The beach volleyball tournament in the Olympics has officially come to an end. The USA’s top beach volleyball team of Alix Klineman and April Ross took down the Australian team of Taliqua Clancy and Marliafe Artacho del Solar. It took two sets for the US to win and for April Ross to finally get her …
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USA women’s volleyball is advancing to the medal rounds after thumping the Dominican Republic in three sets. The women’s volleyball team has never won a gold medal. Set One The US jumped out to a 8-3 lead and it grew to 12-4. The DR just looked lost as the US lead swelled to 16-6. The …
The last US beach volleyball team standing of Alix Klineman and April Ross, aka Alix and April beat the German team of Margareta Kozuch and Laura Ludwig in two sets. The #2 ranked beach volleyball team in the world will advance to the semifinals. Ludwig won the gold in Rio. Set One The US got …
The USA has a rich tradition of beach volleyball. Many think of Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor. But, we can’t forget about Phil Dalhausser and Jake Gibb. They had amazing runs in the sport. With the loss to Germany in the quarterfinals in three sets, Gibb is calling is career. Additionally, Dalhausser has officially confirmed …
The knockout rounds for the Olympics beach volleyball tournament is in full swing. The USA’s top team of April Ross and Alix Klineman beat the Cuban team of Leila Martinez and Lidianny Echevarria in two sets. They are the first US team to make it past pool play in Tokyo. Set One The first set …
The beach volleyball knockout rounds got underway and we begin with a major surprise and a questionable call. Team USA’s beach volleyball duo of Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil have been eliminated. They lost to Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada Set One Canada got out to a 4-1 start. The Americans seemed off. …
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The USA beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne won in pool play again. This time, they beat Mirco Gerson and Adrian Heidrich of Switzerland. The newest USA beach volleyball team is now 2-0. First Set The match started with the Swiss getting out to a 4-3 lead. The back and forth theme …
Taylor Crabb is out for the US Beach Volleyball team. He has tested positive for COVID and will not be allowed to compete. Tri Bourne is now the new partner for Jake Gibb. Two sets was all they needed. They beat the Italian team of Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi 21-18, and 21-19. The craftiness …
US Beach Volleyball is not off to a good start. The team of Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena lost in two sets to the Netherlands pair of Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen. Set one was a 21-17 result, while set two was a 21-18 final. Looking Out of Sorts Dalhausser and Lucena had some good …
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Beach Volleyball is one of those sports that we always forget about until the Olympics. It is however a lot of fun to watch. If you haven’t seen it but like volleyball, the key difference is that there are only teams of two. Both players carry the responsibility of each position you would see with …