Phil Taylor: No longer unbeatable, Walsh, May-Treanor still own the sand LONDON -- With all due respect to the other teams who compete in beach volleyball for the United States, the American scene on the sand looks like this: there is the duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, and there is everybody else. At the Olympics, the list of everybody else is dwindling. The U.S. lost another pair Monday night in the men's competition, when the team of Jacob Gibb and Sean ... Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Will Cruise Past China in Beach Volleyball Semis Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings are technically the underdogs in Tuesday's beach volleyball matchup against their Chinese opponents, Xue Chen and Zhang Xi. However, history and recent performances are on the side of the U.S. women. They should have no problem knocking out the No. 2 seed as the No. 3 in this tournament and reaching the gold-medal game. May-Treanor and Walsh ... May-Treanor, Walsh Jennings make opponent cry in advancing to semifinals of beach volleyball Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings made an opponent cry in advancing to women's beach volleyball's semifinals. Walsh Jennings/May-Treanor advance to semis LONDON — They call her "Six Feet of Sunshine," but at night in London, the smile disappears and Kerri Walsh Jennings turns downright fierce. She did it again Sunday, when she and Misty May-Treanor beat Italy in straight sets to advance to the semifinals in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh want to 'crush everybody' The two-time defending Olympic champions had no trouble with Marta Menegatti and Greta Cicolari of Italy in their quarterfinal match. Misty May Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings advance in beach volleyball Kerri Walsh Jennings' first beach volleyball coach was relentless and pitiless -- a man, she said, who "thought that 21-1 was a close game." Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh: USA's Dynamic Duo Faces Huge Test in Semis Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have a formidable foe lined up for Tuesday's women's beach volleyball semifinal. The Chinese pair of Xue Chen and Xi Zhang were the bronze-medal winners at the 2008 Beijing Olympics . In an AP report from USAToday.com , the duo said they want to crush the competition: "We want to crush everybody," Walsh said. "We don't care where they're from." Crushing the ... Stage Set for Possible All-American Final in Women's Beach Volleyball With two American teams advancing to the semis, there is a possibility of an all U.S. final for gold in women's beach volleyball. Photo Credit: Getty Images Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Will Coast to Their Most Emphatic Gold Medal Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor will cruise to their third straight Olympic gold medal in London. China's Xue Chen and Xi Zhang will give them problems in Tuesday's semifinal, but it won't be enough to slow this dynamic duo down. In case you didn't already know this, May-Treanor and Walsh are pretty good. They didn't lose a single set en route to a gold medal in Athens in 2004, and they did ... Two U.S. teams reach semifinals in women's beach volleyball Defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh cruise past Italian team, and Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeat a Czech Republic team. The U.S. is guaranteed at least a bronze medal. LONDON -- The United States has locked down at least one medal in women's beach volleyball, the color or colors to be determined, after two quarterfinal wins Sunday.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Olympics Schedule Tuesday Aug. 7 Phil Taylor No longer unbeatable Walsh MayTreanor still own the sand Two U.S. teams make beach volleyball semifinals and WalshJennings advance to semis win in Olympic Jennings finally lose set but bounce back come from first loss schedule Wednesday 1 US women their Today on TV keep rolling Whicker Dodgers' Treanor keeping an eye London not child's play for gold medalist Misty April Ross headed Games reach women's Matt has a vested interest JockSpin.com Women’s semifinal preview AllAmerican final PhatzRadio And Kerri Drive Opponent To Tears Stars Of Beach Face Hoops
