Japan faces Lithuania in the women’s beach volleyball tournament – Credit: Getty Images
Men’s and women’s beach volleyball competition continued on Friday at the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Below are the details from each match.
WOMEN’S STANDINGS
MEN’S STANDINGS
Women’s Pool E: Lithuania vs. Japan
The Japan women’s team of Akiko Hasegawa, Miki Ishii handily defeated the Lithuanian team of Monika Paulikiene, Aine Raupelyte, 2-0, to open the beach volleyball competition on Friday.
Japan came out strong and won the first set, 21-11, going 14 of 20 on the attack.
The Japanese maintained that control against Lithuania in the second set, jumping out to a commanding 15-4 lead. Hasegawa and Ishii dominated and won the second set on an ace serve, 21-5.
Japan recorded two blocks and four aces in the match to earn its first victory as a pair. Hasegawa and Ishii will await the results of other matches to determine whether they will advance.
Lithuania drops to 0-3 on the tournament and has been eliminated.
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