U.S. pair needed three sets to get past the Italians.
United States’ Kelly Cheng, center, and Sara Hughes celebrate their victory over Italy in a beach volleyball match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. PARIS — Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes lost a set for the first time in the Paris Olympics beach volleyball tournament.“When we bring the fire, the energy, the passion, we play better. So, we want to bring that all the time,” Hughes said after beating Italy 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 on Sunday.
In the third, the Italians erased an early six-point deficit and closed to 12-11. Cheng and Hughes, pumping their fists and kicking up sand in celebration like they hadn’t in their previous matches, made it 14-11 and then clinched on their second match point. Cheng and Hughes, who won a national title together at USC, will next next play Switzerland’s Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner, who beat Spain earlier Sunday.
Defending world champions David Schweiner and Ondrej Perusic from Czechia fell to the other Dutch team earlier in the round of 16.
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