Monday, August 31, 2015

New champions crowned at AVP Kingston Chicago Open

New champions crowned at AVP Kingston Chicago Open

AVP veterans Jenny Kropp and Ty Tramblie earn first career AVP titles

CHICAGO (August 30, 2015) – The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour marked its return to Chicago after a five-year hiatus with an exciting weekend of competition, crowning new champions of the AVP Kingston Chicago Open in front of thousands of fans that packed Oak Street Beach on Sunday.

Olympian Nicole Branagh found her way back to the top of the podium alongside teammate Jenny Kropp, as the third-seeded duo won the women’s title with a 21-16, 21-19 victory over second-seededKim DiCello and Kendra Van Zwieten.

Brad Keenan and Ty Tramblie, seeded third in the men’s bracket, earned their first tournament title as teammates while also playing together for the first time. They upset top-seeded and previously undefeated Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, 21-19, 22-20, in the men’s final.

After falling to DiCello and Van Zwieten in the third round of the double-elimination tournament Saturday, Branagh and Kropp battled backed to secure a rematch in the finals. They advanced to a final for the second straight tournament and the third time this season. It was the first AVP tournament victory for Kropp, who joined forces with Branagh – now a 17-time AVP tournament winner – earlier this year.

Branagh and Kropp took down Amanda Dowdy and Heather McGuire, 21-19, 21-19 in the first women’s semifinal of the day, vaulting them to their second consecutive AVP final and third so far this season. The third-place finish marked a career best for Dowdy, who earned her previous career best result (fifth) alongside former partner Branagh.

DiCello and Van Zwieten took down top-seeded Lane Carico and Summer Ross, 21-16, 15-21, 15-13, in the other women’s semifinal to earn their first-ever finals appearance. Carico and Ross – who entered the tournament by way of the open qualifier – have finished no lower than third in all three AVP tournaments the team has entered this season.

The number two and three women’s seeds had crossed paths earlier in the tournament, with DiCello and Van Zwieten besting Branagh and Kropp in a third-round winner’s bracket match on Saturday (21-17, 17-21, 18-16,) knocking Branagh/Kropp into the contenders bracket. Branagh and Kropp turned the tables in the final, needing only two games to earn the Chicago title over first-time finalists DiCello and Van Zwieten.

The top men’s seeds, Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, ousted second seeds Todd Rogers and Stafford Slick, 21-15, 22-20, in the semifinals. The second men’s semifinal also went three games, as third seeds Keenan and Tramblie battled the gritty team of Casey Jennings and Billy Kolinske – seeded fifth – to a 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 victory.

The 2015 AVP Tour will continue next weekend with the AVP Kingston Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. The pro beach volleyball tournament, which has become a Labor Day tradition in Ohio, will feature the return of Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser – a three-time Cincinnati Open champion, Olympic silver medalist Jennifer Kessy – also a three-time Cincinnati Open champion – and many more of the tour’s top players and 2016 Olympic hopefuls.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Josh Hutcherson loves beach volleyball

http://www.mtv.com/news/2248945/josh-hutcherson-beach-volleyball-pictures/

April and Kerri take silver

http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/20150823/americans-come-up-short-in-world-series-of-beach-volleyball-final-in-long-beach

WSOBV scores and recap

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2553869-world-series-of-beach-volleyball-2015-score-and-recap-of-championship-match

Friday, August 21, 2015

Pace of play at WSOBV

http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/20150819/pace-of-play-key-at-asics-world-series-of-beach-volleyball

Gibb Patterson perfect partner's

http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/20150820/casey-patterson-jake-gibb-find-perfect-partnership-on-the-sand

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Fopma helps Ross stay on top

http://www.dailypilot.com/sports/tn-dpt-sp-0819-avp-manhattan-beach-ross-fopma-20150818,0,2428119.story

April Ross in the fast lane

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/ross-678335-beach-jennings.html

Women lead the way for Beach Volleyball

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2015/08/18/resurgent-beach-volleyball-with-women-leading-way-on-display-at-world-series-in/

WSOBV upset in Qualifier

http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2015/Event/viewPressRelease.asp?No=56402&Language=en&TournCode=MLOB2015

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

WSOBV back!!

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_28652149/world-series-beach-volleyball-back-and-bigger-than

Monday, August 17, 2015

Josh Hutcherson at WSOBV

http://m.eonline.com/news/686199/josh-hutcherson-can-t-wait-to-shut-down-his-straight-but-not-narrow-organization-and-he-means-that-in-the-nicest-way

Manhattan Beach open Legends

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150816/tim-hovland-manhattan-beach-open-legends-reflect-on-sports-growth

So who is missing Chicago AVP?

http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4074771&Itemid=1

Emily Stockman takes 5th at MBO

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article31250630.html

FSU's Nick Lucena wins MBO

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/2015/08/16/henry-blog-fsus-nick-lucena-wins-cali-beach-tourney/31829967/

Old player's rule???

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-avp-manhattan-beach-20150816-story.html

Ryan Doherty

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/doherty-677630-beach-volleyball.html

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Phil Dalhausser captures fifth title and April Ross also repeats as champ at the 56th-annual AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer

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Dalhausser’s fifth AVP Manhattan Beach Open championship is tied for second all-time;

Ross has won 10 of the last 11 AVP tournaments; Nick Lucena and Jennifer Fopma experience AVP Manhattan Beach Open glory for the first time

Manhattan Beach, Calif. (August 16, 2015) – Phil Dalhausser and April Ross took on different partners in defending their championships at the $200,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer. Yet, the beat rolled on for both Olympians Sunday before a standing-room-only crowd around Stadium Court south of the Manhattan Beach pier.

2008 Olympic gold medalist Dalhausser won his fifth AVP Manhattan Beach Open title and helped partner Nick Lucena to his first in defeating Tri Bourne and John Hyden, 21-19, 21-17 in the men’s final.

In the women’s final, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Ross repeated her AVP Manhattan Beach Open championship feat with fellow Costa Mesa, Calif. resident Jennifer Fopma as the top-seeded women downed 2008 U.S. Olympian Nicole Branagh and Jenny Kropp, 21-15, 26-24.

Dalhausser is tied with a host of players for second all-time in AVP Manhattan Beach Open championships, three short of AVP legend Karch Kiraly. Dalhausser won this event with Todd Rogers from 2006-08 and with Sean Rosenthal in 2014.

The third-seeded Dalhausser/Lucena partnership is somewhat of a back-to-the-future saga. Both finished runner-up a week ago at the AVP Seattle Open, which was the first time the duo had played together since October of 2005 – the same year the tandem was the AVP Manhattan Beach Open runner-up.

Winning on Sunday scratched that 10-year itch for the pair, which had not won an AVP event together since May 1, 2005 – the AVP Austin Open in Austin, Tex. Today’s victory set an AVP record for the longest span of time between AVP wins by the same team (10 years, three months).

“We lost 10 years ago in the (AVP Manhattan Beach Open) final. We got a second chance and that’s why it makes this so sweet,” said Dalhausser, a Manhattan Beach resident who won his 47^th AVP title and played in his seventh AVP Manhattan Beach Open final in 10 starts. “I’m coming, Karch!”

“This is the best. I’m very excited,” added Lucena, a Florida native, who won his fourth AVP championship.

Ross and Fopma won their second AVP event in as many weeks, and Ross has won three of the four tournaments on the 2015 AVP Tour. Ross won the season-opening AVP New Orleans Open with her normal partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings, who is recovering from a shoulder injury with plans to return later in the AVP season.

Further illustrating Ross’ dominant run on the AVP Tour, she has won 10 of her last 11 AVP tournaments, dating back to 2014, and 19 of her last 24 AVP starts going back to May 2010. Ross holds 23 AVP titles overall. Fopma earned her first plaque on the Manhattan Beach Pier – to be unveiled next year’s AVP Manhattan Beach Open Walk of Fame pier ceremony – and third career AVP title.

Ross and Fopma reached the final after enduring a 21-16, 23-21 victory over second-seeded Emily Day, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Jennifer Kessy, a San Juan Capistrano, Calif. resident and Ross’ 2012 London Olympic Games partner.

Dalhausser/Lucena advanced to the final with a 21-14, 21-14 victory over upstarts Trevor and Taylor Crabb. The Crabb brothers, playing in an AVP main draw event for the first time, were the lowest seeded team (No. 13 seed) to reach an AVP Manhattan Beach Open semifinal this century and a semifinal on the AVP Tour since 2010.

Bourne/Hyden knocked off the tournament’s top two seeds this weekend and defeated No. 2 seed Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, last week’s AVP Seattle Open champions, 23-21, 18-21, 15-11, in a morning semifinal.

Branagh and Kropp, the 2011 and 2012 champion in Manhattan Beach, fought through the contender’s bracket after a second-round defeat on Friday and gained a 21-16, 21-18 semifinal victory over third-seeded Summer Ross, of Carlsbad, Calif., and Manhattan Beach resident Lane Carico.

Complete main-draw brackets and results are available here:

Men – http://avp.com/stats/manhattan-beach-open/ (Click on “Winner’s Bracket” and “Contender’s Bracket”)

Women – http://avp.com/stats/manhattan-beach-open-2/ (Click on “Winner’s Bracket” and “Contender’s Bracket”)

In between the semifinals and finals, a full Stadium Court of fans were entertained by a Manhattan Beach Open Legends exhibition match featuring four-time AVP Manhattan Beach Open champion Randy Stoklos as the honorary coach and past AVP Manhattan Beach Open champions Mike Dodd, Tim Hovland, Sinjin Smith and Steve Obradovich on the sand they once conquered in an earlier era of beach volleyball.

The AVP Manhattan Beach Open, considered the “Wimbledon of beach volleyball,” is the longest-running, continuous pro beach volleyball tournament in the United States (since 1960).

The AVP thanks its partners – Acer, Samuel Adams, Barefoot Refresh, Kingston, Paul Mitchell, DripDrop, Jaybird and National Honey Board – for their support of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer.

The AVP Tour returns to Chicago for the first time since 2009 with its next stop at the AVP Chicago Open, along Oak Street Beach, from Aug. 27-30. The AVP Chicago Open is the fifth tournament of the 2015 AVP season.

ABOUT THE AVP

Established in 1983, the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) produces, markets and distributes volleyball events worldwide, including the popular AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. While promoting family-oriented events and supporting a healthy lifestyle, the AVP is best known for its world-class athletes, who have won numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Olympic games. The AVP headquarters are in Costa Mesa, Calif.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Greg Ball Crystal Fukumoto Damian Secore

gregb@bzapr.com crystalf@bzapr.com damians@bzapr.com

760-271-9183 cell 310-709-8690 cell 951-454-6047 cell

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2015 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Schedule

Dates Event Location

May 21 - 24 AVP New Orleans Open Laketown (Kenner, La.)

June 15-21 FIVB smart St. Pete Grand Slam* Spa Beach Park (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

presented by the AVP

July 16-19 AVP Kingston New York City Open Hudson River Park’s Pier 26/25 (New York, N.Y.)

Aug. 6-9 AVP Kingston Seattle Open Lake Sammamish State Park (King County, WA)

Aug. 13-16 AVP Manhattan Beach Open South side of pier (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

Presented by Acer

Aug. 27-30 AVP Chicago Open Oak Street Beach (Chicago)

Sept. 3-6 AVP Cincinnati Open Lindner Family Tennis Center (Mason, Ohio)

Sept. 10-13 AVP Championships at Huntington Beach South side of pier (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

*The FIVB smart St. Pete Grand Slam presented by the AVP was a 2016 Olympic qualifying tournament hosted and operated by the AVP as part of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Tour. It is separate from the AVP Tour and featured teams from around the world in addition to the AVP’s top teams.

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2015 AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR

$200,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Acer

Manhattan Beach, Calif. ∙ August 13 – 16, 2015

Men’s Main Draw Tournament Results (Sunday, August 16)

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $8,500)

Tri Bourne, Manhattan Beach, Calif / John Hyden, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (No. 4-seeded main draw team) d. Ryan Doherty, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / John Mayer, Los Angeles (2), 23-21, 18-21, 15-11 (one hour, eight minutes);

Phil Dalhausser, Ventura, Calif. / Nick Lucena, Santa Barbara, Calif. (3) d. Tayor Crabb, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Trevor Crabb, Newport Beach, Calif. (13), 21-14, 21-14 (:39).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $20,000; losers place second, split $15,000)

Dalhausser / Lucena (3) d. Bourne / Hyden (4), 21-19, 21-17 (:57).

Women’s Main Draw Tournament Results (Sunday, August 16)

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $8,500)

Jennifer Fopma, Costa Mesa, Calif. / April Ross, Costa Mesa, Calif. (1) d. Emily Day, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Jennifer Kessy, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (2), 21-16, 23-21 (:55);

Nicole Branagh, Hawthorne, Calif. / Jenny Kropp, Redondo Beach, Calif. (5) d. Lane Carico, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Summer Ross, Carlsbad, Calif. (3), 21-16, 21-18 (:43).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $20,000; losers place second, split $15,000)

Fopma / A. Ross (1) d. Branagh / Kropp (5), 21-15, 26-24 (:56).

Saturday, August 15, 2015

April Ross, Phil Dalhausser claim women’s and men’s semifinal berths in bids to repeat at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer

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April Ross, Phil Dalhausser claim women’s and men’s semifinal berths in bids to repeat at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer

No. 1 men’s seed Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson shocked by brothers Trevor and Taylor Crabb, who claim final semifinal spot as 13^th seed

Men’s final scheduled to begin Sunday at 1:30 p.m. PT, followed by women’s final at 3 p.m.;

Semifinal play begins Sunday at 9:30 a.m. PT; General admission is free

Manhattan Beach, Calif. (August 15, 2015) – Defending champions Phil Dalhausser and April Ross have put themselves in prime position to repeat as champions of the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer, as both players won a pair of matches with their partners Saturday south of the Manhattan Beach pier to place themselves in Sunday’s semifinals at the 56^th edition of America’s most historic, prestigious and popular beach volleyball tournament.

Ross and fellow Costa Mesa, Calif. resident Jennifer Fopma kept the momentum rolling from last weekend’s AVP Seattle Open title, as the top-seeded women dominated No. 4 seed Kim DiCello and Kendra Van Zwieten, 21-9, 21-14, to grab their semifinal berth. Ross and Fopma, who have not dropped a game in the tournament, defeated Ali McColloch and Emily Stockman, 21-19, 21-14 in their earlier match on Saturday.

Two weeks into their rekindled partnership, Manhattan Beach resident Dalhausser, a four-time AVP Manhattan Beach Open champ, and Santa Barbara’s Nick Lucena have yet to yield a game this weekend and exacted a measure of revenge from last weekend’s runner-up finish in the AVP Seattle Open final. The third-seeded duo cruised into the semifinals after knocking off No. 2 seed and AVP Seattle Open champions Ryan Doherty and John Mayer, 21-18, 21-9. Dalhausser/Lucena began the day by beating sixth-seeded Todd Rogers and Stafford Slick, 21-18, 21-17.

For fourth-seeded Tri Bourne and John Hyden, there was no better place to snap a seven-match losing streak to top-seeded Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson than at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Manhattan Beach resident Bourne and Sherman Oaks resident Hyden combined for 28 kills to claim the first semifinal berth on Sunday and send Huntington Beach residents Gibb and Patterson to the contender’s bracket with a 21-17, 21-19 victory.

Prior to Saturday, Bourne/Hyden hadn’t beat Gibb/Patterson since the 2014 AVP Milwaukee Open in July 2014. It was the first time Bourne/Hyden got the upper hand on Gibb/Patterson in five meetings through all 2015 competitions. Bourne/Hyden defeated 2014 AVP Manhattan Beach Open champion Sean Rosenthal and Theo Brunner, 20-22, 21-19, 15-12, earlier in the day.

The day got worse for Gibb and Patterson – winners of this year’s AVP New Orleans Open and AVP Kingston New York City Open – as they shockingly fell to the No. 13 seed, brothers Trevor and Taylor Crabb, 29-31, 21-17, 16-14, in a marathon match to conclude the day’s action. It is the third AVP semifinal appearance for Trevor Crabb and the first for the younger Taylor Craff, and the biggest AVP triumph in the siblings’ history together.

Redondo Beach resident Rosenthal lost his opportunity to repeat as a champion, as he and Brunner lost a contenders’ bracket match to No. 19 seed Mark Burik and Curt Toppel, 17-21, 21-18, 22-20.

The battle for another women’s semifinal berth pitted a pair of former teammates who comprised one of the AVP’s top three women’s teams throughout 2014 – Carlsbad, Calif. resident Summer Ross and South Bay native Emily Day.

Ross and Manhattan Beach resident Lane Carico, the No. 3 seed, emerged with a narrow 21-19, 21-19 victory over second-seeded Day and 2012 Olympic silver medalist Jennifer Kessy, a San Juan Capistrano, Calif. resident. Ross and Carico have yet to drop a game in the four matches they have played in this tournament.

Sunday’s AVP Manhattan Beach Open schedule begins with the men’s semifinals (No. 3 seed Dalhausser/Lucena vs. No. 13 seed Crabb/Crabb; No. 4 seed Bourne/Hyden vs. No. 2 seed Doherty/Mayer) at 9:30 a.m. PT and the women’s semifinals (No. 1 seed April Ross/Fopma vs. No. 2 seed Day/Kessy; No. 3 seed Summer Ross/Carico vs. No. 5 seed Nicole Branagh/Jenny Kropp) at 10:30 a.m.

NBC Sports will broadcast the men’s final live at 1:30 p.m. PT, and the women’s final follows at 3 p.m. A special Manhattan Beach Open Legends exhibition match, featuring past champions of the legendary event, will take place on Stadium Court from 12-1 p.m.

Updated main-draw brackets, including results and schedules, are available here:

Men – http://avp.com/stats/manhattan-beach-open/ (Click on “Winner’s Bracket” and “Contender’s Bracket”)

Women – http://avp.com/stats/manhattan-beach-open-2/ (Click on “Winner’s Bracket” and “Contender’s Bracket”)

General admission for the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer is free, and for the first time in the history of the tournament, the AVP will offer an elevated experience in its exclusive VIP Skybox. Offering panoramic views of the shoreline, pier and center court, the beach-chic VIP Skybox seating area includes full hospitality, access to a beer and wine bar and other amenities. In addition, exclusive VIP Corporate Cabanas offer lounge-style seating from the elevated view. A limited number of VIP tickets are available at www.avp.com/tickets (based on availability).

ABOUT THE AVP

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Greg Ball Crystal Fukumoto Damian Secore

gregb@bzapr.com crystalf@bzapr.com damians@bzapr.com

760-271-9183 cell 310-709-8690 cell 951-454-6047 cell

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AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer

Quick Facts:

Dates: Thursday, August 13 – Open Qualifier and Walk of Fame ceremony

Friday, August 14- Sunday, August 16– Main Draw

Location: Just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier

100 Manhattan Beach Blvd.

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Schedule: Sunday, Aug. 16

9:30 a.m.

Men’s Semifinals

10:30 a.m.

Women’s Semifinals

12-1 p.m.

MBO Legends match

1:30 p.m.

Men’s Final

3 p.m.

Women’s Final

4 p.m.

MBO official after-party at The Strand House

(Schedule is subject to change. All times local/Pacific.)

Tickets: General admission to the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer is FREE. VIP tickets are available at www.AVP.com.

TV: Matches will be streamed Thursday and Friday live on Periscope, and Saturday at www.avp.com. Sunday matches will be streamed live at www.avp.com, with the men’s and women’s finals televised live on NBC.

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2015 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Schedule

Dates Event Location

May 21 - 24 AVP New Orleans Open Laketown (Kenner, La.)

June 15-21 FIVB smart St. Pete Grand Slam* Spa Beach Park (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

presented by the AVP

July 16-19 AVP Kingston New York City Open Hudson River Park’s Pier 26/25 (New York, N.Y.)

Aug. 6-9 AVP Kingston Seattle Open Lake Sammamish State Park (King County, WA)

Aug. 13-16 AVP Manhattan Beach Open South side of pier (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

Presented by Acer

Aug. 27-30 AVP Chicago Open Oak Street Beach (Chicago)

Sept. 3-6 AVP Cincinnati Open Lindner Family Tennis Center (Mason, Ohio)

Sept. 10-13 AVP Championships at Huntington Beach South side of pier (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

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2015 AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR

$200,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Acer

Manhattan Beach, Calif. ∙ August 13 – 16, 2015

Men’s Main Draw Tournament Results (Saturday, August 15)

Winner’s Bracket, third round

Jake Gibb, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Casey Patterson, Huntington Beach, Calif. (No. 1-seeded main draw team) d. Casey Jennings, Manhattan Beach, Calif / Billy Kolinske, Redondo Beach, Calif. (8), 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 (one hour, 11 minutes);

Tri Bourne, Manhattan Beach, Calif / John Hyden, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (4) d. Theo Brunner, Torrance, Calif. / Sean Rosenthal, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (5), 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 (1:04);

Phil Dalhausser, Ventura, Calif. / Nick Lucena, Santa Barbara, Calif. (3) d. Todd Rogers, Solvang, Calif. / Stafford Slick, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6), 21-18, 21-17 (:45);

Ryan Doherty, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / John Mayer, Los Angeles (2) d. Billy Allen, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Brad Keenan, Costa Mesa, Calif. (7), 21-16, 22-20 (:39).

Winner’s Bracket, fourth round

Bourne / Hyden (4) d. Gibb / Patterson (1), 21-17, 21-19 (:52);

Dalhausser / Lucena (3) d. Doherty / Mayer (2), 21-18, 21-9 (:40).

Contender’s Bracket, third round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,400)

Brian Bomgren, Burnsville, Minn. / Tim Bomgren, Minneapolis (10) d. Will Montgomery, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Ed Ratledge, Huntington Beach, Calif. (15), 21-15, 21-16 (:48);

Mark Burik, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Curt Toppel, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (19, Q4) d. Jason Lochhead, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Robart Page, Victor, N.Y. (11), 21-12, 25-27, 15-9 (1:08);

Taylor Crabb, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Trevor Crabb, Newport Beach, Calif. (13) d. Hudson Bates, Herndon, Va. / Dave McKienzie, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (12), 21-16, 21-17 (:46);

Avery Drost, Manhattan Beach, Calif / Russ Marchewka, Santa Ana, Calif. (9) d. Shane Donohue, Freehold, N.J. / Jake Rosener, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (17), 22-20, 21-19 (:53).

Contender’s Bracket, fourth round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $3,000)

Brunner / Rosenthal (5) d. B. Bomgren / T. Bomgren (10), 21-17, 21-17 (:40);

Burik / Toppel (19) d. Jennings / Kolinske (8), 25-23, 21-18 (:55);

Tay. Crabb / Tre. Crabb (13) d. Allen / Keenan (7), 23-25, 21-13, 15-12 (:54);

Rogers / Slick (6) d. Drost / Marchewka (9), 21-16, 21-14 (:47).

Contender’s Bracket, fifth round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $4,400)

Burik / Toppel (19) d. Brunner / Rosenthal (5), 17-21, 21-18, 22-20 (1:03);

Tay. Crabb / Tre. Crabb (13) d. Rogers / Slick (6), 21-15, 21-15 (:36).

Contender’s Bracket, sixth round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $6,000)

Doherty / Mayer (2) d. Burik / Toppel (19), 21-13, 21-18 (:43);

Tay. Crabb / Tre. Crabb (13) d. Gibb / Patterson (1), 29-31, 21-17, 16-14 (1:15).

Women’s Main Draw Tournament Results (Saturday, August 15)

Winner’s Bracket, third round

Jennifer Fopma, Costa Mesa, Calif. / April Ross, Costa Mesa, Calif. (1) d. Ali McColloch, Solana Beach, Calif. / Emily Stockman, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8), 21-19, 21-14 (:47);

Kim DiCello, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Kendra Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Calif. (4) d. Tealle Hunkus, El Segundo, Calif. / Sheila Shaw, Redondo Beach, Calif. (12), 21-14, 23-21 (:41);

Lane Carico, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Summer Ross, Carlsbad, Calif. (3) d. Irene Hester Pollock, Fort Worth / Caitlin Ledoux, Phelan, Calif. (11), 21-13, 21-17 (:35);

Emily Day, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Jennifer Kessy, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (2) d. Angela Bensend, Torrance, Calif. / Geena Urango, Los Alamitos, Calif. (7), 21-19, 21-16 (:44).

Winner’s Bracket, fourth round

Fopma / A. Ross (1) d. DiCello / Van Zwieten (4), 21-9, 21-14 (:37);

Carico / S. Ross (3) d. Day / Kessy (2), 21-19, 21-19 (:46).

Contender’s Bracket, third round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,400)

Branagan Fuller, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Kelly Schumacher, Miami Beach, Fla. (10) d. Julie Kolinske, Big Bend, Wisc. / Kerri Schuh, Milwaukee (15), 29-31, 21-17, 15-11 (1:10);

Kelly Claes, Fullerton, Calif. / Sara Hughes, Costa Mesa, Calif. (14) d. Amanda Dowdy, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Heather McGuire, Redondo Beach, Calif. (6), 21-11, 21-10 (:35);

Nicole Branagh, Hawthorne, Calif. / Jenny Kropp, Redondo Beach, Calif. (5) d. Corrine Quiggle, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Elise Zappia, Huntington Beach, Calif. (30, Q11), 21-16, 21-14 (:45);

Betsi Flint, Los Angeles / Kelley Larsen, Jamul, Calif. (17) d. Jessica Stubinski, Houston / Megan Wallin-Brockway, Sarasota, Fla. (9), 21-11, 21-18 (:48).

Contender’s Bracket, fourth round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $3,000)

Hunkus / Shaw (12) d. Fuller / Schumacher (10), 21-13, 21-18 (:40);

McColloch / Stockman (8) d. Claes / Hughes (14), 19-21, 22-20, 22-20 (1:05);

Branagh / Kropp (5) d. Bensend / Urango (7), 21-12, 21-19 (:36);

Flint / Larsen (17) d. Pollock / Ledoux (11), 21-15, 21-11 (:34).

Contender’s Bracket, fifth round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $4,400)

McColloch / Stockman (8) d. Hunkus / Shaw (12), 21-19, 13-21, 17-15 (:58);

Branagh / Kropp (5) d. Flint / Larsen (17), 21-17, 24-22 (:42).

Contender’s Bracket, sixth round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $6,000)

Day / Kessy (2) d. McColloch / Stockman (8), 21-13, 21-14 (:33);

Branagh / Kropp (5) d. DiCello / Van Zwieten (4), 21-19, 21-9 (:39).

Men’s Main Draw Tournament Schedule (Sunday, August 16)

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $8,500)

Doherty / Mayer (2) vs. Bourne / Hyden (4);

Dalhausser / Lucena (3) vs. Tay. Crabb / Tre. Crabb (13).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $20,000; losers place second, split $15,000)

Women’s Main Draw Tournament Schedule (Sunday, August 16)

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $8,500)

Fopma / A. Ross (1) vs. Day / Kessy (2);

Carico / S. Ross (3) vs. Branagh / Kropp (5).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $20,000; losers place second, split $15,000)

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