Canada dropped the 2022 FIVB women's volleyball world championships opener on Sunday, losing in straight sets to reigning champions Serbia (25-23, 25-16, 25-20) in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Alexa Gray of Calgary led the Canadians with 14 points, followed by Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., who had 13. Serbian captain Tijana Boskovic went off and tallied 23.
The Canadian team will get back on court on Monday at 3 p.m. ET to face the U.S. in the same venue. Canada will also play Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and Germany in pool C action.
All three games will be held in Lodz, Poland. The teams are divided into four pools of six teams each for the preliminary stage.
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