PARIS, France -- Taryn Kloth became the first female Olympian in Creighton University history on Saturday night in Paris as she teamed with Kristen Nuss to defeat the Canadian duo of Sophie Burkovec and Heather Bansley in straight sets (21-17, 21-14). The match was held inside Eiffel Tower Stadium, a 14,000-seat Olympic beach volleyball facility located near the base of the world-famous landmark.
Kloth and Nuss scored the first four points of the match and never trailed in the opening set of the best-of-3 match. The Americans used a 4-1 run to pull away after Burkovec and Bansley closed to within one at 14-13, and took advantage of their third set point opportunity to close out the 21-17 victory in the opener.