Women's FIVB Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 Finals: Canada vs. Latvia
Watch Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson take on Tina Graudiņa and Anastasija Samoilova of Latvia at the FIVB beach volleyball pro tour elite 16 finals tournament from Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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