![Beach volleyball: April Ross and Alix Klineman return US to sand-court glory](https://dailytimes247.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image-70.jpg)
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As her opponent’s serve rippled the net, April Ross sank to the sand and hugged her partner, Alix Klineman.
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