Professional 2-person beach volleyball tournament.
The world's best male and female players from the AVP Tour will compete in a three-day tournament.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
6-9 September, 2001
THURSDAY
Rogers, Holdren, Masakayan & Schuster Advance to Friday's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Action; $150,000 Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach Starts in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Two men and two women players earned spots in this weekend's $150,000 Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach competition at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino after the first round here Thursday (September 6) in the heated Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) action on the Sunset Park sand.
Todd Rogers and Dax Holdren advanced from the men's pool play competition and Leanne Schuster and Liz Masakayan earned spots in Friday's opening women's action at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. With $24,000 in prize money being distributed Thursday, all four advancing players each earned $3,000 for their three match victories at Sunset Park.
Tickets are on sale for the final three days at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office (800-693-ROCK) or through any TicketMaster outlet. Ticket prices range from $5 to $15 per day. The first matches will start at 10 a.m. (PDT) each day on the purpose-built AVP Hard Rock Beach Stadium.
All four first round advancers from Friday's action posted 3-0 match marks in pool play. Rogers, who was seeded seventh overall entering the competition, will remain as the seventh-seeded team this weekend as he competes in Pool D with Stein Metzger, Brent Doble and Canyon Ceman.
Like Rogers, Holdren maintained his seed for Friday and Saturday's schedule as he will compete in Pool C with Kevin Wong, LeGrande and Mike Whitmarsh, the defending Paul Mitchell King of the Beach Champion. Whitmarsh won the 2000 crown at the Hard Rock Hotel last October over Holdren, Brian Lewis and Ceman.
Masakayan, who was seeded 12th entering play Thursday, will be seeded seventh this weekend with Schuster eighth. Schuster will compete with Elaine Youngs, Holly McPeak and Wendy Stammer in women's Pool C. Barbra Fontana, the defending Queen of the Beach, headlines Pool D with Lisa Arce, Sarah Straton and Masakayan.
Eric Fonoimoana, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medallists and 1998 King of the Beach winner, failed to qualify as Holdren advanced. Fonoimoana and Carrie Busch will be the alternates Friday and Saturday for injured players.
The 10th annual Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach, being hosted for the fifth consecutive year by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Las Vegas, concludes the eight-stop 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The special tournament, with players switching partners for each match, will be played Friday through Sunday in the purpose-built AVP Beach Stadium at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The official entries for The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach were identified with a player's top three finishes during the 2001 domestic season determining the top 14 players in each gender for Las Vegas.
PAUL MITCHELL KING & QUEEN OF THE BEACH COMPETITIONS
Las Vegas, Nev., September 6-9, 2001
September 6 at Sunset Park; September 7-9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Revised September 6, 2001
Thursday, September 6 Match Results
Men's Results
· Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (No. 7-seeded Men's)/Colin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (14) def. Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (10)/Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (11), 21-16 and 21-16 (45 minutes); · Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (8)/Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa, Beach, Calif. (13) def. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif. (9)/Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif. (12), 21-16 and 21-15 (47);
· Rogers (7)/Ayakatubby (11) def. Scott (10)/Smith (14), 21-18 and 21-13 (41);
· Holdren (8)/Bacil (12) def. Hannemann (9)/Fonoimoana (13), 23-25, 22-20 and 15-12 (80);
· Rogers (7)/Scott (10) def. Ayakatubby (11)/Smith (14), 21-16 and 21-12 (42);
· Holdren (8)/Hannemann (9) def. Bacil (12)/Fonoimoana (13), 18-21, 21-16 and 15-12 (62).
Women's Results
· Nancy Mason, Belleville, Ill. (No. 10-seeded Women's player)/Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (11) def. Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (7) & Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wisc. (14), 19-21, 21-18 and 15-9 (54 minutes);
· Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (9)/Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (12) def. Dianne DeNecochea, La Jolla, Calif. (8)/Rachel Laguna Beach, Calif. (13), 21-17 and 21-12 (35);
· Hanley (7)/Schuster (11) def. Mason/Danalee Bragado, Honolulu, Hi. (10)/Busch (14), 16-21, 21-19 and 15-11 (75, Bragado replaced Mason due to injury in the second set with Hanley/Schuster leading 12-5); · DeNecochea (8)/Masakayan (12) def. Meredith (9)/Wacholder (13), 21-19, 17-21 and 16-14 (69)
· Schuster (11)/Busch (14) def. Hanley (7)/Bragado (10), 21-19 and 21-17 (39);
· Masakayan (12)/Wacholder (13) def. DeNecochea (8)/Meredith (9), 21-18 and 21-16 (43).
SEEDS
Paul Mitchell King of the Beach Seeds Pool Play
1 - Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. Pool C
2 - Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi. Pool D
3 - Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn. Pool D
4 - Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. Pool C
5 - Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. Pool C
6 - Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Pool D
7 - Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (7) Pool D
8 - Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (8) Pool C
Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa, Beach, Calif. (13) ALTERNATE
Paul Mitchell Queen of the Beach Seeds Pool Play
1 - Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. Pool C
2 - Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Pool D
3 - Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif. Pool D
4 - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Pool C
5 - Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. Pool C
6 - Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. Pool D
7. Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (12) Pool D
8 - Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (11) Pool C
Carrie Busch, Milwaukee, Wisc. ALTERNATE
MATCHES WINS-LOSS GAMES W-L POINTS FOR-AGAINST EARNINGS
Men's Day One W L SF SA PF PA EarningsPool ARogers (7) 3 0 6 0 126 91 $3,000Scott (10) 1 2 2 4 105 112 $1,000Ayakatubby (11) 1 2 2 4 102 115 $1,000Smith (14) 1 2 2 4 101 116 $1,000Pool BHoldren (8) 3 0 6 2 156 137 $3,000Fonoimoana (13) 1 2 4 4 148 145 $1,000Hannemann (9) 1 2 3 5 142 151 $1,000Bacil (12) 1 2 3 5 140 153 $1,000Women's Day One W L SF SA PF PA EarningsPool ASchuster (11) 3 0 6 2 126 91 $3,000Busch (14) 1 2 4 4 105 112 $1,000Mason/Bragado (10) 1 2 3 5 102 115 $1,000Hanley (7) 1 2 3 5 101 116 $1,000Pool BMasakayan (12) 3 0 6 1 138 117 $3,000Meredith (9) 1 2 3 4 130 125 $1,000Wacholder (13) 1 2 3 4 125 130 $1,000DeNecochea (8) 1 2 2 5 117 138 $1,000
Friday, September 7 Match Schedule
10 a.m. - Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (No. 2-seeded Women's)/Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (7, No. 12-seeded overall) vs. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif. (3)/Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6);
11 a.m. - Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1)/Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (8, 11) vs. Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4)/Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. (5);
12 p.m. - Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi. (No. 2-seeded Men's)/Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara (7, 7) vs. Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn. (3)/Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (6)l
1 p.m. - Fontana (2)/Straton (6) vs. Arce (3)/Masakayan (7, 12);
2 p.m. - Youngs (1)/Stammer (5) vs. McPeak (4)/Schuster (8, 11);
3 p.m. - Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (1)/Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (8, 8) vs. Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (4)/Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (5).
Saturday, September 8 Match Schedule
10 a.m. - Metzger (2)/Ceman (6) vs. Doble (3)/Rogers (7, 7);
11 a.m. - Wong (1)/Whitmarsh (5) vs. LeGrande (4)/Holdren (8, 8);;
12 p.m. - Fontana (2)/Arce (3) vs. Straton (6)/Masakayan (7, 12);
1 p.m. - Metzger (2)/Doble (3) vs. Ceman (6)/Rogers (7, 7);
2 p.m. - Wong (1)/LeGrande (4) vs. Whitmarsh (5)/Holdren (8, 8);
3 p.m. - Youngs (1)/McPeak (4) vs. Stammer (5)/Schuster (8, 12).
Sunday, September 9 Match Schedule
10 a.m. - Women Pool C winner/Pool D runner-up vs. Pool D winner/Pool C runner-up
11 a.m. - Men Pool C winner/Pool D runner-up vs. Pool D winner/Pool C runner-up
12:15 p.m. - Women Pool C winner/Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D winner/Pool D runner-up
1:15 p.m. - Men Pool C winner/Pool C runner-up vs. Pool D winner/Pool D runner-up
2:30 p.m. - Women Pool C winner/Pool D winner vs. Pool C runner-up/Pool D runner-up
3:30 p.m. - Men Pool C winner/ Pool D winner vs. Pool C runner-up/Pool D runner-up