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AVP Tour Hermosa Beach
Women's Winner's Bracket, Second-Round
· Fontana/Youngs (1)
def. Hanley/Stratton (8), 21-19, 23-21 (44);
· Cox/Eldridge (5) def.
Busch/Wacholder (4), 15-21, 21-19, 17-15 (59);
· DeNecochea/Stammer (11) def.
Mason/Schuster (3), 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 (51);
· Arce/McPeak (2) def.
Masaakayan/Wendell (7), 21-12, 21-12 (36).
Loser's Bracket,
First-Round
(losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,250)
· Miller/Young (10) def.
Casad/Zuffelato (15, 12), 21-18, 22-20 (44);
· Bragado/Wood (6) def.
Lowe/Wright (14, 9), 21-10, 21-17 (33);
· Keller/Schritter (12) def.
Kammer/Galli (13, 3), 21-9, 21-14 (48);
· Kessy/Meredith (9) def. K.
Lindquist/T. Lindquist (16, 15), 21-16, 21-12
(36);
Loser's Bracket, Second-Round
(losers eliminated, place 9th, split $2,500)
· Busch/Wacholder
(4) def. Miller/Young (10), 26-24, 21-18 (43)
· Hanley/Straton (8) def.
Bragado/Wood (6), 21-14, 22-24, 15-8 (59);
· Masakayan/Wendell (7) def.
Keller/Schritter (12), 21-15, 21-15 (40);
· Mason/Schuster (3) def.
Kessy/Meredith (9), 21-17, 26-24 (45).
Winner's Bracket,
Third-Round
(winners advance to Sunday's semi-finals)
· Fontana/Youngs (1) def.
Cox/Eldridge (5), 21-16, 21-12 (44);
· Arce/McPeak (2) def.
DeNecochea/Stammer (11), 21-14, 23-21 (43).
Loser's
Bracket, Third-Round
(losers eliminated, place 7th, split $3,500)
· Hanley/Straton (8) def.
Busch/Wacholder (4), 21-16, 21-16 (36);
· Mason/Schuster (3) def.
Masakayan/Wendell (7), 20-22, 21-13, 15-13 (56).
June 10, 2001 at The
Pier, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Loser's Bracket,
Fourth-Round (starts at 8
a.m. PDT, two courts; winners
advance to semi-finals; losers eliminated,
place 5th, split $5,000)
· DeNecochea/Stammer (11) vs. Hanley/Straton
(8).
· Cox/Eldridge (5) vs. Mason/Schuster (3).
Semi-finals (starts at
approximately 10 a.m.)
· Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs,
Encinitas, Calif. (1)
def. Hanley/Straton (8), 21-17, 21-14 (37).
· Lisa
Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2),
def.
Mason/Schuster (3), 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 (57).
Women's Bronze Medal
Match (starts at approximately 12
p.m.; winners place third, split
$8,500; winners place fourth, split
$6,500)
· Mason/Schuster (3) def. Hanley/Straton (8), 30-28, 21-19 (47).
Women's Gold Medal Match (starts at approximately
2:30 p.m.; winners place first, split
$16,750; winners place second, split
$11,250)
· Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak def. Fontana-Youngs
Men's Loser's Bracket, First-Round (losers eliminated, place
17th, split $500s
· Cardenas/Delahoz (17) def. A. Witt/L. Witt (15), 21-18,
21-19 (47);
· Akayatubby/LeGrande (9) def. Swatik/Frohoff (7), 21-8, 21-15
(33);
· Boullianne/C. Smith (11) def. Jennings/Rosenthal (21, 3), 21-16,
22-20 (42);
· Anselmo/D. Smith (19) def. Luyties/Nichols (13), 21-15, 16-21,
15-12 (51);
· N. Hannemann/Jewell (4) def. Davenport/Baxter (14), 21-14,
21-16 (48);
· Henkel/S. Smith (5) def. Stokes/Torsone (22, 7), 21-12, 21-14
(36);
· Mowrey/Lane (24, 32) def. Ring/Williams (23, 12), 19-21, 21-17, 22-20
(66);
· Paaluhi/Elliott (16) def. Kerins/Makos (18), 21-15, 20-22, 15-9
(60).
Winner's Bracket, Third-Round
· Holdren/Rogers
(1) def. Doble/Lyles (8), 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 (52);
· A. Hannemann/Scott (12)
def. Heidger/McCaw (20), 21-16, 21-17 (53);
· Metzer/Wong (6) def.
Blanton/Fonoimoana (3), 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 (55);
· Boss/Clark (10) def.
Ceman/Whitmarsh (2), 21-13, 21-17 (39).
Loser's Bracket,
Second-Round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,000)
·
Akayatubby/LeGrande (9) def. Cardenas/Delahoz (17), 21-10, 25-23 (42);
·
Anselmo/D. Smith (19) def. Boullianne/C. Smith (11), 21-16, 21-13 (40);
·
Henkel/S. Smith (5) def. N. Hannemann/Jewell (4), 21-17, 21-14 (49);
·
Mowrey/Lane (24, 32) def. Paaluhi/Elliott (16), 21-18, 21-16
(44).
Loser's Bracket, Third-Round (losers eliminated,
place 9th, split $2,200)
· Akayatubby/LeGrande (9) def. Heidger/McCaw (20),
21-17, 24-22 (41);
· Doble/Lyles (8) def. Anselmo/D. Smith (19), 21-14, 21-12
(43);
· Henkel/S. Smith (5) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (2), 21-16, 18-21, 15-12
(57);
· Blanton/Fonoimoana (3) vs. Mowrey/Lane (24, 32), 21-11, 19-21, 15-13
(48).
June 10, 2001 at The Pier, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Winner's Bracket,
Fourth-Round (starts at 8 a.m., two courts; winners advance
to Sunday's
semi-finals)
· Holdren/Rogers (1) vs. A. Hannemann/Scott (12);
·
Metzger/Wong (6) vs. Boss/Clark (10).
Loser's Bracket,
Fourth-Round (starts at 8 a.m., two courts; losers eliminated,
place
7th, split $3,200)
· Akayatubby/LeGrande (9) vs. Doble/Lyles (8);
·
Henkel/S. Smith (5) vs. Blanton/Fonoimoana (3).
Loser's Bracket,
Fifth-Round (starts approximately at 9:30 a.m.; winners
advance to
semi-finals; losers eliminated, place 5th, split $4,700)
· Winner's Bracket,
Fourth-round losers vs. Loser's Bracket,
Fourth-round
winners.
Men's Semi-finals (starts
approximately at 11 a.m.)
· Holdren/Rogers (1)
def. Doble/Lyles (8), 21-18, 21-13 (35);
· Blanton/Fonoimoana (3) def.
Metzger/Wong (6), 21-16, 21-16 (39)
Men's Bronze Medal Match (starts approximately at 1:30
p.m.; winners place third,
split $8,200; winners place fourth, split
$6,200)
· Metzger/Wong (6) def. Doble/Lyles (8),
22-20 and 21-17 (46).
Men's Gold Medal Match
(starts approximately at 4:30 p.m.; winners place first, split
$16,750;
winners place second, split $11,250)
· Holdren/Rogers (1) def. Blanton/Fonoimoana
(3).
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. - Four men's and four women's teams posted perfect
records here Friday (June 8) to advance from the Qualification
Tournaments to
the Main Draws as the newly-acquired Association of Volleyball
Professionals
(AVP) "officially" launches its 2001 schedule on eight sand courts north
of
the Hermosa Beach Pier.
With a record 105 teams entering the three-day AVP event, the pro beach
volleyball event is part of third annual Mervyn's Beach Bash. The
$75,000
men's Side Out AVP Hermosa Beach Open will have a 24-team Main Draw while
the
$75,000 women's Union Bay AVP Hermosa Beach Open sports a 16-team Main
Draw.
A total of 60 men's and women's Main Draw matches will be played Saturday
starting at 9 a.m. Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. The women's
final
is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday followed by the men's Gold Medal match.
Sunday's winning teams will share the $16,750 first-place prizes.
Led by Leonard Armato, Management Plus of El Sequndo, Calif., acquired
the
AVP last month (May 31, 2001) to unite the world's best men's and women's
professional beach volleyball players under one umbrella organization.
The
unification has attracted the large domestic field for the first of eight
stops on the "new" AVP Tour.
In the women's qualifying competition, only one of the top four seeded
teams
advanced to the Main Draw Saturday. Third-seeded Angie Kammer and Erin
Galli
scored a 21-16 and 21-9 over sixth-seeded Sarah Schroeder and Kaili
Kimura to
advance to the women's "money" rounds.
Ninth-seeded Heather Lowe/Carrie Wright, 12th-seeded Daven Casad/Kim
Zuffelato and the 15th-seeded Lindquist sisters (Katie and Tracy) scored
upset wins to advance to Saturday's women's Main Draw. Lowe and Wright
eliminated both eighth-seeded Anne MacArthur/Maggie Philgence (22-20 and
21-17) and top-seeded Marla O'Hara/Julie Sprague (21-15 and 21-17) to
earn
their Main Draw berth.
Casad and Zuffelato, who upset win over fifth-seeded Mary Baily and Helen
Reale 21-18 and 21-15 in the second-round, advanced to the Main Draw with
a
21-15 and 21-14 win over 20th-seeded Lisa Marshall and Nikki Audette.
The
Lindquists advanced to Saturday's play with upset wins over second-seeded
Michelle Morse/Liz Pagano (24-22, 15-21 and 15-13) and seventh-seeded
Deanna
Johnson/Barbara Nyland (21-15 and 21-10).
The men's qualifying tournament also had only one of the top four seeded
teams advance to the "money" rounds. Third-seeded Casey Jennings and
Sean
Rosenthal advanced to Saturday's play with a 19-21, 21-18 and 15-12 win
over
11th-seeded Adam Roberts and Chad Turner.
Chad Mowrey and Scott Lane posted Friday's biggest surprise in the men's
qualifier by winning four-straight matches, including three upset wins.
Mowrey and Lane upset top-seeded Jerry Graham/Jeff Carlucci (21-13 and
21-17), 17th-seeded Andrew Vazquez/Tom Black (21-15 and 21-15) and
24th-seeded Karl Owens/Doug Foust (16-21, 21-17 and 15-7) to advance to
the
"money" rounds Saturday.
Other men qualifiers Friday were 12th-seeded Jason Ring/Mark Williams and
seventh-seeded Eddie Stokes and Brad Torsone. Ring and Williams advanced
with a 21-8 and 21-11 win over 13th-seeded Sean Burke and Matt Olson.
Stokes
and Torsone earned their Main Draw berth with a 21-17, 21-23 and 15-10
win
over 18th-seeded Brian Soldano and James Walls.
Saturday's competition features:
· Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallists Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana
headline the 65-team men's field. The 'golden guys from Sydney's Bondi
Beach" are expected to battle Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh and Dax
Holdren/Todd Rogers for the men's title.
· Holly McPeak, the No. 1-ranked women in career earnings ($726,930 with
the
third-most titles - 55), renews her partnership with Lisa "Lazer" Arce
for
the Union Bay AVP Hermosa Beach Open. McPeak and Arce teamed to win 14
events in 37 career starts together in 1996 and 1997.
· Olympians Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs will battle Arce and McPeak
for
the United States' No. 1 women's team. Fontana and Youngs started the
2001
season in April by placing fourth in Macau followed by a Gold Medal
domestic
finish at Clearwater Beach.
Check out the Hermosa AVP Tournament Layout
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. - This weekend's pro beach volleyball event sports the
"biggest" field in domestic history as the newly-acquired Association of
Volleyball Professionals (AVP) stages its opening 2001 event on eight sand
courts north of the Hermosa Beach Pier.
The $150,000 AVP stop features both men's and women's competition. A record
106 teams have entered the three-day event starting Friday at 9 a.m. (PDT) with
a 45-team men's and 29-team women's Qualification Tournaments to determine the
final four berths in each gender's Main Draw.
Part of the third annual Mervyn's Beach Bash, the
$75,000 men's Side Out AVP Hermosa Beach Open will have a 24-team Main Draw
while the $75,000 women's Union Bay AVP Hermosa Beach Open sports a 16-team Main
Draw. A total of 60 men's and women's Main Draw matches will be played Saturday
starting at 9 a.m. Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. with the women's final
scheduled for 2:30 p.m. followed by the men's Gold Medal match. Sunday's winning
teams will share the $16,750 first-place prizes.
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