aces and 1 block as well as two decisive aces in second set and 5 points in a row in decisive fourth set, from 12-12 to 16-12 (3 aces in a row and 2 attacks from the second line!).
Meanwhile, Lohan Nack Minyem (10 points through 78% in attack, 7/9, and 3 blocks) won the duel against his twin William Nack Minyem (11 points through 73% in attack, 8/11, 2 blocks and 1 ace).
So, Sète jumped to fifth place in the standings with 35 points at -1 from Poitiers, who will face Tours tomorrow, while Nice continue their playoffs run with 32 points at -1 from Toulouse and -3 from the same Sète.
Round 22 will continue tomorrow with other three games: CEV Cup quarterfinalist Poitiers will welcome leaders Tours, Plessis-Robinson will face Chaumont, while Narbonne will welcome Paris in a direct clash for playoffs race.

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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2025/26 | JOURNÉE 22 | Round 22

Thursday February 19, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Tourcoing 1-3 (25:27, 20:25, 25:18, 22:25)

👉🏼Friday February 20, 2026
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Ajaccio 3-0 (25:21, 25:15, 25:11)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nice – St-Nazaire 3-1 (19:25, 25:18, 25:12, 25:23)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

Saturday February 21, 2026
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Paris 3-0 (26:24, 25:23, 25:17)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis-Robinson – Chaumont 2-3 (23:25, 19:25, 25:19, 25:20, 13:15)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Tours 3-2 (25:21, 23:25, 23:25, 25:20, 15:11)

Sunday February 22, 2026
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Montpellier 1-3 (24:26, 25:19, 21:25, 20:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Tours 54
2. Montpellier 51
3. Tourcoing 49
4. Poitiers 36
5. Sète 35
6. Toulouse 34
7. Nice 32
8. Plessis Robinson 29
9. Cannes 26
10. Narbonne 24
11. Paris 22
12. Chaumont 20
13. Saint Nazaire 19
14. Ajaccio 16

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🏐| NEXT GAMES | JOURNÉE 23 | Round 23

Thursday February 26, 2026
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Montpellier

Friday February 27, 2026
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Nice
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Poitiers

Saturday February 28, 2026
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Plessis-Robinson
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Ajaccio
• 20.00 (Local Time) | St-Nazaire – Tours
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Cannes

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