AVP DASHBOARD

Top seeds, including Ohio natives Tealle Hunkus and Kelly Schumacher, advance to main draw

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings and silver medalist April Ross aim for fifth straight AVP tournament win; Tournament play runs Friday-Sunday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center as the world’s best beach volleyball players return to Mason, Ohio; Tickets start at just $10; Walsh Jennings and Ross to play first match Friday at 10 a.m.

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Gstaad and Canada US Team Wins

Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal made it a back-to-back FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour wins this past weekend when they won Gold at the Gstaad Grand Slam. In the gold medal match, Dalhausser and Rosenthal beat the Brazilians 2-0 (21-17, 21-17). “We keep getting better,” Rosenthal said, “When Phil can serve and block like that and…

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Updates from around the world this weekend

It was an exciting weekend in the volleyball world.   In Long Beach, CA, the USA Men’s indoor national team competed against Russia for FIVB World League. Friday night, USA beat Russia in a close 5-set match, 25-17, 27-25, 20-25, 25-27, 15-12. They came back the next night in front of 5,000 fans and won…

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Hunkus/Dicello win the title at Antigua Guatemala

Tealle Hunkus and Kimberly Dicello of USA-A won the title at Antigua Guatemala, the third stage of the NORCECA 2014 Tour, defeating Tracy Weamer/Kendra Vanzweiten of USA-B by 2-0 (21-15, 26-14).   The gold match had a great display from both teams, especially in the second set that ended in Hunkus/Dicello second title of the season,…

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All U.S. Teams on the Podium at NORCECA, Cayman Islands

It was an all U.S. final on the men’s side at the NORCECA event this past weekend in the Cayman Islands. Todd Rogers and Theo Brunner defeated Will Montgomery and Stafford Slick in the gold medal match, 21-12, 21-17.   On the women’s side, both U.S. teams were also on the podium. Christal Engle and…

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