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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.
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.
More than 100 girls and boys athletes are at Dockweiler Beach, Playa del Rey, California, on July 29-Aug. 1 for the 2024 Beach National Team Development Program Summer Training Series.
The U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng won their second match in a row in straight sets at the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 (21-16, 23-21) win over Clémence Vieira and Aline Chamereau of host France on Wednesday.
After opening the Paris Olympics with a win yesterday, the U.S. beach team of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger dropped to 1-1 with a 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) loss to Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Tuesday.
Playing in nearly 115-degree heat on center court, the U.S. beach team of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh outlasted Mohammed Abicha and Zouheir Elgraoui of Morocco, 2-0 (21-12, 28-26) to even their record at 1-1 on Tuesday.
Facing the silver medalists from the Tokyo Games, the U.S. beach team of Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss stayed unbeaten in the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-16) victory over Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia on Monday.
Playing before a sold-out crowd on the hottest day of the Paris Olympics so far, the U.S. beach team of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger began their Olympic journey with a 2-0 (21-14, 21-11) win over Youssef Krou and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat of host France.
In their first Olympic match together, the U.S. beach team of Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, ranked No. 3 in the world, started rolling late in the first set and went on to defeat Barbora Hermannova Marie and Sara Stochlova of the Czechia, 2-0 (21-16, 21-11) on Sunday.
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss, the No. 2 team ranked women’s beach team in the world, started strong and never looked back in a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) over the team of Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec of Canada in their opening match in the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
