Pitman, Lochhead Carry on Quest to Reach Beijing

New Zealand’s Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead moved into the main draw of an Olympic Games qualifying beach volleyball tournament in Croatia with two wins.

Lochhead and Pitman had too much experience and skill for a young Canadian side, winning 2-0 ( 21-14, 21-18 ) in 35 minutes.

In a second qualifying game for the main draw of the Beijing qualifying tournament, they beat Venezuela 21-9 21-13 to move into the main draw.