Andy Benesh, Miles Partain looking to end U.S. men’s beach volleyball medal drought

PARIS – For Andy Benesh and Miles Partain, the road to Centre Court at the Eiffel Tower Stadium and the Olympic Games beach volleyball competition is marked by a series of missed exits.

“We’ll start talking about volleyball when we’re driving and we’ll get so into the conversation,” Benesh said, “that before we realize it, we’ve missed our exit.

“That’s happened multiple times.”

Benesh and Partain stayed on course to advance to the Round of 16 in what Partain has called “the Games of a lifetime” with a 21-12...