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SJC's Jen Kessy Wins Again; Heads for Semis
It wasn't always pretty, but Kessy and beach volleyball partner April Ross defeat a team from Czech Republic. Next up, a possible medal.
San Juan Capistrano’s golden girl, Jennifer Kessy, and her beach volleyball partner April Ross managed to advance Sunday to the semifinal round at the London Olympics, but it wasn’t pretty.
The pair faced a formidable opponent in the Czech Republic’s No. 10 Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova at Horse Guards Parade. The first set went into overtime, 25-23.
And the second set’s final score was a deceptive 21-18, as the Czech women made up ground from an even bigger deficit.
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Kessy, 35, who grew up in San Juan Capistrano and went to , jumped up and down when the battle was over, according to NBC coverage.
She is still fighting frozen toes in the cold London sand, shoving her feet into warm slippers during timeouts.
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Kessy and Ross will face the winner of Sunday’s final quarterfinal match, Brazil’s No. 1 Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva, according to USA Volleyball.
The U.S.’s other women’s beach volleyball team, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, also made the semi-finals. It’s possible the two American teams could face each other for the gold medal round.
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