Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes have advanced to the beach volleyball quarterfinals despite losing a set for the first time at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. women won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12. They will play Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner, who beat Spain earlier in the day.
Spain ’s Liliana Fernandez Steiner, a four-time Olympian, reacts to the crowd’s applause after her team’s loss to Switzerland in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. Australia’s Taliqua Clancy acknowledges the crowd after defeating Brazil in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France.
“We knew that if we can play well, we can beat them,” said Holland’s Yorick de Groot. “But for the last four matches they beat us, and we’ve been struggling against them. ”“The last time we played them was also the first time we beat them, so that was a good feeling for us and we’re going to take a lot of that into the next game,” said his teammate, Stefan Boermans. “They will also definitely see the footage back from that match and will adjust.
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