Baku adds four new players

VC Baku is working its way toward putting together a formidable roster for the new season. Recently, the team has added four new players to its ranks.

Azerbaijani international opposite hitter Lidiya Maksimenko, 29, returns home after a one-year spell with Yesilyurt in the Turkish League. This summer she nearly joined another Turkish team, Eregli Belediye, but the deal fell through.

Serbian Sanja Tomasevic is going to be one of the more experienced players on the team. 30-year-old outside hitter played in the United States (college volleyball), Korea, Switzerland and Greece and won numerous trophies and awards, including the “Best Server” award at the 2008-09 Challenge Cup.

Bulgarian opposite hitter Polina Stoyneva, 21, is not a novice in the Azerbaijan Superleague. Last season she was part of the Igtisadchi team that won bronze medals of the national championship. She is also a member of the Bulgarian national team.

Hailing from Texas, USA, Heather Kisner joins Baku as a libero. A former member of the University of Texas at Austin team, Kisner shattered Texas’ 20-year-old record for single-season digs. At Baku, Kisner reunited with her former teammate Ashley Engle, who had joined the team earlier.

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