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Women |
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4100 |
10097 |
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2055 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1966
Ron Lang and Gene Selznick won the Parks & Rec Santa Barbara Open.
It was the 21st win for Ron Lang, the 37th win for Gene Selznick, and the 20th win for the team.
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In 1988
Karch Kiraly and Ricci Luyties won the AVP Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 28th win for Karch Kiraly, the 1st win for Ricci Luyties, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 1988
Pat Powers and Jon Stevenson won the AVP Rhode Island Open.
It was the 6th win for Pat Powers, the 17th win for Jon Stevenson, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1989
Linda Chisholm and Janice Harrer won the Parks & Rec Laguna Mist Women's Open.
It was the 20th win for Linda Chisholm, the 14th win for Janice Harrer, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1994
Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan won the WPVA Reebok Shootout .
It was the 52nd win for Karolyn Kirby, the 29th win for Liz Masakayan, and the 21st win for the team.
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In 1994
Linda Chisholm and Linda Hanley won the AVP Nestea Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 39th win for Linda Chisholm, the 37th win for Linda Hanley, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 1994
Adam Johnson and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Nestea Manhattan Beach Open.
It was the 13th win for Adam Johnson, the 118th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2004
Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs won the FIVB ConocoPhillips Open.
It was the 70th win for Holly McPeak, the 28th win for Elaine Youngs, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 2005
Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos won the FIVB ConocoPhillips Grand Slam.
It was the 57th win for Emanuel Rego, the 30th win for Ricardo Santos, and the 14th win for the team.
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In 2005
John Hyden and Mike Lambert won the AVP Cincinnati Open Presented by Liftoff.
It was the 1st win for John Hyden, the 5th win for Mike Lambert, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2005
Kay Matysik and Marcus
Popp won the FIVB Italy Challenger.
It was the 1st win for Kay Matysik, the 1st win for Marcus
Popp, and the 1st win for the team.
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| 7/3/2009 |
SALVINI'S SAGA - Stavanger’s memories
Stavanger, Norway, July 3, 2009 - Always the best moment of the day comes in the morning, when you walk to the courts. You look around expecting another nice day of matches. You’re imagining what may happen. Every time I feel good sensations. However, here is better than everywhere else.
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Brazil & United States Women Net “Final Four” Berths at 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships
Stavanger, Norway, July 3, 2009 - Teams from Beach Volleyball powers Brazil and United States will vie for the women’s medals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips as the Beach Volleyball tandems won a pair of matches each here Friday on the Vaagen Harbour courts.
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Brazilian, German, Spanish & U.S. Teams in Quarterfinals at 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships
Stavanger, Norway, July 3, 2009 – Three men’s teams from Brazil, two each from Germany and the United States along with a team from Spain all captured second round victories here Friday to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips being held on the dockside courts on Vaagen Harbour.
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Austrian, Brazilian, Dutch, U.S. Women to Quarters at SWATCH FIVB World Championships
Stavanger, Norway, July 3, 2009 - Enjoying the warmest and sunniest weather for this time of the year in nearly three decades here, three teams each from Brazil and the United States along with one each from Austria and The Netherlands, won matches today to advance to tonight’s women’s Semifinals of the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips.
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Pro Beach Volleyball in Coney Island
Life in New York City usually doesn't call to mind a day at the beach. Yet, Manhattan is an island bordered by rivers with easy passageways to the Atlantic Ocean. Queens is an extension of the beaches of Long Island. And for four consecutive summers the AVP Crocs Tour has come to Coney Island for professional volleyball on Brooklyn's most celebrated beach.
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How to play beach volleyball with Great Britain's Steve Grotowski and Gregg Weaver
There’s much more to beach volleyball than meets the eye. It’s not just girls in small bikinis, as the Great Britain’s men’s team showed us on a rare day off from their hectic competition schedule.
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Swiss pairs miss qualification for the Main Draw in Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 3, 2009. The second Beach Volleyball Satellite tournament to be ever staged under the umbrella of the European Volleyball Confederation started out yesterday in Lausanne and is likely to continue up to Sunday, July 5.
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Beach Volleball: All Norwegian teams are out
Norwegian veterans Vegard Hoidalen and Jorre Kjemperud put up a good fight in Thursday's match against the Austrian duo Gosch/Horst in the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, but lost 1-2.
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Brazil in last 32 of Beach Volleyball World C'ships
At the beach volleyball World Championships...the last 32 taking to the sand at the Norwegian resort of Stavager. Brazil once again showing their class.
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| 7/2/2009 |
JOHN'S JOURNAL - Joyful Stavanger, joyful World Championships
Stavanger, Norway, July 2- 2009 - Stavanger is the fourth largest city of Norway. It's also a city with a long history. But before I was assigned the task in early June to cover the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, I did not know about it.
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LATIMER'S LOG - Wired in Stavanger
Stavanger, Norway, July 2, 2009 - Alexander Horst was wired. Stepping onto Court One in Stavanger, the 26-year-old Austrian knew his match against Norway would be a trial. But two yellow cards, a lot of trash talk, contested calls, a 10-minute medical timeout, and a 78-minute, three-set marathon, in front of several thousand flag-waving Norwegians?
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Six U.S. Beach Teams Make it to Round of 16
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 2, 2009) – Six out of seven USA Volleyball beach teams remain after the first round of single-elimination play on Thursday in Stavanger, Norway. The men’s match of the day pitted the U.S. team of Jake Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Fla.), ranked 23rd, against compatriots Brad Keenan (Westminster, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), ranked 21st.
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| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Jun 25-Jul 4 |
FIVB |
SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips, Stavanger, Norway |
W |
US$500,000 |
| Jun 26-Jul 5 |
FIVB |
SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips, Stavanger, Norway |
M |
US$500,000 |
| Jul 2-5 |
AVP |
AVP Crocs Tour Coney Island Open, Brooklyn |
M |
$120,000 |
| Jul 2-4 |
AVP |
AVP Crocs Tour Coney Island Open, Brooklyn |
W |
$120,000 |
| Jul 2-5 |
FIVB C&S |
CEV Satellite Lausanne, Switzerland |
M |
€ 10,000 |
| Jul 6-11 |
FIVB |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
, Gstaad, Switzerland |
W |
US$300,000 |
| Jul 7-12 |
FIVB |
1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
, Gstaad, Switzerland |
M |
US$300,000 |
| Jul 11-12 |
AVP YG |
Fenton |
M&W |
$10,000 |
| Jul 13-19 |
FIVB |
Grand Slam Moscow, Russia |
M&W |
US$600,000 |
| Jul 16-19 |
AVP |
AVP Crocs Tour Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light |
M&W |
$258,000 |
| Jul 16-19 |
FIVB C&S |
CEV Challenger Novi Sad, Serbia |
M |
€ 12,000 |
| Jul 17-19 |
FIVB C&S |
CEV Challenger Cyprus, Geroskipou |
W |
€ 12,000 |
| Jul 20-26 |
FIVB |
World Series 13 Grand Chelem
, Marseille, France |
M&W |
US$600,000 |
| Jul 23-26 |
FIVB C&S |
CEV Challenger Varna, Bulgaria |
M |
€ 15,000 |
| Jul 24-26 |
FIVB C&S |
CEV Satellite Laredo, Spain |
W |
€ 5,000 |
| Jul 27-Aug 2 |
FIVB |
Klagenfurt Grand Slam, Austria |
M&W |
US$600,000 |
| Aug 3-9 |
FIVB |
Mazury Open, Stare Jablonki, Poland |
M&W |
US$380,000 |
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