Sixteen Teams Start Men’s World University Beach Championships at 2-0
All eight men’s pools saw two teams go 2-0 to set up pool title matches on Tuesday, with just three matches going to tiebreak on Day 1 of the World University Beach Championships.
Columbia Holds On in Five Setter, Brazil Blanks Mexico
Brazil outdid Mexico in every way in a sweep to open Pool C, while Columbia outlasted Argentina in the lone five-set match of Day 1 at the Pan American Cup.
USA Follow Lee, Abukusumo-Whitney to Win over T&T, Puerto Rico Sweeps
After stumbling in the opening set, the United States recovered to top Trinidad and Tobago in four sets to open Pool B action at the Pan American Cup. In the late game, Puerto Rico made quick work of Cuba in Set 1, before fighting to hold on for the sweep.
Canada, Dominican Republic Start Pan American Cup with Sweeps
Pool A action at the Pan American Cup got under way on Sunday with a pair of sweeps at the hands of Canada and the Dominican Republic.
Ratledge/Rodriguez Earn 1st AVP Title, Day/Flint Repeat
After 18 years in the pro ranks, Ed Ratledge earned his first AVP title at the San Francisco Open alongside partner Roberto Rodriguez. On the women’s side, the tournament’s No. 1 seed Emily Day/Betsi Flint played won their second straight AVP title.
Russia Shocks France with Sweep for VNL Gold
Russia defeated France 25-22, 25-20, 25-23, avenging a 3-0 loss from the final match of Pool 20 and claiming the country its first world level gold since the 2013 World League tournament.
Sonny/Van Winden Go 7-0 for Porec Gold alongside Ukrainian Men
Cal Poly beach standouts Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden finished off a perfect 7-0 campaign with a gold medal. On the men’s side, history was made as Vladyslav Iemelianchyk/Sergiy Popov became the first ever Ukrianian team to win FIVB World Tour gold.
Latvians Samoilovs/Smedins Take Espinho Gold with Tiebreak Win
A pair of tiebreak wins on Sunday clinched Latvians Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs their first FIVB World Tour gold since Olsztyn in June 2016.
USA Men Claim VNL Bronze with Sweep of Brazil
The United States men finished out their grueling rollercoaster ride at the VNL Final Six with a bronze medal around their necks after sweeping Brazil on Sunday.
China Sweeps Anapa Men’s Podium, Russia Takes Women’s Medals
Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina led a podium sweep for the Russian women, while Ha Likejiang/Jiaxin Wu paced the Chinese men with the Anapa One Star gold.
