beach.freedomblogging.com - 8/16/2008
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The U.S. mens teams both advanced to the Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals in Beijing on Saturday. Although one match was way too close for comfort.
Jake Gibb (of Costa Mesa) and Sean Rosenthal beat Spain’s Pablo Herrera Allepuz and Raul Mesa 26-24, 21-17 in the Round of 16 to keep them on track for a medal.
However, it was the world’s best men’s team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd ...
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Olympic beach volleyball: Gibb and Rosenthal top Germans —
OC Beach Blog
Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal remain undefeated in pool play in Olympic beach volleyball.
Costa Mesa’s Gibb and teammate Rosenthal topped the German team of Julius Brink and Christoph Dieckmann 21-15, 21-13. This time, they didn’t have to play in the rain, but were challenged early before pulling away. Gibb had five blocks in the match.
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