Winner's Bracket, First-round
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (No.
1-seeded Main Draw team) def. Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif./Ed Ratledge,
Fountain Valley, Calif. (32, No. 33-seeded Qualification Tournament team),
20-22, 21-18 and 15-9 (50 minutes);
· Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Chip McCaw, Tulsa, Okla. (16) def. Richard
Boldt, Los Angeles, Calif.l/John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (17), 21-13 and
21-14 (32);
· Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (24)
def. John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif.
(9), 21-14 and 21-18 (41);
· Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif. (8) def.
Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wis. (25), 21-19
and 21-15 (35);
· Scott Akayatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif. (5)
def. Sean Burke, Chicago, Ill./Matt Olson, San Diego, Calif. (28), 21-19 and
23-21 (34);
· Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif./Larry Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif. (12) def. Rafat
Agi, Redondo Beach, Calif./Randall Koerv, Redondo Beach, Calif. (21), 21-17 and
21-16 (40);
· Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif./Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach,
Calif. (20) def. Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Pepe Delahoz, San Diego,
Calif. (13), 21-19 and 21-18 (34);
· Mike Mattarocci, San Diego, Calif./Evie Matthews, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(29, 3) def. Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan
Beach, Calif. (4), 21-18, 17-21 and 15-11 (53);
· Brian Soldano, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./James Walls, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (30,
2) def. Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Capistrano Beach, Calif./Matt Lyles, Los
Gatos, Calif. (3), 30-32, 21-16 and 15-11 (62);
· Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Colin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (19) def. Mark
Kerins, Huntington Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (14),
19-21, 21-15 and 15-11 (42);
· David Fischer, Santa Monica, Calif./Jerry Graham, Hermosa Bach, Calif. (22)
def. Jake Elliott, Columbia, S. C./Mark Paaluhi, Honolulu, Hi. (11), 21-15 and
21-16 (40);
· Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S. C./Colin Wellman, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
(27) def. Aaron Boss, San Diego, Calif./Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Hermosa
Beach, Calif. (6), 21-14 and 21-18 (40);
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (7) def. Scott
Lane, Las Vegas, Nev./Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif. (26), 18-21, 21-18 and
15-6 (47).
· Ricci Luyties, Boulder, Colo./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (10) def. Jeff
Bellandi, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Jeff Carlucci, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (23),
21-17 and 21-15 (39);
· Paul Baxter, Plymouth, Minn./Jason Ring, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15) def. Bill
Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Los Angeles, Calif. (18), 21-15
and 21-15 (35);
· Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano,
Calif. (2) def. Matt Riley, Santa Barbara, Calif./Dan Fisher, Santa Barbara,
Calif. (31, 12), 21-10 and 21-13 (28).

Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (1) def. Heidger/McCaw (16), 21-13, 17-21 and 15-7 (49);
· LeGrande/M. Williams (8) def. Stokes/Torsone (24), 19-21, 21-15 and 15-12
(51);
· Akayatubby/Bacil (5) def. A. Witt/L. Witt (12), 21-16 and 21-15 (39);
· Jennings/Rosenthal (20) def. Mattarocci/Matthews (29, 3), 21-15 and 21-14
(39);
· Lambert/C. Smith (19) def. Soldano/Walls (30, 2), 21-17 and 21-18 (40);
· Fischer/Graham (22) def. Roberts/Wellman (27), 15-21, 21-19 and 20-18 (55);
· A. Hannemann/Scott (7) def.. Luyties/Nichols (10), 21-15, 20-22 and 15-13
(58);
· N. Hannemann/Jewell (2) def. Baxter/Ring (15), 28-26 and 21-19 (53).

Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 25th, split $300)
· Boldt/Hribar (17) def. Kosty/Ratledge (32, 33), 23-21 and 21-17 (41);
· Davenport/Nygaard (25) def. Anselmo/D. Smith (9), 21-19, 16-21 and 15-8 (49);
· Agi/Koerv (21) def. Burke/Olson (28), 19-21, 21-12 and 16-14 (50)
· Frohoff/Swatik (4) def. Cardenas/Delahoz (13), 21-17 and 28-26 (59);
· Kerins/Makos (14) def. Doble/Lyles (3), 21-18 and 21-14 (38);
· Boss/Clark (6) def. Elliott/Paaluhi (11), 21-12, 20-22 and 15-12 (45);
· Mowrey/Lane (26) def. Bellandi/Carlucci (23), 24-22 and 21-16 (43);
· Riley/Fisher (31, 12) def. Boullianne/Quinn (18), 21-14 and 21-19 (38).

Loser's Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $500)
· Baxter/Ring (15) def. Boldt/Hribar (17), 14-21, 21-13 and 15-6 (68);
· Davenport/Nygaard (25) def. Luyties/Nichols (10), 22-20 and 21-18 (42);
· Agi/Koerv (21) vs. Roberts/Wellman (27);
· Frohoff/Swatik (4) vs. Soldano/Walls (30, 2);
· Kerins/Makos (14) vs. Mattarocci/Matthews (29);
· Boss/Clark (6) vs. A. Witt/L. Witt (12)
· Mowrey/Lane (26) vs. Stokes/Torsone (24),
· Riley/Fisher (31, 12) vs. Heidger/McCaw (16).


Winner's Bracket, Third-round
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (1) def. LeGrande/M. Williams (8), 21-14 and 24-22 (41);
· Akayatubby/Bacil (5) def. Jennings/Rosenthal (20), 22-20, 19-21 and 15-11
(57);
· Lambert/C. Smith (19) vs. Fischer/Graham (22);
· A. Hannemann/Scott (7) vs. N. Hannemann/Jewell (2).


Loser's Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, $850)
· Baxter/Ring (15) vs. Davenport/Nygaard (25);
· Agi/Koerv (21) / Roberts/Wellman (27) winner vs. Frohoff/Swatik (4) /
Soldano/Walls (30, 2);
· Kerins/Makos (14) / Mattarocci/Matthews (29) winner vs. Boss/Clark (6) / A.
Witt/L. Witt (12) winner;
· Mowrey/Lane (26) / Stokes/Torsone (24) winner vs. Riley/Fisher (31, 12) /
Heidger/McCaw (16) winner.

Association of Volleyball Professionals
$62,500 PAUL MITCHEL AVP HUNTINGTON BEACH OPEN - MEN'S MAIN DRAW SCHEDULE
June 17, 2001 at The Pier, Huntington Beach, Calif., Revised June 16, 2001,
1:18 PM

Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (starts at 8 a.m.,losers eliminated, place ninth,
split $1,500)
· Jennings/Rosenthal (20) vs. Baxter/Ring (15) / Davenport/Nygaard (25) winner;
· LeGrande/M. Williams (8) vs. Agi/Koerv (21) / Roberts/Wellman (27) winner vs.
Frohoff/Swatik (4) / Soldano/Walls
· A. Hannemann/Scott (7) / N. Hannemann/Jewell (2) loser vs. Kerins/Makos (14),
Mattarocci/Matthews (29), Boss/Clark (6) orA. Witt/L. Witt (12) winner;
· Lambert/C. Smith (19) / Fischer/Graham (22) loser vs. Mowrey/Lane (26),
Stokes/Torsone (24), Riley/Fisher (31, 12) or Heidger/McCaw (16) winner.

Winner's Bracket, Fourth-round (starts at 9 a.m., winners to the semi-finals)
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (1) vs. Akayatubby/Bacil (5);
· Lambert/C. Smith (19) /. Fischer/Graham (22) winner vs. A. Hannemann/Scott
(7) / N. Hannemann/Jewell (2).

Loser's Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $2,500)
· Loser's Bracket, fourth-round winners.

Loser's Bracket, Sixth-round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $3,500)
· Loser's Bracket, fifth-round winners vs. winner's bracket, fourth-round
losers.

Semi-finals
· Winner's Bracket, fourth-round winners vs. loser's bracket, sixth-round
losers.

Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $6,600; losers place fourth,
split $4,850)
· Semi-final losers.

Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $14,000; losers place second,
split $9,250)
· Semi-final winners.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. - Highlighted by the play of Chris Kosty and Ed Ratledge, the final four berths in the 32-team Main Draw for $62,500 Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open, presented by Michelob Light, were determined here Friday (June 15) on the sand courts south of The Pier.

Main Draw play starts Saturday at 9 a.m. with 48 matches being played in the Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open. Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. The medal matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. Sunday with the winning team sharing the $14,000 first-place. Echo Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., will be taping the Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open action for broadcast July 16 on FOX Sports Net.

Also qualifying for Saturday's 32-team Main Draw for the second of eight men's events on the 2001 AVP Tour were the teams of second-seeded Brian Soldano (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)/James Walls (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), third-seeded Mike Mattarocci (San Diego, Calif.)/Evie Matthews, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and 12th-seeded Matt Riley (Santa Barbara, Calif.)/Dan Fisher (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Seeded as the next to last team in the 34-team Qualification Tournament, Kosty (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and Ratledge (Fountain Valley, Calif.) scored four-straight upset wins enroute to a Main Draw berth Saturday when they play top-seeded Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh in the first match.

Kosty and Ratlede eliminated Craig Geibel and Ron Kumgisky, the top-seeded team in the Qualification Tournament (21-19 and 21-13) before upsetting 16th-seeded Mike Szymanski and Chris Walmer (21-18 and 21-11), and ninth-seeded Jeff Hall and Mike Desjardins (22-20 and 21-18). Kosty and Ratledge opened play Friday by defeating 32nd-seeded Jeff Myers and Mark Smith (21-11 and 21-15).

Soldano and Walls earned a Main Draw berth with a 24-22 and 21-19 win over seventh-seeded Mike Scales and Corin Bemus. Mattarocci and Matthews earned their Saturday spot with a 21-15, 19-21 and 18-16 win over 22nd-seeded Coley Kyman and Mark Presho. Riley Fisher advanced to the Main Draw with a 21-13 and 21-10 win over 20th-seeded Anthony Licata and Anthony Mihalic.

Whitmarsh, a beach Silver Medallists for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with Mike Dodd, headlines the Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open with Ceman. Whitmarsh is the AVP's reigning "King of the Beach" after winning the crown last October in Las Vegas. Ceman, who captured the 2000 AVP Huntington Beach Open with Brian Lewis, and Whitmarsh placed ninth in Hermosa last week.

EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. - The second event on the eight-stop Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour is set for this weekend (June 15-17) at The Pier in Huntington Beach, Calif., with the United States' top men pro beach volleyball players vying for the second-straight week in Southern California.

Sixty-five (65) men's teams competed in the 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour season opener this past weekend in Hermosa Beach. Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers staged one of the sport's "most impressive" comebacks in defeating Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana 21-18, 16-21 and 17-15 in the 62-minute Gold Medal match.

The $62,500 Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open, presented by Michelob Light, starts Friday (June 15) at 9 a.m. (PDT) on six sand courts south of The Pier in Huntington Beach. Friday's Qualification Tournament will determine the final four berths in the 32-team Main Draw.

A total of 48 Main Draw matches will be played Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. The medal matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. Sunday. Echo Entertainment of Encino, Calif., will be taping the Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open action for replay July 16 on FOX Sports Net.

Beach legend Karch Kiraly is expected to compete in Huntington after missing the Hermosa AVP opener due to a left calf injury. Kiraly, the winningest player in pro beach history (142 wins and $2,953,568 in earnings), had entered the Hermosa event with Brent Doble, but withdrew last Thursday.

Kiraly will be seeing his first competitive action Saturday as his 2000 season ended last August on a beach in Belgium where he dislocated his right shoulder. The Belgium event was the last Sydney 2000 Olympic-qualifying event where Blanton and Fonoimoana leaped ahead of Kiraly and Adam Johnson for the second USA berth in last September's Bondi Beach competition.

Without Kiraly, Doble picked up Matt Lyles for Hermosa Beach where the pair placed fourth after being defeated 21-18 and 21-13 by the top-seeded Holdren and Rogers in a 35-minute semi-final. Seeded eighth in the men's Main Draw, Doble and Lyles dropped the Bronze Medal match to sixth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong 22-20 and 21-17 in 46 minutes.

Entries for the Paul Mitchell AVP Huntington Beach Open will be announced Wednesday with Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh expected to be the top-seeded team. Ceman, who captured the 2000 AVP Huntington Beach Open with Brian Lewis, and Whitmarsh placed ninth in Hermosa after being eliminated by fifth-seeded Carl Henkel and Sinjin Smith 21-16, 18-21 and 15-12 in 57 minutes.

Whitmarsh, who captured the Silver Medal with Mike Dodd at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, is the AVP's reigning "King of the Beach" after winning the crown last October in Las Vegas. Kiraly, who teamed with Kent Steffes to win the Atlanta Gold, is a three-time KOB winner. Kiraly and Johnson also won USA Volleyball-sponsored event in 1999 at Huntington Beach.