Olympics: Kessy, Ross Win To Ensure All-u.s. Women's Beach Volleyball Final

By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times
Tue, 08/07/2012 - 3:22pm

They defeat Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva to advance to the gold-medal match against Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings on Wednesday.LONDON -- Jennifer Kessy and April Ross were getting a little sick of this rivalry.

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Topics: 2012 olympics april ross beach volleyball brazil jennifer kessy juliana silva kerri walsh-jennings larissa franca misty may-treanor olympics

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