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- Updated: August 14, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 14, 2016 – Brazil’s Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes saved four match points against them before they advanced to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games beach volleyball semifinals when they defeated Switzerland’s Nadine Zumkehr and Joana Heidrich 2-1 (21-23, 27-25, 15-13) at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Sunday.
Here’s what they said after the match….
Larissa Franca, Brazil
“It was important today that we had a lot of patience and we also had the experience of three Olympic Games, so we are grateful that we were able to use that to help us win.
“Today is Father’s Day, a very special day for families so we want to dedicate that to all the fathers out there who have helped us in our careers. Then there was the crowd, who were the third player …
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