Juliana Silva, Larissa Franca: Top-seeded Brazil women advance on Olympic beach
Larissa Franca (R) and Juliana Silva of Brazil celebrate during the Women's Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Horse Guards Parade on July 28, 2012 in London, England.
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Posted: 08/03/2012
Top-seeded Juliana and Larissa advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament on Friday, eliminating the Netherlands 21-10, 21-17.
Laura Ludwig and Sara Goller beat German teammates Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler 21-16, 21-15 earlier to advance.
The men's and women's round of 16 continued later Friday and Saturday.
Americans Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, the defending gold medalists, were scheduled to play Italy later Friday. Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross were to play Switzerland's Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr.
Mariusz Prudel and Grzegorz Fijalek of Poland also advanced in the first round of knockout play, beating Sascha Heyer and Seba Chevallier of Switzerland 21-18, 21-17. Martins Plavins and Janis Smedins of Latvia beat Martin Spinnangr and Tarjei Viken Skarlund of Norway, 21-18, 21-16.
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