PARIS – Canada’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are through to the quarterfinals of the women’s beach volleyball competition at the Paris Olympics after a 2-0 upset of Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss in the Round of 16 on Monday.
Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, both from Toronto, posted set scores of 21-19, 21-18 in the victory over the Americans, who entered the match ranked second in the world.
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Humana-Paredes had a match-high 15 points and added four points on serve, while Wilkerson had 11 attack points and a match-high five blocks.
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The fourth-seeded Canadians advanced to the Round of 16 with a 2-0 win in the “lucky loser” round over Barbora Hermannova and Marie-Sara Stochlova of Czechia after finishing third in their group
They will next face Spain’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno on Wednesday.
Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson advanced to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Games with different partners before joining forces.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2024.
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