Association of Volleyball Professionals
$150,000 AVP 2002 Nissan U.S. Championships of Beach Volleyball
North Avenue Beach, Chicago
August 22-25, 2002
Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Men's and Women's Qualifier
Outer Courts
Registration begins at 7:00 am.
Over 90 Men's and Women's teams compete on the outer courts.
Friday & Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Men's and Women's Main Draw
Stadium & Outer Courts
32 Men's and 24 Women's teams compete for the 2002 Chicago Title.
Featuring:
Men's Tournament
Kevin Wong & Stein Metzger
Karch Kiraly & Brent Doble
Eric Fonoimoana & Dax HoldrenWomen's Tournament
Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs
Jenny Johnson Jordan & Annett Davis
AVP "Serve, Pass & Hit" Interactive Skills Challenge
Serve Pass Hit Court
Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & Sunday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
The AVP "Serve, Pass & Hit" is a fun and free national youth skills competition for boys and girls in five age groups (6-9, 10-11, 12-14, 15-16 and 17-18). The program emphasizes three important skills of volleyball: serving, passing and hitting. The winners of each age group will be announced Sunday prior to the women's final match.
Youth Day
Wed 10am - 12pm (63rd Street)
Wed 1:30pm - 3:30pm (North Avenue Beach)
The AVP and the AVP Cares program will be working closely with Chicago Park District to put on a city wide youth beach volleyball clinic entitled "AVP Chicago Youth Day". 1000 kids will be rounded up through the city's Park and Recreation departments for 2 sessions of beach volleyball instruction featuring AVP professionals Nancy Mason, Leanne Schuster, Carrie Busch, Jen Meredith, Scott Lane and Colin Smith.
There will be two sessions. The first session will be held from 10:00-Noon at 63rd Street. The second session will be held at North Avenue Beach in front of the AVP site from 1:30-3:30pm.
Free Admission
General
Seating (Stadium Court)
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400 Sand Spaces
- 1600
Bleacher Seats
Location: North Ave. Beach @ Lakeshore Dr.
Driving: From O'Hare airport take the Kennedy Expressway East (about 10 miles). Take the Fullerton Ave/ 2400 N. exit (number 47A). Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto W. Fullerton Ave - W. Fullerton becomes Fullerton Parkway. Take US - 41 Ramp. Merge onto Notrh Lake Shore Dr. Take the IL - 64/La Salle Dr. ramp towards North Ave. keep left at the fork to go on N. Lake Shore Dr.
NBC Television - Sunday 1:00-3:00pm
QUALIFICATION RESULTS
THURSDAY, 22 AUGUST 2002
Men's Qualifiers:
Jeff Alzina (Redondo Beach, CA) / Chris Kosty (Fountain Valley, CA)
Skyler Dale Davis (Irving,TX) / Steve Simpson (Conroe, TX)
David Smith (Santa Monica, CA) / Scott Wong (Pearl City, Hi)
Kevin Dake (Irvine, CA) / Saide Souikane (San Diego, CA)
Jason Lee (Venice, CA) / Gaston Macau (Miami Beach, FL)
Christopher Guigliano (Santa Barbara, CA) / Donald Suxho (Redondo Beach, CA)
John Hyden (Los Angeles, CA) / Christian McCaw (Santa Monica, CA)
Adam Roberts (Murrells Inlet, SC) / Jim Walls (Cape May, NJ)
Women's Qualifiers:
Erin Galli (San Diego, CA) / Valinda Hilleary (Newport Beach, CA)
Rhonda Kottke (Manhattan Beach, CA) / Marla O'Hara (Aguora Hills, CA)
Sharman Mitchell (San Diego, CA) / Alicia Polzin (San Diego, CA)
Erin Borskev (Orland Park, IL) / Abby Georgy (Crystal Lake, IL)
Jill Changaris (Woodland Hills, CA) / Lisa Marshall (Playa Del Rey, CA)
Catie Fleisher (Los Angeles, CA) / Kristin Schritter (San Diego, CA)
NISSAN US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS SET TO KICKOFF
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 AFTER QUALIFIERS COMPETE TODAY FOR
SPOTS IN THE MAIN DRAW
CHICAGO (August 22, 2002) -- Eight men's teams and six women's teams advance to the main draw of the Nissan US Open Championships Presented by Xbox, the sixth stop on the Association of Volleyball Professionals 2002 Tour, which takes place this weekend at North Avenue Beach.
The three day tournament kicks off in full force Friday, August 23 at 9:00 a.m. with the top seeded men's team of Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren, winners of two events this season and the top seeded women's team of Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, winners of four events this year expected to see action early Saturday morning.
Karch Kiraly, the most decorated player in volleyball history will be looking to pass $3 million in career earnings this weekend, which would be guaranteed with a finish of fifth place or better.
The men's final on Sunday will be televised live on NBC sports from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET.
Men's Qualification Tournament Results (Thursday, August 22)
First-round (losers eliminated, place 57th)
* Kevin Burgess, Redondo Beach, Calif./Steven Ijams, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (No. 32-seeded qualification team) def. Eric Roberts, Santa Monica, Calif./Chad Wick, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (33), 21-17, 18-21 and 15-12 (60 minutes);
* Brett Becker, Sarasota, Fla./Derek Zimmerman, New Orleans (17) def. Matt Botsford, Indianapolis, Ind./Keith Huber, Mentor, Ohio (48), 21-15 and 21-16 (39);
*Jeff Alzina, Redondo Beach, Calif./Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif. (16) def. Brian Kramer, Lisle, Ill./Claudio Szenasi, Lisle, Ill. (49), 21-12 and 24-22 (55);
* Mike Bruning, San Diego/Jeff Smith, San Diego (24) def. Brad Fowler, Edmond, Okla./Blake Newman, Oklahoma City, Okla. (41), 15-21, 21-13 and 15-11 (63);
* Peter Divenere, Chicago/Joey Middlebrooks, San Diego (25) def. Jeff Hahn, Eupora, Miss./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Ind. (40), 21-15 and 21-19 (45);
* Hal Blakeslee, Dunwoody, Ga./Brian Schoenbaum, Atlanta (28) def. Pete Guthy, Pompano Beach, Fla./Marc Lowe, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (37), 10-21, 21-17 and 21-19 (62);
* Santana Aker, Long Beach, Calif./Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (21) def. Gustavo Meyer, Mexico City/Ryan Stuntz, Redondo Beach, Calif. (44), 21-15 and 21-18 (33);
* Mike Daniel, Ocean City, Calif./Jacob Gibb, Fountain Valley, Calif. (12) def. Paul Rajchel, Milwaukee,Wisc./Jonathan Winter, Chicago (53) by forfeit;
* Ryan Cronin, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Anthony Mihalic, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (13) def. Lee Andrews, Dayton, Ohio/Ronnie Mahlerwein, Cincinnati (52), 21-14 and 21-17 (51);
* Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif./Saide Souikane, San Diego (20) def. Matt Akromis, Omaha, Neb./Jeff Pheffer, Kansas City, Mo. (45), 21-14 and 21-19 (37);
* Sean Mackin, Chicago/Hans Stolfus, San Diego (36) def. Daniel Boken, Chicago/Joe Boken, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (29), 18-21, 21-16 and 15-6 (70);
* Marcos Cordova, Chicago/Mike Salak, Chicago (30) def. Chad Winterhalter, Grandville, Mich./Zach Winterhalter, Grandville, Mich. (35), 21-13 and 21-11 (35);
* Biven Sadler, San Diego/Andy Shean, San Diego (19) def. Curt Abbott, Quincy, Ill./Brad Neisen, Quincy, Ill. (46) by forfeit;
* Jonathan Scott, Fort Wayne, Ind./Jonathan Thompson, Fort Wayne, Ind. (51) def. Scott Hill, Los Angeles/Dan Mintz, Venice, Calif. (14), 21-19 and 21-15 (46);
* Ryan Lindstrom, Denver/Jamey Martin, Littleton, Colo. (43) def. Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Scott Kiedaisch, El Segundo, Calif. (22), 21-19 and 21-16 (50);
* Jon Gubera, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mark Loedwyck, Naperville, Ill. (38) def. Seth Burnham, Northridge, Calif./Daniel Skilins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (27), 21-17 and 23-21 (54);
* Jeff Myers, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Smith, Redondo Beach, Calif. (26) def. Danny Cook, Mt. Juliet, Tenn./David Pryor, North Hollywood, Calif. (39), 21-17, 17-21 and 16-14 (56);
* Mark Addy, Chicago/Mike Szymanski, Encinitas, Calif. (42) def. Greg Boor, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Jeff Murrell, Los Angeles (23), 21-16 and 21-18 (53);
* Tom Barber, Redondo Beach, Calif./Brian Duff, Redondo Beach, Calif. (15) def. Jeff Graham, Omaha, Neb./Chad Hiner, West Des Moines, Iowa (50);
* Felipe Ralat, Chicago/Jorge Ralat, Fort Wayne, Ind. (47) def. Tony Pray, Simi Valley, Calif./Lucas Wisniakowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (18), 21-17 and 21-19 (45);
* C.J. Denk, Webster, N.Y./Robert Jackson, Rochester, N.Y. (34) def. Sergio Penaloza, Sousalito, Calif./Jared Sellers, Foster City, Calif. > (31), 19-21, 21-17 and 15-11 (57).
Second-round (losers eliminated, place 41st)
* Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif./Richard Vanhuizen, Redondo Beach, Calif. (1) def. Burgess/Ijams (32), 21-15 and 21-7 (28);
* Alzina/Kosty (16) def. Becker/Zimmerman (17), 21-19 and 21-19 (51);
* Skyler Dale Davis, Irving, Texas/Steve Simpson, Conroe, Texas (9) def. Bruning/J.Smith (24), 24-22 and 21-15 (39);
* Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./John Moran, Phoenix (8) def. Divenere/Middlebrooks (25), 21-14 and 21-6 (42); >
* David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif./Scott Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5) def. Blakeslee/Schoenbaum (28), 21-16 and 21-15 (N/A);
* Daniel/Gibb (12) def. Aker/Barnes (21), 21-19 and 21-12 (38);
* Dake/Souikane (20) def. Cronin/Mihalic (13), 24-22 and 37-35 (64);
* Matt Heath, Myrtle Beach, S.C./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4) def. Mackin/Stolfus (36), 18-21, 21-16 and 15-6 (70);
* Jason Lee, Venice, Calif./Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (3) def. Cordova/Salak (30), 21-13 and 21-15 (36);
* Sadler/Shean (19) def. Scott/Thompson (51), 21-16 and 21-19 (40);
* Lindstrom/Martin (43) def. John Braunstein, Costa Mesa, Calif./Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (11), 21-19 and 21-14 (40);
* John Hyden, Los Angeles/Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (6) def. Gubera/Loedwyck (38), 21-12 and 21-10 (41);
* Christopher Guigliano, Santa Barbara, Calif./Donald Suxho, Redondo Beach, Calif. (7) def. Myers/M.Smith (26), 21-12 and 21-14 (38);
* Brian Chapman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Tory Tukuafu, Honolulu (10) def. Addy/Szymanski (42), 18-21, 21-18 and 15-13 (60);
* Barber/Duff (15) def. F.Ralat/J.Ralat (47), 21-14 and 26-24 (43);
* Adam Roberts, Murrells Inlet, S.C./Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J. (2) def. Denk/Jackson (34), 21-14 and 21-17 (36).
Third-round (winners advance to Main Draw; losers eliminated, place 33rd)
* Alzina/Kosty (16) def. Reilly/Vanhuizen (1), 24-22 and 21-19 (44);
* Davis/Simpson (9) def. Jr.Graham/Moran (8), 21-12 and 21-15 (41);
* D.Smith/S.Wong (5) def. Daniel/Gibb (12), 21-19 and 22-20 (43);
* Dake/Souikane (20) def. Heath/Vazquez (4), 21-23, 21-17 and 20-22 (60);
* Lee/Macau (3) def. Sadler/Shean (19), 21-17 and 21-13 (34);
* Hyden/McCaw (6) def. Lindstrom/Martin (43), 21-14, 21-15 and 15-10 (50);
* Guigliano/Suxho (7) def. Chapman/Tukuafu (10), 22-20, 17-21 and 15-13 (63);
* A.Roberts/Walls (2) def. Barber/Duff (15), 21-14 and 21-17 (45).
Women's Qualification Tournament Results (Thursday, August 22)
First Round (losers eliminated, place 35th)
* Julie McGarr, Houston/Samantha Meador, Houston (No. 17-seeded qualification tournament team) def. Kirsten Niedung, Los Angeles/Kelly Rowe, Los Angeles (16), 21-19, 16-19 and 15-12 (60 minutes);
* Jill Changaris, Woodland Hills, Calif./Lisa Marshall, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (9) def. Sarah Clark, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Debbie Lambert, Los Angeles (24), 21-5 and 21-16 (NA);
* Valerie Duringer, Rancho Palos Verde, Calif./Helen Reale, Los Angeles (8) def. Katherine Fay, Grandville, Mich./Lori Janssen, Hudsonville, Mich. (25), 21-17 and 21-9 (39);
* Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara, Aguora Hills, Calif. (5) def. Marnie Adams, Tacoma, Wash./Leanne Haarbauer, Redondo Beach, Calif. (28), 21-6 and 21-11 (NA);
* Karen Helyer, San Diego/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (12) def. Maggie Philgence, Santa Monica, Calif./Ashanti Taylor, Long Beach, Calif. (21), 21-14 and 25-23 (NA);
* Barbara Birnbaum, La Jolla, Calif./Saralyn Smith, San Diego (13) def. Jeannette Hecker, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Dawn Steinhauser, Starkville, Miss. (20), 21-12 and 23-21 (51);
* Nicole Audette, Valencia, Calif./Alicia Zamparelli, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (4) def. Laura Ames, Venice, Calif./Sherry Jackson, Chicago (29), 21-11 and 21-14 (NA);
* Kerri Eich, Santa Monica, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (3) def. Kim Berrington, Britton, Mich./Sara Schaub, Ypsilanti, Mich. (30), 21-17 and 21-15 (52);
* Sharman Mitchell, San Diego/Alicia Polzin, San Diego (14) def. Deanna Johnson, Bonita, Calif./Karen Reitz, San Diego (19), 21-13 and 22-20 (48);
* Jessica Alvarado, Fountain Valley, Calif./Danielle Shinn, Huntington > Beach, Calif. (11) def. Jean Matthews, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Shannon Sneed, Redondo Beach, Calif. (22), 21-11 and 21-12 (51);
* Catie Fleisher, Los Angeles/Kristin Schritter, San Diego (6) def. Renee Nash, Worth, Ill./Kelly Price, Clinton Township, Mich. (27), 21-14 > and 21-10 (NA);
* Kimberly Coleman, Corona del Mar, Calif./Alicia Scott, Evergreen, Calif. (7) def. Michelle Taulbee, Spring Lake, Mich./Mary Wilson, Grand Haven, Mich. (26), 21-11 and 21-15 (36);
* Jeanette Simenson, Chicago/Julie Sprague, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10) def. Makalani Hovey, Redondo Beach, Calif./Suzanne McReynolds, Redondo Beach, Calif. (23), 21-9 and 21-8 (51);
* Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif./Jenelle Koester, San Diego (15) def. Natalie Sime, Denver/Dawn Tischauser, Denver (18), 21-16 and 21-12 (50);
* Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Abby Georgy, Crystal Lake, Ill. (31) def. Daven Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara, > Calif. (2), 28-26, 19-21 and 28-26 (NA)
Second round (losers eliminated, place 27th)
* Erin Galli, San Diego/Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif. (1) def. McGarr/Meador (17), 21-17 and 21-16 (38);
* Changaris/Marshall (9) def. Duringer/Reale (8), 21-15 and 21-15 (49);
* Kotke/O'Hara (5) def. Helyer/Van Dyke (12), 26-24 and 21-16 (40);
* Birnbaum/Smith (13) def. Audette/Zamparelli (4), 13-21, 21-17 and 15-13 (62);
* Mitchell/Polzin (14) def. Eich/White (3), 21-12 and 21-15 (40);
* Fleisher/Schritter (6) def. Alvarado/Shinn (11), 21-18, 20-22 and 15-12 (75);
* Simenson/Sprague (10) def. Coleman/Scott (7), 21-15 and 21-19 (51);
* Borske/Georgy (31) def. Baily/Koester (15), 21-16 and 21-19 (40).
Third round (winners advance to main draw, losers to fourth round)
* Galli/Hilleary (1) def. Changaris/Marshall (9), 19-21, 21-16 and > 15-7 (62);
* Kotke/O'Hara (5) def. Birnbaum/Smith (13);
* Mitchell/Polzin (14) def. Fleisher/Schritter (6), 21-15 and 21-16 > (51);
* Borske/Georgy (31) def. Simenson/Sprague (10), 14-21, 21-18 and 15-13 (54).
Fourth round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 25th)
* Birnbaum/Smith (13) def. Changaris/Marshall (9), 21-18, 16-21 and 15-7;
* Simenson/Sprague (10) def. Fleisher/Schritter (6), 21-18 and 21-19 (41).
TOP-SEEDED MCPEAK & YOUNGS LEAD FIELD IN AVP CHICAGO OPEN;
MEN'S MAIN DRAW CONTINUES SATURDAY ON NORTH AVENUE BEACH
CHICAGO, ILL. - Top-seeded Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs won as expected here Friday (August 23) during the opening women's Main Draw rounds in the $150,000 AVP Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball presented by Xbox.
The sixth of seven events on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour, the AVP Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball also features men's competition on North Avenue Beach. The 24-team women's Main Draw bracket concludes Saturday with a 1 p.m. (CDT) championship match where the winning team will split $17,400 for first-place. The women's title match will be taped for NBC's national telecast Sunday from 2-4 p.m. (EDT). The men's title match will be aired "live" followed by the women's finale.
The two Friday wins by McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Youngs (Durango, Colo.) put the top-ranked team on the 2002 AVP Tour in position to stop an August drought. McPeak and Youngs, who won seven of their first nine events this season, have placed third, second and second in three tournaments this month.
Winners of 27 of 28 AVP Tour matches in 2002, McPeak and Youngs captured titles earlier this season in May (one), June (three) and July (three). Combined with their efforts on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, McPeak and Youngs have won 70 of 74 matches in 2002 with international titles in Norway, France and Greece.
McPeak and Youngs advanced to Saturday's play where they face fourth-seeded Lisa Arce (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Linda Hanley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) in a morning match to determine a spot in the semifinals. Sixth-seeded Dianne DeNecochea (San Diego, Calif.) and Barbra Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) challenge second-seeded Annett Davis (Tarzana, Calif.) and Jenny Johnson Jordan (Tarzana, Calif.) for the second semifinal berth.
Four other women's teams remain in contention for the "Windy City" title despite losing one match each Friday. Fifth-seeded Nancy Mason (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Rachel Wacholder (El Segundo, Calif.) play ninth-seeded Danalee Bragado (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Ali Wood (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) while seventh-seeded Katy Eldridge (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Jennifer Meredith (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) challenge third-seeded Carrie Busch (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Leanne Schuster (Manhattan Beach, Calif.).
Davis and Johnson became one of three teams to defeat McPeak and Youngs this season by defeating the AVP Tour's top-ranked team 13-21, 23-21 and 15-9 in the 59-minute Manhattan Beach finale (August 11). The Southern California win for Davis and Johnson Jordan snapped McPeak and Youngs' four-event, 25-match domestic winning streak.
McPeak and Youngs four other defeats this season have been on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour to United States rivals Misty May/Kerri Walsh and 2000 Sydney Olympic Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia. McPeak and Youngs are 1-3 against May and Walsh this season and 4-1 against Cook and Pottharst.
After placing third in Austria where they dropped an August 3 semifinal match to May (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.), McPeak and Youngs returned to California to see their domestic winning streak snapped in the finals of the Manhattan Beach Open.
Winners of 23 of 29 matches this season with $48,390 in earnings, Davis and Johnson Jordan dropped an AVP Tour finale to McPeak and Youngs June 30 in Belmar, N. J. Davis and Johnson Jordan have now posted a 213-67 match mark in 46 career events together. The pair has shared $469,185 in earnings to rank second domestically and fifth overall.
While Davis and Johnson Jordan placed third in the first three AVP Tour events this season, DeNecochea and Fontana were losing California title matches to McPeak and Youngs in Huntington Beach (May 26), Hermosa Beach (June 9) and Santa Barbara (June 16).
After defeating Cook and Pottharst in the semifinals of last Sunday's Chinese Open, McPeak and Youngs were defeated by May and Walsh in the 51-minute Gold Medal match 12-21, 21-15 and 19-17. McPeak and Youngs defeated May and Walsh in July's French Grand Slam event Gold Medal Match.
With Chicago hosting the 20th men's and 11th women's pro beach volleyball event, the men's competition features Karch Kiraly's effort to become a $3-million career winner while Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren seek their third AVP Tour title this season. Both the Kiraly/Brent Doble and Fonoimoana/Holdren won their opening matches Friday.
Kiraly, who became the winningest pro beach player in history by capturing his 140th title in 1999 with Adam Johnson on North Avenue Beach, has earned nearly $3-million in his career. Playing with Doble (Capistrano Beach, Calif.) this season, Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) captured his 143rd title at June's Santa Barbara stop. Sinjin Smith, who retired last season, held the mark for career titles (139) before Kiraly's Chicago win with Johnson.
Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) enter the AVP Chicago Open as the top-ranked men's team with two titles, two seconds and a fifth to their domestic credit this season. The pair has now won 28 of 32 AVP Tour matches this season with $58,100 in earnings. Combined with their six FIVB starts, Fonoimoana and Holdren have a 46-11 match mark this season with $81,800 in winnings.
While Fonoimoana and Holdren have been the standout domestically, Stein Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) have paced the United States men on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Metzger and Wong, who have posted an AVP second and two thirds this season, have three podium placements international with a Gold Medal finish July 28 in Portugal.
Metzger and Wong, who split a pair of matches Friday, have posted a 45-18 match mark this season with $89,850 in shared earnings. On the AVP Tour, Metzger and Wong have won 19 of 28 domestic matches with $27,450 in winnings. The pair placed 17th in the Manhattan Beach Open for their lowest AVP Tour the past two season.
Canyon Ceman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Mike Whitmarsh (San Diego, Calif.), who have played in three AVP Tour finals this season against Fonoimoana and Holdren, also won two matches Friday. Ceman and Whitmarsh, winners of 23 of 29 domestic matches this season with $42,670 in winnings, dropped the Huntington and Manhattan finales and won the Belmar title match.
Joining the list of men's winners on the 2002 AVP Tour are Albert Hannemann (Torrance, Calif.) and Jeff Nygaard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hanneman and Nygaad captured the second stop in Hermosa Beach (June 9) by outlasting Metzger and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) 18-21, 29-27 and 27-25 in 100 minutes.
Since winning in Hermosa, Hannemann and Nygaard have placed ninth, ninth and 13th while winning only eight of 14 matches. The pair had won nine of their first 11 matches this season. Hannemann and Nygaard won both of their matches Friday and face Fonoimoana and Holdren Saturday morning.
The last pro beach event in Chicago was prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games where Brazil's Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego won the men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event on Montrose Beach. Two days later on July 4th, McPeak and May captured the women's international title by defeating the top-ranked Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede in the Gold Medal match.
The Chicago event will also determine the top eight men's and women's teams for the AVP Tour's season finale at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. (September 5-7). The 2002 women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour concludes in September with events in Spain (Mallorca, 3-7) and Brazil (Vitoria, 17-22). The men's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour concludes with stops in Spain (September 4-8 in Mallorca) and Brazil (October 1-6 in Fortaleza).
Association of Volleyball Professionals
$150,000 AVP Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball presented by Xbox
North Avenue Beach, Chicago, Ill., August 22-25, 2002
Friday's Women's Main Draw Results
Winner's Bracket, First round
· Katie Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (17) def. Erin Galli, San Diego/Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif. (16, No. 1-seeded qualification tournament team), 21-17 and 21-15 (32 minutes);
· Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) def. Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Abby Georgy, Crystal Lake, Ill. (24, 31), 21-13 and 21-11 (35);
· Tanya Fuamatu, Waipahu, Hi./Heidi Ilustre, Honolulu (12) def. Jeanette Simenson, Chicago/Julie Sprague, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (21, 10), 21-16 and 21-15 (47);
· Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara, Aguora Hills, Calif. (20, 5) def. Anne McArthur, Los Angeles/Barbara Nyland, San Diego (13), 21-14 and 21-15 (42);
· Jen Kessy, San Diego/Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif. (14) def. Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (19), 21-13, 15-21 and 15-12 (56);
· Ashley Bowles, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif. (11) def. Barbara Birnbaum, La Jolla, Calif./Saralyn Smith, San Diego (22, 13), 21-18 and 21-14 (37);
· Sharman Mitchell, San Diego/Alicia Polzin, San Diego (23, 14) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Jen Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (10), 21-19 and 21-15 (40);
· Pat Keller, Lake Forest, Calif./Marsha Miller, Santa Monica, Calif. (18) def. Gracie Santana-Baeni, Basel, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu (15), 20-22, 21-17 and 15-13 (62).
Winner's Bracket, Second round
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def. Lindquist/Lowe (17), 21-19 and 21-10 (31);
· Bragado/Wood (9) def. Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (8), 21-17 and 21-15 (51);
· Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif. (5) def. Fuamatu/Illustre (12), 21-19 and 21-13 (47);
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4) def. Kotke/O'Hara (20), 21-12 and 21-11 (32);
· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (3) def. Wendell/Kessy (14), 21-19 and 21-17 (40);
· Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego/Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (6); def. Bowles/Oliver (11), 21-18 and 21-13 (37);
· Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (7) def. Mitchell/Polzin (23), 21-16 and 21-17 (39);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (2) def. Keller/Miller (18), 21-16 and 21-17 (39).
Loser's Bracket, First round (losers eliminated, 17th, split $600)
· Keller/Miller (18) def. Galli/Hilleary (16), 21-19 and 21-12 (43);
· Mitchell/Polzin (23) def. Borske/Georgy (24), 21-12 and 21-10 (33);
· Bowles/Oliver (11) def. Simenson/Sprague (21), 21-14 and 21-15 (39);
· Kessy/Wendell (14) def. McArthur/Nyland (13), 21-18 and 21-13 (37);
· Kottke/O'Hara (20) def. Morse/Pagano (19), 21-17, 19-21 and 15-11 (54);
· Fuamatu/Illustre (12) def. Birnbaum/Smith (22), 21-13 and 21-11 (35);
· Cox/Holdren (10) def. Akers/Pavley (8), 21-13 and 21-14 (43);
· Lindquist/Lowe (17) def. Santana-Baeni/Young (15), 21-16, 12-21 and 15-5 (51).
Loser's Bracket, Second round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,260)
· Keller/Miller (18) vs. Mitchell/Polzin (23), 21-15, and 21-13 (40);
· Kessy/Wendell (14) def. Bowles/Oliver (11),, 21-15 and 21-12 (35);
· Kottke/O'Hara (20) def. Fuamatu/Illustre (12), 21-18 and 21-16 (48);
· Lindquist/Lowe (17) def. Cox/Holdren (10), 21-19, 14-21 and 15-12 (49).
Winner's bracket, Third round
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Bragado/Wood (9), 21-12 and 21-15 (37).
· Arce/Hanley (4) def. Mason/Wacholder (5), 17-21, 21-14 and 16-14 (na);
· DeNecochea/Fontana (6) def. Busch/Schuster (3), 21-18 and 21-12 (42);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (2) def. Eldridge/Meredith (7), 21-18 and 21-16 (33).
Loser's Bracket, Third round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,920)
· Mason/Wacholder (5) def. Keller/Miller (18), 21-15 and 21-16 (32);
Bragado/Wood (9) def. Kessy/Wendell (14), 21-16, 16-21 and 16-14 (56);
· Eldridge/Meredith (7) def. Kottke/O'Hara (20), 21-10 and 21-16 (38);
· Busch/Schuster (3) def. Lindquist/Lowe (17), 21-16 and 21-19 (31).
Friday's Men's Main Draw Tournament Results
Winner's Bracket, First round
· Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (No. 1-seeded Main Draw team) def. Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif./Saide Souikane, San Diego (32, No. 20-seeded Qualification team), 21-17 and 21-17 (43 minutes);
· Ian Clark, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Brad Torsone, Redondo Beach, Calif. (16) def. Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Chris Makos, Claymont, Del. (17), 28-26 and 21-17 (61);
· Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif. (9) def. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif. (24), 21-19 and 21-17 (50);
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif. (8) def. Scott Lane, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (25), 21-14 and 21-16 (45);
· Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Adam Roberts, Murrells Inlet, S.C. / Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J. (28, 2), 21-16 and 21-16 (35);
· Scott Davenport, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif. (12) def. Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif. (21), 21-12, 19-21 and 20-18 (66);
· Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif./Richard Vanhuizen, Redondo Beach, Calif. (20, 1) def. George Roumain, Parkland, Fla./Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif. (13), 21-15, 18-21 and 15-13 (N/A);
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (4) def. David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif. / Scott Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (29, 5), 15-21, 21-11 and 15-11 (51);
· Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Frederico Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (3) def. Skyler Dale Davis, Irving, Texas / Steve Simpson, Conroe, Texas (30, 9), 21-17 and 21-19 (43);
· Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach, Calif. (14) def. Jake Elliott, Isle of Palms, S.C./Brian Soldano, Isle of Palms, S.C. (19), 26-24 and 21-17 (46);
· John Hyden, Los Angeles / Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (22, 6) def. Aaron Boss, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (11), 24-22, 22-20 and 15-12 (70);
· Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6) def. Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Newport Beach, Calif. (27), 21-12, 15-21 and 15-13 (N/A);
· Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif./Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif. (7) def. Jason Lee, Venice, Calif. / Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (26, 3), 21-13 and 21-15 (39);
· Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Alika Williams, Hilo, Hi. (10) def. Christopher Guigliano, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Donald Suxho, Redondo Beach, Calif. (23, 7), 17-21, 21-12 and 20-18 (55);
· Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif./Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif. (15) def. Jason Ring, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brandon Taliaferro, San Clemente, Calif. (18), 21-16 and 21-14 (46);
· Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (2) def. Jeff Alzina, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif. (31, 16), 21-14 and 21-11 (37).
Winner's Bracket, Second round
· Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Clark/Torsone (16), 21-13, 17-21 and 15-11 (61);
· A. Hannemann/Nygaard (8) def. Rosenthal/M. Williams (9), 21-15 and 21-15 (38);
· Davenport/Fairfield (12) def. Metzger/K. Wong (5), 21-19 and 21-19 (48);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (4) def. Reilly/Van Huizen (20), 16-21, 21-16 and 15-8 (55);
· Bacil/Souza (3) def. Ayakatubby/Blanton (14), 21-18, 18-21 and 15-9 (67);
· Lambert/LeGrande (6) def. Hyden/McCaw (22), 21-15 and 21-19 (47);
· Rogers/Scott (7) def. Baxter/A. Williams (10), 21-12 and 21-17 (43);
· Doble/Kiraly (2) def. Henkel/Jennings (15), 21-15 and 21-17 (40).
Loser's Bracket First round (losers eliminated, place 25th, split $100)
· Delahoz/Makos (17) def. Dake/Souikane (32), 21-19 and 21-18 (53);
· Fischer/Ratledge (24) def. Lane/Nichols (25), 19-21, 23-21 and 15-12 (70);
· Jewell/Mowery (21) def. Roberts/Walls (28), 21-14 and 21-19 (27);
· Roumain/Witt (13) def. D. Smith/S. Wong (29), 21-17 and 21-16 (47);
· Davis/Simpson (30) def. Elliot/Soldano (19), 21-18 and 21-17 (40);
· Boss/C. Smith (11) def. N. Hannemann/Quinn (27, 21-19 and 21-11 (37);
· Lee/Macau (26) def. Guigliano/Suxho (23), 21-19 and 21-17 (43);
· Ring/Taliaferro (18) def. Alzina/Kosty (31), 21-17 and 21-14 (35).
Saturday's Women's Main Draw Schedule
Winner's Bracket, Fourth-Round (winners advance to semifinals, losers advance to Loser's Bracket, fifth round)
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (No. 1-seeded Main Draw team) def. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4), 21-14 and 21-19 (42 minutes);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (2) def. Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego/Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (6), 21-17 and 21-12 (45).
Loser's Bracket, Fourth round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $3,000)
· Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif. (5) def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9), 21-17, 25-27 and 19-17 (78);
· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (3) def. Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (7), 21-19 and 21-12 (37).
Loser's Bracket, Fifth-Round (winners advance to semifinals, losers eliminated, place fifth, split $4,200)
· Mason/Wacholder (5) def. DeNecochea/Fontana (6), 14-21, 23-21 and 15-11 (52); · Busch/Schuster (3) def. Arce/Hanley (4), 14-21, 21-11 and 15-10 (51).
Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $6,990)
· McPeak/Youngs(1) def. Mason/Wacholder (5), 21-11 and 21-16 (40);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (2) def. Busch/Schuster (3), 21-13 and 21-17 (36).
Championship Match (winners place first, split $17,400; losers place second, split $11,700)
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (2) def. McPeak/Youngs (1), 19-21, 21-16 and 18-16 (65).
McPeak/Youngs versus Davis/Johnson Jordan (McPeak/Youngs lead 3-2)
McPeak/Youngs win 21-18, 21-10 (34 minutes), Huntington, semifinals, May 26
McPeak/Youngs win 21-18, 21-18 (38), Hermosa, semifinals, June 9
McPeak/Youngs win 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 (60), Belmar, title match, June 30
Davis/Johnson Jordan win 13-21, 23-21, 15-9 (59), Manhattan, title match, August 10
Davis/Johnson Jordan win 19-21, 21-16, 18-16 (65), Chicago, title match, August 24
Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs Pro Beach Volleyball Partnership Results
2002 Dates, Tournament (seed), Match Mark, Finish, Earnings ,
1. May 25-26, Huntington Beach (1), 5-0, 1st, $14,500
2. June 8-9, Hermosa Beach (1), 5-0, 1st, $17,400
3. June 15-16, Santa Barbara (1), 5-0, 1st, $14,500
4. June 20-22, Gstaad, Switzerland (4), 4-1, 5th, $6,675
5. June 29-30, Belmar (1), 5-0, 1st, $14,500
6. July 4-6, Stavanger, Norway (5), 7-0, 1st, $22,500
7. July 11-13, Montreal, Canada (4), 6-1, 3rd, $11,940
8. July 16-20, Marseille, France (5), 7-0, 1st, $30,000
9. July 25-26, Rhodes, Greece (2), 7-0, 1st, $22,500
10. August 1-4, Klagenfurt, Austria (4), 6-1, 3rd, $15,900
11. August 9-10, Manhattan Beach (1), 5-1, 2nd, $14,000
12. August 16-18, Maoming, China (1), 6-1, 2nd, $15,000 Bonus Money, Michelob Light California Swing, 1st, $10,000
13. August 23-24, Chicago (1), 5-0, 2nd, $11,700
2002 Totals, 13 events, 72-5, $221,115
2002 Domestic, 6 events, 29-1, $96,600
2002 FIVB, 7 events, 43-4, $124,515
Annett Davis & Jenny Johnson Jordan Partnership Results
Tour, Events, Mark, Earnings
· FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (FIVB), 24, 111-43, $241,200
· Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA), 3, 20-6, $12,876
· Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), 10, 44-10, $113,790
· Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series (OCS), 5, 19-5, $64,000
· Beach Volleyball America Tour (BVA), 5, 22-3, $55,500
Totals, 47, 216-67, $487,366
Event, Place, Mark, Earnings
1997 Season
1. WPVA - Miami Beach Open, April 5-6 (qualifier), 25th, 3-2, $0
2. WPVA - Deerfield Beach Open, April 19-20 (qualifier), 7th, 7-2, $2,375
3. WPVA - Orlando Open, May 10-11 (qualifier), 2nd, 10-2, $9,720
4. FIVB - Italy Open, July 2-3 in Pescara (qualifier, USA playoff), 33rd, 3-1, $0
5. FIVB - Portugal Open, July 30-31 in Espinho (qualifier, USA playoff), 33rd, 3-2, $0
Totals (five Qualification Tournaments), 5 events, 26-9, $12,095
1998 Season
1. FIVB - Italy Open, July 1-2 in Vasto (qualifier, USA playoff), 33rd, 3-1, $0
2. FIVB - Portugal Open, July 29-August 2 in Espinho (qualifier), 13th, 5-2, $3,200
3. FIVB - Japan Open, August 5-6 in Osaka (qualifier), 33rd, 1-2, $0
4. FIVB - Brazil Open, October 27-November 1 in Salvador (qualifier), 9th, 5-2, $4,500
Totals (four Qualification Tournaments), 4 events, 14-7, $7,700
1999 Season
1. FIVB - Mexico Open, April 7-11 in Acapulco (qualifier), 7th, 10-2, $6,000
2. AVP - Clearwater Open, May 2-3, 2nd, 3-1, $10,000
3. Oldsmobile OCS - Huntington Beach, May 13-16, 2nd, 4-2, $14,000
4. AVP - Hermosa Beach, June 11-13, 3rd, 6-2, $9,000
5. FIVB - Canada Open, June 16-20 in Toronto (qualifier), 3rd, 10-2, $15,000
6. Oldsmobile OCS - Virginia Beach, June 25-27, 5th, 3-2, $6,000
7. AVP - Chicago Open, July 3-4, 2nd, 4-1, $11,000
8. AVP - Muskegon Open, July 10-11, 1st, 5-0, $18,000
9. FIVB World Championships - July 21-24 in Marseille, France, 2nd, 6-2, $39,000
10. FIVB - Portugal Open, July 30-Aug. 1 in Espinho, 1st, 6-1, $30,000
11. FIVB - Japan Open, August 4-8 in Osaka (qualifier), 7th, 7-2, $6,000
12. FIVB - China Open, August 11-15 in Dalian (qualifier), 2nd, 7-1, $20,000
13. Oldsmobile OCS - San Diego, September 10-12, 2nd, 3-1, $14,000
14. FIVB - Brazil Open, November 2-7 in Salvador, 9th, 3-2, $4,500
Totals (four Qualification Tournaments), 14 events, 77-21, $202,500
2000 Season
1. FIVB - Brazil Open, February 1-6 in Vitoria, 13th, 2-2, $3,000
2. Oldsmobile OCS - Deerfield Beach, April 15-16, 3rd, 4-2, $10,000
3. BVA - Oceanside Open, May 13-14, 3rd, 4-1, $7,500
4. BVA - Santa Monica Open, May 20-21, 1st, 5-0, $15,000
5. Oldsmobile OCS - Virginia Beach, May 27-28, 1st, 5-0, $20,000
6. FIVB - Mexico Open, June 2-4 in Rosarito, 3rd, 5-2, $14,000
7. FIVB - Italy Open, June 9-11 in Caglari, 2nd, 5-1, $18,000
8. FIVB - Canada Open, June 15-18 in Toronto, 4th, 4-3, $10,000
9. FIVB - Swiss Open, June 23-25 in Gstaad, 4th, 5-3, $10,000
10. FIVB - Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam, July 2-4, 7th, 3-2, $8,000
11. BVA - Seal Beach Open, July 8-9, 3rd, 4-1, $7,500
12. FIVB - Germany Open, July 14-16 in Berlin, 5th, 3-2, $7,000
13. FIVB - France Open, July 20-23 in Marseille, 1st, 6-1, $26,000
14. FIVB - Portugal Open, July 27-29 in Espinho, 4th, 4-2, $10,000
15. FIVB - Japan Open, August 4-6 in Osaka, 5th, 3-2, $7,000
16. BVA - Long Beach Open, August 19-20, 2nd, 4-1, $10,500
17. BVA - San Diego Open, August 26-27, 1st, 5-0, $15,000
18. FIVB - Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, September 16-26, 5th, 2-1, $0
Totals, 18 events, 73-26, $198,500
2002 Season
1. AVP - Huntington Beach, May 25-26, 3rd, 5-2, $5,825
2. AVP - Hermosa Beach, June 8-9, 3rd, 3-2, $6,990
3. AVP - Santa Barbara, June 15-16, 3rd, 3-1, $5,825
4. AVP - Belmar, June 29-30, 2nd, 4-1, $9,750
5. AVP - Manhattan Beach, August 9-10, 1st, 6-0, $20,000
6. AVP - Chicago, August 23-24, 1st, 5-0, $17,400
Totals, 6 events, 26-6, $65,790
Saturday's Men's Main Draw Tournament Results (Saturday, August 24)
Winner's Bracket, Third round
* Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (No. 1-seeded Main Draw team) def. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif. (8), 23-21 and 21-18 (47);
* Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (4) def. Scott Davenport, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Eli Fairfield, > San Diego, Calif. (12), 21-17 and 21-17 (41);
* Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6) def. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Frederico Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (3), 21-13 and 22-20 (51);
* Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif./Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif. (7) def. Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (2), 21-18 and 21-17 (53).
Loser's Bracket Second round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $500)
* Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif./Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif. (15) def. Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Chris Makos, Claymont, Del. (17), 21-11, 14-21 and 15-11 (55);
* Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Alika Williams, Hilo, Hi. (10) def. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif. (24), 21-11 and 21-13 (41);
* Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif. (21) def. John Hyden, Los Angeles/Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (22, No. 6-seeded Qualification team), 21-15 and 21-17 (43);
* Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach, Calif. (14) def. George Roumain, Parkland, Fla./Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif. (13), 21-15 and 21-15 (38);
* Skyler Dale Davis, Irving, Texas/Steve Simpson, Conroe, Texas (30, 9) def. Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif./ Richard Vanhuizen, Redondo Beach, Calif. (20, 1), 21-18 and 21-17 (47);
* Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Aaron Boss, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (11), 21-12, 22-24 and 15-12 (63);
* Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif. (9) def. Jason Lee, Venice, Calif. / Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (26, 3), 25-23 and 21-16 (44);
* Ian Clark, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Brad Torsone, Redondo Beach, Calif. (16) def. Jason Ring, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brandon Taliaferro, San Clemente, Calif. (18), 21-16 and 21-15 (51).
Loser's Bracket Third round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,260)
* Henkel/Jennings (15) def. Baxter/A.Williams (10), 21-14, 19-21 and 17-15 (60);
* Jewell/Mowery (21) def. Ayakatubby/Blanton (14), 21-17 and 21-14 (40);
* Metzger/K.Wong (5) def. Davis/Simpson (30), 21-15 and 21-16 (30);
* Rosenthal/M.Williams (9) def. Clark/Torsone (16), 26-24 and 21-16 (57).
Winner's Bracket, Fourth round (winners advance to semifinals)
* Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (4), 18-21, 21-16 and 15-13 (63);
* Lambert/LeGrande (6) vs. Rogers/Scott (7)
Loser's Bracket Fourth round (losers eliminated, place 9th, split $1,920)
* Henkel/Jennings (15) def. Davenport/Fairfield (12), 21-13 and 21-18 (38);
* A.Hannemann/Nygaard (8) def. Jewell/Mowery (21), 21-19, 18-21 and 15-10 (60);
* Doble/Kiraly (2) def. Metzger/K.Wong (5), 21-10 and 21-16 (44);
* Bacil/Souza (3) def. Rosenthal/M.Williams (9), 21-16 and 21-19 (48).
Loser's Bracket Fifth round (losers eliminated, place 7th, split $3,000)
* Henkel/Jennings (15) def. A.Hannemann/Nygaard (8) 21-18, 21-19
* Bacil/Souza (3) def. Doble/Kiraly (2), 21-19 and 21-19 (53).
Men's Main Draw Tournament Schedule (Sunday, August 25) - starting at 9:30 am (CDT)
Loser's Bracket, Sixth round (losers eliminated, place 5th, split $4,200)
* Henkel/Jennings (15) def. Rogers/Scott (7)
* Bacil/Souza (3) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (4)
Semifinals (losers eliminated, place 3rd, split $6,990)
* Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Henkel/Jennings (15) 21-18, 21-19
* Bacil/Souza (3) def. Lambert/LeGrande (6) 21-17, 21-19
Championship Match (winners place first, split $17,400; losers place 2nd, split $11,700)
* Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) vs. Bacil/Souza (3) 21-18, 21-16
Men's Main Draw Seedings (Qualification Tournament seeding)
1. Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif.
2. Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif.
3. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Frederico Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif.
5. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
6. Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
7. Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif./Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif.
8. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif.
9. Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif.
10. Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Alika Williams, Hilo, Hi.
11. Aaron Boss, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
12. Scott Davenport, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif.
13. George Roumain, Parkland, Fla./Andy Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif
14. Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach, Calif.
15. Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif./Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif.
16. Ian Clark, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Brad Torsone, Redondo Beach, Calif.
17. Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Chris Makos, Claymont, Del.
18. Jason Ring, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brandon Taliaferro, San Clemente, Calif.
19. Jake Elliott, Isle of Palms, S.C./Brian Soldano, Isle of Palms, S.C.
20. Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Richard Vanhuizen, Redondo Beach, Calif. (1)
21. Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif.
22. John Hyden, Los Angeles / Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (6)
23. Christopher Guigliano, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Donald Suxho, Redondo Beach, Calif. (7)
24. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif.
25. Scott Lane, Huntington Beach, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif.
26. Jason Lee, Venice, Calif. / Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (3)
27. Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Newport Beach, Calif.
28. Adam Roberts, Murrells Inlet, S.C. / Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J. (2)
29. David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif. / Scott Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5)
30. Skyler Dale Davis, Irving, Texas / Steve Simpson, Conroe, Texas (9)
31. Jeff Alzina, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif. (16)
32. Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif. / Saide Souikane, San Diego (20)
Women's Main Draw Seedings (Qualification Tournament seeding)
1. Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo.
2. Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif.
3. Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
4. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
5. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif.
6. Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego/Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
7. Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
8. Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif.
9. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
10. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Jen Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif.
11. Ashley Bowles, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif.
12. Tanya Fuamatu, Waipahu, Hi./Heidi Ilustre, Honolulu, Hi.
13. Anne McArthur, Los Angeles/Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif.
14. Jen Kessy, San Diego/Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif.
15. Gracie Santana-Baeni, Basel, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hil
16. Erin Galli, San Diego/Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif. (1)
17. Katie Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif.
18. Pat Keller, Lake Forest, Calif./Marsha Miller, Santa Monica, Calif.
19. Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego, Calif.
20. Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara, Aguora Hills, Calif. (5)
21. Jeanette Simenson, Chicago/Julie Sprague, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10)
22. Barbara Birnbaum, La Jolla, Calif./Saralyn Smith, San Diego (13)
23. Sharman Mitchell, San Diego/Alicia Polzin, San Diego (14)
24. Erin Borske, Orland Park, Ill./Abby Georgy, Crystal Lake, Ill. (31)
Past Chicago Men's Champions (19 events)
1983, Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1984, Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1985, Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland
1986, Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1987, Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1988, Pat Powers/Jon Stevenson
1989, Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1990, Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith
1991, Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1992, Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1993, Brian Lewis/Randy Stoklos
1994, Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1995, Scott Ayakatubby/Karch Kiraly
1996, Adam Johnson/Jose Loiola
1997, Jose Loiola/Kent Steffes
1998, Kent Steffes/Mike Whitmarsh
1999, Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly
2000, Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers
2000, Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego (FIVB)
Past Chicago Beach Women's Champions (10 events)
1984, Linda Hanley/Dale Keough
1985, Nancy Cothron/Donna Townsend
1986, Linda Hanley/Nina Matthies
1987, Linda Chisholm/Jackie Silva
1993, Holly McPeak/Linda Chisholm
1994, Holly McPeak/Cammy Ciarelli
1996, Holly McPeak/Nancy Reno
1997, Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs
1999, Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs
2000, Misty May/Holly McPeak (FIVB)
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