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Beach volleyball duo Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil move to 2-0 in pool play after defeating Kenya's Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi [photo courtesy]
Team USA beach volleyball players Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil on Thursday morning defeated Kenyan duo Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi in women’s beach volleyball after winning the first two sets of the match.
Claes and Sponcil beat Makokha and Khadambi in straight sets, winning the first frame 21-8 and the second 21-6 to improve to 2-0 and almost certainly clinch a spot in the knockout round of 16.
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