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Women |
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3518 |
8643 |
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1841 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1993
Adam Johnson and Bruk Vandeweghe won the AVP San Antonio Open.
It was the 11th win for Adam Johnson, the 1st win for Bruk Vandeweghe, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1993
Cammy Ciarelli and Holly McPeak won the AVP Women's Division San Antonio.
It was the 2nd win for Cammy Ciarelli, the 2nd win for Holly McPeak, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1993
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos play their last tournament together in San Antonio, May 8th-9th. Smith and Stoklos hold the records for most tournaments played together at 235 and the most victories as a partnership at 114. Smith and Stoklos first played together in 1982.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 5/9/2008 |
Metzger looks to defend title with new running mate
Mark Williams scrambled to dig a ball just off the sand, then recovered in time to dink a winner over the net. "How about my guy?" shouted his partner, Stein Metzger. "Nice hustle!" Williams has been Metzger's guy for only a matter of weeks, but the newest duo on the AVP Crocs Tour looked like a formidable one Thursday as the Charleston Open got under way at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.
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| 5/8/2008 |
Tennis Landscape Aids Inaugural SWATCH Prague Stop
Prague, Czech Republic, May 8, 2008 - For a first-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop, the Prague 2008 Open has all the makings of a top-notch international Beach Volleyball event. Situated on a picturesque island on the River Vltava at the Stvanice Stadium, Ceska Sportovni and promoter Vladimir Safarik transformed a tennis facility to a Beach Volleyball venue....
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USA Volleyball Announces 12 New Board Members
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 8, 2008) – USA Volleyball has announced 12 of the 16 people who will make up the new USA Volleyball Board of Directors following the conclusion of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Early upset rocks Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The wind was up in the port city of Charleston as the 2008 AVP Crocs Tour blew into town Thursday. And even though 2004 Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor will miss the Charleston tour, due to Walsh resting a shoulder injury, there will be plenty of excitement on tap throughout the weekend at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.
Read more from avp.com
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AVP supports local volleyball
During the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta from May 30-June 1, AVP, along with the Northview High School Volleyball Program from Johns Creek, Ga., will have their annual "AVP & Nothview Volleyball Send a Kid to Volleyball Camp Program." Northview High School was 5-A state champion in Georgia in 2007 & 2005.
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“Tough Day” for Prague 2008 Open Top-seeded Beach Volleyball Pairs
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil were upset in the first-round of the US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open here Thursday, it started a “tough day” for the top-ranked teams on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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AVP Beach Bodies to invade Daniel Island
The bodies are back. Breathes there a soul so dead who has not noticed the massive posters of bronzed volleyball stars on the tennis stadium on Seven Farms Drive? Those players will be here in the flesh next week for the second annual AVP Charleston Open, which is South Carolina’s only professional beach volleyball tournament.
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Beaming brighter then the Sun
It is not even a month ago the winter returned to Europe. While everyone was hoping for spring they were forced to unpack their snow shovels again. In Austria the only white coating left now though is on the summits of the mountains. The skies have cleared just like on the rest of the continent. The sun is shining and the temperatures are worthy of summer.
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Olympic Improvement Highlights Prague 2008 Open Competition
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 8, 2008 - With nine-plus events remaining on the qualifying schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the main goal for teams competing in this week’s US$175,000 Prague 2008 Open is improving a Beach Volleyball pair’s best-eight finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour.
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Roberts goes from hoops to beach
As a guard for the Elon Fightin' Christians, Adam Roberts on occasion visited Charleston Southern's Bucdome — one of the smallest gyms in Division I basketball. "I remember it well," Roberts said Wednesday. "They had this stage behind one of the baskets."
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| May 6-11 |
FIVB |
Prague Open, Czech Republic |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 8-10 |
AVP |
AVP Charleston Open |
M |
$100,000 |
| May 8-10 |
AVP |
AVP Charleston Open |
W |
$100,000 |
| May 8-11 |
CEV |
Austrian Masters, St. Pölten |
W |
€ 50,000 |
| May 9-12 |
CEV |
Austrian Masters, St. Pölten |
M |
€ 50,000 |
| May 13-18 |
FIVB |
Italian Open presented by Abruzzo, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 13-18 |
FIVB |
Seoul Open, Korea |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 20-25 |
FIVB |
Osaka Open, Japan |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 20-25 |
FIVB |
VIP Open, Zagreb, Croatia |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 22-25 |
CEV |
Swiss Masters, Lucerne, Switzerland |
M&W |
€ 100,000 |
| May 24-26 |
AVP |
AVP Louisville Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| May 26-31 |
FIVB |
Barcelona Open, Spain |
W |
US$175,000 |
| May 27-Jun 1 |
FIVB |
Barcelona Open, Spain |
M |
US$175,000 |
| May 28-Jun 1 |
CEV |
Dutch Masters, The Hague, Netherlands |
M&W |
€ 100,000 |
| May 30-Jun 1 |
AVP |
AVP Atlanta Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| Jun 2-8 |
FIVB |
Mazury Open, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M&W |
US$350,000 |
| Jun 5-8 |
AVP |
AVP Hermosa Beach Open |
M&W |
$200,000 |
| Jun 9-15 |
FIVB |
Smart Grand Slam, Berlin, Germany |
M&W |
US$600,000 |
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