Dalhausser and Rosenthal Win Gold at Fuzhou Open

By Alex Baker

The AVP’s Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal took the gold medal at the Fuzhou Open in China on Saturday. The US duo were playing in their first tournament together and clinched the gold by beating out Italians Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo, 21-18, 24-22.
Dalhausser and Rosenthal had booked their passage into the gold medal match earlier in the day by narrowly edging Brazilians Ricardo Alex

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