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SANTA BARBARA CONNECTIONS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Four players with ties to Santa Barbara are competing in the 2001 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria.
DAX HOLDREN (28) - An alum of Santa Barbara City College, Holdren and his family (wife Jen and two children) have recently moved back to Santa Barbara. Holdren and Todd Rogers are competing in their 79th pro beach event together.
TODD ROGERS (27) - A 1996 graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, Rogers and Dax Holdren are competing in their 79th pro beach event together. Rogers and his family (wife Melissa and child) reside in Santa Barbara. Only four other teams from the United States have played in more pro beach events together than Rogers and Holdren:
1. Randy Stoklos/Sinjin Smith, 225
2. Mike Dodd/Tim Hovland, 163
3. Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes, 117
4. Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, 106
5. Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, 79
6. Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, 74
7. Scott Ayakatubby/Brent Frohoff, 72
8. Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 71
9. Scott Friederichsen/Larry Mear, 67
10. Brent Frohoff/Ricci Luyties, 65
ERIC FONOIMOANA (32) - Like Todd Rogers, Fonoimoana was another standout volleyball at UC-Santa Barbara where he played on a "final four" team in 1988. He graduate from UCSB in 1992. Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton won the Gold Medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Fonoimoana and Blanton rank eighth on the United States list for most events played together on the pro beach volleyball circuits.
ROB HEIDGER (32) - A 2000 beach Olympian for the United States, Heidger is a graduate of UC-Santa Barbara in 1992. He also attended Santa Barbara City College where he starred in basketball.
BACK IN CALIFORNIA - After two weekends off, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour returns to California for Michelob Light events in Santa Barbara (August 17-19) and Manhattan Beach (August 24-26). The 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour ends in Las Vegas with the Paul Mitchell King and Queen of the Beach competition at the Hard Rock Hotel September 7-9. Echo Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., will be taping the Michelob Light Open at Santa Barbara action for broadcast September 3 on FOX Sports Net.
FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - August 1-5, 2001 at Klagenfurt, Austria
August 4 Women's Bracket Play Results/Schedule
Single-Elimination, Semi-finals
· Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil (No. 1-seeded team) def. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12), 21-15 and 21-16 (37 minutes);
· Sandra Pires/Tatiana Minello, Brazil (3) def. Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States (2), 21-19, 13-21 and 15-13 (61).
Single-Elimination, Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $20, 000; losers place fourth, split $16, 000)
· Celbova/Dosoudilova, Czech Republic (12) def. Fontana/Youngs, United States (2), 21-17 and 21-19 (39)
Single-Elimination, Gold Medal Match (winners place third, split $36,000; losers place fourth, split $25, 000)
· Behar/Bede, Brazil (1) vs. Pires/Minello, Brazil (3).
August 4 Men's Bracket Play Results/Schedule
Single-Elimination, Second-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $7,500)
· Rob Heidger/Chip McCaw, United States (No. 18-seeded team) def. Niklos Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria (1), 21-16 and 23-21 (44 minutes);
· Dan Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States (11) def. João Brenha/Luis Maia, Portugal (27), 18-21, 26-24 and 15-13 (63);
· Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers, United States (23) def. Stein Metzger/Wong, United States (5), 14-21, 21-13 and 17-15 (58);
· Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina (4) def. Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, Germany (20), 21-19 and 21-16 (45);
· Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) def. Sergey Ermishin/Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (14), 21-19 and 21-14 (34);
· Jorre Kjemperud/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (6) def. Dmitry Karasev/Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (22), 21-14, 18-21 and 18-16 (64);
· Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (10) def. Pará/Zé Marco, Brazil (7), 21-16 and 21-18 (40);
· Tande Ramos/Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) def. Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner. Australia (15), 21-17 and 22-20 (38).
Single-Elimination, Third-round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $13,000)
· Heidger/McCaw, United States (18) vs. Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (11);
· Holdren/Rogers, United States (23) vs. Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (4);
· M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (3) vs. Kjemperud/Hoidalen, Norway (6);
· Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (10) vs. Tande/Emanuel, Brazil (2).
August 5 Men's Bracket Play Schedule
Single-Elimination, Semi-finals
· Heidger/McCaw, United States (18) / Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States (11) winner vs. Holdren/Rogers, United States (23) / Baracetti/Conde, Argentina (4) winner;
· M. Laciga/P. Laciga, Switzerland (3) / Kjemperud/Hoidalen, Norway (6) winner vs. Loiola/Ricardo, Brazil (10) / Tande/Emanuel, Brazil (2) winner
Single-Elimination, Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $20, 000; losers place fourth, split $16, 000)
· Semi-final losers.
Single-Elimination, Gold Medal Match (winners place third, split $36,000; losers place fourth, split $25, 000)
· Semi-final winners.
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour - Combined 2001 Calendar - Men & Women, Subject to Change
Dates, Site, 2001 Gold Medallists
· April 4-8, Macau, Macau (women), Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia
· June 13-17, Tenerife, Canary Island (Spain, men), Emanuel Rego/Tande Ramos, Brazil
· June 13-17, Cagliari, Italy (women), Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States
· June 19-23, Gstaad, Switzerland (women), Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede, Brazil
· June 20-24, Gstaad, Switzerland (men), Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States
· June 27-July 1, Berlin, Germany (men), Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia
· June 29-July 1, Xylokastro, Greece (women challenger), Zi Xiong/Rong Chi, China
· July 4-8, Gran Canaria, Spain (women), Behar/Bede, Brazil
· July 4-8, Stavanger, Norway (men), Emanuel/Tande, Brazil
· July 6-8, Xylokastro, Greece (men challenger), Klepper Feitosa/Murilo Texeira, Brazil
· July 11-15, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy (men), Mariano Baracetti/Martin Conde, Argentina
· July 13-15, Lebanon, Beirut (men satellite), Dmitri Barsouk/Vladimir Kostioukov, Russia
· July 16-22, Marseille, France (women), Fontana/Youngs, United States
· July 16-22, Marseille, France (men), Baracetti/Conde, Argentina
· July 24-28, Espinho, Portugal (women), Misty May/Kerri Walsh, United States
· July 25-29, Espinho, Portugal (men) - Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
· July 25-29, Kiev, Ukraine (men challenger), Klepper/Murilo, Brazil
· August 1-4, Klagenfurt, Austria (World Championships - women)
· August 1-5, Klagenfurt, Austria (World Championships - men)
· August 8-12, Osaka, Japan (women)
· August 8-12, Ostende, Belgium (men)
· August 15-19, Maoming, China (women)
· August 22-26, Hong Kong (women)
· August 29-September 4, Brisbane (Goodwill Games - men and women)
· September 12-16, Mallorca, Spain (men)
· October 30-November 4, Fortaleza, Brazil (women)
· November 27-December 2, Vitoria, Brazil (men)
AVP ON THE WEB - Information on the AVP Tour and the sport of volleyball can be found at the following web sites:
· AVP Tour (www.avptour.com) - The site is maintained by Nick Cargill (contact@Sniperdev.com).
· Beach Volleyball Data Base (www.bvbinfo.com) - The site is maintained by Dennis Wagner (doctorono@home.com) of Virginia Beach, Va. Dr. Ono has tracked 1,104 events and 2,843 players.
· USA Volleyball (www.usavolleyball.org) - The site is maintained by Brent Buzbee (brent.buzbee@usav.org) at the USA Volleyball Offices in Colorado Springs, Colo.
· FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (www.fivb.org) - The site is maintained by the FIVB's beach department (beach@mail.fivb.ch) at the FIVB headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
BACK IN CALIFORNIA - After two weekends off, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour returns to California for Michelob Light events in Santa Barbara (August 17-19) and Manhattan Beach (August 24-26). The 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour ends in Las Vegas with the Paul Mitchell King and Queen of the Beach competition at the Hard Rock Hotel September 7-9. Echo Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., will be taping the Michelob Light Open at Santa Barbara action for broadcast September 3 on FOX Sports Net.
FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
WOMEN'S WORLDS
United States - Los Angeles (September 10-13, 1997)
1. Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva, BRAZIL
2. Lisa Arce/Holly McPeak, UNITED STATES
3. Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, UNITED STATES
3. Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, BRAZIL
France - Marseille (July 21-24, 1999)
1. Bede/Behar, BRAZIL
2. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan, USA
3. Liz Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES
4. Pires/Adriana Samuel, BRAZIL
Austria - Klagenfurt (August 1-4, 2001)
· Bede/Behar, BRAZIL
· Pires/Tatiana Minello, BRAZIL
3. Eva Celbova/Sona Dosoudilova, CZECH REPUBLIC
4. Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, UNITED STATES
MEN'S WORLDS
United States - Los Angeles (September 10-13, 1997)
1. Guilherme Marques/Para Ferreira , BRAZIL
2. Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh, UNITED STATES
3. Paulao Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRAZIL
3. Dain Blanton/Kent Steffes, UNITED STATES
France - Marseille (July 22-25, 1999)
1. Emanuel Rego /Jose Loiola, BRAZIL
2. Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, SWITZERLAND
3. Guilherme/Para, BRAZIL
4. Javier Bosma/Fabio Diez, SPAIN
Austria - Klagenfurt (August 1-5, 2001)
1. To be determined
2. To be determined
3. To be determined
4. To be determined
~Tim Simmons
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