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Volleyball stars Casey and Kerri Walsh Jennings buy a plantation-inspired home in Manhattan Beach

Beach volleyball players Kerri Walsh Jennings, shown, and Casey Jennings have paid $2.6 million for a custom home in Manhattan Beach.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings and her husband, beach volleyball player Casey Jennings, have bought a new home in the Manhattan Beach area for $2.6 million.

Set on an oversized lot, the plantation-inspired house was built by local football-star-turned-developer Jim Obradovich, who won a Rose Bowl and a national men’s volleyball title in the 1970s while at USC.

The Jenningses purchased the home prior to completion, allowing them to customize the multi-level property. Public records show the newly built house has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in nearly 3,600 square feet of interior space.

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Two large terraces extend from the second level for indoor-outdoor living and entertaining.

Anthony Kostelak of RE/MAX Estate Properties handled the sale, which closed off-market.

Kerri Walsh Jennings, 38, teamed with Misty May-Treanor to win gold in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Games. Last year, she and teammate April Ross won a bronze medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Casey Jennings, 41, won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open championship in 2013 with Matt Fuerbringer. A former best defensive player, he has seven tour victories for his career.

neal.leitereg@latimes.com

Twitter: @NJLeitereg

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