AVP 2007

AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach

San Francisco, California USA

14-16 September 2007

http://www.Volleyball.ORG

 

WHAT: 

Men and Women Professional Beach Volleyball

 

The San Francisco area will play host to a professional beach volleyball tournament of 

the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Series.

WHO:

Top AVP Men to watch:

Top AVP Women to watch:

FORMAT

Top 8 Men's and Women's teams on the year based on a teams best 6 finishes.

 

MEN (seeding):

Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers (1)

Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger (2)

Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal (3)

John Hyden and Brad Keenan (4)

Fred Souza and Anthony Medel (5)

Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer (6)

Dax Holdren and Sean Scott (7)

Nick Lucena and Mark Williams (8)

WOMEN (seeding):

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (1)

Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh (2)

Rachel Wacholder and Tyra Turner (3)

Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan (4)

Jennifer Boss and April Ross (5)

Barbra Fontana and Dianne DeNecochea (6)

Angie Akers and Brooke Hanson (7)

Carrie Dodd and Tatiana Minello (8)

WHERE:  

Pier 30 / 32
Located on the Embarcadero (at Bryant)
San Francisco, CA 94107

 

MAP

AVP Host Hotel
Hilton San Francisco
333 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
TEL: (415) 771-1400

SCHEDULE

All times are PDT.

Friday, September 14, 2007 (DAY SESSION)
Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
Gates open at 9:30 a.m.
Competition start time 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

(8 total matches on 2 courts)

Friday, September 14, 2007 (NIGHT SESSION)
Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
Gates open at 4:30 p.m.
Competition start time 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM

(4 total matches)

Saturday, September 15, 2007 (DAY SESSION)
Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
Gates open at 9:30 a.m.
Competition start time 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
(8 total matches on 2 courts)


Saturday, September 15, 2007 (NIGHT SESSION)
Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
Gates open at 4:30 p.m.
Competition start time 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
(4 total matches)


Sunday, September 16, 2007
Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
Gates open at 10:30 a.m.
Competition start time 11:00 AM - 4:45 PM
Men's Finals 1:45 p.m.
Women's Finals 3:15 p.m.

(4 total matches on center court)

YOUTH CLINIC

Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn AVP Youth Indoor to Outdoor Transition Clinics are for all volleyball players between the ages of 12-18. 

Clinics are held onsite at AVP events and are free.

 

AVP Youth Indoor to Outdoor Transition Clinic
Thursday, September 13
Piers 30/32   (event site)
San Francisco, California
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
FREE
Pre-registration required (form below)
   http://www.avp.com/volleyball_nation/avpnext/youth_clinics.jsp

2007 AVP San Francisco Youth Clinic Registration Form (Microsoft Word Document)
   http://www.avp.com/downloads/2007/07avp_youth_clinic_registration_san_francisco.doc

Are you an indoor or outdoor volleyball player? Are you between the ages of 12-18?  

The Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn AVP Youth Indoor to Outdoor Transition Clinic is just for you!

The free Hilton & Hilton Garden Inn AVP Clinics are onsite, during the preliminary rounds of 

most AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour stops from 5-7 p.m.
The clinics are conducted by both AVP competitors and Hilton-sponsored athletes/coaches.

Sign up to transition your indoor volleyball game to the beach volleyball game or just to improve your beach skills!

See you on the beach!

RESULTS

 

Men's $200,000 AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach
September 14-16, 2007

Winner's Bracket

Round 1

   FRI 10am...
Match 1: Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) def. Nick Lucena / Mark Williams (8) 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 (1:07)
Match 2: Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (5) def. John Hyden / Brad Keenan (4) 21-19, 21-8 (0:36)
Match 3: Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) def. Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6) 21-15, 21-16 (0:42)
Match 4: Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger (2) def. Dax Holdren / Sean Scott (7) 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 (1:05)

Round 2
   FRI 6pm

Match 5: Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) def. Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (5) 17-21, 21-10, 17-15 (1:08)
   FRI 5pm

Match 6: Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger (2) def. Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) 21-15, 21-17 (0:42)

Contender's Bracket

Round 1   (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $6,000)
    SAT 10am

Match 7: John Hyden / Brad Keenan (4) def. Nick Lucena / Mark Williams (8) 21-17, 21-12 (0:34)
    SAT 11am

Match 8: Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6) def. Dax Holdren / Sean Scott (7) 21-19, 21-15 (0:47)


Round 2   (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $8,000)
Match 9: Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) def. John Hyden / Brad Keenan (4) 21-19, 32-30 (0:57)
Match 10: Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6) def. Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (5) 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 (1:01)


Semifinals
   SAT 5pm -
Match 11: Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) def. Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) 21-16, 21-19 (0:40)
Match 12: Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6) def. Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger (2) 21-16, 26-28, 18-16 (1:14)

 

Third-Place Match
   SUN 11am

Match 13: Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger (2) def. Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) by Forfeit

 

Finals
   SUN 1:45pm

Match 14: Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6) def. Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) 21-18, 27-25 (1:15)

 

Women's $200,000 AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach
September 14-16, 2007

Winner's Bracket

Round 1

   FRI 10am...
Match 1: Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (8) 21-12, 21-15 (0:33)
Match 2: Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5) def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4) 21-16, 25-23 (0:54)
Match 3: Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6) def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3) 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 (0:59)
Match 4: Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7) def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) 25-27, 21-19, 17-15 (1:06)

Round 2
   FRI 7pm

Match 5: Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5) 21-15, 21-18 (0:36)
   FRI 5pm 

Match 6: Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7) def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6) 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 (0:56)

Contender's Bracket

Round 1   (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $6,000)
   SAT 10am

Match 7: Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4) def. Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (8) 25-23, 21-18 (0:47)
   SAT 11am

Match 8: Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (3) 21-15, 21-14 (0:36)

Round 2   (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $8,000)
Match 9: Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6) def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4) 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 (1:03)
Match 10: Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) def. Jennifer Boss / April Ross (5) 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 (1:03)

Semifinals
   SAT 5pm -

Match 11: Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) def. Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6) 21-9, 21-11 (0:34)
Match 12: Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) def. Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7) 21-11, 16-21, 15-8 (0:55)

 

Third-Place Match
   SUN 12:20pm

Match 13: Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (6) def. Angie Akers / Brooke Hanson (7) 21-19, 21-17 (0:44)

 

Finals
   SUN 3:15pm

Match 14: Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) 21-14, 28-26 (1:09)

TICKETS

http://www.avp.com/events/tickets.jsp?eventId=1019

PHOTOS

 

         Friday 

              Phil Dahlhauser jumping towards the bridge, knees reaching the tape, hitting over Mark Williams

 

              Stein Metzger jump serving, view of San Francisco from the Main Court

 

              Brooke Hanson hitting line around Dianne DeNecochea block for Match point (and second upset of the day)

 

TELEVISION

FSN will broadcast the women's final Sept. 18 at 5:00 p.m. and the men's final Sept. 22 at noon (check your local listings).

HISTORY

The men last played an AVP event in San Francisco in 1996, when Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh successfully defended their title while the women played their lone tournament there in 1994 with Holly McPeak and Cammy Ciarelli claiming first prize.

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DIRECTIONS

 

Driving Directions to Piers 30/32
   Call 511 or visit 511.org ahead of time to find out real-time driving times and traffic conditions, including congestion, incidents, and construction.

From the East Bay
   Get on 580 W Take it to 80 W/Bay Bridge. Go over the Bay Bridge. Take the Fremont Street Exit on your right. Turn left onto Fremont Street.    Immediately get over to the right. Turn right onto Howard. Turn left onto Embarcadero. Piers 30/32 will be on your right.

From the North Bay
   Take 101 S/Golden Gate Bridge to the Downtown/Lombard exit. Turn left on Van Ness and right on Bay Street. Take Bay Street to Embarcadero. Make a right onto Embarcadero. Take Embarcadero to Brannan Street.

From the Peninsula/South Bay
   Take 280 N (or 101 N to 280 N) and exit at 6th Street. Make a right on Brannan, the first right off the exit. Make a left on Second Street and a right on Harrison Street. Take Harrison to the Embarcadero. Go right on Embarcadero. Take Embarcadero to Brannan Street.

 

Use 511 and plan your trip ahead of time!
   Get real-time Bay Area traffic and transit information to Piers 30/32 by simply calling 5-1-1 or visiting 511.org. It's free! With 511, you'll find everything you want to know about real-time driving times and traffic conditions; public transit routes, fares and transit trip planning; bicycling info, and more.

Not sure how to get there on transit? 511.org's TakeTransit Trip Planner can help. Simply enter "Pier 30" or "Pier 32" as your destination to plan your trip.

 

SF MUNI
415-673-MUNI
www.sfmuni.com
Take any MUNI streetcar to Embarcadero and board the T-Sunnydale train. Get off at the Embarcadero/Brannan stop. The T-Sunnydale runs approximately every fifteen minutes. To find out when the next train is coming, call 511 and say "Arrival Times".

MUNI bus 12 Folsom stops at Embarcadero and Harrison (approximately 2 blocks from Piers 30/32).

MUNI buses 30 Stockton and 45 Union-Stockton stop at 4th and Brannan (approximately 6 blocks from Piers 30/32).

 

BART
510-465-2278
www.bart.gov
Take BART to the Embarcadero stop in San Francisco. After exiting, go up one level to MUNI and take the T-Sunnydale line to the Embarcadero/Brannan stop. BART trains run approximately every 20 minutes on Saturdays.

  

Caltrain
1-800-660-4287
www.caltrain.com

 

AC Transit
Call 511
www.511.org
AC Transit provides bus service from many East Bay cities to the Transbay Terminal at Mission and Fremont Streets. This is a short walk to Piers 30/32. Call or check their website for schedules and information.

Alameda / Oakland Ferry
510-522-3300
www.eastbayferry.com

 

Blue & Gold Fleet
www.blueandgoldfleet.com

Golden Gate Ferry
Call 511
www.goldengateferry.org

Golden Gate Transit
Call 511
www.goldengatetransit.org
Golden Gate Transit will be running buses throughout the day. For the complete list of bus schedules, click here.

  

SamTrans
1-800-660-4287
www.samtrans.com
Take SamTrans Route KX or Route 292 from the Peninsula to the Transbay Terminal at First and Mission Streets in San Francisco.

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