Following the round of 16 loss of Chase Budinger and Miles Evans, Miles Partain and Andy Benesh kept the American hopes alive in the beach volleyball competition with a solid victory over Italy’s Samuele Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai. The Americans displayed their prowess by winning the first set 21-17 and following it up with a 21-18 victory in the second set.
The turning point in the match came when Cottafava made a crucial error by serving into the net and out of bounds, gifting the Americans the win and a spot in the next round. Partain and Benesh now eagerly await the outcome of the Qatar versus Chile matchup later in the day to determine their next opponents.
