AVP Sacramento, CA - August 2-3, 1997

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DATES/TIMES

August 2-3

SATURDAY 9:00am-7:00pm   (7 Courts)
SUNDAY   8:00am-3:00pm   (4 Courts)
         2:00pm FINAL

NUMBER OF TEAMS, FORMAT

32 Teams
Double Elimination

RESULTS

JOHNSON/KIRALY MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW BY TAKING THE $100,000 AVP GOLDEN STATE OPEN

VETERAN DUO BEATS LOIOLA/STEFFES IN MILLER LITE/AVP FINAL AMONG OLD FRIENDS

GRANITE BAY, Calif. (Aug. 3, 1997) -- In a nostalgic final that featured four of beach volleyball's greatest players, No. 3-seeded Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly defeated top-seeded Jose Loiola and Kent Steffes, 15-8, today to win the $100,000 AVP Golden State Open, presented by Albertsons at Granite Bay, Calif.

Johnson and Kiraly won their second straight Miller Lite/AVP Tour event, taking the Miller Lite U.S. Championships last week at Hermosa Beach, but had to detour through the contender's bracket to get there. After losing to No. 7-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and David Swatik, 14-10, in this morning's winner's semifinals, Johnson/Kiraly beat 14th-seeded Aaron Boss and Dan Castillo, 15-1, and No. 6-seeded Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers, 15-3. Johnson/Kiraly got revenge against Fonoimoana/Swatik with a 15-10 victory in the contender's final.

"It was great winning last week, but we're really excited about winning here," said Kiraly. "For one, we had to go through the contender's bracket to do it, and two, we beat the number one team on the beach. We didn't make many mistakes, we controlled the ball well and we were able to be patient once we got ahead."

Dominant throughout the two-day tournament until the final, Steffes and Loiola began Sunday's competition with a 15-8 win over No. 12-seeded Raul Papaleo and Kevin Wong and then dispatched Fonoimoana and Swatik in the winner's bracket final, 15-5.

The Miller Lite/AVP Tour returns to action at the $135,000 AVP Fox Sports Net Open in Vail, Colorado on Aug. 8-10. Tickets are available in advance by calling TeleCharge at (800) 432-7470.

AVP Golden State Open at Sacramento
(August 02-03, 1997)

$100,000 total prize money

1st - Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (3)          $20,000

2nd - Jose Loiola/Kent Steffes (1)           $11,400

3rd - Eric Fonoimoana/David Swatik (7)*      $ 9,030

4th - Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (6)         $ 7,130

5th - Raul Papaleo/Kevin Wong (12)           $ 5,700
5th - Aaron Boss/Dan Castillo (14)           $ 5,700

7th - Troy Tanner/Randy Stoklos (2)*         $ 4,280
7th - Mark Kerins/Henry Russell (8)          $ 4,280

9th - Ian Clark/Matt Unger (10)              $ 3,090
9th - Andrew Smith/Eric Wurts (11)           $ 3,090
9th - Brent Doble/Albert Hannemann (13)      $ 3,090
9th - Scott Friederichsen/J Perlstrom (16)   $ 3,090

13th- Eduardo Bacil/Brian Gatzke (9)         $ 2,130
13th- Nick Hannemann/Jason Ryan Pursley (17)*$ 2,130
13th- John Brajevic/Jeff Rodgers (19)*       $ 2,130
13th- Daniel Cardenas/Mark Paaluhi (22)      $ 2,130

17th- Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (4)          $   950
17th- Rob Heidger/Brian Lewis (5)*           $   950
17th- Bruk Vandeweghe/Chris Young (15)       $   950
17th- Leif Hanson/Greg Shankle (18)*         $   950
17th- James Fellows/Lance Lyons (21)         $   950
17th- Eduardo Garrido/Kevin Martin (23)*     $   950
17th- Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss (24)*          $   950
17th- Mike Mattarocci/Jason Stimpfig (29)*   $   950

25th- Matt Lyles/Wayne Seligson (20)*        $   500
25th- Jim Nichols/Mike Minier (25)*          $   500
25th- Todd Ahmadi/Leland Quinn (26)          $   500
25th- Aaron Smith/David Smith (27)           $   500
25th- Marcelo Duarte/Mike Schlegel (28)      $   500
25th- Chris Hannemann/Burke Stefko (30)      $   500
25th- James Butchko/Matt Winterburn (31)*    $   500
25th- Mike Lambert/Andy Witt (32)*           $   500

PLAYERS

Seedings announced on July 30th:

Jose Loiola/Kent Steffes (1)
Troy Tanner/Randy Stoklos (2)*
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (3)^6
Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (4)^5
Rob Heidger/Brian Lewis (5)*
Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (6)^10
Eric Fonoimoana/David Swatik (7)*
Mark Kerins/Henry Russell (8)^9
Eduardo Bacil/Brian Gatzke (9)^13
Ian Clark/Matt Unger (10)^12
Andrew Smith/Eric Wurts (11)
Raul Papaleo/Kevin Wong (12)^14
Brent Doble/Albert Hannemann (13)^16
Aaron Boss/Dan Castillo (14)^18
Bruk Vandeweghe/Chris Young (15)^26
Scott Friederichsen/Justin Perlstrom (16)*
Nick Hannemann/Jason Ryan Pursley (17)*
Leif Hanson/Greg Shankle (18)*
John Brajevic/Jeff Rodgers (19)*
Matt Lyles/Wayne Seligson (20)*
James Fellows/Lance Lyons (21)^24
Daniel Cardenas/Mark Paaluhi (22)^25
Eduardo Garrido/Kevin Martin (23)*
Andre Gomes/Carlos Loss (24)*
Todd Ahmadi/Leland Quinn (25)*
Aaron Smith/David Smith (26)^32
Marcelo Duarte/Mike Schlegel (27)^31
Jim Nichols/Mark Nutzen (28)*
Mike Mattarocci/Jason Stimpfig (29)*
Chris Hannemann/Burke Stefko (30)^33
James Butchko/Matt Winterburn (31)*
Mike Lambert/Andy Witt (32)*

NOTES: Number in brackets "(#)" reflects the teams seeding
       * = New Team (from previous week)
       ^ - movement up from last week    ## seed last week
       v - movement down from last week  ## seed last week

LOCATION

Granite Bay at Folsom Lake
Sacramento, CA

Folsom Lake is North-East of Sacramento
From Hwy 80 - East  of Roseville on Douglas Blvd
From Hwy 50 - North of Folsom    on Folsom Blvd

Granite Bay is on the North-West side of the Lake

Roughly 177 miles from San Francisco

TICKETS

Individual daily tickets $10-25
Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling Tele-charge at (800) 432-7470.

TELEVISION

Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports West Live
August 3, 1:00-3:00pm PST
          Finals at 2:00pm PST

PAST CHAMPIONS

1991 Paradise Beach