Five American Pairs Among Women’s Top 16 in Yangzhou
Five American women’s teams are among the final 16 at the Yangzou Four Star. The marquee matchup of Saturday’s Round 2 with pit former partners Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross against each other with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.
USA Women Go 6-0; Doherty/Allen Among Men’s Pool Winners in Yangzhou
The American women went 6-0 in Day 1 of pool play at the Yangzhou Four Star, while Ryan Doherty/Billy Allen were among the pool title winners on the men’s side at the Yangzhou Four Star on Thursday.
Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia Earn China’s 5th-Straight Asian Games Beach Gold
China carried on its tradition of Asian Games beach gold medals as Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia rallied past Japan’s Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 on Monday. The gold marked the fifth straight for China.
Are April Ross And Lauren Fendrick The New American Beach Super Duo?
The 2017 season has been a whirlwind for women’s beach volleyball, seeing that, arguably, the two best beach players split up their partnership in early May – April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings.
FIVB Announces Pre-Draw Positions For Beach World Championships
Based on the current points standings, the FIVB has announced the pre-draw placement for the men’s and women’s teams competing at the Beach World Championships in Vienna next month.
China’s Wen/Xia Grab Nantong Open Gold over Countrywomen Wang/Xue
China’s Shuhyu Wen/Xinyi Xia earned their second straight podium finish on the FIVB World Tour, turning last week’s Tangshan Open silver into a gold at the Nantong Open on Sunday.
Wang/Xue, Wen/Xia Win in Nantong Semis, Set Up All-Chinese Final
It will be an all Chinese final at the Nantong Open on the FIVB World Tour on Sunday.
Russians Upset Brazilians; Two Chinese Teams Advance to Nantong Semis
Russia’s Yulia Abalakina/Ksenia Dabizha upset Brazil’s Juliana/Carol Horta to advance to the Nantong Open semifinals alongside two Chinese teams and one from Lithuania.
Video: China’s Chen Xue Shares Her Tips To Outsmart The Wind
China’s Chen Xue shares her tips to outsmart the wind on the sand (Video).
