Beach volleyball world champ Sara Hughes searched far and wide for a new partner. So far and wide she didn’t even pick a pro ...

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.

Hughes’s prior partner, Kelly Cheng, is listed at 6-foot-2, making Batenhorst a significantly taller blocker. “The beach game, everyone's getting a little bit taller,” Hughes explained.

Ally Batenhorst has never played beach volleyball. That doesn't faze U.S. Olympic veteran Sara Hughes, who is looking for a new partner. Hughes wants to complete in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los ...

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.

Batenhorst certainly has the height. The Houston native is 6-foot-5, the same height as 2020 Olympic champion Alix Klineman. Cheng, Hughes’ prior partner, is listed at 6-foot-2.