Kerri Walsh wins record 47th World Tour title

Kerri Walsh wins record 47th World Tour title

Published Apr. 27, 2014 4:44 p.m. ET

FUZHOU, China (AP) Three-time Olympic champion Kerri Walsh won her record 47th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title Sunday, teaming with April Ross to beat Brazil's Juliana Felisberta Silva and Maria Antonelli 21-11, 21-18 in the Fuzhou Open final.

Walsh broke a tie with Brazil's Larissa Franca for the record. The American teamed with Ross in September after longtime partner Misty May-Treanor retired following the London Olympics.

''April and I are a new team,'' the 35-year-old Walsh said. ''We have to improve a lot. We are excited to improve. This tour is going to make us so strong because everyone is great.''

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