Kerri Walsh-Jennings, April Ross dominate China in Olympic beach volleyball

Kerri Walsh-Jennings’ quest for a fourth straight gold medal continued apace on Monday as she and partner April Ross dominated China’s Fan Wang and Yuan Yue 21-16, 21-9, to propel the pair atop Group C.

These ladies CRUSHED it tonight! #🏐 #🇺🇸

A photo posted by Team USA (@teamusa) on Aug 8, 2016 at 9:10pm PDT

Next up for the American duo is a Wednesday match versus Switzerland’s Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre.

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The Americans — and the ultra-competitive Walsh-Jennings, in particular — are excited by the prospect of facing the powerful Brazilian team on their home sand on Copacabana Beach.

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From all appearances, the fans too are anticipating the potential gold-medal matchup…