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LONDON (AP) — One streak is over. The winning streak continues for two-time defending Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings<!––> and Misty May-Treanor<!––>.

The Americans lost the first set of their preliminary round match against Austria 21-17 on Wednesday night — the first time they’ve lost a set in three Olympics.

But they came back to win the second 21-8 and took the third 15-10 to remain unbeaten in this and every other trip to the Olympic Games.

Walsh and May-Treanor won seven straight matches in Athens and again in Beijing to collect a pair of gold medals. They won also their first two matches in London, a run of 16 matches.

Beach volleyball is best of three sets, the first two to 21 and the last to 15. 

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