USA's McPeak & Youngs to play for German medal
Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs are the last players standing for the United States in the $600,000 Smart Grand Slam as they will team together on Saturday in the "final four" of the women's Beach Volleyball competition at the FIVB tournament in Berlin, Germany.
With third-seeded McPeak and Youngs splitting a pair of matches as the only American women's team Friday, all four United States men's were eliminated by losing four of five matches. McPeak and Youngs will play the second semifinal match Saturday against 12th-seeded Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Tamara Larrea Peraza of Cuba.
Ninth-seeded Suzanne Lahme and Danja Müsch of Germany challenge top-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in Saturday's first semi-final. The final two teams will play for the $43,000 first-place prize later Saturday.
Eric Fonoimoana and Kevin Wong was the United States' only winning men's team Friday by opening with a win over a team from Australia before being eliminated by an Argentina tandem. Seeded 12th, Fonoimoana and Wong shared $7,000 for a 13th-place finish.
Placing 17th for the United States were 10th-seeded Todd Rogers/Sean Scott and 19th-seeded Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard as both teams earned a $5,000 paycheck. Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger placed 25th for the United States to share $4,000 as the 15th-seeded team.
Top-seeded Misty May and Kerri Walsh forfeited two matches after winning their opening game in the double-elimination event to place 17th to share $5,000. The teams of Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan and Nancy Mason/Carrie Busch placed 13th to share $7,000 for the United States.
For more information on FIVB beach volleyball, go to the FIVB web site.
With third-seeded McPeak and Youngs splitting a pair of matches as the only American women's team Friday, all four United States men's were eliminated by losing four of five matches. McPeak and Youngs will play the second semifinal match Saturday against 12th-seeded Dalixia Fernandez Grasset and Tamara Larrea Peraza of Cuba.
Ninth-seeded Suzanne Lahme and Danja Müsch of Germany challenge top-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in Saturday's first semi-final. The final two teams will play for the $43,000 first-place prize later Saturday.
Eric Fonoimoana and Kevin Wong was the United States' only winning men's team Friday by opening with a win over a team from Australia before being eliminated by an Argentina tandem. Seeded 12th, Fonoimoana and Wong shared $7,000 for a 13th-place finish.
Placing 17th for the United States were 10th-seeded Todd Rogers/Sean Scott and 19th-seeded Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard as both teams earned a $5,000 paycheck. Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger placed 25th for the United States to share $4,000 as the 15th-seeded team.
Top-seeded Misty May and Kerri Walsh forfeited two matches after winning their opening game in the double-elimination event to place 17th to share $5,000. The teams of Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan and Nancy Mason/Carrie Busch placed 13th to share $7,000 for the United States.
For more information on FIVB beach volleyball, go to the FIVB web site.
Use the feedback form below to submit your comments.
Use the form below to email this article to your friends.
- USA Volleyball announces 75th Anniversary Beach All-Era Teams (Part 2)
- USA Volleyball announces Women's (1978-2002) 75th Anniversary All-Era Team
- USA Volleyball announces 75th Anniversary All-Era Coaches
- U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team named best in women's sports for 2001
- Minello/Pires take women's Goodwill Games gold, Fontana/Youngs bronze
- USA women's sitting volleyball team win Paralympic bronze medal!
- USA women's sitting volleyball team reaches Paralympic medal round
- USA women's sitting volleyball team wins another five-set thriller
- USA women's sitting volleyball team loses to China
- USA women's sitting volleyball team wins first Paralympic match
- Two-time Olympian and Hall of Famer Patti Lucas-Bright passes away
- USA teams post Fifth & Ninth at FIVB U-18 World Championships
- USA teams 3-0 at FIVB under-18 world championships
- All USA final at FIVB beach volleyball tournament in France
- Brazilians face American trio in FIVB women's semi-finals
- It's Europe vs. the Americas in women's FIVB French tournament
- Dumont & Martin earn Canada's f irst women's "Final Four" spot
- Three USA women's beach volleyball teams unbeaten in Norway
- USA Women's "Lucky" Numbers - 1, 2, 3 & 15
- Testing Times