Australia's top ranked men's and women's teams both remain undefeated after two matches at the Beach Volleyball World Championships in The Netherlands.
Isaac Kapa and Chris McHugh recorded strong wins against teams from Kazakhstan and New Zealand, while Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy dropped their first set again Paraguay but have been in ruthless form ever since.
In something of a shock, the unheralded Paraguayans took the opening set off Bawden and Clancy 21-17, which woke the Australians from their slumber.
They breezed through the second set 21-8, and then blew their opponents off the court 15-1 in the decider.
Kapa and McHugh are yet to drop a set in The Netherlands, posting a 21-18, 21-12 result over Kazakhstan, before seeing off the highly rated New Zealand pair of Mike Watson and Sam O'Dea 21-19, 21-17.
Both teams face their toughest test in pool play in their next matches, with Kapa and McHugh taking on Americans Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, while Bawden and Clancy face a showdown with Spanish seventh seeds Liliana Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo.
Bawden and Clancy entered the Worlds seeded 19th, but have a current world ranking in the top ten after a series of strong tour results.
Kapa and McHugh are seeded 22nd in The Netherlands.
In other Australian results, Josh Court and Damien Schumann suffered two losses in their first two matches, losing to Brazil and Austria in straight sets.
And Australia's World Under 23 champions, Nikki Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, were beaten by Canada in their only match of the tournament so far.
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