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Men's World Tour 2000 Beach Volleyball World Tour
FIVB WORLD TOUR 2000 CALENDAR
Men Site Ctry Event Main Draw Qualifier Entry PrizeMoney
Argentina Mar del Plata Open 12/16-January $150,000 Brazil Guarujá Open 18/23-January $150,000 Macao Macao Open 24/28-May $150,000 Mexico Rosarito Open 31/04-June $150,000 Canada Toronto Open 14/18-June $150,000 Spain Tenerife,Canary Islands Open21/25-June $150,000 Men's U.S. Open 2000 Chicago 28 June-2 July $200,000 Norway Stavanger Open 05/9-July $150,000 Italy Lignano Open 12/16-July $150,000 France Marseille Open 19/23-July $150,000 Portugal Espinho Open 26/30-July $150,000 Austria Klagenfurt Open 02/06-August $150,000 Belgium Ostende Open 9/13-August $150,000 Australia Bondi Beach,Sydney 16/26-September OLYMPIC GAMES Brazil Vitoria Open 28 Nov-3 Dec $150,000 The Prize Money for each World Tour event is US$ 150'000 Entries deadline is 30 days before each Open Open's Main draws are usually played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays World Championships and Open events included in the World Tour Calendar between January 1, 1999 and August 15, 2000 are valid for the Olympic Qualification of Beach Volleyball athletes to Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney Negotiations underway for 2000 Women's World Tour Open events in Spain and United States
The Argentina Open in Mar del Plata serves as the World Tour 2000 season opener, and is one of the stages on the road to the qualification for Sydney 2000. For its third edition, this event will be held again on the courts of the complex located in the wonderful Playa Bristol, just behind the Central Casino. Over 60,000 spectators attended the 5-day 1999 edition won by the Brazilian pair of Emanuel-Loiola.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus (US$) (US$) 25th Ian Clark-Boullianne USA $1,000.00 $500.00
Mar del Plata, Men's Argentina Open 2000
Qualifier Results: Beef & Ian Advance to Main Draw of the $150,000 Argentinean FIVB Open in Mar del Plata Top seeded Bill Boullianne and Ian Clark dropped a 17-15 decision in 62 minutes to ninth-seeded Bjorn Berg and Simon Dahl of Sweden in today’s opening qualification match. Bill and Ian advanced to the 32-team Main Draw by later scoring a 15-10 elimination win in 47 minutes over 14th-seeded Stephane Canet and Mathieu Hamel of France.
Main draw Results Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA Round 1 Heidger R.-Wong USA defeat Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA 16-14 in 1:03 Round 2 Hannemann Albert-Hannemann Nick ASA defeat Ian Clark/Bill Boullianne USA 17-15 in 0:53 Very close matches you guys,keep up the fine play next weekend in Brazil. :>) Other USA Teams: Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA place 7th $6,000.00 Blanton-FonoimoanaE.USA place9th $4,000.00 Hannemann Albert-Hannemann Nick ASA place 17th $2,000.00 Heidger R.-Wong USA place 17th $2,000.00
TOP 3 FINISHES: Salema-Baracetti ARG place Gold 1st $26,000.00 Zé Marco-Ricardo BRA place Silver 2nd $18,000.00 Prosser-Zahner AUS place Bronze 3rd $14,000.00
Men's Brazil Open 2000 : The second men's Beach World Tour Open will start on Tuesday in Brazil. Guaruja, Brazil (January 17, 2000) - The second men's event of the 2000 Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour will take place tomorrow in Guaruj¯ (90 Km south of Sao Paolo) starting with the 2-day Qualification tournament. Sixty-one (61) teams representing 24 countries are entered in the starting list. After the qualification Tournament, 8 pairs, out of 37, will advance to the Main Draw to join the 24 pairs, including the 2 wild cards for Boullianne-Clark (USA) and Franco-Roberto Lopes (BRA) whose comeback at top level (they were among the very best in the '95/'96 FIVB World) is foreseeable.
Rk Players Country Prize Bonus (US$) (US$) 17th Ian Clark-Boullianne USA $1,500.00 $500.00 Brazil Beach Open 20-Jan-2000
Qualifier Results: This afternoon, eight teams advanced from the qualification tournament for the main draw. The Brazilians teams Tande-Giovane, Marcio Araujo-Benjamin and Paulo Emilio-Garrido; the Australians Schacht-Anfiloff; the Frenchmen Canet-Hamel;Berger-Stamm, from Austria; Berg-Dahl, from Sweden, and the Cubans Alvarez-Roseli. Main draw Results: Round 1 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA defeat Boullianne-Clark I. USA 15-7 in 0:30 Round 2 Boullianne-Clark I. USA defeat Ahmann-Hager GER 15-6 in 0:35 Boullianne-Clark I. USA lose to PauloEmilio-Garrido BRA 13-15 in 0:25 Boullianne-Clark I. USA are eliminated from the Brazil Beach Open with 1 win and 2 losses and place 17th and win $2,000.Tough matches Beef & Iman,keep training hard,take some time off and get ready to defend your Mexico Acapulco Open title 26/30-April 2000!!!! Were cheering for you both win or lose!!!! All the Members, "IAMANIMANFANCLUB" & "HERE'S DABEEF FANCLUBS" & Unca Nick
The other teams eliminated in the first day of the Main Draw are the Spaniards Bosma/Diez, the US tandems Boullianne/Clark and Smith/Henkel, Kjemperud/Hoidalen and Kvalheim/Maaseide, from Norway, the Australian Schacht/Anfilloff, Ahmann/Hager and Dieckman/Dieckman, from Germany, the Frenchmen Penigaud/Jodard and Canet/Hamel; Holden/Leineman, from Canada, Karasev/Sayfulin and Kouchnerev/Ermichin from Russia, the Portuguese Maia/Brenha. Other USA Teams: Heidger R.-Wong USA place 9th win $4,000 Blanton-Fonoimoana E. USA place 13th win $3,000 Sinjin Smith-Henkel USA place 17th win $2,000 TOP 3 FINISHES: Marcio Araujo - Benjamin BRA place Gold 1st $26,000.00 Laciga P. - Laciga SUI place Silver 2nd $18,000.00 Emanuel - Loiola BRA place Bronze 3rd $14,000.00
Results: 1st) Brazilian team of Tande, Giovane, Anjinho, and Fred 2nd) American team of Canyon Ceman/Ian Clark/Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 3rd) Brazilian team of Loiola, Adriano, Ricardo, and Franco 4th) American team of Stein Metzger/Lee LeGrande/Collin Smith/Bill Boullianne
OldsmobileAlero Beach Volleyball Series 2000 U.S.Olympic Challenge April 13th-16th
Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier in Deerfield Beach,Florida Prize Money $200,000
Deerfield Beach to Host Olympic Qualifier for USA Beach Volleyball courtesy of Beachmania Deerfield Beach Hotels Accommodations, and Lodging FT LAUDERDALE,OCEAN DRIVE WEBCAM...Deerfield Beach cam down :>(
Final Results:
Rk Players Country Prize (US$) 1st Dax Holdren-Todd Rodgers USA $20,000.00 2nd Ian Clark-Bill Boullianne USA $14,000.00 3rd Dain Blanton-Eric Fonoimoana USA $10,000.00
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Mikasa opener to preview beach volleyball challenge courtesy of the Sun Sentinel Apr. 6, 2000
A preview of next week's $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series in Deerfield Beach will be held Saturday in the season-opening Mikasa Florida Beach Volleyball 2000 Series at the Fort Lauderdale Sheraton Yankee Clipper. Most of the teams entered in next Thursday and Friday's pro tournament qualifier are entered Saturday for a final tuneup. Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach and veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale head the men's field. Terry Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach and Wendy Martin of Wesley Chapel are the top women. AVP tour veteran Mark Paluuhi is looking for a partner to play with. Next week's qualifier is shaping up to be California vs. Florida. Among top local players entered in both tournaments are David DiPierro and Todd Hart of Pompano Beach, Gaston Macau of Coral Gables, Brian Rutland of Boca Raton and Bill Maik of Cape Coral, Jay Mears of Pompano Beach and Drew Pelski of Fort Lauderdale, Dana Camacho of Fort Lauderdale, Matt Heath of Delray Beach, Scott Rau of Fort Lauderdale, Lynda Street of Jupiter, David Krobatsch of Fort Lauderdale, Doug Nascimento of Deerfield Beach and top high school players Sandi Fox and Kelly Haan. The top-seeded pro teams for the Oldsmobile event are Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson and Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs. Both teams are favorites to make the Olympic Games. Saturday's one-day tournament begins at 9 a.m. with the finals expected to start at 5 p.m. The Boca Raton-based Exclusive Sports Marketing Bud Light Beach Volleyball Series also opens this weekend in Pensacola Beach. The series, the oldest and largest pro-am tour in the Southeast, comprises players of all ages and abilities. The series offers $8,000 in grand prix prize money. Male and female open players will earn grand prix points at all 14 tournaments. Points will be based on tournament participation and individual finishes in tournament play. The top 10 finishers in the men's open grand prix will split a $5,000 purse, and the top eight teams in the women's open will share a purse of $3,000. At each of the six televised tournaments players will earn points based on base points (10), first place (20), second (12), third (10), fourth (8), fifth (5) and ninth (3). Players will receive double points at each of the eight non-televised events based on base points (20), first (40), second (24), third (20), fourth (16), fifth (10) and ninth (6). Final standings will be determined after the conclusion of the Sept. 8-9 Bud Light Beach Volleyball National Championships in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Weather a plus for locals in pros' return
By SHARON ROBB courtesy of the Sun Sentinel Mar. 30, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- The two-day qualifying tournament for the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series could be as exciting as the main draw. With Olympic silver medalist Mike Whitmarsh and several other top players in the April 13-14 qualifier, the showdown for the final eight spots in the 16-team main draw will come down to California vs. Florida. The wind and heat at Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier could help local players. "If we get those kind of conditions, we'll definitely have the advantage," said Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach, who ranks among the top 60 players on the AVP tour. "The local players are training longer and harder for this tournament," he said. "It's had all the players motivated. When it's in your town, you want to put on a good show." The local field is led by veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale, David DiPierro of Pompano Beach, Dana Camacho of Fort Lauderdale and Doug Nascimento of Deerfield Beach, who at 20 is considered one of the sport's most promising stars. Former national champions Teri Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach, Wendy Martin of Wesley Chapel and Lynda Street of Jupiter head the women's qualifying field. The qualifier leads to the return of pro beach volleyball when 53 teams compete for potential Olympic spots April 13-16. Beach volleyball legend and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson are the top-seeded men's team. Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs are the top-seeded women's team. The challenge series will help determine nominees for international events like the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and the Olympic Games. Sharon Robb can be reached at srobb@sun-sentinel.com.
Local pair rolls on opening day By SHARON ROBB Apr. 13, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- Pro beach volleyball veteran Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale and rookie Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach are one win away from the main draw of the $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series. The pair, playing in heavy winds Thursday, picked up two victories on opening day at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier, moving them into the winners' bracket. The No. 14 seeds play No. 11 Jerry Graham of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Chris Makos of Playa Del Rey, Calif., at 11 a.m. today for one of eight remaining berths in the 16-team main draw. Lou Messier and Doug Mathews, both of Fort Lauderdale, also advanced. Wurts, 40, and Van Zwieten, 22, defeated Kevin Craig and Doug Nascimento 15-10 in 39 minutes, then defeated Brent Frohoff of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Adam Jewell of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 15-11 in 38 minutes. "Jimmy got us off to a great start," Wurts said. "He had five aces on the first-side change, dug a couple balls and had a few more aces after that. He was on fire." Wurts played full time on the AVP tour for 13 seasons before a torn right Achilles' tendon sidelined him. With a family and full-time job, beach volleyball went on hold until teaming with Van Zwieten, one of the most promising players in the sport. "It was a long process coming back from an injury," Wurts said. "I love to play. I don't know if I could sustain it for 12 tournaments. I'm still not in the best shape. I don't have the stamina I used to have, mainly because I didn't do a lot of conditioning. I just go out there and have fun. I never worried about playing again, but my competitive fires never stopped burning." Van Zwieten, a two-time national champion who played his first AVP tour event at 19, is a 2004 Olympic hopeful. "I like playing with Eric because he has a lot of experience and he's been on the tour a long time," Van Zwieten said. "He's been teaching me a lot. It's nice to play with someone that's accomplished as much as he has. I want to try to raise my level of play and try to climb the rankings." Reece withdraws Gabrielle Reece withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury. It is the same knee she had surgery on in August. Patty Dodd will replace Reece and play with Jennifer Meredith of Malibu, Calif. Dodd became a U.S. citizen in May and can compete for the U.S. ... Carl Henkel withdrew due to a hernia. Henkel had surgery in January after the Brazilian event and is recovering. Sinjin Smith will play with Sean Scott. ... California leads Florida teams 5-2 after the first day. Results: WOMEN WINNER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND : Karen Helyer, San Diego/Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg Beach def. Allison Block, San Diego/Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. 15-12; Kristin Schritter, San Diego/Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. def. Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. 15-8; Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. def. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. 15-1; Angie Kammer, San Diego, Calif./Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii def. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter 15-5. WINNER'S BRACKET, SECOND ROUND (winners advance to main draw): Marsha Miller, Los Angeles/Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. def. Helyer/Hoyt 15-9; Schritter/Wacholder def. Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego 15-8; Poppinga/Rock def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. 15-10; Angie Kammer/Lia Young def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. 15-7. MEN WINNER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND : Jay Mears, Pompano Beach/Drew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale def. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale/Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale 15-9; Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Marcos Macau, Coral Gables/ James Walls, Fort Lauderdale 15-8; Doug Matthews, Fort Lauderdale/Lou Messier, Fort Lauderdale def. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale/John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. 15-8; Bill Maik, Cape Coral/ Brian (Spuds) Rutland, Boca Raton def. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables/Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. 15-8; Jimmy Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach/Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale def. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach/Doug Nascimento, Deerfield Beach 15-10; Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. def. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. 15-3; David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Matt Heath, Delray Beach/Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens 17-15; Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale/Jake Elliott, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. def. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach/Todd Hart, Pompano Beach 15-13. WINNER'S BRACKET, SECOND ROUND : Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. def. Mears/Pelski 15-6; Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith 15-9; Matthews/Messier def. Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. 15-10; Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. def. Maik/ Rutland 15-5; Van Zwieten/Wurts def. Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 15-11; Jerry Graham/Chris Makos def. Scott Kiediasch, San Diego, Calif./Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. 15-6; Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. def. David Fischer/John Hribar 15-7; David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott 15-7. Today's schedule WOMEN LOSER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND (11 a.m.): Michelle Morse/Lynda Street (10) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (4); Heather Lowe/Cherry Simkins (11) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9); Wendy Martin, Wesley/Teri Van Dyke (12) vs. Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood(2); Allison Block/Pat Killiany (8) vs. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge (3). MEN LOSER'S BRACKET, FIRST ROUND (9 a.m.): Dave Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16) vs. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15); Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) vs. David Fischer/John Hribar (10); Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12) vs. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6); Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3); Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19) vs. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20); James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22) vs. Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5); Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23) vs. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9); Dave DiPierro/Todd Hart (18) vs. Jay Mears/Drew Pelski (17). WINNER'S BRACKET, THIRD ROUND (11 a.m., winners qualify for main draw): Dax Holdren//Todd Rogers (1) vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi, (8); Doug Matthews/Lou Messier (21) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (4); Jimmy Van Zwieten/Eric Wurts (14) vs. Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11); Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (2).
Deerfield Alero Thursday results Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/13/00 16:20:38 PDT Volleyball Magazine Forum Deerfield Beach, FL April 13, 2000 - When play finished today in Deerfield Beach, the winds finally started calming down only to be replaced by scattered rain showers. There was clearly a good-side and a bad-side on the 7 courts as a strong wind prevailed from south to north throughout tournament play today. Winning the coin toss was clearly an advantage today.
Four women teams advanced to Saturday’s Main Draw tournament by going undefeated today. They are Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley, Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder, Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock, and Angie Kammer/Lia Young. The remaining eight women teams play final round loser’s bracket games tommorow (Friday) to determine the other four teams that will advance to Saturday’s main draw. Today’s women’s competition inlcuded an upset when 7th seeded Angie Kammer/Lia Young defeated 2nd seeded Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood by a score of 15 to 7 in a winner’s bracket game.
No men’s teams secured any of the 8 qualifier spots in Saturday’s Main Draw yet today and all 24 teams remain in the hunt. One winner’s bracket upset today was 21st seeded local Floridians Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier defeat of 5th seeded Scott Davenport/Peter Goers by a score of 15 to 10. Another upset engineered by local Floridians was 14th seeeded Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts defeat of 3rd seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell by a score of 15 to 11.
The following results information is courtesy of Tim Simmons:
Thursday's Women's Qualification Results
Winner's Bracket, First-round · Karen Helyer, San Diego, Calif./Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. (No. 9-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. Allison Block, San Diego, Calif./Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. (8), 15-12 (40 minutes) · Kristin Schritter, San Diego, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (5) def. Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel, Fla./Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (12), 15-8 (36); · Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. (6) def. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (11), 15-1 (31); · Angie Kammer, San Diego, Calif./Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii (7) def. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter, Fla. (10), 15-5 (21).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round (winner's advance to Main Draw) · Marsha Miller, Los Angeles, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (1) def. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9), 15-9 (32); · Kristin Schritter/Rachel Wacholder (5) def. Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego, Calif. (4), 15-8 (27); · Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock (6) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (3), 15-10 (40); · Angie Kammer/Lia Young (7) def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. (2), 15-7 (32).
Friday's Women's Qualification Match Schedule
Loser's Bracket, First-round (11 a.m., winner's advance to Main Draw, losers eliminated, place 17th) · Michelle Morse/Lynda Street (10) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (4); · Heather Lowe/Cherry Simkins (11) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (9); · Wendy Martin, Wesley/Teri Van Dyke (12) vs. Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood(2); · Allison Block/Pat Killiany (8) vs. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge (3)
Thursday's Men's Qualification Results
Winner's Bracket, First-round
Jay Mears, Pompano Beach, Fla./Andrew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (No. 17-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (16), 15-9 (40 minutes) · Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) def. Marcos Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./ James Walls, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (24), 15-8 (51) · Douglas Matthews, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Louis Messier, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (21) def. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. (12), 15-8 (37) · Bill Maik, Cape Coral, Fla./ Brian Rutland, Boca Raton, Fla. (20) def. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. (13), 15-8 (36); · James Van Zweiten, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla./Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (14) def. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach, Fla./Douglas Nascimento, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (19), 15-10 (39); · Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11) def. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. (22), 15-3 (27); · David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10) def. Matthew Heath, Delray Beach, Fla./Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (23), 17-15 (62); · Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Jake Elliott, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (15) def. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach, Fla./Todd Hart, Pompano Beach, Fla. (18), 15-13 (35).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round
· Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (1) def. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17), 15-6 (27); · Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8) def. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9), 15-9 (31); · Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (21) def. Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. (5), 15-10 (33); · Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (4) def. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20), 15-5 (26); · James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14) def. Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (3), 15-11 (38); · Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11) def. Scott Kiediasch, San Diego, Calif./Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6), 15-6 (25); · Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7) def. David Fischer/John Hribar (10), 15-7 (26); · David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (2)def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15), 15-7 (37).
Friday's Men's Qualification Match Schedule
Loser's Bracket, First-round (9 a.m., losers eliminated, place 25th) · David Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16) vs. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15); · Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) vs. David Fischer/John Hribar (10); · Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12) vs. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6); · Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3); · Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19) vs. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20); · James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22) vs. Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5); · Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23) vs. Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9); · David DiPierro/Todd Hart (18) vs. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17).
Winner's Bracket, Third-round (11 a.m., winners qualify for Main Draw) · Dax Holdren//Todd Rogers (1) vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi, (8) · Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (21) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (4); · James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14) vsJerry Graham/Chris Makos (11);
· Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (2). Take care, Gene Mick reposted by Unca Nick,thanks Gene
Matthews, Messier escape soggy qualifying round
By SHARON ROBB Apr. 14, 2000
DEERFIELD BEACH -- Fort Lauderdale teammates Wayne Matthews and Lou Messier were the only South Florida survivors who advanced from the qualifier to today's main draw of the $200,000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series. Matthews and Messier, frequent winners on the Bud Light Beach Volleyball Series, worked their way out of the losers' bracket with a 3-1 record at the rain-delayed competition at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Matthews and Messier, the No. 21 seeds, defeated Marcos Macau of Coral Gables and James Walls of Fort Lauderdale, 15-6, in 30 minutes. Favorites Jimmy Van Zwieten of Pompano Beach and Eric Wurts of Fort Lauderdale were eliminated after two losses. They lost 15-1 to Jerry Graham of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Chris Makos of Playa Del Rey, Calif., in 25 minutes. They also lost to Bryan Ivie and Collin Smith, 15-11 in an hour. Olympic silver medalist Mike Whitmarsh and Dave Swatik were among 12 teams that advanced to the main draw. Swatik and Whitmarsh, who won a medal in the sport's medal debut at the 1996 Olympics with former partner Mike Dodd, won 15-9 over No. 7 Aaron Boss and Stein Metzger. Other men's teams advancing from the qualifier with perfect records were top-seeded Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, fourth-seeded Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis and 11th-seeded Jerry Graham/Chris Makos. Qualifying for the last four men's Main Draw berths after a 31/2-hour rain delay were third-seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell, seventh-seeded Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger and ninth-seeded Ivie/Smith. Two women's teams earned main draw berths to join Thursday's four "money" round qualifiers. The teams of fourth-seeded Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano and ninth-seeded Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt won matches before the rain delay and advanced to today's main draw. Today's schedule begins at 9 a.m. After the rain delay, second-seeded Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood rebounded from an 8-4 deficit to win 15-11 over 12th-seeded Wendy Martin and Teri Van Dyke of Deerfield Beach to advance. Allison Block and Pat Killiany upset third-seeded Stephanie Cox and Katy Eldridge, 16-14, to earn the final women's berth. Marsha Miller and Jenny Pavley, the top-seeded women's team in the qualifying rounds, advanced Thursday along with Kristin Schritter/Rachel Wacholder, Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock and Angie Kammer/Lia Young. Results WOMEN Loser's Bracket, First-round (winner's advance to Main Draw, losers eliminated, place 17th): Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (4) d. Michelle Morse, Fort Rucker, Ala./Lynda Street, Jupiter (10), 15-12; Karen Helyer, San Diego/Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg (9) d. Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif./Cherry Simkins, Torrance, Calif. (11), 15-5; Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach (12) vs. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Ali Wood, Long Beach, Calif. (2); Allison Block, San Diego/Pat Killiany, Vista, Calif. (8) vs. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif. (3). Main Draw Qualifiers (To be seeded No. 9 through No. 12 in main draw): Marsha Miller, Los Angeles/Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (No. 1-seeded Qualification Tournament team); Kristin Schritter, San Diego/Rachel Wacholder, Laguna Beach, Calif. (5); Karrie Poppinga, Honolulu, Hawaii/Angela Rock, Encinitas, Calif. (6); Angie Kammer, San Diego/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hawaii (7); (To be seeded No. 13 through No. 16 in main draw): Valinda Hilleary, Newport Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (4); Karen Helyer, San Diego, Calif./Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg (9). Top Main Draw Teams: 1. Liz Masakayan, San Diego/Elaine Youngs, Encinitas, Calif.; 2. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 3. Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jenny Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif.; 4. Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Nancy Reno, Encinitas, Calif.; 5. Misty May, Costa Mesa, Calif./Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 6. Carrie Busch, El Segundo, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; 7. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif.; 8. Patty Dodd, El Segundo, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Malibu, Calif. MEN Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 25th): Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale/Jake Elliott, Mount Pleasant, S.C. (15) d. David Krobatsch, Fort Lauderdale/Scott Rau, Fort Lauderdale (16), 15-10 (39 minutes); Marcos Macau, Coral Gables/James Walls, Fort Lauderdale (24) d. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (10), 15-12; Scott Kiediasch, San Diego/Matthew Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6) d. Eric Lazowski, Fort Lauderdale/John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich. (12), 15-10; Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (3) d. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables/Adam Roberts, Murrells, Inlet, S.C. (13), 15-9; Bill Maik, Cape Coral/Brian Rutland, Boca Raton (20) d. Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach/Doug Nascimento, Deerfield Beach (19), 15-8; Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif. (5) d. James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul O'Leary, Cordova, Tenn. (22), 15-5; Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (9) d. Matt Heath, Delray Beach/Curtis Rollins, Palm Beach Gardens (23), 15-7; Jay Mears, Pompano Beach/Drew Pelski, Fort Lauderdale (17) d. David DiPierro, Pompano Beach/Todd Hart, Pompano Beach (18), 15-7. Winner's Bracket, Third-round ( winners qualify for Main Draw): Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (1) d. Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8), 15-7 (32); Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (4) d. Wayne Matthews, Fort Lauderdale/Lou Messier, Fort Lauderdale, 15-8; Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11) def. Jimmy Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach/Eric Wurts, Fort Lauderdale (14), 15-1; David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego (2) d. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7), 15-9 (39). Losers' Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 21st): Marcos Macau/James Walls (24) def. Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15), 16-14 (45); Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (3) d. Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6), 15-1 (23); Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20) d. Davenport/Goers (5), 15-10 (40); Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (9) def. Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17), 15-7 (20). Top Main Draw Teams: 1. Adam Johnson, Laguna Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif.; 2. Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles; 3. Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; 4. Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; 5. Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif.; 6. Mike Mattarocci, San Diego/Devin Poolman, Redwood City, Calif.; 7. Morgan Chapman, Topanga, Calif./Greg Ryan, Torrance, Calif.; 8. Brent Doble, Dana Point, Calif./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. Deerfield Alero Friday Midday Results
Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/14/00 13:17:47 PDT
Deerfield Beach, FL April 14, 2000 - Play was interrupted today by heavy thunderstorms that included nearby lightning strikes. The tournament director hope to resume play at 4:30 PM (EDT).
Here are the current results from today’s play:
Men’s winner’s bracket:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers earned a berth into tomorrow’s main draw by defeating Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 15-7.
Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis made it into tomorrow by defeating Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier 15-8.
Jerry Graham/Chris Makos are in the main draw as a result of beating Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts today 15-1. Most people thought this game would be much closer.
David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh easily won over Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger by a score of 15-9 to earn a main draw berth.
Men’s loser’s bracket:
Two upsets - 5th seeded Scott Davenport/Pete Goers were eliminated from the tournament by 20th seeded Floridians Bill Maik/Brian Rutland and 10th seeded David Fischer/John Hribar were eliminated by 24th seeded Floridians Marcos Macau/James Walls.
Eight teams are now remaining in the loser’s bracket vying for the four remaining berths into tomorrow’s main draw. Scheduled to play next (4:30 PM?) are:
Marcos Macau/James Walls vs. Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell vs. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi Bill Maik/Brian Rutland vs. Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith vs. Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts
The women’s winner’s bracket finished play yesterday.
The women’s loser’s bracket:
Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano defeated Michelle Morse/Lynda Street and earned a berth in the main draw tomorrow.
Karen Heyler/Karen Hoyt won over Heather Lowe/Cherry Simpkins to make it into the main draw.
Floridians Wendy Martin/Teri Van Dyke were ahead of Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood by about 4 points when their game was interrupted midstream by the extremely heavy rains and lightning.
Allison Block/Pat Killiany will play against Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge when the weather allows. Deerfield Alero Final Friday Results
Posted by: Gene Mick on 04/14/00 19:36:51 PDT
Deerfield Beach, FL April 14, 2000 - Play continued today at 4:30 PM (EDT) after heavy thunderstorms, that included nearby lightning strikes, interrupted play earlier.
Here are the results from today’s resumed play (winners earned berths to main draw):
Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier def. Marcos Macau/James Walls 15-6 Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell def. Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 15-13 Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger def. Bill Maik/Brian Rutland 15-9 Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith def. Jim Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts 15-11
Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood came back to win Wendy Martin/Teri Van Dyke 15-11 Allison Block/Pat Killiany def. Stephanie Cox/Katy Eldridge 16-14
Summary of successful qualifiers to tomorrow’s main draw:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis Jerry Graham/Chris Makos David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith
Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock Angie Kammer/Lia Young Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano Karen Heyler/Karen Hoyt Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood Allison Block/Pat Killiany
Tomorrow’s first-round men’s match-ups (seed is in parenthesis):
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (1) vs. Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (16) Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers (9) vs. Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande (8) Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark (5) vs. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12) Douglas Matthews/Louis Messier (13) vs. Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott (4) * Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana (3) vs. Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger (14) Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11) vs. Mike Mattarocci/Devin Poolman (6) Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan (7) vs. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh (10) Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (15) vs. Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong (2)
* Sinjin Smith was originally entered in the main draw with Carl Henkel, but Henkel had to withdraw due to additional time needed to recover from hernia surgery.
Tomorrow’s first-round women’s match-ups (seed is in parenthesis):
Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs (1) vs. Karen Helyer/Karen Hoyt (16) Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock (9) vs. Jennifer Merideth/Patty Dodd (8) * Misty May/Holly McPeak (5) vs. Kristen Schritter/Rachel Wacholder (12) Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood (13) vs. Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno (4) Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) vs. Valinda Hilleary/Liz Pagano (14) Angie Kammer/Lea Young (11) vs. Carrie Busch/Leeane Schuster (6) Nancy Mason/Marla O’Hara (7) vs. Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley (10) Allison Block/Pat Killiany (15) vs. Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana (2) * Jennifer Merideth was originally entered in the main draw with Gabby Reece, but Reece had to withdraw due to an injury to her right knee. The Main Draw tournament is intended to be double-elimination, but if rain interrupts the competition, the tournament may revert to single-elimination to ensure completion of the finals by Sunday afternoon. Courtesy Of Gene Mick Thanks,Gene Unca Nick Deerfield Alero Final Saturday Results Saturday's Men's Results: Winner's Bracket, 1st-round · Brent Frohoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (No. 16-seeded Main Draw Team3, No. 3-seeded Qualification Tournament Team) def. Adam Johnson, Laguna Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (1), 15-4 (55 minutes). · Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (9, 1) def. Brent Doble, Dana Point, Calif./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8), 15-9 (60); · Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis, Huntington Beach, Calif. (12, 4), 15-13 (59); · Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif./Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4) def. Wayne Matthews, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Louis Messier, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (13, 21), 15-5 (30); · Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (3) def. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (14, 7), 16-14 (70); · Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (11, 11) def. Mike Mattarocci, San Diego, Calif./Devin Poolman, Redwood City, Calif. (6), 15-9 (35); · David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (10, 2) def. Morgan Chapman, Topanga, Calif./Greg Ryan, Torrance, Calif. (7), 15-8 (27); · Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles, Calif. (2) def. Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15, 9), 15-13 (70).
Winner's Bracket, Second-round · Holdren/Rogers (9, 1) def. Frohoff/Jewell (16, 3), 15-5 (35); · Boullianne/Clark (5) def. Scott/S. Smith (4), 16-14 (68); · Blanton/Fonoimoana, (3) def. Graham/Makos (11, 11), 15-11 (62); · Heidger/Wong (2) def. Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2), 15-8 (40).
Loser's Bracket, First-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, share $3,000) · Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9) def. Chapman/Ryan (7), 15-12 (36); · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Mattarocci/Poolman (6), 15-7 (29); · Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4) def. Matthews/Messier (13, 21), 15-4 (25); · Johnson/Kiraly (1) def. Doble/LeGrande (8), 15-9 (52).
Winner's Bracket, Third-round (1:30 p.m., winners advance to Sunday's 10:30 a.m. semi-finals) · Boullianne/Clark (5) vs. def. Holdren/Rogers (9, 1), 15-10 (43); · Blanton/Fonoimoana, (3) def. Heidger/Wong (2), 15-5 (28)
Loser's Bracket, Second-round (2 p.m., losers eliminated, place ninth, share $3,750) · Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9) def. Scott/S. Smith (4), 15-13 (47) · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Frohoff/Jewell (16, 3), 15-8 (30); · Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2) def. Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4), 15-13 (48); · Johnson/Kiraly (1) def. Graham/Makos (11, 11), 15-4 (26).
Loser's Bracket, Third-round (3:30 p.m., losers eliminated, place seventh, share $4,750) · Boss/Metzger (14, 7) def. Ivie/C. Smith (15, 9), 15-11 (43). · Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2) def. Johnson/Kiraly (1), 15-13 (43).
Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series April 16, 2000 at Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Men's Sunday Schedule
Loser's Bracket, Fourth-round (9 a.m., winners advance to semi-finals, losers eliminated, place fifth, split $6,000) Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles, Calif. (No. 2-seeded Main Draw Team) vs. Aaron Boss, Agoura, Calif./Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (14, No. 7-seeded Qualification Tournament Team); Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers, Goleta, Calif. (9, 1) vs. David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (10, 2).
Semi-finals (10:30 a.m.) Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) vs. Heidger/Wong (2) vs. Boss/Metzger 14, 7); Dain Blanton, Los Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (3) vs. Holdren/Rodger (9, 1) vs. Swatik/Whitmarsh (10, 2).
Bronze Medal Match (1 p.m., winners place third, split $10,000; losers place fourth, split $7,500) Semi-final losers.
Gold Medal Match (3 p.m., winners place first, split $20,000; losers place fourth, split $14,000) Semi-final winners.
2000 Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16 at The Deerfield Beach (Fla.) International Fishing Pier
Rank Men's (Main, qualifying seed) W-L Pts Earnings 1st 0-0 340 $20,000 2nd 0-0 306 $14,000 3rd 0-0 272 $10,000 4th 0-0 238 $7,500 5th 0-0 204 $6,000 0-0 204 $6,000 7th Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith (15, 9) 2-2 170 $4,750 Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (1) 2-2 170 $4,750 9th Sean Scott/Sinjin Smith (4) 1-2 136 $3,750 Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell (16, 3) 4-3 136 $3,750 Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis (12, 4) 1-2 136 $3,750 Jerry Graham/Chris Makos (11,11) 4-2 136 $3,750 13th Morgan Chapman/Greg Ryan (7) 0-2 102 $3,000 Mike Mattarocci/Devin Poolman (6) 0-2 102 $3,000 Wayne Matthews/Louis Messier (13, 21) 3-3 102 $3,000 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande (8) 0-2 102 $3,000 17th Marcos Macau/James Walls (24, DNQ) 2-2 68 Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi (8, DNQ) 1-2 68 Bill Maik/Brian Rutland (20, DNQ) 3-2 68 James Van Zweiten/Eric Wurts (14, DNQ) 2-2 68 21st Dana Camacho/Jake Elliott (15, DNQ) 2-2 51 Scott Kiediasch/Matthew Sokolowski (6, DNQ) 1-2 51 Scott Davenport/Peter Goers (5, DNQ) 1-2 51 Jay Mears/Andrew Pelski (17, DNQ) 2-2 51 25th David Krobatsch/Scott Rau (16, DNQ) 0-2 34 David Fischer/John Hribar (10, DNQ) 1-2 34 Eric Lazowski/John Vestal (12, DNQ) 0-2 34 Gaston Macau/Adam Roberts (13, DNQ) 0-2 34 Kevin Craig/Douglas Nascimento (19, DNQ) 0-2 34 James Leslie/Paul O'Leary (22, DNQ) 0-2 34 Matthew Heath/Curtis Rollins (23, DNQ) 0-2 34 David DiPierro/Todd Hart (18, DNQ) 0-2 34 Courtesy of Tim Simmons, BFishInc
Men's USAV $100,000 Oldsmobile Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16, 2000 Deerfield Beach, Florida Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points 1 Dax Holdren Todd Rogers 9 $20,000.00 340.0 2 Bill Boullianne Ian Clark 5 $14,000.00 306.0 3 Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana 3 $10,000.00 272.0 4 Rob Heidger Kevin Wong 2 $7,500.00 238.0 5 David Swatik Mike Whitmarsh 10 $6,000.00 204.0 5 Aaron Boss Stein Metzger 14 $6,000.00 204.0 7 Adam Johnson Karch Kiraly 1 $4,750.00 170.0 7 Bryan Ivie Collin Smith 15 $4,750.00 170.0 9 Sean Scott Sinjin Smith 4 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Jerry Graham Chris Makos 11 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Canyon Ceman Brian Lewis 12 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Brent Frohoff Adam Jewell 16 $3,750.00 136.0 13 Mike Mattarocci Devin Poolman 6 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Morgan Chapman Greg Ryan 7 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Brent Doble Lee LeGrande 8 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Wayne Matthews Louis Messier 13 $3,000.00 102.0 17 Paul Baxter Mark Paaluhi Q8 $.00 68.0 17 Jim Van Zwieten Eric Wurts Q14 $.00 68.0 17 Bill Maik Brian Rutland Q20 $.00 68.0 17 Marcos Macau Jim Walls Q24 $.00 68.0 21 Scott Davenport Peter Goers Q5 $.00 51.0 21 Scott Kiedaisch Matt Sokolowski Q6 $.00 51.0 21 Dana Camacho Jake Elliott Q15 $.00 51.0 21 Jay Mears Andrew Pelski Q17 $.00 51.0 25 David Fischer John Hribar Q10 $.00 34.0 25 Eric Lazowski John Vestal Q12 $.00 34.0 25 Gaston Macau Adam Roberts Q13 $.00 34.0 25 David Krobatsch Scott Rau Q16 $.00 34.0 25 David DiPierro Todd Hart Q18 $.00 34.0 25 Kevin Craig Douglas Nascimiento Q19 $.00 34.0 25 James Leslie Paul O'Leary Q22 $.00 34.0 25 Matt Heath Curtis Rollins Q23 $.00 34.0
Women's Results:
Women's USAV $100,000 Oldsmobile Olympic Challenge Series April 13-16, 2000 Deerfield Beach, Florida Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points 1 Misty May-Treanor Holly McPeak 5 $20,000.00 340.0 2 Lisa Arce Barbra Fontana 2 $14,000.00 306.0 3 Annett Davis Jenny Johnson Jordan 3 $10,000.00 272.0 4 Karrie Poppinga Angela Rock 9 $7,500.00 238.0 5 Linda Hanley Nancy Reno 4 $6,000.00 204.0 5 Danalee Bragado Ali Wood 13 $6,000.00 204.0 7 Liz Masakayan Elaine Youngs 1 $4,750.00 170.0 7 Carrie Dodd Leanne McSorley 6 $4,750.00 170.0 9 Nancy Mason Marla O'Hara 7 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Patty Dodd Jennifer Meredith 8 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Marsha Miller Jenny Pavley 10 $3,750.00 136.0 9 Liz Pagano Valinda Roche 14 $3,750.00 136.0 13 Angie Simpson Lia Young 11 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Kristin Schritter Rachel Wacholder 12 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Allison Block Pat Keller 15 $3,000.00 102.0 13 Karen Holman Karen Hoyt 16 $3,000.00 102.0 17 Stephanie Cox Katy Eldridge Q3 $.00 68.0 17 Michelle Morse Lynda Street Q10 $.00 68.0 17 Heather Lowe Cherry Simkins Q11 $.00 68.0 17 Wendy Martin Teri Van Dyke Q12 $.00 68.0
Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Quotes-4/15/00 from Deerfield,Fla. Brent Frohoff after his 15-4 win with Adam Jewell over top-seeded Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly. "Since Adam and I are playing in our first event together, this was a very satisfying team. To beat a team like Johnson and Kiraly in our first event together is huge. They are a very consistent and experience team. I feel we were help by playing four qualification matches to get used to the windy and wet weather conditions. By playing in the qualifier, we were able to get our game together. It also helped by having Adam's service game. We got the lead early with his strong serves. This will be a tough tournament because all the teams are very competitive. The weather will equalize a lot of the matches. It should be interesting." Karrie Poppinga after her 15-6 win with Angela Rock over top-seeded Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs. Poppinga missed the 1999 season as she gave birth to Avery Lei on April 22, 1999. "I didn't know what to expect after being away from beach competition for more than a year. Angela and I had only three days of practice together before Thursday's opening qualification rounds. It helped to play a couple of matches prior to today's matches. Angela had a great serving game. My job is to protect the net with some blocks. It's a good start with another tough match later Saturday (against fifth-seeded Misty May and Holly McPeak). I am tired." Angela Rock after the win over Masakayan/Youngs. "We were ready to play while Liz and Elaine played tired. I am just focusing on my play to help my partner. I am not going to worry about winning. I am just focused on my side of the net and just let things happen. My left knee is hurting and I am tired after two matches. I glad we just have one match left today." Holly McPeak on their match against Angela Rock and Karrie Poppinga when down 5-0: "I didn't like our start at all, but I wasn't worried. I knew that we were going to settle right back into it and tie it up. It was a little shaky start. We don't want to start like that, but I was confident that we'd settle into our games and comeback." Holly McPeak on the play of Angela Rock: "Angela is a great player. I always have respect for her. I know her game and she knows mine. We've been playing against each other for 10 years." Misty May discussing their teams goals and things to work on: "I'd like to keep working and see my game improve a lot. And as a team, we want to win. I mean, we practice everyday, we participate in the tournaments and we want to win." Misty May on playing as much as possible: "The more you play, the more confident you feel in certain situations."
Ian Clark on their opponents, Holdren and Rodgers:
"One thing, Todd and Dax are a great team, a great ball control team. And I've seen it a million Times, they can be down 14-9 or whatever, and you can never count them out.They can Always come back and defeat you.They never give up.They'll come after you.And That's what we did in the game.We closed them off.We didn't give them any opportunity, Or any momentum.That was important."
Clark on some of their strategy:
"On the bad side (with the wind), we were trying to serve the left side player, because if The left side player doesn't pass the ball straight ahead, the ball blows, and then the Set is much more difficult to handle for them."
Clark on what he and Boullianne will be concentrating on this season:
"I am not giving up my Olympic hopes by any means. We have a little ace in the Hole in the sense that we have the only tournament win (FIVB Acapulco in 1999). And It is going on eight tournaments, the most points in eight tournaments, and that tournament Win counts as the most points you can add. And it is the top two teams with the most Points. So our point total there is good, although we did have some pretty lousy tournaments On the European swing. So there's still 10 tournaments and so we are by no means out of It."
Fontana on the match against Davis and Johnson Jordan: I think that was a great match for us. It was a tight game all the way through. Jenny and Annett were playing well. And I was happy to pull that off, especially in the wind. Fontana on how the wind effects play: The tough thing about the wind is that it just throws the crap shoot factor into it. It doesn't necessarily mean the best play goes down or the best team wins because we've got these gusts of wind moving the ball and it is really hard to play technically well when it's this windy. Arce on the match: The start wasn't where we wanted to be. I mean when you are on the bad side, we wanted to try and get points every time we were over there and to start out 5-0 wasn't good. And it was a tough battle. It was tough for us to keep the score even. Courtesy of Tim Simmons, BFishInc No. 5 Seeds Steal the Beach; No. 1 Seeds Eliminated In Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - It was a day for the No. 5-seeded teams in both the men's women's competition at the season-opening Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event here Saturday (April 15), as the teams of Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark and Misty May/Holly McPeak advanced to Sunday's semi-final rounds.
Saturday''s play also marked the elimination of the top-seeded tandems of Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly and Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs as the top two teams split four matches each to finish seventh in the USA Volleyball-sanction event that featured 52 of the United States' top beach volleyball teams.
Boullianne/Clark and May/McPeak scored three wins each in the men's and women's competition, respectively, Saturday at the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier to advance to Sunday's 10:30 a.m. (EDT) semi-final matches.
Third-seeded men's tandem Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana and second-seeded women's team Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana were also unbeaten Saturday to advance to the semi-finals, where the final four teams in each competition await the winners of Sunday's opening contender's bracket matches at 9 a.m. in the $200,000 event.
The top-seeded teams of Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly and Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs were eliminated Saturday for the battle for the $20,000 first-place prizes in both the men's and women's competition. Both teams won only two of four matches Saturday to place seventh in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge event.
Boullianne and Clark, the last United States men's team to win a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event, advance to the semi-finals with a 15-10 win over ninth-seeded Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers. Boullianne and Clark captured the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Acapulco, Mexico April 11, 1999.
May and McPeak, who are playing in only their third event together after placing ninth and fifth in the last two FIVB events in Brazil, scored a 15-10 win over ninth-seeded Karrie Poppinga and Angela Rock to advance to the semi-finals. Poppinga was playing her first pro beach event since last April when she gave birth to her daughter.
Blanton and Fonoimoana advance to the semi-finals with a 15-5 win over second-seeded Rob Heidger and Kevin Wong, who are the top-ranked United States team on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (No. 7). Arce and Fontana rallied from a 5-0 deficit to defeat third-seeded Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan 15-12 to advance to the women's semi-finals.
Four teams remain in the men's and women's contender's bracket with the winners of Sunday's opening matches advancing to the semi-finals. Fourth-seeded Linda Hanley and Nancy Reno led from the start to defeat Masakayan and Youngs 15-7 to advance to Sunday's play, where they face Davis and Johnson Jordan. Masakayan and Youngs had won the last women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in February in Brazil.
Poppinga and Rock face 13th-seeded Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood in Sunday's other opening women's match. Both teams had to qualify for Saturday's Main Draw competition. Bragado and Wood rallied from 8-0 deficit to defeat sixth-seeded Carrie Busch and Leanne Schuster 15-13 to advance to Sunday's first matches.
Tenth-seeded Mike Whitmarsh and David Swatik eliminated Johnson and Kiraly 15-13 to advance to their opening match Sunday against Holdren and Rogers. Whitmarsh captured the Silver Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, where he and Mike Dodd lost the Gold Medal finale to Kiraly and Kent Steffes.
Heidger and Wong battle for a semi-final berth Sunday against 14th-seeded Aaron Boss and Stein Metzger. After losing their opening match Saturday, Boss and Metzger won three-straight contender's bracket matches, including a 15-11 win over 15th-seeded Bryan Ivie and Collin Smith to advance to Sunday's play. Boss and Metzger won two of their three qualifying matches to advance to Saturday's Main Draw.
Sunday's medal rounds begin at 12 p.m. with the Bronze Medal winners sharing $10,000 for third-place in both the men's and women's competition. The finals are scheduled to start at 2 p.m., with the final two teams seeking $20,000 for first-place while the losers settle for $14,000. Deerfield Alero Sunday Final Report
Deerfield Beach, FL April 16, 2000 - Weather conditions remained beautiful throughout today’s matches.
Men’s Gold Medal Match results:
Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers def. Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark 15-9 Holdren/Rogers take the Gold and split $20,000 Boullianne/Clark take the Silver and split $14,000
This is Holdren/Rogers’ third open win and all the best US men players competed in this Deerfield Beach Alero tournament. Each of their wins in 1998 and 1999 were “footnoted” because some strong teams like Johnson/Kiraly and Blanton/Fonoimoana were absent from those tournaments. Although Holdren/Rogers never went up against Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson in this tournament, it is likely they could have beat them if they had. While Holdren/Rogers have beaten virtually every other US team at one time or another in open tournament play, they have never beaten Kiraly/Johnson in an actual tournament.
Men’s Bronze Medal Match results:
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana def. Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong 15-12 Blanton/Fonoimoana take the Bronze and split $10,000 Heidger/Wong take 4th place and split $7,500
Women’s Gold Medal Match results:
Misty May/Holly McPeak def. Lisa Arce/Barbara Fontana 15-8 May/McPeak take the Gold and split $20,000 Arce/Fontana take the Silver and split $14,000
This is May/McPeak’s first open win in the US and undoubtedly not their last. Misty May AND Holly McPeak were awesome. It must be tough for their opposing team to decide which one of them to serve. While Misty is not considered exceedingly tall at 5’10”, her blocking ability is something to be reckoned with. Her jump serve on the beach is as effective as it was at The Beach (Long Beach State University). Both Misty and Holly were running down balls on defensive and touching them if not getting them up. When hitting against big blocks, such as those of Lisa Arce, Annett Davis, and Jenny Johnson Jordan, neither Misty or Holly seemed to have much trouble jumping out of the sand and either crushing the ball to the sand, tooling the block, or soft-hitting the ball to open court.
Holly McPeak’s determination to win is well documented. Misty May’s determination and dedication is no different from Holly’s. Walking away from her 17-16 victory over David/Johnson Jordan, Misty was heard to say she wants to become a much better player in response to a compliment of her awesome performance. There is no doubt - she is the real thing.
Women’s Bronze Medal Match results:
Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan won by forfeit. David/Johnson Jordan win the Bronze Medal and split $10,000 Karrie Popinga/Angela Rock win 4th place and split $7,500
Additional match notes (men):
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly were seeded first in the tournament. They were put into the losers bracket in their first round game by 16th seeded Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell by a score of 15-4! Frohoff/Jewell were on fire after having made it into the main draw via the qualifier on Thursday and Friday. Johnson/Kiraly’s first game in the losers bracket was on an outer court but it had a huge crowd around it. It was against Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande who took Johnson/Kiraly down several times last year, but not this time in 2000. Johnson/Kiraly defeated Doble/LeGrande 15-9. Johnson/Kiraly then went on to prevail over Jerry Graham/Chris Makos 15-4. It was David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh who then eliminated Johnson/Kiraly from the tournament in a 15-13 battle on another outer court that was well attended by fans. Swatik/Whitmarsh looked good, but they were taken out the tournament in their next game against Dax Holdren/Todd Roger, who went on to win the tournament. Johnson/Kiraly took 7th place. They came close to finishing much higher. Some of Johnson’s incredible effectiveness jump serving is diminished with the Mikasa ball.
Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger took 5th place in their first outing together. Boss was heard to say that his partner carried him through the tournament, but Metzger had nothing but good things to say about Boss. Boss/Metzger were put into the loser bracket in a 16-14 epic battle against Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana that took an hour and ten minutes. Blanton/Fonoimoana went on to take the Bronze. Boss/Metzger were eliminated from the tournament by Heidger/Wong who went on to take 4th place.
In the next US tournament for men, the AVP Delray Beach event, Boss and Metzger will be playing with different partners. Boss, who played with Dan Castillo last year, is playing Delray with Matt Lyles. Matt Lyles played with Wayne Seligson last year, but Seligson is currently nursing a shoulder injury and Dan Castillo has another commitment during Delray. Metzger will be playing with Ian Clark, while Clark’s long-time partner Bill Boullianne goes with Nick Hannemann for Delray. Clark will be playing his usual left-side while Metzger makes the shift to right-side in this exciting new partnership.
After Brent Frohoff/Adam Jewell’s upset of Johnson/Kiraly, they were eliminated from the tournament by Holdren/Roger and then Boss/Metzger. Frohoff/Jewell took 9th.
Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott were eliminated by Boullianne/Clark and then Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith, who finished 7th. Sinjin Smith/Sean Scott ended up with a 9th.
Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis were eliminated by Boullianne/Clark and then Swatik/Whitmarsh and took 9th place.
Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande uno-dosed. First Holdren/Rogers beat them 15-9 in an 80 minute long game and then Johnson/Kiraly defeated them 15-9. Doble/LeGrande took 13th.
Additional match notes (women):
First seeded Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs finished 7th. They were first upset in their second round 15-6 game by ninth seeded Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock and then eliminated from the tournament by Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno in a 15-7 game.
Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock had a great tournament and finished 4th. There was potential for higher but Rock’s knee problem prevented further advancement.
Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno finished 5th. They lost to May/McPeak and Davis/Johnson Jordan.
Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood also finished 5th. They lost to Hanley/Reno and Poppinga/Rock.
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster finished 7th after losing to Davis/Johnson Jordan and then Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood.
Tenth seeded Marsha Miller/Jen Pavley finished 9th after narrowly missing a shot at 5th when they lost 14-16 to Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood, who went on to place 5th.
The Olympic Spirit Of Competition
It is important to remember the Athlete Creed when participating in any Special Olympics Event and the same applies to any athletic competition.
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
The original Olympic medals were silver and only awarded to the winner of an event.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in 1907 to award medals to the first three places in all events.
Congratulations to Dax Holdren and Todd Rodgers for winning the gold medal at this weekend's Oldsmobile Alero Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series.
Congratulations to Ian Clark and Bill Boullianne for winning the silver medal to add to their Gold medal at last years Acapulco,Mexico Open event.Way to go guys!!! :>)
Congratulations to Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana for winning the bronze medal.
My point here is a simple one.The U.S.A. will be well represented by whomever of these great athletes go on to the 2000 Olympiad in Sydney, Australia later this year.We are proud of them all equally and look forward to supporting each and every one of them in their quest to represent their country.
Sincerely, Unca Nick
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