Viktoria Orsi Toth

Indoor career Club Orsi Toth began her sporting career playing indoor volleyball in the outside/opposite hitter position. She advanced from the youth leagues when she was selected to the Italian Volleyball Federation's (FIPAV) Club Italia in the 2006–07 season. the third division of the Italian volleyball league system. the top division of the league system. As the second-youngest player in the league, Orsi Toth made her debut in October as a substitute in the third set of her club's three-set loss against Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo. Altamura finished 9th out of the 12 Serie A1 clubs in the 2007–08 regular season, just missing out on advancing to the eight-team championship playoffs. They also took part in the Italian Cup, a volleyball competition involving the Serie A1 and A2 clubs, and were eliminated in the second round. Over the course of the season, Orsi Toth played in 12 matches (19 sets) and recorded a hitting percentage of 0.23, slightly below her team's average of 0.27.

After one season with Altamura, Orsi Toth left to join another Serie A1 team, Tena Volley Santeramo. Santeramo ended the 2008–09 regular season ranked 12th out of the 14 teams and thus managed to stay just ahead of the relegation cutoff. They were knocked out of the Serie A1 Italian Cup by Foppapedretti Bergamo in the second round. Orsi Toth played in 24 matches (82 sets) for Santeramo in total, posting a hitting percentage of 0.15, which was well below her team's average of 0.27.

After two seasons in the top division, Orsi Toth signed a deal in 2009 to play for Professionecasa Valenzano in the Serie B1. She transferred to another Serie B1 side, Asti Volley, the following year.

International Orsi Toth was named to the 14-man national under-18 team roster for the 2007 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship. Italy won the bronze medal, following a loss to Serbia in the semifinals and a victory against Belgium in the bronze-medal match. Orsi Toth went on to represent her country again at the 2007 U18 World Championship. Italy finished 12th out of the 16 teams in the tournament, with Orsi Toth posting a 0.315 kill percentage (32nd out of 179 players) and averaging 0.31 blocks per set (52nd out of 168 players). The following year, Orsi Toth was called up to the 12-man national under-20 squad for the 2008 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship. Italy faced Russia in the finals, beating them in three straight sets to win the tournament. Orsi Toth played in the championship match as a substitute in the second set but did not score any points.

Beach career 2010: Transition to beach and Menegatti and Giombini went on to finish ninth in the tournament.

Orsi Toth has strenuously maintained her innocence. According to her, the amount of clostebol found in the positive samples were minimal and she does not know how she came into contact with the banned substance, given that no traces of the substance were found in her cosmetics, supplements or food. Several other athletes have tested positive for clostebol due to the use of a dermatological cream called Trofodermin, Orsi Toth did not train for the majority of her suspension and at some point had considered leaving beach volleyball permanently. Meanwhile, Orsi Toth's former teammate Menegatti struggled to medal on the international circuit with other partners. On 18 July 2018, Orsi Toth's two-year ban ended and she resumed her partnership with Menegatti, now coached by Terenzio Feroleto. Orsi Toth made her return to international competition later that month at the $50K Agadir Open, which she and Menegatti won as the No. 13 seeds. The following week, Orsi Toth and Mengatti were given a wild card into the main draw of the $300K Vienna Major as the 31st seeds. In the group stage, they upset the second-seeded Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada, and the 15th-seeded Nina Betschart and Tanja Huberli of Switzerland to top their group. They advanced to the Round of 16 where they were knocked out of the tournament by Sara Hughes and Summer Ross of the United States. including a second-place finish at the $75K Qinzhou Open in October. They concluded the year ranked No. 25 in the world.

Style of play Orsi Toth is a blocker and a right-handed right-side player. OA Sport noted that Orsi Toth's biggest strength is her mental toughness.

In her partnership with Menegatti, opponents almost always serve Orsi Toth as they fear the more experienced Menegatti. This led Orsi Toth to initially struggle with fatigue during tournaments, although she felt better prepared for this by the pair's second season together. and said that Orsi Toth's down-to-earth demeanor keeps her grounded as well.

Marta Menegatti Larissa França Talita Antunes 21–18, 21–23, 19–21(0:55)

1–1

Marta Menegatti Isabelle Forrer Anouk Vergé-Dépré 21–19, 21–16(0:41)

1–2

Marta Menegatti Markéta Sluková Barbora Hermannová 15–21, 17–21(0:40)

2–2

Marta Menegatti Martina Bonnerova Sarka Nakladalova 19–21, 21–19, 15–12(0:56)

2–3

Marta Menegatti Rebecca Cavalcanti Ana Patricia Silva 21–18, 15–21, 12–15(0:44)

Performance timeline

Current through the 2018 FIVB World Tour Finals.

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Note: Only main draw results are considered.