After the top-ranked pair of Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross were knocked out of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in the round of sixteen, three of the four remaining American teams followed in the quarterfinal rounds.
The sole remaining team, Nick Lucena and Theo Brunner, edged out Santo Pereira Jefferson and Younousee Cherif from Qatar to advance to the semifinals. They battled the 106 degree heat in the Netherlands to win in two straight tight sets, both with a final score of 21-19.
“That’s one of the best wins for me,” Lucena told TeamUSA.