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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By now, we know the newest USA beach volleyball team of Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil are very good at what they do. The team defeated the Brazilian team of Ana Patrícia Silva Ramos, and Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbossa Silva. The victory came in three sets. Now, the USA beach volleyball duo is at the top …
USA Beach Volleyball got two more wins in Tokyo. Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes took down the Kenyan team of Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi. Meanwhile, Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser beat the tandem of Julian Amado Azadd and Nicolas Capogrosso from Argentina. US vs Argentina The Americans couldn’t separate from the Argentineans at first. There was …
The US beach volleyball team had their first nail bitter. The team of Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes is the youngest sent to Tokyo. They are 24 and 25 respectively. The duo faced off against the Latvians – Anastasija Kravcenoka and Tina Graudina. First, a reminder that beach volleyball is a best two out of …
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 …