American Olympic medalists win midnight match

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 7, 2016 – In the final match on the opening day schedule, American Olympic medalists April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States defeated Mariafe Artacho and Nicole Laird of Australia 2-0 (21-14, 21-13) in a 35-minute Pool C contest.

It was the second international meeting between the two teams as Ross and Walsh Jennings eked out a three-set win over the Australians in pool play last June at the FIVB World Championships in The Netherlands.  While the American earned a spot in Rio by being the third-ranked team on …

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