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May-treanor/walsh Advance To Semis
posted 3:01 am Sun August 17, 2008 -
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(Sports Network) - The American team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh rolled into the semifinals of the women's beach volleyball tournament Sunday at the Beijing Olympics.
May-Treanor and Walsh notched a 21-18, 21-15 victory over the Brazilian team of Ana Paula Conelly and Larissa Franca to remain undefeated all-time at the Olympics. The quarterfinal match lasted just 41 minutes.
The American duo hasn't even dropped a set at this year's Olympic tournament and look poised to earn a second straight gold medal.
"Each team we face is just one step that we have to climb, but we are very focused on what we came here to do," said May-Treanor.
May-Treanor and Walsh will now await the winner of Sunday's quarterfinal meeting between Australia's Natalie Cook and Tasmin Barnett and Renata Ribeiro and Talita Rocha of Brazil.
Another U.S. team will try to make it to the semis in women's beach volleyball Sunday night, as Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs meet China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.
Branagh and Youngs are also undefeated in Beijing and will try to earn a berth in the semis against China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie, who straight-setted Austrian sisters Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger in the other quarterfinal.
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The American duo hasn't even dropped a set at this year's Olympic tournament and look poised to earn a second straight gold medal.
"Each team we face is just one step that we have to climb, but we are very focused on what we came here to do," said May-Treanor.May-Treanor and Walsh will now await the winner of Sunday's quarterfinal meeting between Australia's Natalie Cook and Tasmin Barnett and Renata Ribeiro and Talita Rocha of Brazil.
Another U.S. team will try to make it to the semis in women's beach volleyball Sunday night, as Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs meet China's Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.
Branagh and Youngs are also undefeated in Beijing and will try to earn a berth in the semis against China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie, who straight-setted Austrian sisters Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger in the other quarterfinal.
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