Flint and Day win gold medal in Haiyang

HAIYANG, China, July 22, 2018 – USA’s Betsi Flint and Emily Day had a perfect ending to their brilliant run in the women’s tournament of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Haiyang Open with a gold medal victory on Sunday.

Flint and Day recorded a 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) win over Germany’s Schneider and Cinja Tillman.

“We came here to win and we are happy that we were able to pull it off before we head to Tokyo,” Day said. “Betsi and I did a good job in managing this tournament because it was very hot. We played with aggression and we even when we were tired we still connected with one another.”

After a heartbreaking semifinal loss to Flint and Day (23-21, 13-21, 19-17), Caitlin Ledoux and Sarah Sponcil redeemed themselves with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-13) bronze medal win against another USA duo - Emily Stockman and Kelley Larsen. 

Schneider and Tillman had a 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) semifinal victory over Stockman and Larsen.

“I think we composed ourselves very well under high pressure,” Ledoux said. “In this situation that we were coming off a loss, I’m happy how we stuck to our game plan.”