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Former LSU beach volleyball stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss opened up play at the Olympics for Team USA with a convincing win over Canada in straight sets. The pair rolled with a 21-17 win in the first set, then closed out an even more dominant 21-14 second set to advance. The duo is the No. 2 seed in the Olympics, widely expected to contend for a gold medal. Even then there were some nerves today in front of the large crowd, just in front of the Eiffel Tower. “I think our coach, Drew Hamilton, really reminded us that we are literally playing the exact same game that we do every day at prac…

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