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Beach volleyball: May-Treanor, Walsh keep rolling

August 18, 2008 |  6:47 pm

Walsh2 BEIJING -- Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh continued their quest for a second straight gold medal in beach volleyball with a 21-12, 21-14 semifinal victory Tuesday over Talita Antunes da Rocha and Renata Trevisan Ribeiro of  Brazil.

The second-seeded American duo have yet to lose a set in Olympic play here and have won 68 straight international matches overall.

May-Treanor and Walsh advance to face one of the two Chinese teams who played in the second semifinal.

-- K.C. Johnson

Photo: Kerri Walsh blocks a kill attempt by Brazil's Talita da Rocha during Walsh and Misty May-Treanor's semifinal win in beach volleyball Tuesday. Credit: Scott Strazzante/Chicago Tribune


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OH MY GOD, WHAT A GAME........2 GAMES..........YOU TWO GIRLS WERE JUST FANTASTIC. I HAVE TO ADMITT THAT WHEN THE SCORE GOT TIED OR WORSE, I TURNED THE STATION FOR A MINUTE.....NOT ANYMORE....TO HELP YOU GET BACK TO THE GAME. NOW GO START YOUR FAMILY SO WE CAN SEE THIS AGAIN IN ABOUT 10-20 YRS. IM 65 SO ILL NEVER SEE IT BUT REMEMBER WHAT I SAY. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH
MAY TREANOR WALSH 2028 YEA.



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