A hard loss forced Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross out of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships before the quarterfinals, matching Walsh Jenning’s earliest exit from a Worlds or Olympics since 2001.
Walsh Jennings and Ross were undefeated in pool play and had a historic win over Paraguay on Wednesday. Walsh Jennings set personal records for Olympic or Worlds play for fewest points allowed in a match (16) and largest margin of victory in a set (15), according to BVBinfo.com.
But they were far less dominant when faced with China’s Wang Fan and Yue Yuan in the round of 16.