Witt Twins Take Silver at World University Games

07/18/2016 | Beach Volleyball

Arizona’s beach volleyball twins Madison and McKenna Witt received silver medals at the FISU World University Championships on Sunday, July 17. The twins fell in the all-USA Championship match to familiar foes, USC’s Kelly Clas and Sara Hughes, 21-16, 21-13.

PARNÜ, Estonia – Arizona's beach volleyball twins Madison and McKenna Witt received silver medals at the FISU World University Championships on Sunday, July 17. The twins fell in the all-USA Championship match to familiar foes, USC's Kelly Clas and Sara Hughes, 21-16, 21-13.

The Witt twins finished second in the world tourney. They won matches against Norway, Lithuania, Poland, Japan and Spain, before falling in the final.

Put on by Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), the competition spanned five days, July 13-17, and included 32 women's pairs and 32 men's pairs.

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