1st-Time Gold Medalists Kusano/Nishibori, Karpa/Sievers Win in Manila
Manila One-Star May 3-6, 2018 Manila, Philippines Schedule/Results First time gold medalists were the order of the day at the…
Austrians, Russians Earn First Tour Golds at Mersin Three-Star
It was a day of firsts in the championship matches of the Mersin Three-Star on Sunday as Austria’s Lena Plesiutschnig/Katharina Schutzenhofer and Russia’s Ilya Leshukov/Konstantin Semenov earned their first World Tour gold medals with three-set championship wins.
Germans Behlen/Schneider Win Phnom Penh Gold in FIVB Tour Debut
Germans Anna Behlen/Sarah Schneider made quite a splash in their FIVB World Tour debut, taking home the gold medal at the two-star Anchor International Beach Volleyball Carnival after a rallying for a three-set win in the championship match on Sunday.
Barbara/Fernanda, Brouwer/Meeuwsen Take Huntington Beach Gold
History was made on the men’s side of the Huntington Beach Four-Star as seventh-seeded Dutch duo Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands became the first European team in nearly 22 years to claim an FIVB event title on American soil. The last was Norway’s Jan Kvalhelm/Bjorn Masseide at the 196 U.S. Open in Hermosa Beach, California.
WATCH: UCLA Press Conference After NCAA Finals Loss to LBSU
UCLA coach John Speraw shared his disappointment in the loss, but also a send of pride and firm belief in his team throughout the match. “Obviously, Long Beach State is a very good volleyball team and I’ve said that a bunch of times here. They’re a deserved champion. I really thought we had a shot to beat them today, even before I stepped on the court and when we were down in the first set, I believed, but it wasn’t meant to be.”
WATCH: LBSU Press Conference Following Gritty Battle for NCAA Title
Junior outside hitter Kyle Ensing, LBSU’s top hitter on the night, put the win in perspective. “Looking back on our last two years, losing in the semifinals, that’s always in the back of our minds and going into the match we always had that in the back of our mind. We really pushed ourselves a lot this match and we came out on top and it means the world.”
UCLA Bests Florida State 3-1 for NCAA Beach Title
NCAA Beach Championships Gulf Shores, Alabama May 4-6, 2018 Tournament Central Live Video; ESPN2 After besting Hawaii in a 3-2…
WATCH LIVE: Huntington Beach Finals
FIVB Huntington Beach Open May 2-6, 2018 Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach, California Schedule/Results Live Streams The Huntington Beach Open…
WATCH LIVE: NCAA Beach Championships Day 3
With one half of the national title match bracket decided with No. 4 Florida State topping No. 3 Hawaii 3-2 Saturday to move on, the other half will have to wait until Sunday morning. The Sandbows will meet No. 1 seed UCLA in an elimination match at 11:30 a.m. ET with the winner earning the right to try to knock off the Seminoles and the loser going home.
Americans Miss Out On Huntington Beach Semis, Two Finish Fifth
Despite beginning the main draw with 41 combined men’s and women’s teams in action, the American pairs were blocked out of the semifinals with one men’s team (John Hyden/Theo Brunner) and one women’s team (Summer Ross/Sara Hughes) finishing in fifth place.
