RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — They call her "Six Feet of Sunshine," and Kerri Walsh Jennings is pretty good under the moonlight, too.
The three-time gold medalist and partner April Ross advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament in a midnight match, dispatching Italy 21-10, 21-16 in just 35 minutes.
It was the third time in four matches the Americans played at midnight to showcase them for the U.S. television audience.
You won't hear them complain: The gold medal match is also scheduled for 12 a.m. local time.
"We know that we wanted to get used to the midnight matches because that's when the later (round) matches are," Walsh Jennings said.