Canadians into beach volleyball quarterfinals

PARIS – Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are done to nan quarterfinals of nan women’s formation volleyball title astatine nan Paris Olympics aft a 2-0 upset of Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nussin nan Round of 16 connected Monday.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, some from Toronto, posted group scores of 21-19, 21-18 successful nan triumph complete nan Americans, who entered nan lucifer classed 2nd successful nan world.

Humana-Paredes had a match-high 15 points and added 4 points connected serve, while Wilkerson had 11 onslaught points and a match-high 5 blocks.

The fourth-seeded Canadians precocious to nan Round of 16 pinch a 2-0 triumph successful nan “lucky loser” information complete Barbora Hermannova and Marie-Sara Stochlova of Czechia aft finishing 3rd successful their group

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They will adjacent look Spain’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno connected Wednesday.

Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson precocious to nan quarterfinals astatine nan Tokyo Games pinch different partners earlier joining forces.

This study by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2024.