Kerri Walsh Jennings turned 38 on Monday at just about the time she and April Ross finished their quarterfinal win over Australia’s Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden in straight sets at Copacabana Beach. The two are 5-0 in Olympic play, having lost only one set, and advance to tonight’s semifinals.
The biggest motivating factor? The U.S. men’s basketball team cheered them on, and serenaded her with Happy Birthday after the match.
It won’t be a party tonight, as they will meet Brazil’s Agatha and Barbara, the reigning world champions, in the semifinal at 10:59 p.