Upsets hightlight first day of AVP Virginia Beach tourney
Upsets highlighted the first day of main draw play at the AVP tournament in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Read on for the details
The teams of Aaron Boss/Colin Smith, Ian Clark/Adam Jewell, and Paul Baxter/Matt Fuerbringer posted upset wins on Saturday (July 28) on the Sixth Avenue Beach, to lead eight teams into Sunday's final rounds of The AVP Paul Mitchell Open at Virginia Beach.
With many of the United States' top men pro beach volleyball players vying for $62,500 in prize money, The AVP Paul Mitchell Open at Virginia Beach concludes Sunday.
Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. (EDT) with the final 10 matches being played. The final two matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Seeded eighth in the 32-team Main Draw, Clark and Jewell scored a 21-16, 24-22 win over top-seeded Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh to advance to Sunday's final rounds with a 3-0 match mark. Boss and Smith also won three matches Saturday, including a 21-15, 21-14 upset win over fourth-seeded Scott Ayakatubby and Eduardo Bacil.
Clark and Jewell "spoiled" a celebration for Whitmarsh Saturday as the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour veteran was celebrating the five-year anniversary of his Silver Medal finish at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with Mike Dodd.
Baxter and Fuerbringer, who were seeded 10th, scored a 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 win over second-seeded Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande. Doble and LeGrande have won the last two Sundays (July 15 in Muskegon and July 22 in Belmar) on the AVP Tour. Doble and LeGrande had won their last 14 matches, before losing to Baxter and Fuerbringer.
Clark and Jewell challenge Boss and Smith in Sunday's first match of the winner's bracket. Albert Hannemann and Scott meet Baxter and Fuerbringer in the second winner's bracket semi-final. Baxter and Fuerbringer are playing in their first AVP event.
The two crowns give the Doble/LeGrande partnership three AVP titles the past two seasons. Doble and LeGrande are seeking Sunday to become the first AVP team since August 1998 to win three straight titles when Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson won events in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Also advancing to Sunday's play with 3-0 match mark was third-seeded Albert Hannemann/Sean Scott, who scored a 21-18, 21-10 win over sixth-seeded Nick Hannemann and David Swatik. Albert Hannemann and Scott finished second in Belmar where they dropped the title match to Doble and LeGrande.
Four other teams will remain in contention for $14,000 first-place prize entering Sunday's opening elimination matches.
With many of the United States' top men pro beach volleyball players vying for $62,500 in prize money, The AVP Paul Mitchell Open at Virginia Beach concludes Sunday.
Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. (EDT) with the final 10 matches being played. The final two matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Seeded eighth in the 32-team Main Draw, Clark and Jewell scored a 21-16, 24-22 win over top-seeded Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh to advance to Sunday's final rounds with a 3-0 match mark. Boss and Smith also won three matches Saturday, including a 21-15, 21-14 upset win over fourth-seeded Scott Ayakatubby and Eduardo Bacil.
Clark and Jewell "spoiled" a celebration for Whitmarsh Saturday as the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour veteran was celebrating the five-year anniversary of his Silver Medal finish at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with Mike Dodd.
Baxter and Fuerbringer, who were seeded 10th, scored a 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 win over second-seeded Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande. Doble and LeGrande have won the last two Sundays (July 15 in Muskegon and July 22 in Belmar) on the AVP Tour. Doble and LeGrande had won their last 14 matches, before losing to Baxter and Fuerbringer.
Clark and Jewell challenge Boss and Smith in Sunday's first match of the winner's bracket. Albert Hannemann and Scott meet Baxter and Fuerbringer in the second winner's bracket semi-final. Baxter and Fuerbringer are playing in their first AVP event.
The two crowns give the Doble/LeGrande partnership three AVP titles the past two seasons. Doble and LeGrande are seeking Sunday to become the first AVP team since August 1998 to win three straight titles when Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson won events in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Also advancing to Sunday's play with 3-0 match mark was third-seeded Albert Hannemann/Sean Scott, who scored a 21-18, 21-10 win over sixth-seeded Nick Hannemann and David Swatik. Albert Hannemann and Scott finished second in Belmar where they dropped the title match to Doble and LeGrande.
Four other teams will remain in contention for $14,000 first-place prize entering Sunday's opening elimination matches.
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