XI’AN, China — Stephen Maar scored 16 points as Canada made quick work of Bulgaria in a 3-0 win on Friday at the men’s Olympic qualification tournament.
The Canadians won each set 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Canada led Bulgaria in attacking, blocking and service points, but errors were equal at 20 apiece
Eric Loeppky scored 13 points for Canada (4-1) and Arthur Szwarc added 11 points.
Martin Atanasov led the Bulgarians in scoring with nine points.
The Canadians continue their tournament against Belgium on Saturday.
“We played quite a solid game, making very few mistakes in our attack,” said Canada’s head coach Tuomas Sammelvuo. “It’s a good result and now we will recover and concentrate on the next game.”
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