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Kerri Walsh Jennings, April Ross historically dominant at World Championships

Kerri Walsh Jennings has played three full Olympic beach volleyball tournaments and is in her sixth World Championships, and never before has she been part of such a rout at a major competition.

The three-time Olympic champion and partner April Ross thumped Paraguay’s Gabriela Filippo and Michelle Valiente 21-6, 21-10 in the round of 32 at the Worlds in the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Walsh Jennings, who played with Misty May-Treanor from 2001 through 2012, set personal records for Olympic or Worlds play for largest margin of victory in a set (15) and fewest points allowed in a match (16) and matched her mark for shortest match (29 minutes), according to BVBinfo.