Canadian women's beach volleyball teams to face each other in round of 16
Schalk, Saxton to play Netherlands
By Doug Harrison, CBC Sports
It will be Canada vs. Canada in women's beach volleyball.
Kristina Valjas and Jamie Broder will face off against Sarah Pavan and Heather Bansley in the round of 16 after a draw on Wednesday.
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Pavan and Bansley defeated Germans Britta Buthe and Karla Borger in straight sets (21-19, 21-15) to finish the preliminary round atop Pool E, while Valjas and Broder finished second in Pool D after beating Egyptians Doaa Elghobashy and Nada Meawad.
Schalk, Saxton advance
Canada's Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton won their lucky loser playoff against Poland's Grzegorz and Mariusz Prudel on Thursday to advance to the Round of 16 as well.
Ben Saxton, you did what?! That is insane <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeachVolleyball?src=hash">#BeachVolleyball</a> <a href="https://t.co/XKMJDtvYnR">https://t.co/XKMJDtvYnR</a>
—@CBCOlympicsSchalk and Saxton lost their final preliminary match to Cuba, but were helped out by Brazil, who beat Latvia to give the Canadians third place in Pool D and another chance to move on.
They took full advantage, beating the Polish side in straight sets (21-19, 21-18) and closing the match with an ace.
They'll take on Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands for a chance to play in the quarter-finals.