Americans Pollock/Dowdy Advance to Nantong Round of 16
The field includes Brazil’s Juliana/Carol Horta, who won their first FIVB gold of 2017 at the Monaco One-Star event last week, and China’s Wen/Xia, who finished second to Americans Kelly Larsen and Betsi Flint at the Tangshan Open Two Star.
Pairs Announced For FIVB Long Beach Presidents Cup Exhibition
The teams have been announced for the upcoming event in Long Beach Presidents Cup, that will be hosted by the FIVB from July 12-16. The tournament will host eight USA teams, per gender, with them facing some of the top-eight international teams in the games.
Nantong To Host First-Ever FIVB World Tour Event
Nantong is ready to host their first ever FIVB World Tour event, the second on the Beach Volleyball Silk Tour.
Santos/Schalk Take Down Dalhausser/Lucena In First Round Of New York
The opening round of the AVP New York Gold Series stop has concluded with a few shake-ups occurring in the first matches of the day on the men’s side, while the women’s side remained fairly consistent throughout the day, with a near top-four showdown in the first elimination rounds.
AVP Tour Announces Addition Of Gold Series Events
Much like the FIVB’s new star rating system for their tournaments, the AVP has added a new elevated beach volleyball series into their line-up called the Gold Series.
Whitney Pavlik/April Ross Outlast DiCello/Stockman for First AVP Title
No. 2 seed Whitney Pavlik and April Ross are AVP Austin Open Women’s Champions after edging No. 3 Kim DiCello and Emily Stockman in three sets in the finals.
AVP Austin Open Semifinals Feature Top Four Men’s Seeds
The top four men’s seeds advanced to the semifinals of the Austin Open, while seeds No. 2, 3, 4 and 9 will vie for podium spots on the women’s side.
Dowdy/Pollock Upset Top Women’s Seed in AVP Austin Open Main Draw
No. 9 seeded Amanda Dowdy and Irene Pollock scored the biggest upset of the tournament so far, taking down No. 1 seed and Huntington Beach Open runnerup Betsi Flint and Kelley Larsen.
Playoff Decides Auto-Qualifiers for NORCECA Tour Events
Casey Patterson and Theo Brunner as well as Betsi Flint and Kelley Larsen won the United States playoff.
Second Australian World Tour Event To Begin On March 17
The FIVB will play the first of its women’s only two-star events, the $50,000 Sydney Two-Star Open, March 17-19 on Manly Beach in Sydney.
