#9 Bomgren/Schalk, #10 Howard/Reeves Make AVP Chicago Winners Final 4
Opening day in the main draw the AVP Championships in Chicago was riddled with upsets and saw ninth-seeded Tim Bomgren/Chaim Schalk and No. 10 Brittany Howard/Kelly Reeves advance to the winner’s bracket final four.
16 Teams Earn Spots in AVP Chicago Main Draw after Qualifying
Sixty-four men’s teams and 36 women’s faced off in Thursday’s qualifying bracket trying to earn a spot in the AVP Chicago main draw. At the end of the day, Sarah Sponcil/Terese Cannon moved on in their first tournament together and Bruno Amorim/Skylar del Sol were the lone men’s team to make it through in straight sets.
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.
Top 4 Men, Top 3 Women Left Among AVP Seattle Winner’s Bracket
Action began at the Seattle Open with qualifiers on Thursday and four teams of each gender moving on to Friday’s main draw. At the end of Friday, the top four men’s seeds and top three women’s remain in the winner’s bracket.
22 Collegiate Beach Pairs Earn AVCA All-America Honors
UCLA’s top pair of Nicole McNamara/Megan McNamara earned their third straight Beach All-America honors, while Hawaii’s Emily Maglio garnered her second selection among 22 AVCA honors announced Thursday.
No. 2 Freire/Paranagua Lead Pool Play Winners at Beach Pairs Tourney
Two teams are one step closer to a berth in the 2018 World University Championships as pool play for the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships wrapped up on Thursday.
Emily Day/Brittany Hochevar Go Undefeated For Hermosa Beach Title
Emily Day and Brittany Hochevar won the AVP Tour’s Hermosa Beach Open over Angela Bensend/Geena Urango 2-0, (21-17, 21-13).
#1 Seeded Davis/Scarbrough & Brunsting/Frishman Move On In Seattle
The qualification round of the AVP Tour stop in Seattle has concluded, with four teams from each gender moving on to the main draw of the tournament.
USC Only School With Multiple AVCA Beach All-American Selections
The AVCA has announced their selections for the 6th annual AVCA Collegiate Beach All-America Teams, with USC being the only…