Minas Tênis Clube (Women's Volleyball)
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| Full name | Minas Tênis Clube | ||
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| Short name | Minas | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
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Vivo Arena, Belo Horizonte (Capacity: 4,000) |
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| Chairman |
 Luiz Gustavo Lage |
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| Manager |
Marco Antonio Queiroga |
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| Captain |
Daniele Vianna Fagundes Ciprandi |
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| League | Brazilian Superliga | ||
| 2014–15 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Artistic Gymnastics | Basketball (men's) | Futsal (men's) | |
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| Judo | Swimming | Tennis | |
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| Trampolining | Volleyball (men's) | Volleyball (women's) | |
Minas Tênis Clube is a Brazilian women's volleyball team from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It is part of the multi sports Minas Tênis Clube. Currently it plays in the Brazilian Superleague and the Minas Gerais state league.
Volleyball has been practiced in Minas since its opening, in 1937.
During the early 1990s, Minas was one of the most successful teams in Brazil. The team was second place in the 1991-92, and won the 1992-93 Brazilian League. The main players were Hilma, Ana Paula, Leila and Ana Flávia, whom also played for the Brazil women's national volleyball team.
From late 1990's until the season 2010/2011 the team played with the name MRV/Minas. During this period the team had noticeable performance, winning its second Brazilian Superleague championship, and also being runner-up twice.
During the seasons 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 the team played under the name Usiminas/Minas. The team achieved fourth and seventh positions, respectively, in the Brazilian Superliga.
In April 2013 Usiminas announced that it would not renew the partnership. The team did not signed with any other sponsor and will play the season 2013/2014 without sponsorship, using the club's original name. In the beginning of 2014 the team signed the contract, and changed its commercial name to Decisão Engenharia/Minas. For the season 2014/2015 the team will play with the name Camponesa/Minas.
As of November 2016
Head coach: Paulo Coco
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