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Canadian Olympian Kristina May Excited With Comeback To The Beach

Canadian Kristina May, a 2016 Rio Olympian, has spent 15 months away from the beach game after the birth of her first son

“It Seems Unreal” – Mol/Sorum Make It 4 In A Row with Vegas Gold

It was a familiar duo atop the men’s podium at the Las Vegas Four Star on Sunday as Norwegians Christian Sorum/Anders Mol claimed their fourth straight FIVB title, besting Poland’s Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Bryl for the gold.

Canada’s Bansley/Wilkerson Hold On to Win Vegas Gold in Tiebreak

Canadians Heather Bansley/Brandie Wilkerson bested countrywomen Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes in tiebreak in the first ever all-Canadian title match on the FIVB World Tour on Sunday.

Rematch: Mol/Sorum, Fijalek/Bryl to Meet for 3rd Time in Vegas Finals

Poland’s Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Bryl, which were runnerup to Norwegians Anders Mol/Christian Sorum at the World Tour Finals and at the Vienna Major will have a third shot at the team in the Las Vegas Open Final on Sunday.

Canada’s Bansley/Wilkerson, Pavan/Humana-Paredes To Vie for Vegas Gold

After four days of competition, the Las Vegas Open medal race is down to four teams as two Canadian pairs will meet in the final and two Brazilian sides will vie for third place on Sunday.

Flint/Day, Brazilians Ana Patricia/Rebecca Move on to Vegas Final 8

The first two women’s quarterfinalists earned their spots, while the remaining six matches of Round 2 are slated to begin at noon ET Saturday. Americans Betsi Flint/Emily Day defeated two other Team USA pairs en route to the Final 8, while Brazilians Ana Patricia/Rebecca earned their spot with the Pool H title and a win over Japan.

Crabb/Gibb, Bourne/Crabb Make Men’s Quarters in Las Vegas

Teams from seven different countries make up the men’s quarterfinal field with top seeded Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb and qualifiers Tri Bourne/Trevor Crabb highlighting the field. Both American pairs won their respective pools and claimed their spot in the quarters with tiebreak victories in Round 2.

P1440 Opens 2018 Tour with San Jose Invitational

The on-court competition field is set, the live musical lineup is ready to take the stage and the health, wellness, training and activity slate is packed with opportunities for engagement at the San Jose Invitational, the opening stop on three-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings’ P1440 Tour.

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Six AVP Hermosa Beach Qualifiers Earn Opening Round Main Draw Wins

AVP Hermosa Beach July 26-29, 2018 Entry List Qualifier Bracket Schedule/Results Preview After Day 1 of the main draw at…

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#7 Bomgren/Schalk, #8 Howard/Reeves Remain among San Francisco Winners

After the first day of main draw action, four men’s teams and four women’s are undefeated atop the winner’s bracket heading into Saturday, including No. 8 Brittany Howard/Kelly Reeves and No. 7 Tim Bomgren/Chaim Schalk.

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No. 33 Seeded Benesh/Fiers Lead AVP San Francisco Qualifiers

Action began at the San Francisco Open on Thursday with 44 men’s teams and 38 women’s pairs vying for four spots per gender in the main draw.

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Eight Teams Move on To AVP New York Open Main Draw

In a stacked qualifying pool, only four teams per gender advanced through Thursday’s matches into the main draw. Seeds 2, 3, 5 and 9 made it through on the women’s side, while No. 1 qualifier Melissa Humana-Paredes/Sarah Pavan were knocked out. On the men’s side, seeds 1, 2, 4 and 6 advanced, including top seed Ty Loomis/Piotr Marciniak.

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UCLA’s Speraw Hoping “We Can Pull This Off, Just in the Nick of Time”

UCLA head coach John Speraw has been tweaking his offense throughout the season and says his Bruins are athletic, but not refined, heading into the NCAAs. “We had a long, long way to go, so for us to get to this place and have an opportunity, I think is a success. I am just hopeful that we can live up to the tradition of UCLA and put this one over the top.”

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