U.S. Men Gain Top Three Seed in Paris Quarters with Win Over Japan
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The U.S. Men's National Team earned a top three seed in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics and finished 3-0 to win Pool B with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 18-25, 25-19) win over Japan on Friday.
Hughes/Cheng Win Pool, Advance to Round of 16 in Paris
The U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng defeated Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann of Germany, 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) in a matchup of undefeated teams to finish 3-0 in pool play on Friday. Both teams advanced to the Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics.
Evans/Budinger to Play Australia to Advance in Paris
Chase Budinger and Miles Evans dropped their final pool match to Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain 2-0 (21-18, 21-11) at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Friday. Budinger and Evans finish third in the pool and avoid outright elimination.
Miles Evans & Chase Budinger | What Other Olympic Sport Would You Want to Play? | USA Volleyball
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Kloth/Nuss Overcome 1st Set Loss, Rain Delay to Win Pool in Paris
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The U.S. beach team of Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss rallied from one set down to finish 3-0 and finish first in Pool B with a 2-1 (15-21, 21-16, 15-12) two-hour win over Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi of China on Thursday. Kloth/Nuss advanced directly to the Round of 16, which begins on Sunday, Aug. 4.
Kristen Nuss & Taryn Kloth | What Other Olympic Sport Would You Want to Play? | USA Volleyball
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Partain/Benesh Reach Round of 16 in Paris with Three-Set Win
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The youngest U.S. men's beach team in Olympic history, Miles Partain and Andy Benesh, earned a spot in the Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 (21-17, 14-21, 15-8) win over George Wanderley and Andre Loyola of Brazil in gusty conditions on Thursday.