The US men's volleyball team won its second straight match, beating Sweden 25-18, 25-21, 25-21.
US head coach Alan Knipe said his team, many of whom only practiced together for the first time a week ago, did a good job of adjusting during the match.
"We struggled to deal with the higher set -- it was slower than what we were used to," Knipe said. "But overall, the guys are starting to get comfortable playing with each other."
Elsewhere at the games on Friday, a senior doping control official said he expects advanced testing to yield drug cheats.
"There is tremendous pressure for athletes to excel, especially ahead of the Beijing Olympics next year," chairman of FISU Medical Commission Lawrence Rink said. "I am certain there will be positive tests ... there always are, unfortunately."
Rink said the games' Doping Control Service would conduct approximately 650 blood and urine sample tests -- compared with 400 tests in 2005 -- for some 9,000 athletes participating in the event that is held every two years.
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