DevelopRes triumph in Blagojević's coaching debut in the Tauron Liga

The 2025-2026 Tauron Liga leaders, KS DevelopRes Rzeszów ended a tense week in good spirits, earning their first victory under new head coach Jelena Blagojević and taking another step toward ending the regular season in first place.

The defending champions hosted #VolleyWrocław on Saturday during the seventh leg of the second round and won 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13), extending their winning streak in the tournament to 15 matches.

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A Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalist with the Serbian national team during her playing career, the 37-year-old Blagojević was added to DevelopRes' coaching staff as an assistant ahead of the 2025-2026 season, only a few months after she retired.

The Serbian, who played for the club from 2017 to 2023, helping them win the Polish Cup in 2021-2022, was elevated to the head coach position on Monday, when the unexpected departure of Cesar Hernández was announced.

Outside hitter Laura Jansen was in excellent form in the first match under Blagojević's guidance, scoring 12 points (ten kills, two blocks) and earning the MVP award as she led DevelopRes against #VolleyWrocław. With 11 and ten points respectively, Belgian middle blocker Laura Heyrman and Polish national team outside hitter Julita Piasecka also had strong performances.

"Like every coach, she's been trying to introduce her own twist in our team," team setter and captain Katarzyna Wenerska said. "I think we can already notice some little changes, especially with our blocking-defense system. She's been with us since the start of the season, and these last few days have been very natural for us."

With the victory, DevelopRes got to 52 points (17 wins, one loss), increasing their lead over second-placed PGE Budowlani Łódź to eight with only four more regular season matches yet to be played before the playoffs.

Budowlani win five-set battle to continue second

On Sunday, Budowlani and UNI Opole faced off in a direct battle for second place, and, despite playing on the road, the team from Łódź, prevailed, winning 3-2 (25-18, 25-15, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13), and continue ahead with 44 points to 40 of their rivals.

Swiss opposite Maja Storck and Polish national team outside hitter Paulina Damaske carried Budowlani to victory, with each of them contributing 26 points - Damaske was the match's MVP. UNI Opole's Mexican outside hitter Uxue Guereca scored 23 for her team

Also on Sunday, BKS BOSTIK ZGO Bielsko-Biała defeated ŁKS Commercecon Łódź 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-18) at home to successfully defend their fourth-placed spot in the standings.

The seventh leg of the second round began on Thursday, when 12th-placed EcoHarpoon NOWEL LOS Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki earned their first victory in the season, sweeping (25-19, 25-14, 25-14) tenth-placed Sokół & Hagric Mogilno on the road.

On Friday, MOYA Radomka Radom defeated ITA TOOLS STAL Mielec 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18) to pass them for eighth place, and seventh-placed Metalkas Pałac Bydgoszcz topped sixth-placed LOTTO Chemik Police also in four sets (25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19) on the road.

Tauron Liga - Match Schedule & Results

The eighth leg will have matches between Friday and Monday. Before that, on Tuesday, #VolleyWrocław and Radomka Radom meet in a postponed match of the second leg of the second round of the regular season.

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