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Three American Squads Undefeated on Main Draw Day One
Four American pairs picked up wins, and three are undefeated after day one of the main draw at the Rosarito Elite 16 in Rosarito, Mexico.
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Four American pairs picked up wins, and three are undefeated after day one of the main draw at the Rosarito Elite 16 in Rosarito, Mexico.
Two U.S. teams - Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske and Chaim Schalk/Theo Brunner - advanced through the Rosarito Elite 16 qualifier Wednesday after winning two matches each.
Eight American teams will get an early-season test this weekend at the Rosarito (Mexico) Elite 16, the first Elite 16 tournament of the Beach Pro Tour.
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Terese Cannon and Sara Hughes took bronze at the Itapema 4-star Sunday, the final international tournament of 2021.
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Alix Klineman and April Ross won bronze at the FIVB World Tour Finals Sunday. It was their fifth international medal of 2021 and the first time an American women's pair finished on the World Tour Finals podium.
Alix Klineman/April Ross will play for bronze at the at the FIVB Word Tour Finals Sunday after going 1-1 to start the playoff round. In the quarterfinals, they beat fellow Americans Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil.
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Alix Klineman/April Ross advanced to the FIVB World Tour Finals playoffs Friday. They'll play each other in the quarterfinals Saturday, October 9.
Jake Gibb played the final match of his career as he and Taylor Crabb lost to Italy's Paolo Nicolai/Daniele Lupo Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Cagliari, Italy.
Three American teams combined for a 2-3 record on day one of the FIVB World Tour Finals Wednesday. Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil went 1-0 and are second in their pool, while Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb went 1-1.
Three U.S. Beach National Team pairs - Klineman/Ross, Claes/Sponcil and Gibb/Crabb - will compete at the FIVB World Tour Finals October 6-10 in Cagliari, Italy. It will be Gibb's final international tournament.
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Emily day and Betsi Flint recently won the FIVB World Tour 2-star event in Brno, Czechia. The U.S. Beach National Team has won nine World Tour events so far in 2021.