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SCHEDULE
2000 Schedule Announcement
schedule for the AVP Tour in the year 2000
Date Event Site
Apr 28 -30 SUNKIST AVP TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS Delray Beach, FL
May26 -28 YAHOO! AVP SANTA CRUZ OPEN Santa Cruz, CA
June09 -11 MERVYN’S BEACH BASH 2000AVP HERMOSA Hermosa Beach, CA
June16 -18 PLANTERS TRAIL MIX AVP HUNTINGTON Huntington Beach, CA
June23 -25 PLANTERS TRAIL MIX AVP CHICAGO OPEN Chicago, IL
July07 - 09 AVP KARCH KIRALY CLASSIC Santa Barbara, CA
July14 - 16 SUNKIST AVP MUSKEGON OPEN Muskegon, MI
July21 - 23 SUNKIST AVP BELMAR OPEN Belmar, NJ
July28 - 30 PAUL MITCHELL AVP VIRGINIA BEACH Virginia Beach, VA
Aug18 - 20 PAUL MITCHELL AVP U.S.OPEN BEACH Presented by AmateurVolleyball Association Seal Beach, CA
Aug25 - 27 SUNKIST AVP MANHATTAN BEACH OPEN Manhattan Beach, CA
Oct05 - 08 PAUL MITCHELL AVP King & Queen of the Beach Las Vegas, NV
Delray Beach Main Draw 1. Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly 2. Eric Fonoimoana / Dain Blanton 3. Mike Whitmarsh / David Swatik 4. Brian Lewis / Canyon Ceman 5. Holdren / Rogers 6. Loiola / Rego 7. LeGrande / Doble 8. Kerins / Martin
Sorrento Beach, Santa Monica, Qualifier Saturday, April 22nd Courtesy of Lynn Chu,many thanks to PepsiCat for keeping us posted! :>)
Ian Clark Stein Metzger
IMAN/Stein in action today! This is how they did:
1st round: 6. Metzger / Clark def. 27. Matthews / Kruger (was a tough match in the beginning) 2nd round: Metzger / Clark def. N. Hannemann / Boullianne (another tough match-up) 3rd round: LeGrande / Doble def. Metzger / Clark (this was a very vocal match between the two teams. they were some calls that didn't go the way of Ian/Stein, thus making it hard to watch this match.) I was very impressed with how hard Ian/Stein played and I hope they'll be playing for as long as they can as a tandem since they mesh very well together.Ian/Stein played well throughout, including winning: their 1st match which was against a team I have never seen before. They had Ian/Stein on the ropes in the 1st half and then Ian/Stein stepped it up to win! In the 2nd round, Ian/Stein beat Beef/Nick Hannemann. Then, Ian's and Stein's last match was against Lee/Brent. Ian/Stein won the 1st outta 3 games with a lot of hard work. But, then they lost the 2nd and eventually the third. The ref in this match made a lot of poor judgement calls throughout the contest.With 2 wins and 1 loss in the qualifier Ian/Stein place 9th.
9th - Ian Clark/Stein Metzger $ 2,000
Other Scores:
First Round (seed)
Bye (1) Rogers / Holdren, (2) Loiola / Rego, (3) LeGrande / Doble, & (4) Martin / Kerins
(16) A. Hannemann / Daniel Cardenas def. (17) Jim Nichols / Ricci Luyties 15-8 (9) Collin Smith / Bryan Ivie def. (24) Jason Pursley / Sean Rosenthal 15-8 (8) Aaron Boss / Matt Lyles def. (25) Said Souikane / Chris Magill 15-3 (5) Adam Jewell / Eduardo Bacil def. (28) Taichi Morikawa / Kou Ozaki 15-8
(21) Rifat Agi / Randall Koerv def. (12) Larry Witt / Brent Frohoff 15-5 (upset!) (13) Pepe Delahoz / Richard Boldt def. (20) Jerry Graham / Chris Makos 15-6 (14) David Fischer / Scott Friederichsen def. (19) John Anselmo / Brian MacDonald 15-11 (11) Nick Hannemann / Bill Boullianne def. (22) Masui Allen / Alika Williams 15-1
(6) Stein Metzger / Ian Clark def. (27) Evi Matthews / Jason Kruger 16-14 (near upset) (7) Matt Unger / Sean Scott def. (26) Geoff Pollard / Peter Tourignay 15-7 (10) Mark Paaluhi / Paul Baxter def. (23) Brad Torsone / Jeff Carluccii 15-9 (18) Scott Davenport / Pete Goers def. (15) John Hribar / Paul Boyd 15-7
Second Round
(1)Todd Rogers / Dax Holdren def. (16) A. Hannemann / Daniel Cardenas 15-5 (9) Collin Smith / Bryan Ivie def. (8) Aaron Boss / Matt Lyles 15-2 (5) Adam Jewell / Eduardo Bacil def. (21) Rifat Agi / Randall Koerv (4) Kevin Martin / Mark Kerins def. (13) Pepe Delahoz / Richard Boldt (3) LeGrande / Doble def. (14) David Fischer / Scott Friederichsen 15-3 (6) Stein Metzger / Ian Clark def. (11) Nick Hannemann / Bill Boullianne 15-9 (10) Mark Paaluhi / Paul Baxter def. (7) Matt Unger / Sean Scott (2) Jose Loiola / Emanuel Rego def. (18) Scott Davenport / Pete Goers 15-6
Third (final) Round
(1)Todd Rogers / Dax Holdren def. (9) Collin Smith / Bryan Ivie (4) Kevin Martin / Mark Kerins def. (5) Adam Jewell / Eduardo Bacil (3) LeGrande / Doble def. (6) Stein Metzger / Ian Clark (2) Jose Loiola / Emanuel Rego def. (10) Mark Paaluhi / Paul Baxter
Kiraly and Johnson headline season opener By SHARON ROBB Courtesy of Sun Sentinel DELRAY BEACH -- Some of the world's best men's players from the Association of Volleyball Professionals will compete in the tour's season opener today through Sunday at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. Eight teams, including top-ranked and U.S. Olympic hopefuls Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson, will compete in the Sunkist AVP Tournament of Champions. Despite being two blocks away from the beach, 250 tons of sand was brought in to cover center court at the tennis center for a makeshift volleyball court. The event has been coupled with the Delray Beach Affair. The tandems of Dax Holdren-Todd Rogers, Jose Loiola-Emanuel Rego, Brent Doble-Lee LeGrande and Mark Kerins-Kevin Martin earned the final four berths in the AVP event. The four qualifiers won a pair of matches April 22 on Sorrento Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., to advance to the final three rounds of the 56-team, single-elimination event that features $75,000. Earning automatic tournament berths were the Kiraly-Johnson, Dain Blanton-Eric Fonoimoana, David Swatik-Mike Whitmarsh and Canyon Ceman-Brian Lewis teams. The automatic berths were based on the players' points from the 1999 AVP season. Holdren and Rogers will be trying for their second-straight Florida title after capturing the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event, April 16 in Deerfield Beach, where the pair captured their third pro beach title by defeating Bill Boullianne and Ian Clark 15-8 in the final. Blanton and Fonoimoana placed third in the Oldsmobile event after losing 15-7 in the semifinals. Swatik and Whitmarsh finished fifth after dropping a 15-9 elimination match to Holdren and Rogers. Johnson and Kiraly, the top-seeded team in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball event, placed seventh in Deerfield Beach with Ceman and Lewis ninth. Doble and LeGrande were 13th in the Olds tournament while Kerins and Martin did not participate in the USA Volleyball-sanctioned event. Brazilians Loiola and Rego, the No. 1-ranked team on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, will be participating in their first U.S. event this season. The pair are the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champions, claiming the title last July in Marseille, France. They placed ninth and third in the first two FIVB beach event this season in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. On Saturday, Fonoimoana, who has started a Digs For Kids charity event, will hold a question and answer session with youth at 10 a.m. followed by the Sunkist Youth Clinic at 11 a.m. First Round Results: courtesy of the AVPTOUR.com web site:
Friday, April 28, 2000, Delray Beach, Florida:
The AVP’s 2000 season kicked off tonight at the Sunkist Tournament of Champions at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. Taking the court to get things started was Lee LeGrand and Brent Doble the tournaments #7 seed vs. the #2 seeded team of Eric Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton. The action heated quickly with Fonoi and Dain dominating play in the first game of the best of three series, with an 11-4 win. Fonoi had 9 kills in 10 attempts with 2 blocks and 3 digs with Blanton’s line reading 7 kills in 11 attempts, with 1 block, 1 ace, and 4 digs.
Game two was a different story. LeGrande was heating things up with his in-your-face style, hammering balls high and hard for 24 kills in 28 attempts. Lee and Brent charted 12 digs in the second game, propelling them to an 11-8 victory.
The third and deciding game is played to 6 points. Doble/LeGrande seemed to carry all the momentum into the third and quickly established a 4-1 lead. Fonoi and Dain seemed out of rhythm, with Eric making some uncharacteristic unforced hitting errors, converting on only 5 of 10 hitting attempts. The lead was too much to overcome as Doble/LeGrande pushed through for a 6-2 victory, upsetting the tournaments #2 seeds.
Match #2 featuring the events top seeded team of Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson vs. eighth seed Mark Kerins and Kevin Martin is under way.
Kerins/Martin def. Karch/AJ 2-1 !!!!!!!!
Match #2 featuring the events top seeded team of Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson vs. eighth seed Mark Kerins and Kevin Martin, began just after 7:00pm est. under the lights of the Delray Tennis Center. The night match proved to be great theatre. In game 1, Karch and AJ stormed out to 10-6 lead, game point in hand with every serve of the ball. Martin/Kerins would show their metal by siding out time after time, while climbing back to knot the score at 10-10. As improbable as it seemed, Karch and AJ would let game 1 slip away, as Martin/Kerins prevailed with a stunning 12-10 comeback.
Game two, saw Kiraly/Johnson get out to another big lead behind AJ’s three aces and seven digs. They would not allow Kerins/Martin to get back into this one as they cruised to an 11-3 victory.
Coming off a solid performance in game two, the crowd was anticipating the top seeds closing out the tie-breaking game to 6. But it was the upset minded Kerins/Martin who dominated play as Kerins logged both a block and an ace, with partner Martin siding out at will. At 4-1, Kerins/Martin had two great point scoring chances slip away, but Kiraly/Johnson could not mount any momentum and at 5-1, the smallest player on the court, Martin, ended the game by stuffing AJ.
The 2000 season is underway. Two matches, two huge upsets. Kiraly/Johnson and Fonoimoana/Blanton both out of the running for the first title of 2000. Both will play on Sunday in our consolation playoff games. These games will be seven point shootouts to establish 5th through 7th place. The tournament is wide open with all remaining teams taking the court on Saturday. Stay tuned for results!
Kiraly-Johnson eliminated By SHARON ROBB Courtesy of Sun Sentinel DELRAY BEACH -- The top two seeded teams were defeated Friday night in the opening of the $75,000 Sunkist AVP Tournament of Champions at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. Mark Kerins and Kevin Martin upset top-seeded Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson 12-10, 3-11, 6-1 in the final night match before a crowd of 300. In the opening match, Lee LeGrande and Brent Doble defeated No. 2 seeds Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana 4-11, 11-9, 6-2. LeGrande and Doble, seeded seventh, and Kerins and Martin, seeded eighth, were two of the four qualifying teams for the 56-team, single-elimination men's tour season-opener. It's the second time in three weeks Kiraly and Johnson, top U.S. Olympic hopefuls, have been ousted from a tournament early. Blanton and Fonoimoana placed third in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series two weeks ago in Deerfield Beach. Johnson and Kiraly, the top-seeded team in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball event, placed seventh. Doble and LeGrande were 13th in the Olds tournament. Kerins and Martin did not participate in the USA Volleyball-sanctioned event. Brazilians Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego, ranked No. 1 on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, play at 4:30 today in their first U.S. event of the season. Fonoimoana will hold his Dig for Kids Foundation event today at 10. The charitable organization promotes excellence in youth sports and academics. Dig for Kids has donations pledged for each "dig" that Fonoimoana gets during a volleyball tournament. Lee LeGrande and David Swatik will conduct a Sunkist AVP Youth Clinic at 11 a.m.
Saturday Nights All Right for Fighting Saturday, April 29, 2000 courtesy of the AVPTOUR.com web site:
Quarterfinal #5 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers vs. #4 Brian Lewis / Canyon Ceman
More quarterfinal action to report on Saturday afternoon at the Sunkist AVP Tournament of Champions. Play started at 3:00pm est, with #4 seeds Brian Lewis and Canyon Ceman taking the court against #5 seed Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers. The team of Rogers/Holdren are coming off a victory at the USAV Olympic qualifying event two weeks ago in Deerfield Florida. The pair was dominating in their performance last weekend at the AVP qualifying event in securing a berth for the Delray Beach event.
Game #1 saw Holdren/Rogers playing their usual mistake free volleyball, holding the lead the entire game in what became a marathon battle. Close to an hour into the game, Holdren/Rogers pushed the score to game point 10-8 over Ceman/Lewis. Behind Canyon’s two aces and Lewy’s 15 for 16 hitting performance, the two rallied for a hard earned 12-10 victory.
Game #2 was not the lengthy sideout battle that we saw in game #1. Lewis/Ceman generated points from all over the court as Canyon ripped 3 aces, and Lewy lipping 5 balls. Lewis/Ceman were having good success serving Todd Rogers, who could only manage an 11 for 17 hitting performance. With an 11-7 victory in game two, Lewis/Ceman have a great opportunity to make the finals as a result of the Kerins/Martin upset over Kiraly/Johnson last night. They will play the Semifinals at approx. 6:30pm est Tonight.
Quarterfinal #3 Mike Whitmarsh / David Swatik vs. #6 Emanuel Rego / Jose Loiola
The final quarterfinal match was viewed as the toughest on paper, #3 seeds Mike Whitmarsh and David Swatik vs. #6 seed Emanuel Rego and Jose Loiola. These teams have a lot of recent history between them, with Whitmarsh and Swatik beating the Brazilian Duo on two of the Tours biggest finals last year at Hermosa and Manhattan. On each those occasions the Brazilians seemed firmly in control of the match before losing a two point nail biter in each. The Brazilians viewed this match as very important to make a statement for the rest of the year, as these two teams will surely meet on a number of occasions.
Game one was all about the high flying Brazilians hitting untouchable balls from every angle. Rego went 14 for 18 attacking the ball, and his partner Loiola added 17 Kills in 26 attempts from his left side hitting position. The team accounted for 12 digs on their way to a convincing 11-7 game one win.
Game two was tight throughout, with each team steadily delivering kills. Loiola helped his team with 2 blocks and 1 ace to add to his partners 10 for 13 hitting performance. Rego, or “Bones” as he is affectionately known as here on the AVP tour is just beginning to get the recognition he deserves as one of, if not the best player in the world. In this match, Bones was crushing extreme angles over the block of Whitmarsh, which nobody can remember seeing in the past. This game was up for grabs up to the final Loiola Block that secured the 11-9 game two victory for the Brazilians and a spot in the Semifinals against LeGrande and Doble.
Semifinal #4 Canyon Ceman / Brian Lewis vs. #8 Kevin Martin / Mark Kerins
Absolute Domination! Canyon and Lewy took it to the #8 seeds in the first of two semifinal matches Saturday night. Bombs away from the service line, this was the call for Ceman/Lewis. 4 aces from Lewy’s big right arm, Canyon adding 2 more for the game. Six aces in a game to 11 is getting it done. This combined, with solid sideout numbers added up to an 11-6 game one victory.
Ceman/Lewis cranked up the point scoring machine in game two with Canyon dialing up three aces and Lewy looming large at the net for 3 blocks. On the other side of the net, Kevin Martin could not get it going as he was only able to convert 9 of 24 kill attempts. Game two went quickly with Lewis/Ceman racing to an 11-1 victory and the first spot in the finals!
Kiraly keeps going, going, going By SHARON ROBB Courtesy of Sun Sentinel DELRAY BEACH -- Karch Kiraly, the most recognizable name in beach volleyball, is still playing at 39. Considering his dad, Laszlo, plays recreational beach volleyball every day at 64, Kiraly has a few more good years in him. "I have been really lucky to get good genes from my parents," Kiraly said. "My dad [had surgery on] both of his shoulders after I had my shoulder operated on. We're all pretty resilient. I consider myself extremely blessed to be able to play a kid's game at the world's most beautiful beaches and earn a nice living for my family." Kiraly was written off in 1997 with a bad shoulder and nothing left to prove. After shoulder surgery and seven months of rehab, Kiraly said he feels good again physically. "He fought his way back," partner Adam Johnson said. "Karch Kiraly is Mr. Volleyball. There is always one or two of these guys in every sport that can have this kind of career, like Nolan Ryan in baseball. I can see Karch playing until he's 45." Kiraly is to beach volleyball what Michael Jordan was to basketball. There are plenty of players coming up behind him ready to take his place, but it's going to take a while to gain the achievements and respect he has. "I wake up every morning, get the kids off to school after breakfast and I go to work by coming down to the beach," Kiraly said. "Who wouldn't want to keep doing that if you've got the chance and if you still feel good physically and are winning a lot of tournaments? I don't know if there's ever a lot that I feel I have to prove to anybody. I just love competing." Kiraly, a former indoor champion, won his third Olympic gold medal and first in beach volleyball in 1996. He became beach volleyball's winningest player when he surpassed Sinjin Smith by winning his 140th tournament. By the end of the 1999 season, Kiraly had 141 wins, a number that could be closer to 200 had he decided to devote himself to beach volleyball earlier in his career. He is a seven-time MVP on the Association of Volleyball Players tour, including the past two seasons; has won Best Offensive Player five times; won the Manhattan Beach Open, the tour's most prestigious event, seven times; has won the King of the Beach Tournament four times; and tied the record for consecutive open wins with 13 in one season. What's left to accomplish? "Try to win more tournaments," said Kiraly, who with Johnson has been ousted early in this season's first two pro tournaments in South Florida. The duo lost two weeks ago in the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Challenge Series in Deerfield Beach and Friday in the Sunkist AVP Tournament of Champions, which ends today at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. The final is at 3:30 p.m. "The career-victory record was never a big focus for me," Kiraly said. "What's a big focus for me and for Adam, when we have an opportunity, is to try and notch a win. If you focus on that, over a long period of time, those wins can add up to something that I'll look back on a lot more once I am done with my career." After a long winter of missed tournaments, America's No. 3 team in Olympic qualifying points is far from out of it. Kiraly's focus is not the FIVB tour because traveling out of the country takes too much time away from his wife and family. Kiraly and Johnson can rack up the points they need on the AVP tour. "Our plans are to definitely make a run for the Olympics," Kiraly said. "With respect to this winter, Adam's injuries were legitimate, his mother was seriously ill, and besides that, we still have plenty of time to play one more FIVB event, maybe Chicago, and reach our quota for qualifying. We're not going to kill ourselves qualifying. If it happens, great. If it doesn't, I won't be crying in my milk." Until tandems Eric Fonoimoana/Dain Blanton or Sinjin Smith/Carl Henkel post some serious top-four finishes in FIVB events, Kiraly and Johnson have nothing to worry about. Results Quarterfinals: (4) Brian Lewis/Canyon Ceman d. (5) Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, 12-10, 11-7. (6) Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola d. (3) Mike Whitmarsh/David Swatik, 11-7, 11-9. Semifinals: Rego/Loiola vs. (7) Lee LeGrande/Brent Doble, 11-5, inc. Lewis/Ceman d. (8) Mark Kerins/Kevin Martin, 11-6, 11-1.
Sunday at the Sunkist AVP TOC Courtesy of AVPTOUR.com Apr 30,2000 Finals #4 Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis vs. #7 Lee LeGrande/Brent Doble Capping a magical weekend was the cardiac kids Lee LeGrande/Brent Doble winning their 1st event as professionals here in Delray at the Sunkist TOC. The scores for the finals read 11-7 Doble/LeGrande in game 1. Game 2, Ceman / Lewis 11-4. Game 3, Doble/LeGrande 8-6. The winners took all 3 of their matches this weekend into the 3rd & deciding game. The semifinal match vs. Loiola/Rego will go down in the history books as one of the greats, & although it was hard to match the excitement of Saturday night, the final match here Sunday was close. Game 1, none of the game statistics were very telling as each team had problems at times siding out. The focus for Lewis/Ceman was to serve Doble, while Doble/LeGrande fed Lewis with a steady diet of serves. Game 2, was dominated by the steady play of Lewis/Ceman who won easily 11-4. The final game was a barn burner with Doble/LeGrande getting off to a hot start, up 3-1 in the game to 6. Lewy/Ceman tied the score at 3 all, & then each traded points until LeGrande/Doble were staring at game point, & a chance to win their 1st title. This is when the nerves tend to get the best of you, & Lee & Brent looked anxious on the next few plays. LeGrande was roofed by Lewis for 5 all, then Lewy dug a Doble crush & took championship point over to their side. At this point, Brent Doble came up huge. A nice match saving shot down the line for a sideout. Lee served the next ball to Lewy who tried to crush 1 angle but Doble closed the door for a 6-6 tie. After a side switch, Lee served Lewy again who tried to roll 1 over Doble down the line, bad idea, as Doble swatted it back hard. Match point again for Lee/Brent. Lee hammered a serve cross court to Lewy who again tried to rip an angle hit by the 6'6" Doble who clamped it straight down for the victory. Both teams had great tournaments & really put on a great show for the Delray crowd. Lee & Brent were emotional in acknowledging all the people responsible for giving them an opportunity to compete at this level. It was a great moment for these young men, & the AVP tour, as 2 new stars are emerging & will be a major force to be reckoned with on the 2000 AVP Tour.
New Big Kids on the Block Courtesy of BEACHMANIA.COM Doble/LeGrande defeat Ceman/Lewis in 3 in Deerfield AVP final. First tournament victory for both players. by Rick Capone April 30, 2000 -- Just when you thought it couldn't get any better than last night, it did. In another great comeback performance, Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande put together some solid defensive play, including 3 blocks in a row by Doble, to defeat Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis 11-7, 4-11, 8-6 to win the Sunkist AVP Tournament of Champions in Delray Beach Florida. "They played a great match," Lewis graciously acknowledged after the match. "I've never seen them play any better than they did this weekend." In the 3rd place match, Jose Loiola/Emanuel Rego outlasted a hard charging, hard playing Mark Kerins/Kevin Martin 15-11. But the day, & the weekend, belonged to Doble/LeGrande who finally put it all together to win their 1st tournament. With the crowd split between the 2 teams, but loudly rooting for their favorites, Doble/LeGrande opened the match strong, taking a 3-1 lead in game 1. Ceman/Lewis came back quick to tie it 4-4. The 2 sides stayed close, as Doble/LeGrande did all weekend long. The score was tied 5-5 & 6-6 before Doble/LeGrande took the lead for good at 7-6. After that, it was just a matter of outlasting the tough defensive play of Ceman/Lewis. A Doble kill ended game 1 with the score 11-7. Game 2 was a different 1 completely, as Ceman/Lewis stormed out to a 6-2 lead. On the next play Lewis hit a smoker that hit LeGrande in the throat, knocking him over & sending his sunglasses flying. It definitely stunned him & it took a few points to get his game back together. By the time he did though, the score was 10-4 & Ceman/Lewis were serving for the game. A kill by Ceman after an awesome rally of great diving digs by both teams, gave them game 2, 11-4. Then the fun began. As they did last night, Doble/LeGrande dug in. After swapping 10 sideouts, Doble served 2 aces in a row to give his team a 2-0 lead. Lewis got the sideout on a kill, & then an attack error by LeGrande made it 2-1. A few plays later, LeGrande got a kill to make it 3-1, but then after a sideout, Doble made an attack error & Ceman got an ace to tie it 3-3. 3 sideouts later, LeGrande got a kill to take give his team the lead again, 4-3, but shortly thereafter, Lewey stuffed LeGrande to tie it up at 4s. A LeGrande ace brought up "tournament point" at 5-4, but a few plays later, 2 kills by Ceman gave Lewis/Ceman the lead, 6-5, & a "tournament point" themselves. A kill by Doble gave his team the sideout, & on the next play he stuffed Lewis to tie up the match once again, 6-6. Next play, Doble blocks Lewis once again, swatting the ball down with 1 arm off a Lewis attack attempt, & he & LeGrande were serving for the match. Next play -- a great rally -- then Lewis goes up for the attack, & for the 3rd time in a row, Doble stuffs Lewis straight down to end the game 8-6. As the crowd went crazy, LeGrande fell backwards into the sand, his arms raised in celebration. His partner came over & slapped his partner's chest in salute. "I definitely picked the right partner," LeGrande said after the match. "I believe in him, & he believes in me." Doble returned the thanks. "I have to thank my partner," he said. "He did all the things today that you need to do. He dug the ball. He hit the ball. He held it together. He was great." Both players also agreed that Lewis/Ceman played great on the day as well. LeGrande summed it up for both himself & his teammate. "Canyon & Lewis put up a great game. They are great players." So with their 1st wins under their belts, Doble/LeGrande have served notice that they are a team to watch out for this season on the AVP tour. On the verge of making into the finals a few times last year, this weekend they finally put it all together & won that elusive 1st title. It's a starting point & a win that will keep them smiling for weeks to come. Triple Doble & Kool J Win!!!
1st -LeGrande / Doble $16,000 2nd-Brian Lewis / Canyon Ceman $10,000 3rd -Loiola / Rego $ 7,500 4th -Kerins / Martin $5,500 5th -Mike Whitmarsh / David Swatik $4,500 6th -Holdren / Rogers $3,500 7th -Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly $ 3,000 7th -Eric Fonoimoana / Dain Blanton $ 3,000 9th - Ian Clark/Stein Metzger $ 2,000
5th - Ian Clark/Stein Metzger $ 4,000
TEAMS Yahoo! Sports AVP SANTA CRUZ OPEN 05/23/00 - SEEDING
Seed Name Points Ranking Qualifying Status Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson 1,688.00 1 Exempt from Qualifying Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande 1,559.00 2 Exempt from Qualifying Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis 1,556.00 3 Exempt from Qualifying Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 1,531.00 4 Exempt from Qualifying Mike Whitmarsh/David Swatik 1,528.00 5 Exempt from Qualifying Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola 1,405.00 6 Exempt from Qualifying Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers 1,354.00 7 Exempt from Qualifying Kevin Martin/Mark Kerins 1,175.00 8 Exempt from Qualifying Ian Clark/Stein Metzger 669.00 9 Exempt from Qualifying Nick Hannemann/Adam Jewell 604.00 10 Exempt from Qualifying Matt Unger/Sean Scott 552.00 11 Exempt from Qualifying Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 531.00 12 Exempt from Qualifying Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith 514.00 13 Exempt from Qualifying Matt Lyles/Ricci Luyties 453.00 14 Exempt from Qualifying Eduardo Bacil/Fred Souza 441.00 15 Exempt from Qualifying Albert Hannemann/Aaron Boss 397.00 16 Exempt from Qualifying Eduardo Garrido/Paulo Azedgo 381.00 17 Exempt from Qualifying Scott Friederichsen/Richard Boldt 330.00 18 Exempt from Qualifying Pepe Delahoz/Leland Quinn 317.00 19 Exempt from Qualifying Brent Frohoff/Larry Witt 312.00 20 Exempt from Qualifying
Event Scores:
First Round (Losers Bracket) Lyles, Luyties (15),Def. Kumgisky, Vazquez (13) Graham, Makos (15),Def. Fischer, Hribar (11) Holdren, Rogers (15),Def. Anselmo, Agi (7) Carlucci, Rosenthal (15),Def. Friederichsen, Boldt (8) Hannemann, Boss (15),Def. Convis, Owens (9) Nichols, Cardenas (15),Def. Boyd, Ortega (8) Whitmarsh, Swatik (15),Def. Goers, Davenport (4) Ivie, Smith (15),Def. Braunstein, Taylor (10)
(Winners Bracket) Kiraly, Johnson (15),Def. Convis, Owens (3) Garrido, Azedgo (15),Def. Hannemann, Boss (12) Clark, Metzger (15),Def. Boyd, Ortega (8) Martin, Kerins (15),Def. Nichols, Cardenas (5) Williams, Poolman (17),Def. Whitmarsh, Swatik (15) Baxter, Paaluhi (15),Def. Goers, Davenport (11) Frohoff, Witt (15),Def. Ivie, Smith (8) Blanton, Fonoimoana (15),Def. Braunstein, Taylor (1) Ceman, Lewis (15),Def. Kumgisky, Vazquez (7) Delahoz, Quinn (16),Def. Lyles, Luyties (14) Unger, Scott (15),Def. Fischer, Hribar (7) Rego, Loiola (15),Def. Graham, Makos (10) Boullianne, Ayakatubby (15),Def. Holdren, Rogers (10) Hannemann, Jewell (15),Def. Anselmo, Agi (4) Bacil, Souza (15),Def.Friederichsen, Boldt (4) Doble, LeGrande (15),Def. Carlucci, Rosenthal (3)
Second Round: (Losers Bracket) Frohoff, Witt (15),Def. Lyles, Luyties (13) Williams, Poolman (15),Def. Graham, Makos (10) Martin, Kerins (16),Def. Holdren, Rogers (14) Garrido, Azedgo (15),Def.Carlucci, Rosenthal (11) Bacil, Souza (15),Def. Hannemann, Boss (13) Nichols, Cardenas (15),Def. Boullianne, Ayakatubby (5) Whitmarsh, Swatik (15),Def. Unger, Scott (7) Delahoz, Quinn (15),Def. Ivie, Smith (12)
(Winners Bracket) Kiraly, Johnson (15),Def. Garrido, Azedgo (11) Clark, Metzger (15),Def. Martin, Kerins (4) Baxter, Paaluhi (15),Def. Williams, Poolman (12) Blanton, Fonoimoana (15),Def. Frohoff, Witt (10) Ceman, Lewis (15),Def. Delahoz, Quinn (11) Rego, Loiola (15),Def. Unger, Scott (12) Hannemann, Jewell (15),Def. Boullianne, Ayakatubby (8) Doble, LeGrande (15),Def. Bacil, Souza (13)
Third Round: (Losers Bracket) Frohoff, Witt (15),Def.Williams, Poolman (6) Garrido, Azedgo (16),Def. Martin, Kerins (14) Bacil, Souza (15),Def. Nichols, Cardenas (9) Whitmarsh, Swatik (15),Def. Delahoz, Quinn (10)
(Winners Bracket) Ian Clark,Stein Metzger(15) def. Karch Kiraly,Adam Johnson (9) Blanton, Fonoimoana (15),Def. Baxter,Paaluhi(9) Ceman, Lewis (15),Def. Rego, Loiola (7) Doble, LeGrande (15),Def. Hannemann, Jewell (13)
Fourth Round: (Losers Bracket)7th place matches Rego, Loiola (15),Def. Frohoff, Witt (6) Hannemann, Jewell(15),Def. Garrido, Azedgo(6) Whitmarsh, Swatik (15),Def. Baxter, Paaluhi (1) Kiraly, Johnson(15),Def. Bacil, Souza (8)
(Losers Bracket)5th place matches Loiola,Rego (15),Def. Hannemann,Jewell (5) Kiraly,Johnson (15), Def.Whitmarsh,Swatik (8)
5th place matches: Kiraly,Johnson (16),Def. LeGrande,Doble (14) Loiola,Rego (15),Def. Metzger,Clark (13) 4th place matches: Loiola,Rego (15),Def.Kiraly,Johnson (8) Semifinal Winners Bracket: Ceman,Lewis (15),Def.LeGrande,Doble (12) Fonoimoana,Blanton(15),Def. Metzger,Clark (13) Losers Bracket Finals: Loiola,Rego (15),Def. Ceman,Lewis (11) Winners Bracket Final: Fonoimoana,Blanton (15),Def. Ceman,Lewis (9)
The Finals: Fonoimoana,Blanton vs. Loiola,Rego
Eric Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton Win in a DoubleFinal at SantaCruz!
1st game Loiola,Rego(15),Def.Fonoimoana,Blanton(11) 2nd game Fonoimoana,Blanton(15),Def. Loiola,Rego(?)
Double final game : Fonoimoana,Blanton(7),Def. Loiola,Rego(5) Full Story AVP website
Final Results: MAIN DRAW
1st - Fonoimoana/Blanton $16,000 2nd - Loiola/Rego $10,000 3rd - Ceman/Lewis $ 7,500 4th - Kiraly/Johnson $ 5,500 5th - Doble/Legrand $ 4,000 5th - Clark/Metzger $ 4,000 7th - Whitmarsh/Swatik $ 3,000 7th - Hanneman/Jewel $ 3,000 9th - Frohoff/Witt $ 2,000 9th - Garrido/Paulo $ 2,000 9th - Bacil/Souza $ 2,000 9th - Baxter/Paaluhi $ 2,000
13th- Martin/Kerins #8 $ 1,000 13th- Delahoz/Quinn#19 $ 1,000 13th- Nichols/Cardenas#25 $ 1,000 13th-Williams/Poolman#28 $ 1,000 17th- Holdren/Rogers#7 $ 750 17th- Unger/Scott#11 $ 750 17th- Ivie/Smith #13 $ 750 17th- Lyles/Luyties#14 $ 750 17th- Hannemann/Boss#16 $ 750 17th- Boullianne/Ayakatubby#26 $ 750 17th- Graham/Makos#27 $ 750 17th- Carlucci/Rosenthal#31 $ 750
25th- Friederichsen/Boldt #16 25th- Goers/Davenport #21 25th- Fisher/Hribar #22 25th- Anselmo/Agi #23 25th- Boyd/Ortega #24 25th- Braunstein/Taylor #29 25th- Kumgisky/Vasquez #30 25th- Convis/Owens #32
Sunkist Youth Tour
The Association of Volleyball Professionals and Amateur Volleyball Association welcome players of all abilities for its annual boys and girls junior beach volleyball tour. Call to register or sign up in person Sat or 8am Sun. Age 18 and younger welcome. Call 310.577.0775 for more information. The next show is at Main Beach on 5/28/00at 9am Admission: $10 to play Event Schedule 5/28/00 Main Beach
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Pro volleyball returns to Santa Cruz for the first time since ’96 Santa Cruz Sentinel staff report May-25 2000 SANTA CRUZ — Yahoo! The party is back. With an infusion of cash from the corporate world, the beach kings are back in town. Not only are Karch Kiraly, Adam Johnson, Jose Loiola & some of the biggest names in beach volleyball are returning to Main Beach after a 4-year absence, but the sport is returning to its roots: No bleacher seating, a bikini contest, a qualifying tournament that gives locals a chance to compete against the elite, & a Memorial Day weekend date, which brings it back to its origin in 1961. Back in 1996, the last time the Association of Volleyball Professionals was at Main Beach, the money seemed to be limitless — $100,000 was awarded to the winning team of Johnson/Loiola, & Kiraly/Kent Steffes were in the midst of exceeding $2 million for their beach careers. But Jose Cuervo, which sponsored the big-money, 3-event Gold Crown, dropped its sponsorship when the beach game seemed at its peak. It had just become an Olympic sport & Kiraly/Steffes appeared in Santa Cruz fresh after winning the sport’s 1st Olympic gold medals. Yahoo! Sports has since picked up the sponsorship &, though the event has a smaller purse ($75,000), there's much to be encouraged about, even if the event doesn’t draw the crowds in excess of 15,000 as it did in its heyday in the early ‘90s. "We’re all excited to get back to Santa Cruz," Johnson said. "I’m looking forward to having a great show of fans like we have in the past. We’re just glad the AVP is back in town. We’ve always loved coming to Santa Cruz."
What: AVP Santa Cruz Open When: Friday through Sunday When: Friday through Sunday Where: Main Beach Prize money: $75,000 Admission: Free Schedule: Friday qualifying, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday’s competition,9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday’s competition, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; finals, 4 p.m.
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Sunday in Santa Cruz - Courtesy of the AVP May 28,2000 5th place matches:
Loiola/Rego (15),Def. Metzger/Clark (13) Another awesome match as the Brazilians were pushed to the limit by the up and coming team of Stein Metzger and Ian Clark. In 2000, the AVP athletes have been stepping up the energy and enthusiasm with which they play the game. The matches this year have been heated and passionate. This match was no different as each side took turns getting "in your face." At the end of the battle the players exchanged many high fives in appreciation of the great match. The Brazilians are a class act all the way and with many top Brazilians choosing to compete on the AVP tour the bar has been raised and the Americans are raising the level of their play to combat the awesome talent of the foreigners. All in all, the tour has never been stronger.
Semifinal Winners Bracket:
Fonoimoana/Blanton(15),Def. Metzger/Clark (13) Another barn burner as this one went the distance, as the 4th seeded Fonoi/Blanton move on to the finals of the winners.
Run of loser’s bracket needed for top-seed’s victory By JOSH NAGEL Santa Cruz Sentinel staff writer SANTA CRUZ — Top-seeded Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson still have a chance at reaching today’s AVP Santa Cruz Open final. But they’ll have to do it the hard way. Ninth-seeded Stein Metzger and Ian Clark defeated Kiraly-Johnson, 15-9, Saturday in a quarterfinal at Main Beach. Now, Kiraly and Johnson must run the table in the losers bracket to reach the championship game. If that happens they will have to beat the winners bracket champion twice, since the tournament is double-elimination. "On a hot weekend, you never want to play through the losers bracket," Kiraly said. "We could have played better. But the better team won." Metzger and Clark came out strong, only to allow Kiraly-Johnson back in the game. The underdogs regrouped, though, and put the game away with an impressive performance. "I’m definitely pleased," Metzger said. "It’s been a tough two weeks of practice. We’re new together, and we hadn’t started clicking until today." Metzger said it was gratifying to post his first win over Kiraly, whom he has admired since he was 6. "Karch is so dominant, I think half of the teams just fold," he said. "We started out well, which made the playing field more even. This is a big milestone for me." Kiraly, 39, is a six-time Santa Cruz champion, winning his first title in 1979. Metzger and Clark will face No. 4 Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, who beat Paul Baxter and Mark Paaluhi, 15-9. The winners-bracket semifinals start at 9:30 a.m. and the losers-bracket games at 8:30. The final is scheduled for 4 p.m. Other winners-bracket semifinalists are No. 3 Canyon Ceman and Brian Lewis, who beat Emanual Rego and Jose Loiola, 15-7, in the quarters. They will face the outspoken second-seeded team of Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande, who pulled off a marathon, trash-talk filled 17-15 win over Nick Hanneman and Adam Jewell. "We started off struggling, but we smoothed it out," Lewis said. "This is where you want to be, in position for a chance to go at the title." Doble and LeGrande squandered match point at 14-13, then had to fight off Hanneman-Jewell’s match point before pulling it out. The fifth-seeded team of Mike Whitmarsh and David Swatik, last season’s money leader, lost in the first round and must also rally today from the losers bracket. The event, sponsored by Yahoo! Sports, is the second of 12 AVP Tour events this year. The winning team will share $16,000, while $10,000 will go to second place. Doble and LeGrande won the opening event, the Sunkist Tournament of Champions in Delray Beach, Fla., on April 28. Admission is free and spectators should bring a blanket or chair because bleacher seating is not available.
Fonoimoana wins with partner Blanton in fifth appearance at tournament By KIRSTEN FAIRCHILDS Sentinel correspondent
SANTA CRUZ — Eric Fonoimoana left Santa Cruz Sunday having achieved something special — his first professional beach volleyball championship won in his home state of California. Partnered with fellow Californian Dain Blanton, Fonoimoana made the most of his fifth appearance in Santa Cruz by winning the AVP Santa Cruz Open over the Brazilian team of Emanual Rego and Jose Loiola in a double final at the Main Beach. "It’s nice to get a win in California," said Fonoimoana, an eight-year veteran from Manhattan Beach. "To win a tournament where your friends can drive up and watch you, and then to win in front of them ... it’s great." Seeded fourth, Blanton-Fonoimoana entered the final match undefeated. The tournament format was double-elimination which meant that the sixth-seeded Brazilians, who lost in the quarterfinals Saturday, had to beat the Americans twice. Rego-Loiola managed to hand the Californians their first loss of the tournament, 15-11, but lost, 7-4, in the deciding match. "Yesterday, when we lost the one match, I knew we’d need to play seven today," Rego said. "They just had to play three. "I prepared my mind to play seven and that’s how I got my mind to go all day. But the first final match killed me." Fonoimoana was impressed by the Brazilians’ march into the final. "I knew it wasn’t going to be a cake-walk against them," the 30-year-old UC Santa Barbara graduate said. "I was surprised how fresh they were. They didn’t seem tired at all and they didn’t play that way. It was back and forth all the way through." Blanton and Fonoimoana, who split a $16,000 first-prize out of the $75,000 total purse, won two events on the tour in 1999 — Cleveland and Clearwater, Fla. They hope to be selected as one of the two American teams to compete in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, by their play in Federation of International Volleyball events. Rego and Loiola are the only team from the AVP Tour to have already qualified for Olympic play. Each country sends two teams to the Olympics, except for the host country, Australia, which sends three. "We finally got the spot in July last year," Rego said. "We won the world championships in France. Out of 24 FIVB events, they take the eight best results, and we won seven last year." From Santa Cruz, Blanton and Fonoimoana are off to an FIVB event in Rosarito, Mexico, to improve their chances of reaching the Olympics. "If the teams were decided today, we would go because we’re currently No. 2 in the standings (among Americans)," said Blanton. "But it won’t be decided until August 15th, so we need to play some more and erase some bad finishes." Californian teams finished in third and fourth place. Third went to Canyon Ceman and Brian Lewis; fourth to six-time Santa Cruz champion Karch Kiraly, and Adam Johnson.
Soquel grad has ex-girlfriend to thank for career By KIRSTEN FAIRCHILDS Sentinel correspondent
SANTA CRUZ — Collin Smith, the only Santa Cruz County competitor in the AVP Santa Cruz Open, can thank a former girlfriend for his foray into professional beach volleyball. When Smith, a Soquel graduate, wrapped up his collegiate volleyball career at Cal State Northridge, he went to Portugal for four months of professional indoor volleyball. After the season finished, Smith decided to move to southern California. "My girlfriend at the time lived in Hermosa," the 25-year-old said. "So I moved there and pursued the beach thing. It’s going well." Smith, who is in his second season on the tour, explained the differences between the two types of volleyball at a press conference Friday. "In the indoor game, it’s definitely more specialized," Smith said. "The prototype AVP player is one who’s quick, strong and agile. "You have to have an all-around game in beach. You need to cover more ground because there’s only two of you, not six." Smith and partner Bryan Ivie lost their first-round match, but won the first round of the loser’s bracket. However, the team didn’t make it past Saturday after losing in the next round.
Eric Fonoimoana’s not-for-profit foundation, "Digs for Kids" received a boost from haircutters at the Paul Mitchell tent Sunday. The stylists hosted a cut-a-thon with all donations going toward the charity. $1,000 was raised.
Fox Sports Net taped the match, which will air at noon on June 24 and at 10 p.m. on June 25. The network has signed on to be the carrier for all the stops on this year’s tour. Chris "Geeter" McGee was Fox’s emcee for the match and the part-time club volleyball coach from southern California amused the crowd by doing the "worm" across the court while decked out in a powder-blue leisure suit in the 85-degree weather. McGee encouraged the crowd to dance, do the wave and yell "Yahoo" after every successful block or dig. "I was here in 1996 and it’s definitely a different vibe this year," said Dain Blanton, who won Sunday’s tournament with Fonoimoana. "This is the first year that we don’t have bleachers. It’s nice having the grandstands, so the fans can see better, but it’s expensive. It’s just a different feeling here." To Fonoimoana, bleachers or not, he’s got the best job in the world. "You’ve got the sun and sand and good-looking people walking around," Fonoimoana said. "You’ve got sunshine and the ocean ... what a beautiful office. I love pretty much everything about beach volleyball."
Besides offering a free youth clinic on Friday, Sunkist kicked off its eight-stop AVP Youth Tour Sunday. Participants under the age of 18 competed in various divisions just down the beach from the professionals. Alisha Bertetta, a 5-foot-9 outside hitter on Monte Vista Christian School’s girls volleyball team, competed with Jessica Gysin of Aptos Junior High in the 16 and under division. "It was really great because in between playing you can go watch the pros," Bertetta said. "You could totally talk to the pros and what other sport can you do that in? "Volleyball is pretty much the only sport where you can interact with professionals. You can talk to them about how they’re playing. It’s fun." Bertetta said she’s grown up at the Santa Cruz Open and has learned a lot from watching the players over the years. "My favorite is Ricky Lutties," the 15-year-old said. "He’s a really big guy and a big blocker and really intense." "I‘ve been following him for a long time. I played with his nephew in San Diego and I got to play fours with him once." Bertetta and Gysin won Sunday’s competition for their second AVP Youth Tour title. The team won the AVP Youth Hermosa Beach title last summer and went on to win the Junior Olympics 14 & under division in beach volleyball. "I like playing in AVP events because you play on your own, but you get to watch the pros and learn a lot from them," said the 14-year-old Gysin, who’s also an outside hitter. "My favorite pro is Mike Whitmarsh — I like his fundamentals and how he blocks." Other winning teams included Soquel High’s Dillon Fitch and Nash Collins in the Boys 16 and under division. The team of Casey Davis and Eric Pauly finished second; Soquel’s Kyle MacDonald-Jones and Jed Collins were third. Clark Meyer and Sebastian Miller won the Boys 18 and under division. Jordan Beck and Jason Sanders, both setters for San Lorenzo Valley’s 6-2 offense this season, finished second with Mt. Madonna School’s Zack Donoghue and Chris Sun in third.
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(Format: Double Elimination)
7th - Ian Clark/Stein Metzger $ 3,000
Seeding:
Seed Name Points Ranking Qualifying Status
Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 1,664.00 1 Exempt from Qualifying Canyon Ceman/Brian Lewis 1,634.00 2 Exempt from Qualifying Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson 1,605.00 3 Exempt from Qualifying Emanuel Rego/Jose Loiola 1,570.00 4 Exempt from Qualifying Lee LeGrande/Brent Doble 1,517.00 5 Exempt from Qualifying David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh 1,362.00 6 Exempt from Qualifying Franco Neto/Mark Kerins 1,219.00 7 Exempt from Qualifying Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers 1,082.00 8 Exempt from Qualifying Stein Metzger/Ian Clark 799.00 9 Exempt from Qualifying Nick Hannemann/Adam Jewell 693.00 10 Exempt from Qualifying Paul Baxter/Mark Paaluhi 571.00 11 Exempt from Qualifying Matt Unger/Sean Scott 485.00 12 Exempt from Qualifying Eduardo Bacil/Fred Souza 485.00 12 Exempt from Qualifying Collin Smith/Bryan Ivie 477.00 13 Exempt from Qualifying Eduardo Garrido/Paulo Azevedo 450.00 14 Exempt from Qualifying Ricci Luyties/Matt Lyles 411.00 15 Exempt from Qualifying Brent Frohoff/Larry Witt 390.00 16 Exempt from Qualifying Aaron Boss/Albert Hannemann 382.00 17 Exempt from Qualifying Richard Boldt/Pepe Delahoz 353.00 18 Exempt from Qualifying Leland Quinn/Dan Castillo 351.00 19 Exempt from Qualifying Bill Boullianne/Tim Hovland 287.00 20 Exempt from Qualifying Daniel Cardenas/John Hribar 274.00 21 Exempt from Qualifying Pete Goers/Scott Davenport 273.00 22 Exempt from Qualifying Jim Nichols/Paul Boyd 250.00 23 Exempt from Qualifying David Fischer/Dan Ortega 233.00 24 Exempt from Qualifying Jerry Graham/Chris Makos 223.00 25 Exempt from Qualifying Rifat Agi/Randall Koerv 204.00 26 Exempt from Qualifying Devin Poolman/Alika Williams 193.00 27 Exempt from Qualifying John Anselmo/Jason Ryan Pursley 187.00 28 Exempt from Qualifying Scott Friederichsen/Eddie Stokes 181.00 29 Exempt from Qualifying Sean Rosenthal/Jeff Carlucci 135.00 30 Exempt from Qualifying Jim VanZwieten/Eric Wurts 126.00 31 Exempt from Qualifying Matt Taylor/John Braunstein 114.00 32 Exempt from Qualifying
Hermosa Beach article Courtesy of Lynn Chu
June 08, 2000 | Updated 3:47 a.m. PT "It's All Beachy Keen for AVP Tour " MIKE BRESNAHAN, Times Staff Writer
How unusual.In this, an Olympic year, the only noise coming from the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals is the deafening sound of . . . relative silence. No Chapter 11 filings. No bickering about Olympic qualifying with the governing body of international beach volleyball. No boycotts by AVP players.It's almost boring, which, paradoxically, is one of the least favorite terms of the AVP, making its annual trip to Hermosa Beach for a tour stop from Friday through Sunday.The AVP wants fresh, new & fun as it tries to re-create the sport, which ironically led to the only controversy this year--several rules changes are irritating upper-echelon players. The AVP did away with the 9-minute clock, which allowed a finite # of rallies in a match. When the clock ran out, so did a match, which sometimes ended with scores of 13-7 or 12-10.The clock was an ally of veteran players. Shorter matches meant potentially more productive days.Another rule upsetting beach veterans is the abolition of intravenous glucose treatment for players, who may replenish lost fluids via IV only if they have been eliminated from the tournament.A final new rule is the removal of the antenna at each end of the net, a subtle change to non-volleyball fans. A ball that touched an antenna, which extended about 2 feet vertically from the top of the net, was considered out. There are no longer antennae, throwing off a guideline players have been accustomed to since their high school days."I don't really like to change unless you give me a good reason to change," said Eric Fonoimoana, an 8-year pro. "I just don't see eye to eye with everything that's going on." Several players, upset at not being consulted before the implementation of the new rules, signed a petition & presented it to AVP Chief Executive Bill Berger. "It's like, 'What's next?' " one player asked. "We have no say."The new rules will remain in effect this season, Berger said."We're trying to bring the sport to what it really is," said Berger, in his 2nd year as CEO. "At any place in the country, beach volleyball has 2 poles, a net, lines & a ball. We're not doing this to penalize [players]. I understand they're not happy because they had it easy."We're trying to make it so the sport is more entertaining. For so long, this sport was boring. People don't pay money to be bored. There are too many other stimuli out there."Off the court, things might be on the upswing for the much-maligned tour, which filed for bankruptcy in November 1998 & was purchased in March 1999 by Spencer Trask Securities Inc.The Madison Avenue venture-capital company correctly budgeted for losses of nearly $1.5 million last year,but several new big-name sponsors have provided financial hope.Anheuser-Busch has come on board via its Michelob Light product. Ford, Yahoo! & Planters have also committed financially to the AVP. The incoming money from sponsors--"in the $3-million to $4-million level," Berger said--has the AVP thinking black ink instead of red. Or at least right on the borderline. "The year 2000 may be the first time in history that the AVP breaks even," Berger said. The AVP, in existence since 1984, reached the top of its popularity curve in the mid-1990s, but questionable management & extremely high payouts for participants led to financial straits.The tour was also stung by its failure to seize control of the Olympic qualifying process for U.S. teams.U.S. beach volleyball teams can only qualify for the Olympics by accruing points in international tournaments sponsored by FIVB, volleyball's world governing body. Some players openly boycotted the AVP in 1992, when it refused to let players under contract compete in international tournaments.But optimism within the AVP has risen with a passel of young players on the verge of creating a different identity for the sport.David Swatik, 27, emerged last year from a mediocre career, teaming with Mike Whitmarsh to win the Hermosa and Manhattan Beach opens.Dax Holdren, 27, & Todd Rogers, 26, stunned a field of international participants by winning an FIVB tournament Sunday in Rosarito, Mexico.Fonoimoana, 31, & Dain Blanton, 28, are 2nd among U.S. teams for Olympic qualifying. (With the exception of host Australia, which is allowed 3 teams, 2 teams from each country will qualify for Olympic volleyball, which starts Sept. 17.)Lee LeGrande, 29, & Brent Doble, 30, won their 1st AVP event last month in Delray Beach, Fla."What's happening here is a total changing of the guard," Berger said. "A changing of the landscape."Women's pro beach volleyball also has undergone change, the most important being the formation of the Beach Volleyball America tour. In recent years, the women didn't play under the umbrella of an official tour & merely tagged along with the AVP for a few events.The BVA, which conducted tournaments at Oceanside & Santa Monica last month, will be present at Hermosa. Sort of. In an effort to compile points for Olympic qualifying, 4 of the top 5 women's teams are skipping Hermosa for an international tournament in Italy. The BVA, like the AVP, doesn't count toward Olympic qualifying.Women can only earn points in FIVB tournaments. Jenny Johnson Jordan & Annett Davis will not be at Hermosa. Neither will Misty May & Holly McPeak.The top-seeded team at Hermosa is Nancy Reno & Linda Hanley, a pair that was seeded 4th at Santa Monica.Charlie Jackson, the BVA's chief executive, said he doesn't mind the player defections this weekend. The bigger picture, helping BVA teams qualify for the Olympics, is more important, he said."If they go & play in an event like that, it doesn't detract from our event," Jackson said. "I want our teams to do well in all international tournaments."
Round Of 32 Blanton, Fonoimoana(15);Def. Taliaferro, Priddy (6) Frohoff, Witt (15) ;Def. Luyties, Lyles (13) Metzger, Clark (15);Def. Nichols, Boyd (6) Holdren, Rogers (15);Def. Graham, Makos (2) LeGrande, Doble (15) ;Def. Anselmo, Pursley (3) Boullianne, Hovland(15);Def. Unger, Scott (8) Bacil, Souza (15);Def.Quinn, Castillo (5) Rego, Loiola (15) ;Def. Rosenthal, Carlucci (3) Kiraly, Johnson (15);Def. VanZwieten, Wurts (3) Smith, Ivie (16);Def. Boldt, Delahoz (14) Baxter, Paaluhi (15);Def.Cardenas, Hribar (7) Swatik, Whitmarsh (15);Def. Poolman, Williams (3) Agi, Koerv (15);Def.Neto, Kerins (13) Goers, Davenport (15);Def. N.Hannemann, Jewell (13) Garrido, Azevedo (15) ;Def. Boss,A. Hannemann (11) Ceman, Lewis (15);Def. Wellman, Geibel (8)
Round Of 16 Fonoimoana,Blanton(15),Def. Frohoff, Witt (7) Holdren,Rogers(15),Def. Clark,Metzger (11) Boullianne,Hovland(15),Def. LeGrande,Doble (9) Rego,Loiola(15),Def. Bacil,Souza (9) Kiraly,Johnson(15),Def. C.Smith,Ivie (4) Baxter.Paaluhi(15),Def. Swatik,Whitmarsh (6) Goers,Davenport(15), Def. Agi,Koerv (4) Ceman,Lewis(15),Def. Garrido,Azevedo (11)
Quarter Finals Fonoimoana,Blanton(15),Def.Holdren,Rogers(7) Rego,Loiola(15),Def.Boullianne,Hovland(6) Kiraly,Johnson(15),Def.Baxter,Paaluhi(8) Ceman,Lewis(15),Def. Goers,Davenport(5) SemiFinals Rego,Loiola(15),Def.Fonoimoana,Blanton(12) Ceman,Lewis(16),Def.Kiraly,Johnson(14)
Winners Finals Rego,Loiola(15);Def. Ceman,Lewis(11)
Tournament Finals Rego,Loiola(15);Def. Holdren,Rogers(6)
Tournament Champions >> Emanuel Rego/Jose' Loiola
Losers Round 1 Boldt,Delahoz(15),Def.VanZwieten,Wurts (9) Cardenas,Hribar(15),Def. Poolman,Williams(5) N. Hannemann,Jewell(15),Def. Neto,Kerrins(10) Wellman.Giebel(15),Def. Boss,A. Hannemann(6) Luyties,Lyles(15),Def. Taliaferro,Priddy(9) Boyd,Nichols(15),Def. Graham,Makos(9) Unger,Scott(15),Def. Anselmo,Pursley(7) Rosenthal,Carlucci(15),Def. Quinn,Castillo(11) Losers Round 2 Bacil,Souza (15),Def. Boldt, Delahoz (6) LeGrande, Doble (15) ;Def. Cardenas,Hribar(7) Clark,Metzger (15);Def. N.Hannemann, Jewell (11) Wellman,Giebel(16),Def.Frohoff, Witt (14) Garrido, Azevedo (15) ;Def.Luyties,Lyles(11) Agi, Koerv (15);Def.Boyd,Nichols(9) Unger,Scott(15),Def.Swatik,Whitmarsh (11) Smith, Ivie (15);Def.Rosenthal,Carlucci(2) Losers Round 3 Bacil,Souza (15);Def.LeGrande, Doble (6) Clark,Metzger (15);Def.Wellman,Giebel(7) Garrido, Azevedo (15) ;Def.Agi, Koerv (9) Smith, Ivie (15);Def.Unger,Scott(10) Losers Round 4 Clark,Metzger (15);Def. Goers,Davenport(8) Holdren,Rogers(15);Def.Garrido, Azevedo (10) Smith, Ivie (15);Def.Boullianne,Hovland(13) Bacil,Souza (15);Def. Baxter.Paaluhi(7) Losers Round 5 Bacil,Souza (15);Def.Clark,Metzger (9) Holdren,Rogers(15);Def.Smith, Ivie (8) Losers Round 6 Bacil,Souza (15);Def. Fonoimoana,Blanton(8) Holdren,Rogers(15);Def.Kiraly, Johnson (11) Losers Semifinals Holdren,Rogers(15);Def.Bacil,Souza (7) Losers Finals Holdren,Rogers(15);Def. Ceman,Lewis(7)
Final Results: 1st - Loiola/Rego $16,000 2nd- Holdren/Rogers $10,000 3rd - Ceman/Lewis $ 7,500 4th - Bacil/Souza $ 5,500 5th - Kiraly/Johnson $ 4,000 5th - Fonoimoana/Blanton $ 4,000 7th - Clark/Metzger $ 3,000 7th - Ivie/Smith $ 3,000 9th - Baxter/Paaluhi $ 2,000 9th - Goers/Davenport $ 2,000 9th - Garrido/Azevedo $ 2,000 9th - Boullianne/Hovland $ 2,000 13th- Doble/Legrand $ 1,000 13th-Wellman/Giebel $ 1,000 13th-Agi/Koerv $ 1,000 13th-Unger/Scott $ 1,000 17th-Whitmarsh/Swatik $ 750 17th-Rosenthal/Carlucci $ 750 17th-Boyd/Nichols $ 750 17th-Luyties/Lyles $ 750 17th-Frohoff/Witt $ 750 17th-N.Hannemann/Jewell $ 750 17th-Cardenas/Hribar $ 750 17th-Boldt/Delahoz $ 750
Lynn Chu's Hermosa Beach Report 6/11/00 My analysis of Ian/Stein this weekend
Their 1st match: Ian/Stein Vs. Paul Boyd/Jim Nichols Stein had 3 aces in a row to give his team the lead at 9-6 and Ian/Stein never trailed again. They ended up winning 15-6!
2nd match on Friday: Ian/Stein lost to Rogers/Holdren. I think it is because I wasn't there! =*( I was watching another match.
Sat 1st game: Ian/Stein prevailed in a thriller against Adam Jewell/Nick Hannemann. This match was giving me an ulcer 'cuz it was so exciting. There was a lot of showing off by both teams. Ian had some key stuff blocks here and there. If I can recall correctly, I think Stein added some important (and much needed aces and great defensive moves).
Sat 2nd match:
Ian/Stein played Fred/Anjihno. This match would take them to a 5th place finish, but Ian/Stein lost a tough one and earned a 7th place.
Not too bad this weekend, guys! We're all still very much proud of you!! Keep knocking on the door and it'll happen!
Before the match against Fred/Anjinho, Ian/Stein played against Wellman/Geibel. This was going to be a tough one as Ian/Stein were down 0-3 early on. It was a very difficult match to watch for me. Ian/Stein had a bunch of pals out all weekend, so their fans and friends propelled them to a pretty decent finish.
I also had my picture taken with Ian/Stein after they won the match with Adam Jewell and Nick Hannemann.
Stein's a great guy! He gave me one of his Nokia hats and signed it. It says Stein on one side of the hat.
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9th - Ian Clark/Aaron Boss $ 2,000
Seed Name Points Ranking Qualifying Status Brian Lewis/Canyon Ceman 1,722.00 1 Exempt from Qualifying Karch Kiraly/Adam Johnson 1,448.00 2 Exempt from Qualifying Lee LeGrande/Franco Neto 1,192.00 3 Exempt from Qualifying Brent Doble/Stein Metzger 1,119.00 4 Exempt from Qualifying Mark Kerins/Kevin Martin 934.00 5 Exempt from Qualifying Eduardo Bacil/Fred Souza 756.00 6 Exempt from Qualifying Mike Whitmarsh/Matt Unger 750.00 7 Exempt from Qualifying Adam Jewell/Nick Hannemann 620.00 8 Exempt from Qualifying Bryan Ivie/Collin Smith 611.00 9 Exempt from Qualifying Aaron Boss/Ian Clark 584.00 10 Exempt from Qualifying Paul Baxter/Sean Scott 528.00 11 Exempt from Qualifying Paulo Azevedo/Eduardo Garrido 522.00 12 Exempt from Qualifying Mark Paaluhi/Albert Hannemann 472.00 13 Exempt from Qualifying Larry Witt/Brent Frohoff 387.00 14 Exempt from Qualifying Scott Davenport/Pete Goers 385.00 15 Exempt from Qualifying Ricci Luyties/Matt Lyles 370.00 16 Exempt from Qualifying Leland Quinn/Pepe Delahoz 339.00 17 Exempt from Qualifying Scott Friederichsen/Dan Castillo 320.00 18 Exempt from Qualifying Richard Boldt/Tim Hovland 307.00 19 Exempt from Qualifying John Hribar/Daniel Cardenas 302.00 20 Exempt from Qualifying Rifat Agi/Randall Koerv 284.00 21 Exempt from Qualifying Jim Nichols/Paul Boyd 276.00 22 Exempt from Qualifying Chris Makos/Jerry Graham 235.00 23 Exempt from Qualifying Alika Williams/Devin Poolman 224.00 24 Exempt from Qualifying
LA Times article for AVP's Huntington Home-sand Advantage Lewis is Happy AVP's in Huntington Beach By: Michael Itagaki
The Assn. of Volleyball Professionals tour stops in Huntington Beach this weekend, and Brian Lewis couldn't be happier. "It's great to be home," said Lewis, who went to Corona del Mar High and Orange Coast College and now lives in Huntington Beach.Lewis, who has won just over $900,000 in his 11-year pro beach career, is enjoying a resurgence, playing some of his best volleyball ever. He has climbed to the AVP's No. 3 ranking this week with his partner, fourth-ranked Canyon Ceman of Manhattan Beach. Lewis, 32, is also looking forward to spending this week at home with his wife Pam and son Dylan, who celebrates his first birthday Saturday, another reason why Lewis loves that the AVP has scheduled half of its 12 tournaments in California this season. "In Hermosa Beach last weekend, the crowds were outstanding," Lewis said. "It sure beats the heck out of playing in some parking lot of a shopping mall in San Antonio, in front of, like, two or three people, and it's 150 degrees out there."I mean, this is beach volleyball, right? It needs to be on the beach."After watching the sport boom in the early '90s, when prize money reached millions with an accompanying major network television contract, economic mismanagement led to the AVP's financial reorganization last year.This season, the AVP's off-court outlook appears brighter, with several major sponsorships secured, including Anheuser-Busch, Ford, Yahoo!, Planters, Sunkist and Wilson."I'm cautiously optimistic," Ceman said. "[The AVP is] picking primarily beach spots and there are less tournaments so I think that's helpful. It seems like we're trying to do the right things."Among those things is reduced prize money. The Huntington Beach Open has a purse of $75,000, with the winning team sharing $16,000. Teams making the main draw will earn a minimum of $500."It is humbling to be playing for 30% less than we used to," Ceman said. "Brian made $200,000 in 1995 and this season, he'll probably make around $50,000. And both of us are playing probably as well as we have in our careers."Lewis' great jump serve, combined with both players' top-notch ball-control, passing and setting abilities have helped them climb the ladder although neither is an overpowering hitter.Lewis and Ceman have one second- and two third-place finishes in the three AVP events this season. "We've been consistent," said Lewis, who is trying to win his first title with Ceman."[Winning one] will happen. I'm not worried about it." Said Ceman: "It's not that we think we can't win, because we've both won with other guys, but it's a matter of putting a string together.We've been in two finals, and had five [third-place finishes] together, and in each case we can point to a specific reason why we didn't win the key match. "There's no phobia. I think we both feel it's coming." Lewis and Ceman got together after Lewis took some time off last season following the birth of Lewis' son. Lewis' absence left his former partner, David Swatik, to team with Mike Whitmarsh. Swatik and Whitmarsh won the Hermosa Beach tournament. "[Swatik] wanted to stay with Whit," Lewis said. "Canyon called me up, we got together, and two weeks later, we finished second at Belmar [N.J.]." In that single-elimination tournament, Ceman said a turning point came in a quarterfinal victory over Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana. "We're playing a best-of-three match," Ceman said, "and we lost the first game after I failed to side out three times in a row. Usually, if you lose the first game in a tight one, it's easy to fold up your tent."But Brian told me, 'Hey Canyon, it's no big deal; it just means we have to win in three games.' It's not necessarily what he says, but how he says it. He believes in the team, has faith in himself and the team and he projects that."He never blames his partners and he inspires better play in his partners. It's no coincidence that the great players all have that quality."
Men's Volleyball * What: AVP men's pro beach volleyball tournament, two-man teams * When: Friday through Sunday * Where: Huntington Beach Pier * Schedule: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday; 8-30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday * Purse: $75,000, with the championship team winning $16,000. * Details: The qualification tournament begins Friday with eight berths in the main draw at stake. The main draw begins Saturday, with 32 teams competing in a double-elimination format.The tournament concludes Sunday, with the final scheduled for 4 p.m. Top teams scheduled to compete include top-ranked Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego from Brazil (who won last weekend at Hermosa Beach), San Clemente's Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson (Laguna Beach High), Huntington Beach's Brian Lewis and Canyon Ceman, Dain Blanton (Laguna Beach High) and Eric Fonoimoana. * Admission: Free * Youth clinic: Top AVP players teach beach volleyball skills during a free youth clinic being held at 5 p.m. Friday at the pier. All young players are welcome. AVP players will also be available for photos and autographs.
Round Of 32 LeGrande, Neto(15);Def.Souikane, Burke(2) Luyties, Lyles (15) ;Def. Quinn, Delahoz (8) Boss, Clark (15) ;Def. Makos, Graham (9) Doble, Metzger (15);Def.Priddy, Taliaferro(9) Bacil, Souza (15);Def.Taylor, Braunstein(5) Kiraly, Johnson (15);Def. Haghighi, Long (0) Smith, Ivie (15);Def.Poolman, Williams (5) Paaluhi,Hannemann (15);Def.Hribar, Cardenas (8) Whitmarsh, Unger(15);Def.Ortega, MacDonald(9) Kerins,Martin (15);Def.Allen, Pear
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