Comeback

Ferreira, Marques rally from 6-0 deficit to advance to semis

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Posted: Friday July 24, 1998 11:38 PM

Australia's Julien Prosser (right) advanced to the semifinals with teammate Leo Zahner AP

NEW YORK (AP) -- The world's top-rated men's beach volleyball team reached the medal round, thanks to a big comeback.

Guilherme Marques and Para Ferreira of Brazil rallied from a 6-0 deficit to finish the preliminary rounds unbeaten with a 15-11 victory over Canada's John Child and Mark Heese Friday. Ferreira had seven blocks, and Brazil scored the last five points.

"After 6-0, we still keep our minds concentrating," Marques said. "We changed our game. I did some jump serves and Para made some good blocks. After 6-0, if you lose your mind, you will lose 15-0."

Marques and Ferreira won their first two matches by a combined score of 30-5.

Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson of the United States will play for a Goodwill Games beach volleyball medal. They narrowly beat the No. 2 U.S. team of Sinjin Smith and Ricci Luyties 16-14 to finish their preliminary group 2-1. Johnson had 24 kills, while Luyties had seven block.

Also advancing to Saturday's semifinals were Julien Prosser and Leo Zahner of Australia, who beat Martin Conde and Esteban Martinez of Argentina 15-7. A 9-point run gave the Australians a 12-4 lead. It was the first loss in three matches for the Argentines.

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