Ross and Walsh deafeted Lima and Talita for back-to-back Beach Volleyball Grand Slam titles

FIVB: Xiamen, China, October 27, 2013 – April Ross and Kerri Walsh of US defeated world No. 1 Taiana Lima and Talita Da Rocha Antunes of Brazil in three sets Sunday afternoon. They win back-to-back FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Grand Slam titles.

The game was a thriller which Ross and Walsh handled well to win 21-14, 17-21 and 15-12. Ross and Walsh also won the gold medal in the Sao Paulo Grand Slam two weeks ago.

“My new partner is wonderful, in so many ways, she is such an amazing volleyball players, she makes my life on the court very very easy,” said Walsh “Her energy is great, her target is great and her skills are unbelievable. So it’s going to be very fun partnership.”

“Yes. We are going for gold for the next Olympic Games,” added Walsh. “It’s fantastic. It’s such a great start. We are going to have a great off-season, and then go to work and come back next year even stronger and keep chasing our dreams.”