The men's volleyball team from Russia beat the United States in pool-play action on Monday. The Russians took control when they held off two match points before taking the second set 27-25 to go up 2-0. The Americans rallied to win the third set before falling 25-23 in the final set for their first loss of the tournament. The U.S. had swept France in its opening pool-play match. The ROC team is now 2-0 after beating Argentina in their first match. In an earlier pool-play match Monday, Iran beat Venezuela 3-0 for its second straight win.
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