Italy Moves Two Men’s Teams through Gstaad Qualifiers
After 23 qualifying matches on Tuesday, the men’s main draw field for the Gstaad Five Star is complete with eight teams from seven countries joining the field. Italy advanced two teams through the qualifiers.
Larsen/Stockman Win Three Matches for Spot in Gstaad Main Draw
After pulling out of their final two AVP San Francisco matches last weekend due to a rumored injury, Americans Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman seem to have returned to form winning a pair of country quota matches on Monday and one qualification match on Tuesday to claim a spot in the Gstaad Major main draw.
An Inside Look at the Gstaad Major
Some of the biggest beach volleyball names in the world will make their way to Gstaad, Switzerland for the second of three 2018 FIVB Beach Major tournaments, nicknamed the Major in the Mountains.
P1440 Locks In TV Deal with ESPN to Air Event Finals
ESPN and p1440 announced an agreement placing all of the men’s and women’s finals matches on either ESPN2 or ABC in 2018.
WUBC Pool Winners Crowned, Americans Cowell/Rosenmeier Make Way to Final 16
The race for the World University Beach Championships is down to 16 men’s teams as the eight pool winners and eight Round 1 winners remain after a knockout round on Tuesday. Americans Brett Rosenmeier/Colton Cowell are among the group.
Coppola/Nuss, Sonny/Van Winden, McNamara Twins Among WUBC Pool Winners
The eight pools titles were awarded on Tuesday and the first elimination round finished setting the table for Wednesday’s second round action. Americans Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss and Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden and Canadians Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara were among the group winners.
Brazil Rallies from Down 2-0 to Top Columbia, Mexico Sweeps Argentina
After falling behind 2-0, Brazil rallied for a five-set win over Columbia to remain atop Pool C, while Mexico won every statistical category in a sweep of Argentina to wrap up Day 2.
Puerto Rico, Cuba Hang On for Five-Set Wins in Pan Am Cup Pool B
Five setters were the story of the day in Pool B on Monday as both Trinidad & Tobago and the United States rallied to force tiebreak sets, but neither could finish the comeback, falling to Puerto Rico and Cuba respectively.
Canada, Dominican Republic Post Pan Am Cup Sweeps, Sit 2-0 Atop Pool A
Canada pummeled Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic moved past Peru in a sweep to set up the Group A championship match between the teams on Wednesday.
Coppola/Nuss, Sonny/Van Winden, McNamaras Go 2-0 on WUC Day 1
Claire Coppola/Kristen Nuss of LSU and Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden of Cal Poly went 2-0 to open the World University Beach Championships representing the United States, while UCLA stars Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara also won two matches representing Canada.
