Different partner, same result.
Kerri Walsh-Jennings began her quest for a fourth straight gold medal in Olympic beach volleyball late Saturday night, although this time April Ross was her partner, not Misty May-Treanor.
But the Americans still dominated their Australian counterparts, Mariafe Artacho and Nicole Laird, in a straight-set preliminary-round win (21-14, 21-13).
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Up next for the No. 3-ranked duo is another preliminary-round match with China’s Fan Wang and Yuan Yue on Monday at 11 p.m. ET.
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