Dalhausser/Lucena, Ross/Hughes Earn AVP New York Titles
Grizzled veterans Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena added yet another title to their storied careers, while Summer Ross/Sara Hughes earned their first AVP trophy as a duo at the New York City Gold Series.
AVP New York Semis to Feature Top 3 Men’s, Women’s Pairs
The semifinals are set for the New York City Gold Series event with seeds 1, 2, 3 and 5 set to vie for the title in both the men’s and women’s events.
Men’s, Women’s Top Three Seeds Move On to AVP New York Quarters
Seeds 1, 2, 3 and 5 picked up two wins a piece to move on to the AVP New York Gold Series quarterfinals on both the men’s and women’s sides.
AVP Season Kicks Off with FIVB Hybrid Event in Huntington Beach
One hundred forty eight men’s and women’s teams from 23 countries are set to desend on Surf City for the first FIVB/AVP hybrid event, the Huntington Beach Open, a four-star international affair beginning Tuesday.
Claes/Hochevar Make Xiamen Semis in Debut, All-Russian Men’s Final Set
Three American women’s pair made the Xiamen quarterfinals, but only No. 23 seed Kelly Claes/Brittany Hochevar, who are playing in their first tournament together, remained standing as the Final Four was set. On the men’s side, Russians Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Nikita Liamin will face countryen Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Igor Velichko for the gold Sunday morning.
Two Brazilian Teams, Two Americans Win Men’s Pool Crowns at #FTLMajor
No. 1 seed Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena and fellow Americans Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb alongside Brazilian pairs Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt and Pedro Solberg Salgado/George Wanderley jumped forward into the Round of 16 with pool play titles on Thursday.
Twelve of Top 13 Seeds Win Opening Pool Play Matches at #FTLMajor
Three Brazilian pairs and two Americans are among the 16 teams vying for pool crowns on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale after winning their opening pool play matches.
No Better Spot to Open 2018 Than Fort Lauderdale for Dalhausser/Lucena
VolleyMob sat down with Fort Lauderdale No. 1 seed and top American duo Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena to find out their memories of the home tournament and get their thoughts on the season ahead, the state of USA and beach volleyball and each other.
VolleyMob Year in Review: July 2017
July brought the women’s World Grand Prix, the culmination of the men’s World League and several AVP and FIVB beach titles en route to the Beach World Championships slated for the end of the month.
VolleyMob Year in Review: June 2017
June was filled with beach volleyball on both the AVP and FIVB Tours, while the indoor focus turned to the FIVB Men’s World League and women’s Pan American Cup and Montreaux Masters tournaments.
