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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 6, 2025) – The U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team captured the gold medal at the 2025 Dutch Tournament with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-22) victory over Türkiye on Sunday in Assen, Netherlands.
The U.S. (6-0) again dominated in serving with 15 aces while yielding just one. The U.S. squad also finished with a large advantage in kills (40-26). Türkiye held a slight edge in blocks (8-6).
Outside hitter Eric Duda led four U.S. players in double figures with a match-high 16 points on 12 kills and four aces. Outside Zach Upp recorded a match-high seven aces to go with seven kills for 14 points.
James Stuck led all players with four blocks and totaled 12 points with seven kills and an ace. Middle blocker Roderick Green registered eight kills and two blocks for 10 points. John Kremer added five points on three aces and two kills.
The U.S. took a 14-9 lead in the first set before Türkiye scored the next four points to cut the margin to one. The U.S. responded with a 5-1 run to take a 19-14 lead on its way to winning the set.
After scoring seven of the first eight points, the U.S. forced Türkiye to take an early timeout in the second set. The lead was just three, 9-6, when the U.S. scored and turned the serve over to Upp, whose four consecutive aces pushed the lead to eight points, 14-6.
Türkiye was only able to come within five points, 14-9, but the U.S. used another three-point stretch culminating with a Stuck kill to put the lead back to eight. A Duda ace gave the U.S. a double-digit lead, 21-11. Stuck recorded an ace to give the U.S. set point, which it converted two points later.
Türkiye led 15-13 in a tight third set when the U.S. scored five points in a row in a series of points that included the referee carding one of the Türkiye players. Türkiye hitting into the double block of Stuck and Green and another Stuck kill helped the U.S. build its biggest lead of the set, 23-17 and force a timeout,
Türkiye scored three consecutive points out of the timeout before a Green kill put the U.S. on the verge of the match, 24-20. After Türkiye held off two match points, the U.S. won the gold medal on an Upp kill.
Roster
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
2 Dan Regan (OH, 6-0, St. Louis, Mo.)
3 Nick Dadgostar (L, 6-0, Sidney, Neb.)
4 Ben Aman (OH, 6-5, Edmond, Okla.)
5 Eric Duda (S/OH, 6-5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
6 Alex Wilson (OPP/OH, 6-6, Saugerties, N.Y.)
8 James Stuck (S/OH, 6-5, New Kensington, Pa.)
10 Robbie Onusko(OH, 6-0, Daytona Beach, Fla.)
11 Roderick Green (MB, 6-3, West Monroe, La.)
14 John Kremer (L, 5-9, Buford, Ga.)
17 Zach Upp (OH, 6-5, Bartlett, Ill.)
20 Jason Roberts (OH, 6-3, Moncks Corner, S.C.)
22 Brett Parks(OH, 6-0, Miami, Fla.)
23 Will Curtis (S/L, 6-0, Cumberland, Maine)
49 Sam Surowiec (OH, 6-2, Everett, Wash.)
Coaches
Head coach: Greg Walker
Assistant Coach: Julie Allen
Assistant Coach: Dave Dantes
Assistant Coach: Kenzie Rombach
Performance Analyst: Sydnie Mabry
Athletic Trainer: Whitney Padgett
Schedule
July 4
USA def. Netherlands, 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-23)
USA def. Japan, 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 33-31)
July 5
USA def. Türkiye, 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-9)
USA def. Canada, 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20)
USA def. Poland, 3-2 (25-23, 25-12, 21-25 ,16-25, 15-13)
July 6
Gold medal match: USA def. Türkiye, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-22)