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Serbia, silver medallists in 2016, were in complete control
throughout the match and only trailed briefly in the third when
they took their foot off the gas against the winless African
side.
But Brankica Mihajlovic, who top scored with 17 points, got her
team back on track as they stayed perfect in their pool ahead of
the big clash against Brazil.
South Korea emerged after a thrilling 25-20 17-25 25-18 15-25
15-12 win, with captain Kim Yeon-koung leading the way with 20
points. Park Jeong-ah and Kim Hee-jin each had 16 despite the
best efforts of the towering Dominicans, whose top scorer
Brayelin Martinez is 2.01m tall.
"They are so tall and they have good technique, they are a good
physical team. So we had to use our defence and be smart,"
skipper Kim said.
"We tried everything, we tried to serve strong, read the rhythm
of their players, how they react for the ball and how they
defend. We prepared so much for this and we deserved this
result."
Earlier, Italy beat Argentina in straight sets in Pool B,
wrapping up a 25-21 25-16 25-15 victory in just 72 minutes as
Paola Egonu top scored for a third straight match with 17
points.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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