Liliana Talks About What It’s Like Having Her Baby On Tour With Her
” I always wanted both things and now I have them and I can’t be more grateful. It is tough, but it is possible!”
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.
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.
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.
Flint/Day, Ross/Klineman Still Up for AVP San Francisco Title
The last four teams in the men’s winner’s bracket heading into Saturday were the last four teams standing at the end of the day. On the women’s side, an injury and three contender’s bracket wins put No. 1 Emily Day/Betsi Flint back in the field.
Cal Poly’s Sonny/Torrey Van Winden Vie for FIVB Gold in Porec
American pair Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden will have its first shot at FIVB gold on Sunday morning, vying for the Porec One Star title.
Clancy/Artacho del Solar Win Espinho Gold, Men’s Race Down to Four
Saturday was all seemingly about the men at the Espinho Four Star as the field was whittled from 32 to four. Meanwhile, the women’s podium was decided with the semifinal and medal matches.
Kira Walkenhorst Announces She, Too, Will Be a Mother in 2018
Kira Walkenhorst (left) will join Laura Ludwig (right) in 2018 motherhood, but it shouldn’t cost the former nearly as much time off the sand.
Hughes/Ross Among Espinho Semifinalists, Dalhausser/Lucena Win Pool
The women’s field was whittled down to four, while the men advanced to the first elimination round after pool play on Friday.
