AVP 

Men's & Women's Pro Beach Volleyball
Manhattan Beach, CA

24-26 August 2001

http://www.Volleyball.ORG

WHAT

WHERE

 

Manhattan Beach, CA

South side of the Pier

FORMAT

 

FRIDAY (QUALIFIER)  
SATURDAY-SUNDAY (MAIN DRAW)

   

SATURDAY  - First 88 Main Draw matches (52 for men and 36 for women)  starting at 9 a.m. 

SUNDAY -      Final 20 matches (10 for Men and 10 for women) starts at 7:30 a.m.

                     The final matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. August 26 with the final two teams in each

                     gender battling for the first-place prize. 

NEWS

  

Revised August 26, 2001

 

MICHELOB LIGHT MANHATTAN BEACH OPEN FINALS HAVE A GOODWILL GAMES LOOK

Fontana & Youngs Capture Women's Title; Metzger & Wong Net Men's Crown

 

MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. - The Goodwill Games started three days early here Sunday (August 26) as the finalists for both the men's and women's title matches in the Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open featured teams that will be competing for the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) starting Wednesday in Brisbane, Australia.

 

Fifth-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong won the men's Michelob Light Open Manhattan Beach title by defeating eighth-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Rob Heidger 21-17, 18-21 and 15-10 in the 65-minute championship match on The Pier Centre Court before an overflowing crowd of 5,000. Wong captured his 
fourth pro beach title, including three with Metzger this season.

 

The men's winners shared the $17,400 for their third win this season and second-straight on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour after winning last week in Santa Barbara. Echo Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., taped the 
Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open action for broadcast September 3 on FOX Sports Net.

 

In the women's Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open final, top-seeded Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs defeated second-seeded Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak 21-17 and 21-19 in 49 minutes for the $17,400 first-place prize in the $150,000 event. Fontana won her 20th pro beach title Sunday and Youngs her 14th. The win also earned Fontana and Youngs another $7,500 for winning the "Michelob Light California Swing" title by each compiling 786 points for events in Hermosa Beach, Santa Barbara and Manhattan Beach. 

 

For the second-straight week, Metzger and Wong advanced through the elimination bracket to reach an AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour finale. Metzger and Wong, who defeated Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers for last week's AVP Santa Barbara title, advanced to Sunday's final by defeating third-seeded Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh (22-24, 21-17 and 15-8).

 

Fonoimoana, who won the Gold Medal with Dain Blanton at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Heidger defeated the top-seeded Holdren and Rogers twice this weekend to advance to their first title match in 16 pro beach events together. Fonoimoana and Heidger, who placed fifth in Sydney with Wong after being eliminated by Blanton and Fonoimoana, opened play Sunday by defeating Metzger and Wong 21-19, 18-21 and 15-13 in 68 minutes before scoring a 17-21, 24-22 and 16-14 semi-final win over Holdren and Rogers. Metzger and Wong scored a 21-18 and 21-16 win over 17th-seeded Eduardo Bacil and Mike Lambert to advance to their semi-final match against Ceman and Whitmarsh.

 

Fontana and Youngs advanced to the title match with a win over sixth-seeded Jennifer Meredith and Wendy Stammer (21-16, 19-21 and 15-10) while Arce and McPeak earned a title shot with a win over fifth-seeded Dianne DeNecochea and Liz Masakayan (21-14 and 21-18). Meredith and Stammer won the third-place 
match 17-21, 21-14 and 15-13 over DeNecochea and Masakayan.

 

Ceman and Whitmarsh captured the men's third-place match by scoring a 21-18 and 21-15 over Holdren and Rogers. The win gave Ceman and Whitmarsh each 900 "Michelob Light California Swing" points for the four men's events at Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Barbara and Manhattan Beach this season. 
Ceman and Whitmarsh shared the $10,000 check for winning the "Michelob Light California Swing" men's title.

 

Sunday's play also determined the berths in the season-ending Paul Mitchell King and Queen of the Beach event in Las Vegas (September 6-9) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The 10th annual King and fifth annual Queen of the Beach competitions will feature the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tours' top players.

 

The top 14 men and top 14 women players are determined based on their top three finishes on this year's AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The points earned from these finishes will be totaled to determine a player's King and Queen of the Beach ranking. A player must compete in three AVP events to be eligible for King and Queen of the Beach competition. The domestic event in Clearwater was also used in determining the women's Queen of the Beach rankings.

 



 

TICKETS

General Admission is Free!

TEAMS

RESULTS

 

QUALIFICATION RESULTS


Men's Qualification Tournament Results


Women's Qualification Tournament Results
  

MAIN DRAW RESULTS

Women's Main Draw Results

SATURDAY

 

Revised August 25, 2001, 7:38 PM
Women's Main Draw August 25 Results/Schedule

Winner's Bracket, First-round
· Deanne Johnson, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif. (17) def. Erin Galli, San Diego, Calif./Carrie Wright, Chula Vista, Calif. (No. 16-seeded Main Draw Team), 23-21, 16-21 and 15-6 (55 minutes);
· Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) def. Sonia Alonso, Madrid, Spain/Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (24, No. 12-seeded Qualification Tournament Team), 21-15 and 21-9 (36);
· Jen Kessy, San Diego, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (12) def. Katie Lindquist, Huntington Beach, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (21), 23-21 and 21-11 (35);
· Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, Los Angeles, Calif. (20) def. Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Missy Ross, La Jolla, Calif. (13, 6), 23-21 and 21-19 (55);
· Daven Casad, Montecito, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara, Calif. (19) def. Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Julie Sprague, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (14), 21-16, 15-21 and 15-12 (52);
· Pat Keller, Cardiff, Calif./Marsha Miller, Los Angeles, Calif. (11) def. Arcadia Berjonneau, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (22, 1), 19-21, 21-9 and 15-12 (59);
· Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif./Carrie Wendell, San Clemente, Calif. (10) def. Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Jeanette Simenson, Chicago, Ill. (23, 2), 21-18 and 21-12 (34);
· Gracie Santana, Basal, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hi. (15) def. Kaili Kimura, Hawthorne, Calif./Sarah Schroeder, Van Nuys, Calif. (18), 21-19 and 21-18 (46).

Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def. Johnson/Nyland (17), 21-6 and 21-9 (27);
· Bragado/Wood ( 9) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (8), 21-14, 11-21 and 15-8 (58);
· Dianne DeNecochea, La Jolla, Calif./Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (5) def. Kessy/Lowe (12), 21-19 and 21-16 (36);
· Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (4) def. Baily/Reale (20), 21-17 and 21-17 (34);
· Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (3) def. Casad/Zuffelato (19), 21-15 and 21-14 (44);
· Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. (6) def. Keller/Miller (11), 21-9 and 21-12 (33);
· Pavley/Wendell (10) def. Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wis./Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (7), 21-19 and 21-18 (37);
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2) def. Santana/Young (15), 21-15 and 21-15 (44).

Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 17th, $600)
· Santana/Young (15) def. Galli/Wright (16), 24-22 and 21-11 (41);
· Busch/Wacholder (7) def. Alonso/Simkins (24), 21-18 and 21-12 (37);
· Keller/Miller (11) def. Lindquist/White (21), 21-9, 20-22 and 15-9 (52);
· Hilleary/Ross (13) def. Casad/Zuffelato (19), 21-14 and 21-13 (36)
· Morse/Sprague (14) def. Baily/Reale (20), 21-16 and 21-19 (42);
· Kessy/Lowe (12) def. Berjonneau/Kottke (22), 21-18, 16-21 and 15-7 (42);
· Cox/Eldridge (8) def. McArthur/Simenson (23), 21-14 and 21-14 (43);
· Kimura/Schroeder (18) def. Johnson/Nyland (17), 21-14 and 21-12 (36).

Loser's Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, $1,260)
· Busch/Wacholder (7) def. Santana/Young (15), 21-13 and 21-15 (39);
· Keller/Miller (11) def. Hilleary/Ross (13), 21-16 and 21-15 (34);
· Kessy/Lowe (12) def. Morse/Sprague (14), 12-21, 21-18 and 15-11 (45);
· Cox/Eldridge (8) def. Kimura/Sschroeder (18), 21-14 and 23-21 (40)

Winner's Bracket, Third-round
· Fontana/Youngs (1) def. Bragado/Wood (9), 21-11 and 21-15 (43);
· DeNecochea/Masakayan (5) def. Hanley/Straton (4), 21-18 and 21-19 (41);
· Meredith/Stammer (6) def. Mason/Schuster (3), 16-21, 22-20 and 15-12 (58);
· Arce/McPeak (2) def. Pavley/Wendell (10), 21-15, 19-21 and 15-8 (56).

Loser's Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, $1,920)
· Hanley/Straton (4) def. Busch/Wacholder (7), 21-14 and 24-22 (46);
· Bragado/Wood (9) def. Keller/Miller (11), 21-16, 21-16 (36);
· Pavley/Wendell (10) def. Kessy/Lowe (12), 21-14, 13-21 and 15-8 (38);
· Cox/Eldridge (8) def. Mason/Schuster (3), 19-21, 21-14 and 16-14.

 

SUNDAY

Revised August 26, 2001, 5:59 PM

Women's Main Draw August 26 Results

 

Loser's Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, $3,000)
· Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (No. 4-seeded Main Draw Team) vs. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9), 21-16 and 21-15 (36 minutes);
· Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (8) won by forfeit over Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif./Carrie Wendell, San Clemente, Calif. (10).

Winner's Bracket, Fourth-round
· Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def. Dianne DeNecochea, La Jolla, Calif./Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (5), 21-14 and 21-17 (42);
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2) def. Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. (6), 21-19 and 21-14 (35). 

Loser's Bracket, Sixth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, $4,200)
· Meredith/Stammer (6) def. Hanley/Straton (4), 21-18, 18-21 and 15-8 (49);
· DeNecochea/Masakayan (5) def. Cox/Eldridge (8), 21-19, 24-26 and 15-13 (59).

Semi-finals
· Fontana/Youngs (1) def. Meredith/Stammer (6), 21-16, 19-21 and 15-10 (58);
· Arce/McPeak (2) def. DeNecochea/Masakayan (5), 21-14 and 21-18 (45).

Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $8,160 losers place fourth,  split $5,820)
· Meredith/Stammer (6) def. DeNecochea/Masakayan (5), 17-21, 21-14 and 15-13 (53).

 

Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $17,400; losers place second, split $11,700).
· Fontana/Youngs (1) def. Arce/McPeak (2), 21-17 and 21-19 (49).

 



 Men's Main Draw Results

SATURDAY

Revised August 25, 2001, 7:38 PM

Men's Main Draw August 25 Results

Winner's Bracket, First-round
· Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif./Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (No. 1-seeded main Draw Team) def. Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif./Gabe Gardner, San Clemente, Calif. (32, No. 26-seeded Qualification Tournament Team), 21-17 and 21-15 (41 minutes);
· Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Mike Lambert, Los Angeles, Calif. (17) def. Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Redondo Beach, Calif. (16), 21-19 and 21-19 (42);
· David Fischer, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (24) def. Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (9), 17-21, 21-15 and 15-13 (65);
· Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./ Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8) def. Jerry Graham, Playa Del Rey, Calif./David Smith, Lakewood, Colo. (25), 21-18 and 21-13 (52);
· Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5) def. Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif./Colin Wellman, Los Angeles, Calif. (28), 21-16 and 21-17 (41);
· Casey Jennings, Las Vegas, Nev./Scott Lane, Las Vegas, Nev. (21) def. Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Carl Henkel, Newport Beach, Calif. (12), 21-15 and 21-16 (39);
· Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Juan Rodriguez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (20) def. Paul Baxter, Columbia, Heights, Minn./Jason Ring, Bend, Ore. (13), 21-16 and 21-14 (39);
· Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (4) def. Tom Black, Reseda, Calif./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (29, 5), 21-17 and 21-10 (44);
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (3) def. Dan Fisher, Goleta, Calif./Matt Riley, Santa Barbara, Calif. (30, 8), 21-16 and 21-14 (34);
· George Roumain, Parkland, Fla./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (19) def. Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif./Larry Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif. (14), 27-25 and 21-19 (45);
· Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wisc. (11) def. Brent Frohoff, Redondo Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Newport Beach, Calif. (22), 21-17 and 21-19 (38);
· Chris Makos, Costa Mesa, Calif./Chad Turner, Clearwater Beach, Fla. (27) def. Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (6), 21-17, 11-21 and 15-12 (49);
· Aaron Boss, Oak Park, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7) def. John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Chip McCaw, Tulsa, Okla. (26), 23-21 and 36-34 (56);
· Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (10) def. Mark Kerins, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (23), 19-21, 25-23 and 15-12 (76)
· Matt Fuerbringer, Costa Mesa, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (15) def. Jacob Elliott, Georgetown, S. C./Brian Soldano, Freehold, N. J. (18), 21-16 and 22-20 (46);
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (2) def. Jason Pursley, Redondo Beach, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sausalito, Calif. (31, 14), 21-16 and 21-11 (43).

Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Holdren/Rogers (1) def. Bacil/Lambert (17), 21-8, 19-21 and 15-7 (45);
· Fonoimoana/Heidger (8) def. Fischer/Torsone (24), 21-17 and 21-17 (45);
· Metzger/Wong (5) def. Jennings/Lane (21), 21-12, 25-27 and 15-9 (63);
· Doble/LeGrande (4) def. Delahoz/Rodriguez (20), 21-18, 18-21 and 16-14 (63);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (3) def. Roumain/S. Smith (19), 25-23 and 21-17 (50);
· Davenport/Nygaard (11) def. Makos/Turner (27), 20-22, 21-17 and 15-8 (62);
· Clark/Jewell (10) def. Boss/C. Smith (7), 21-19 and 21-11 (38);
· Fuerbringer/Swatik (15) def. A. Hannemann/Scott (2), 10-21, 21-15 and 15-10 (52).

 

Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 25th, $180)
· Rosenthal/Williams (16) def. Fairfield/Gardner (32, 26), 21-16, 16-21 and 15-5 (61);
· Cardenas/Nichols (9) def. Graham/D. Smith (25), 21-13 and 21-18 (40);
· N. Hannemann/Henkel (12) def. Mowrey/Wellman (28), 21-15 and 21-12 (37);
· Baxter/Ring (13) def. Black/Vazquez (29, 4), 17-21, 21-17 and 15-11 (59);
· A. Witt/L. Witt (14) def. Fisher/Riley (30, 8), 22-20 and 21-14 (36);
· Ayakatubby/Kiraly (6) def. Frohoff/L. Quinn (22), 23-21 and 21-18 (43);
· Kerins/Stokes (23) def. Anselmo/McCaw (28), 21-17 and 26-24 (46);
· Elliott/Soldano (18) def. Pursley/Styles (31, 14), 21-16 and 21-19 (41).

Loser's Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th, $600)
· A. Hannemann/Scott (2) def. Rosenthal/Williams (16), 12-21, 21-16 and 16-14 (49);
· Cardenas/Nichols (9) def. Boss/C. Smith (7), 19-21, 21-14 and 15-9 (53);
· N. Hannemann/Henkel (12) def. Makos/Turner (27), 21-18 and 21-19 (43);
· Roumain/S. Smith (19) def. Baxter/Ring (13), 21-14 and 21-14 (42);
· A. Witt/L. Witt (14) def. Delahoz/Rodriguez (20), 11-21, 21-18 and 15-13 (62);
· Ayakatubby/Kiraly (6) def. Jennings/Lane (21), 21-18 and 21-14 (39);
· Fischer/Torsone (24) def. Kerins/Stokes (23), 21-19 and 21-17 (51);
· Bacil/Lambert (17) def. Elliott/Soldano (18), 21-15 and 21-18 (39).

Winner's Bracket, Third-round
· Fonimoana/Heidger (8) def. Holdren/Rogers (1), 28-26 and 21-16 (59);
· Metzger/Wong (5) def. Doble/LeGrande (4), 19-21, 21-19 and 16-14 (81);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (3) def. Davenport/Nygaard (11), 21-18 and 21-15 (38)
· Fuerbringer/Swatik (15) def. Clark/Jewell (10), 21-16, 21-23 and 15-12 (54).

Loser's Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, $1,020)
· A. Hannemann/Scott (2) def. Cardenas/Nichols (9), 21-19 and 21-19 (51);
· Roumain/S. Smith (19) def. N. Hannemann/Henkel (12), 16-21, 21-16 and 15-7 (56);
· Ayakatubby/Kiraly (6) def. A. Witt/L. Witt (14), 21-16 and 21-14 (36);
· Bacil/Lambert (17) def. Fischer/Torsone (24), 21-11 and 21-16 (39).

Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, $1,800)
· A. Hannemann/Scott (2) def. Doble/LeGrande (4), 21-17 and 21-19 (45);
· Holdren/Rogers (1) def. Roumain/S. Smith (19), 21-19 and 24-22 (49);
· Clark/Jewell (10) def. Ayakatubby/Kiraly (6), 21-19, 25-27 and 16-14 (59);
· Bacil/Lambert (17) def. Davenport/Nygaard (11), 21-17, 12-21 and 15-12 (54).

 

SUNDAY

Revised August 26, 2001, 5:59 PM

Men's Main Draw August 26 Results

 

Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, $3,000)
· Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif./Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (No. 1-seeded main Draw Team) def. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (2), 21-12 and 21-16 (37 minutes), 
· Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Mike Lambert, Los Angeles, Calif. (17) def. Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (10), 21-19 and 21-19 (40).

 

Winner's Bracket, Fourth-round
· Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./ Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8) def. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-13 (68);
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (3) def. Matt Fuerbringer, Costa Mesa, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (15), 21-17 and 21-10 (33).

Loser's Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, $4,200)
· Holdren/Rogers (1) def. Fuerbringer/Swatik (15), 21-11 and 21-14 (39);
· Metzger/Wong (5) def. Bacil/Lambert (17), 21-18 and 21-16 (38).

 

Semi-finals
· Fonoimoana/Heidger (8) def. Holdren/Rogers (1), 17-21, 24-22 and 16-14 (86);
· Metzger/Wong (5) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (2), 22-24, 21-17 and 15-8 (68).

 

Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $8,160; losers place fourth, split $5,820)
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (2) def. Holdren/Rogers (1), 21-18 and 21-15 (41).

 

Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $17,400; losers place second, split $11,700).
 · Metzger/Wong (5) def. Fonoimoana/Heidger (8), 21-17, 18-21 and 15-10 (65).

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES & QUOTES


WOMEN

 

Sunday, August 26, 2001
Women's Championship
Notes & Quotes

Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs (No. 1 Seed) vs. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak (2)

(Fontana/Youngs win Game 1, 21-17)
In Game 1, Fontana/Youngs draw first blood when Arce's serve goes long. Arcegets a kill to tie the game at 1-1. Fontana/Youngs then score three straightand after exchanging points, Fontana/Youngs lead at the first side change, 6-4.After a TV timeout, Arce/McPeak got on a run with three straight points to tiethe game at 6-6 and then take the lead at 7-6. Fontana ties it for the thirdtime with an extreme cross court kill and gives her team an 8-8 lead on a dinkshot down the middle. McPeak then kills off Youngs block attempt and Arce killsdown the line, giving them a 9-8 lead. With great digs by McPeak, blocks andkills by Arce, hitting finesse by Fontana and blocks, serves, blocks andpowerful kills by Youngs, the teams trade points and leads, untilFontana/Youngs break a 16-16 tie with three straight points and a 19-16 lead.After Arce/McPeak take a time out, McPeak goes cross court with a strong kill,
19-17, Fontana/Youngs. Young kills down the line to put her team at game pointand then the game ends when Arce's kill attempt goes wide. Fontana/Youngs winthe hard-fought close first game, 21-17. The game had 12 ties and six leadchanges.
(Fontana/Youngs win Game 2, 21-19)
In Game 2, Fontana scores first with a cross court kill after Arce's serve.McPeak mirrors Fontana and the game is tied at 1-1 before the top two seeded teams continue to leave up to their reputations by exchanging points. Arce then gives her team its first lead of the game at 5-4 with an ace serve. After a Arce/McPeak miscue, the score is tied fifth time at the first side change, 5-5.After exchanging points, Arce/McPeak score two straight points for an 8-6 lead.The teams exchange points again before Fontana/Youngs gets two points to tie itup again at 9-9. An Arce kill ends a standing-ovation rally with a cross courtkill, 10-9, Arce/McPeak. Fontana then goes cross court for a kill to tie thematch for the eighth time at 10-10 at the second side change. The battlingteams continue to wow the SRO Manhattan Beach crowd, exchanging points withFontana/Youngs continue to hold the advantage and then Fontana's great dig andher perfectly executed cut shot gives her team a 14-12 lead. Youngs then scoreson a high poke to the corner and Arce/McPeak take a time out, withFontana/Youngs leading, 16-12. With Fontana continuing to serve, she kills harddown the line to give her team a 17-12 lead and then McPeak hits into the net,allowing Fontana/Youngs to increase their margin to 18-12. McPeak get a rollshot to score, breaking a six-point run by Fontana/Youngs, 18-13. Fighting forsurvival, the diving, flying Arce/McPeak add two more to close to 18-15 whenFontana/Youngs take a time out. After the time out, McPeak's long poke goesjust long, Fontana/Youngs 19-15 and then McPeak answers with a hard cut shotdown the line, 19-16, Fontana/Youngs. From sideline to sideline, McPeak then hits the tape on a sideline kill, 19-17 (Fontana/Youngs). Youngs then pokes long, Arce/McPeak close to one at 19-18. Following another standing ovationrally by both teams, Arce goes high for a deep cross court kill to tie the gamefor the 11th time, causing Fontana/Youngs to call a time out. Arce hits intothe net after another tremendous rally, bringing the game to match point,20-19. The match ends when McPeak's high deep roll shot goes wide.Fontana/Youngs win the game, 21-19. Fontana/Youngs win the gold medal and thesecond game had 11 ties two lead changes.

Stastically speaking: 
Arce had 20 attacks, 11 digs, nine kills and one service winner.
McPeak had 36 attacks, 14 digs, 17 kills, one ace and one service winner.
Fontana recorded a game-high 41 attacks, a game-high 18 digs and a game-high20 kills.
Youngs totals included 14 attacks, two digs, seven kills, two blocks and two service winners.
QUOTES.
Barbra Fontana: "It's never over until we get to 21 and today we were playing a great team. We played very hard and we wanted to be more aggressive and it showed. We've come a long we as a team, but we still have a ways to go. We can both play on either side of the court which really helps us. Being back homeagain after a summer in Europe for a week really relaxed us and it was obvious today. We did a good job staying together when Lisa and Holly came from six points down in the second game to tie us at 19-19. "
Elaine Youngs: "I went back to serving the way I used too when I played with Liz (Masakayan)-not caring who I was serving to every time. Barb was veryflexible in this tournament mentally, changing things up because we had gotten kind of static in our play. Siding out was the difference in this match, we scored when they served a lot more than the opposite. We also got a couple of breaks for a change at the end of the second game when they made some mistakes."

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2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
$150,000 Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open
Sunday, August 26, 2001
Men's Championship
Notes & Quotes

 

Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong (No. 5 seed) vs. Eric Fonoimoana/Rob Heidger (8)

 

(Metzger/Wong win Game 1,21-17)
In Game 1, Fonoimoana responds to Metzger's serve with a powerful kill down the line to open the scoring and Metzger responded by smashing Wong's serve right back down the line to tie it up at 1-1. Wong put his team back ahead with a let service winner. The score was tied again at 2-2 before Metzger/Wong score twice to go up 4-2. Fonoimoana/Heidger respond with four straight points to lead 6-4 at the first side change. Exchanging points, Metzger/Wong get the lead back at 9-8 after a Metzger kill off a Heidger block attempt. Continuing their sea-saw battle, Metzger/Wong move ahead slowing to three-point leads at 15-12 on a Wong block, 16-13 on a Wong cross court kills and 17-14 as Metzger rolls in a winner. After another point exchange, Metzger/Wong pull further ahead with two more points off a Wong kill and a Wong block, increasing their lead to 20-15. Fonoimoana/Heidger score twice and Wong goes way up with a high line shot for a 21-17 victory. There were eight ties and three lead changes in game 1
(Fonoimoana/Heidger win Game 2, 21-18)
In Game 2, Fonoimoana serves first and Metzger returns wide, to giveFonoimoana/Heidger a 1-0 lead. Metzger answers with his own kill off a Heidgerblock to tie it up at 1-1. In another tight championship match, the score istied five times before the first side change, 5-5. Metzger/Wong regain thelead, scoring three points to go up 8-6 off of three Wong blocks. Nobody'sgiving quarter, though, and the score is tied again at 12-12 and Fonoimoanagives his team the lead at 13-12 with a high hard one down the line. Wong tiesit right back up with another block off Fonoimoana's hit. It's tied again aat14-14 and 15-15 when Fonoimoana/Heidger take a time out. The struggle continueswith ties at 16-16, 17-17, 18-18 before Fonoimoana/Heidger stay alive in thechampionship match with three unanswered points to win the game, 21-18. Thelast point came from a Wong kill of a Heidger block attempt.
(Metzer/Wong win Game 3, 15-10 )
In Game 3, Metzger serves first, but Heidger gets the first point and Metzgerreturns the favor off Fonoimoana's serve to tie it up at 1-1. Metzger/Wongscore two more to go up 3-1. Metzger/Wong hold the advantage at one point untilscore twice off a Metzger cut shot and a Wong hit off of a Heidger block, 8-5.The teams tactfully exchange points with Metzger/Wong leading at 10-8 beforeMetzger makes it a three point margin with a kill down the line. Wong then addsanother point for his team, blocking off a Heidger hit, 12-8 at the sidechange. Heidger responds with his own strong kill down the line and Metzgeranswers again with a dink cut shot to keep the four-point lead at 13-9. Metzgergets another kill to close to 13-10. Wong then goes down the line, 14-10 andMetzger goes down the line to win the game and gold medal, 15-10. There wasonly one tie in the game (1-1) and one lead change (3-2) when Metzger/Wong tookthe lead they never relinquished. 

Stastically speaking: 
Metzger recorded 32 attacks, six digs, 20 kills, one ace and one servicewinner.
Wong was credited with 29 attacks, three digs, 17 kills, a game-high 10 blocks and one service winner.
Fonoimoana had 11 attacks, a game-high 10 digs, seven kills and two service winners.
Heidger contributed a game-high 46 attacks, three digs, and a game-high 25 kills.

QUOTES:
Metzger: "That's a great team we beat today. And to think they have only played two tournaments together. I gave up indoor volleyball after college and knew the beach was for me. Kevin and I have great chemistry on the court, even though we are so opposite in size, style and emotion. We are complimenting each other really good, but it's still unbelievable to win two AVP tournaments in a row, especially when you consider the competition. I'm in good shape, this is our 12th straight week of playing and I hope we can stay in the grove we're in right now."
Wong: "I can't believe my name is going up on the Manhattan Beach Pier with all those legends like Karch (Kiraly) and Sinjin (Smith). It took three games to win but we never felt totally in control, although we did start to get a little advantage in the final game. That's a scary team we were playing today. It feels so good to play on our home turf in the U.S. after all those months in Europe. I'm incredibly excited about the new AVP and look forward to spending most of my summer next year in my own country. But after the Goodwill Games, I'm looking forward to going to Las Vegas and leaving a winner."

MONEY

Revised August 26, 2001, 6:11 PM

Men's Main Draw Rankings

Rank, Team (Main Draw Seed, Qualification Tournament Seed) Record Points Earnings

1st Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5) 6-1 360 $17,400
2nd Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8) 5-1 324 $11,700
3rd Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (2) 5-1 288 $8,160
4th Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif./Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (1) 5-3 244 $5,820
5th Matt Fuerbringer, Costa Mesa, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (15) 3-2 216 $4,200
5th Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Mike Lambert, Los Angeles, Calif. (17) 5-2 216 $4,200
7th Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (2) 4-2 180 $3,000
7th Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (10) 3-2 180 $3,000
9th Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (4) 2-2 144 $1,800
9th George Roumain, Parkland, Fla./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (19) 3-2 144 $1,800
9th Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (6) 3-2 144 $1,800
9th Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wisc. (11) 2-2 144 $1,800
13th Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (9) 2-2 108 $1,020
13th Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif. (12) 2-2 108 $1,020
13th Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif./Larry Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif. (14) 2-2 108 $1,020
13th David Fischer, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (24) 2-2 108 $1,020
17th Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Redondo Beach, Calif. (16) 1-2 72 $600
17th Aaron Boss, Oak Park, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7) 1-2 72 $600
17th Chris Makos, Costa Mesa, Calif./Chad Turner, Clearwater Beach, Fla. (27) 1-2 72 $600
17th Paul Baxter, Columbia, Heights, Minn./Jason Ring, Bend, Ore. (13) 1-2 72 $600
17th Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Juan Rodriguez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (20) 1-2 72 $600
17th Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif./Scott Lane, Las Vegas, Nev. (21) 1-2 72 $600
17th Mark Kerins, Laguna Nigel, Calif./Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (23) 1-2 72 $600
17th Jacob Elliott, Georgetown, S. C./Brian Soldano, Freehold, N. J. (18) 1-2 72 $600
25th Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif./Gabe Gardner, San Clemente, Calif. (32, 26) 0-2 36 $180
25th Jerry Graham, Playa Del Rey, Calif./David Smith, Lakewood, Colo. (25) 0-2 36 $180
25th Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif./Colin Wellman, Los Angeles, Calif. (28) 0-2 36 $180
25th Tom Black, Reseda, Calif./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (29, 5) 0-2 36 $180
25th Dan Fisher, Goleta, Calif./Matt Riley, Santa Barbara, Calif. (30, 8) 0-2 36 $180
25th Brent Frohoff, Redondo Beach, Calif./ Leland Quinn, Newport Beach, Calif. (22) 0-2 36 $180
25th John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Chip McCaw, Tulsa, Okla. (26) 0-2 36 $180
25th Jason Pursley, Redondo Beach, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sauslito, Calif. (31, 14) 0-2 36 $180

Men's Qualification Tournament Rankings

Rank, Team (Qualification Tournament Seed) Record Points

Q Dan Fisher, Goleta, Calif./Matt Riley, Santa Barbara, Calif. (8) 3-0 Main Draw
Q Tom Black, Reseda, Calif./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (5) 3-0 Main Draw
Q Jason Pursley, Redondo Beach, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sausalito, Calif. (14) 3-0 Main Draw
Q Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif./Gabe Gardner, San Clemente, Calif. (26) 4-0 Main Draw

33rd Adam Roberts, North Myrtle Beach, S. C./Jim Walls, Riverton, N. J. (1) 2-1 28
33rd Jason Kruger, Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Evie Matthews, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada (20) 3-1 28
33rd Sean Burke, Ocean Beach, Calif./Said Souikaine, San Diego, Calif. (6) 2-1 28
33rd Anthony Medel, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Moran, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (2) 2-1 28

37th Doug Foust, Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Karl Owens, Los Angeles, Calif. (16) 2-1 22
37th Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif. (9) 1-1 22
37th Dane Pearson, Costa Mesa, Calif./Mike Scales, Newport Beach, Calif. (12) 1-1 22
37th Dale Davis, Dallas, Tex./Tim Wooliver, Austin, Tex. (4) 1-1 22
37th Jeff Carlucci, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian MacDonald, Newport Beach, Calif. (3) 1-1 22
37th Scott Hill, Los Angeles, Calif./Tom Slauterbeck, Santa Monica, Calif. (11) 1-1 22
37th Jack Quinn, Venice, Calif./Matt Sokolowski, Redondo Beach, Calif. (10) 1-1 22
37th Mike Desjardins, San Diego, Calif./Jeff Smith, San Diego, Calif. (15) 1-1 22

45th Jeff Murrell, Los Angeles, Calif./John Stalder, Wilmington, Calif. (33) 1-1 10
45th Dan Dedekian, Fresno, Calif./Kevin Douty, Fresno, Calif. (48) 1-1 10
45th Mark Reilly, Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Rich Van Huizen, Redondo Beach, Calif. (41) 1-1 10
45th David Counts, Vista, Calif./Ron Kumigsky, Santa Monica, Calif. (25) 1-1 10
45th Jeff Minc, Los Angeles, Calif./Tye Thoreson, Santa Barbara, Calif. (37) 1-1 10
45th Andre Melo, Manassas, Va./Jason Wight, Fairfax, Va. (21) 1-1 10
45th Chris Gugliano, Santa Barbara, Calif./Morgan Mainz, Santa Barbara, Calif. (13) 0-1 10
45th Mika Hunkin, Honolulu, Hi./Lucas Wisniakowski, Houston, Tex. (36) 1-1 10
45th David Suter, Redondo Beach, Calif./Chad Wick, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (35) 1-1 10
45th Kevin Burgess, Flagstaff, Ariz./Steven Ijams, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (46) 1-1 10
45th Brian Chapman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Craig Geibel, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (22) 1-1 10
45th Ayinde Alakoye, Los Angeles, Calif./Darren Roberts, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (38) 1-1 10
45th Rich Boldt, Newport Beach, Calif./Mike Mattarocci, San Diego, Calif. (7) 0-1 10
45th Brian Duff, Rochester, N. Y./Tom Mraz, San Diego, Calif. (23) 1-1 10
45th Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Ryan Fisher, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (18) 1-1 10
45th Michael Fegley, Dallas, Tex./Jason Miller, Denton, Tex. (34) 1-1 10

61th Joe Boken, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Bill Sigler, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (32) 0-1 8
61th Bill Maik, West Palm Beach, Fla./Adam Renfry, La Jolla, Calif. (17) 0-1 8
61th Steve Dietz, Dallas, Tex./ Bivin Sadler, Dallas, Tex. (49) 0-1 8
61th Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Scott Kaedish, El Segundo, Calif. (24) 0-1 8
61th Dragon Ognjanovic, Los Angeles, Calif./Michael Risley, Los Angeles, Calif. (40) 0-1 8
61th Colin Kaslow, Austin, Tex./Joe Stollings, Dallas, Tex. (28) 0-1 8
61th Yariv Lerner, Venice, Calif./Dan Mintz, Los Angeles, Calif. (44) 0-1 8
61th Steven Napolitano, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Kevin Norman, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (45) 0-1 8
61th Santana Aker, Detroit, Mich./Jason Maginity, Redondo Beach, Calif. (29) 0-1 8
61th Jason Stimpfig, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Chris Walmer, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (30), 0-1 8
61th Sam Haghighi, Santa Monica, Calif./Brett Scharf, Los Angeles, Calif. (19) 0-1 8
61th Edward Keller, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Kevin Jones, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (43) 0-1 8
61th Will Johnson, Irving, Tex./Kelly Sterne, Lewisville, Tex. (27); 0-1 8
61th Jeremy Harvey, Loudon, Tenn./Nathan Harvey, Alameda, Calif. (39) 0-1 8
61th Chris Brown, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Kevin Cleary, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (42) 0-1 8
61th Josh Crouch, Euless, Tex./Paul O'Leary, Arlington, Tenn. (47) 0-1 8
61th .Roy Forcier, Sacramento, Calif./Eric Roberts, Lomita, Calif. (31) 0-1 8

Women's Main Draw Rankings

Rank, Team (Main Draw Seed, Qualification Tournament Seed) Record Points 
Earnings
1st Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) 5-0 360 $17,400
2nd Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2) 4-1 324 $11,700
3rd Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. (6) 4-2 288 $8,160
4th Dianne DeNecochea, La Jolla, Calif./Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (5) 3-3 244 $5,820
5th Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (4) 3-2 216 $4,200
5th Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (8) 4-2 216 $4,200
7th Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) 3-2 180 $3,000
7th Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif./Carrie Wendell, San Clemente, Calif. (10) 3-2 180 $3,000
9th Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wis./Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (7) 2-2 144 $1,920
9th Pat Keller, Cardiff, Calif./Marsha Miller, Los Angeles, Calif. (11) 3-2 144 $1,920
9th Jen Kessy, San Diego, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (12) 3-2 144 $1,920
9th Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill./Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (3) 1-2 144 $1,920
13th Gracie Santana, Basal, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hi. (15) 2-2 108 $1,260
13th Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Missy Ross, La Jolla, Calif. (13, 6) 1-2 108 $1,260
13th Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Julie Sprague, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (14) 1-2 108 $1,260
13th Kaili Kimura, Hawthorne, Calif./Sarah Schroeder, Van Nuys, Calif. (18) 1-2 108 $1,260
17th Deanne Johnson, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif./Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif. (17) 1-2 72 $600
17th Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Jeanette Simenson, Chicago, Ill. (23, 2) 0-2 72 $600
17th Arcadia Berjonneau, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (22, 1) 0-2 72 $600
17th Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Helen Reale, Los Angeles, Calif. (20) 1-2 72 $600
17th Daven Casad, Montecito, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara, Calif. (19) 1-2 72 $600
17th Katie Lindquist, Huntington Beach, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (21) 0-2 72 $600
17th Sonia Alonso, Madrid, Spain/Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (24, 12) 0-2 72 $600
17th Erin Galli, San Diego, Calif./Carrie Wright, Chula Vista, Calif. (16) 0-2 72 $600

Rank, Team (Qualification Tournament Seed) Record Points
Q Arcadia Berjonneau, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1) 2-0 Main Draw
Q Sonia Alonso, Torrance, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (12) 3-0 Main Draw
Q Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Missy Ross, La Jolla, Calif. (6) 3-0 Main Draw
Q Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Jeanette Simenson, Chicago, Ill. (2) 2-0 Main Draw
25th Kamila Pavlaskova, Redondo Beach, Calif./MJ Smith, Van Nuys, Calif. (24) 2-1 36
25th Jill Changaris, Woodland Hills, Calif./Alicia Zamparelli, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (4) 1-1 36
25th Bonnie Bright, Vista, Calif./Veronica Sanchez, Los Angeles, Calif. (19) 2-1 36
25th Karen Helyer, San Diego, Calif./Karen Reitz, San Diego, Calif. (7) 2-1 36
29th Tanya Fuamatu, Honolulu, Hi./Heide Ilustre, Carson, Calif. (17) 1-1 32
29th Natacha Nelson, Redondo Beach, Calif./Maggie Philgence, Santa Monica, Calif. (8) 1-1 32
29th Nicole Audette, Valencia, Calif./Lisa Marshall, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (5) 1-1 32
29th Liza De los Reyes, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Renee Smith, Wintersville, Ohio (13) 1-1 32
29th Kerri Eich, Santa Monica, Calif./Catie Fleisher, Culver City, Calif. (3) 0-1 32
29th Dragana Djordjezic, Playa Del Rey, Calif./Sharman Mitchell, San Diego, Calif. (11) 1-1 32
29th Heather Frewin, Long Beach, Calif./Debbie Spangler, Westminister, Calif. (23) 1-1 32
29th Dana Morgan, Fallbrook, Calif./Josie Youngblood, Oceanside, Calif. (15) 1-1 32
37th Jessica Alvarado, Long Beach, Calif./Danielle Shinn, Newport Beach, Calif. (16) 0-1 22
37th Shannon Sneed, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kristi Vanderberg, Torrance, Calif. (9) 0-1 22
37th Alicia Scott, Evergreen, Colo./Liza Soldvillo-Sigar, Huntington Beach, Calif. (25) 0-1 22
37th Susan Foos, Malibu, Calif./Karen Hallo, Santa Monica, Calif. (28) 0-1 22
37th Jennifer Maastricht, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Jean Mathews, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (21) 0-1 22
37th Leisa Butler, Del Mar, Calif./Patty Niemeyer, San Diego, Calif. (20) 0-1 22
37th April Chapple-Zanella, Beverly Hills, Calif./Marlene Monteleon, Bellflower, Calif. (14) 0-1 22
37th Silvia Bottazzi, San Diego, Calif./Manuela Broccolini, Piacenza, Italy (22) 0-1 22
37th Jackie Hatten, Westwood, Calif./Cheyenne Price, Homewood, Calif. (27) 0-1 22
37th Heather Bassett, Irvine, Calif./Jenna Branham, Irvine, Calif. (26) 0-1 22
37th Shari Leckman, San Diego, Calif./Susie Turner, San Diego, Calif. (10) 0-1 22
37th Lori Albright, Northridge, Calif./Gigi Krueger, Los Angeles, Calif. (18) 0-1 22

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BEACH TOURNAMENT HISTORY

THE MICHELOB LIGHT OPEN AT MANHATTAN BEACH - For 40th-season, pro beach volleyball returns to Manhattan Beach for The Michelob Light Open. The 2001 Michelob Light Open will also feature women's for the first-time in Manhattan Beach since 1994. There have been 42 men's and 15 women's pro beach events played at Manhattan Beach with Karch Kiraly winning the most titles (eight).  Here is a list of past champions for both men and women in Manhattan Beach.

Season Men's Winning Team
1960 Mike O'Hara/Mike Bright
1961 Mike O'Hara/Mike Bright
1962 Mike O'Hara/Mike Bright
1963 Mike O'Hara/Mike Bright
1964 Mike O'Hara/Mike Bright
1965 Gene Selznick/Ron Lang
1966 Ron Lang/Ron Von Hagen
1967 Ron Lang/Ron Von Hagen
1968 Henry Bergman/Larry Rundle
1969 Ron Von Hagen/John Vallely
1970 Ron Von Hagen/Henry Bergman
1971 Larry Rundle/Bob Clem
1972 Matt Gage/Buzz Swartz
1973 Bob Jackson/Fred Zeulich
1974 Ron Von Hagen/Tom Chamales
1975 Greg Lee/Jim Menges
1976 Chris Marlowe/Steve Obradovich
1977 Jim Menges/Chris Marlowe
1978 Greg Lee/Jim Menges
1979 Sinjin Smith/Jim Menges
1979 Andy Fishburn/Dane Selznick
1980 Karch Kiraly/Sinjin Smith
1980 Karch Kiraly/Sinjin Smith
1981 Randy Stoklos/Jim Menges
1982 Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1982 Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1983 Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1984 Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1985 Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1986 Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1987 Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1988 Karch Kiraly/Ricci Luyties
1989 Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1990 Brent Frohoff/Karch Kiraly
1991 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1992 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1993 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1994 Adam Johnson/Randy Stoklos
1995 Adam Johnson/Jose Loiola
1996 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1999 David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh
2000 Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego

Season Women's Winning Team
1983 Kathy Hanley/Kathy Gregory
1985 Kathy Hanley/Anna Prousalis
1987 Linda Chisholm/Jackie Silva
1987 Linda Chisholm/Jackie Silva
1988 Linda Chisholm/Jackie Silva
1989 Patty Dodd/Jackie Silva
1989 Linda Chisholm/Janice Harrer
1990 Karolyn Kirby/Jackie Silva
1991 Karolyn Kirby/Angela Rock
1992 Marla O'Hara/Dennie Shupryt Knoop
1992 Nancy Reno/Karolyn Kirby
1993 Holly McPeak/Cammy Ciarelli
1993 Liz Masakayan/Karolyn Kirby
1994 Linda Hanley/Linda Chisholm
1994 Liz Masakayan/Karolyn Kirby

 

 

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