Walsh Jennings play speaks to recovery

Huntington Beach, Calif., USA, March 8, 2016 – It wasn’t too long ago that Kerri Walsh Jennings didn’t mind answering questions about her surgically repaired shoulder, if only to assure they world that yes, all is well.

But after a couple of months of displaying how far she has come with that dangerous right-arm swing, Walsh Jennings would rather simply let her play speak for her recovery.

The message was loud and clear Sunday in Southern California, when Walsh Jennings and April Ross continued their domination of the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Angela Bensend and Geena Urango that enabled them to capture the AVP Huntington Beach Open.

Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson, playing before their hometown crowd just steps from the court they practice on almost daily, captured their second Huntington Beach title with a 21-19, 23-21 victory over brothers Trevor and Taylor Crabb.

It was the 46th consecutive victory for Walsh Jennings and Ross on the AVP tour and they have won 10 of the 11 tournaments they’ve entered on the circuit. Together, they are 54-1 on the domestic tour and 49 of those victories have been sweeps.

Now they head back to the FIVB World Tour, where they need to pick up some steam – and qualifying points – as they try to earn their way to the Rio 2016 Olympic Gamess. Walsh Jennings is trying for her fourth consecutive gold medal and Ross is trying to turn the silver she won in London 2012 into gold this time …

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