Lisa Arce Photo: AVP

Kevin Wong Photo: Ken Delgado

Arce won her first and third match Sunday while keeping in close in the second to capture the Paul Mitchell Queen of the Beach title and $20,250 in prize money on the sand at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Arce clinched the title by scoring a 21-17 and 21-16 win with Elaine Youngs over Holly McPeak and Sarah Straton in 42 minutes. McPeak had entered the final match with a 2-0 record with both Arce and Youngs sporting a 1-1 match mark Sunday.

Sunday's QOB title was Arce's second as she won the 1998 title in Huntington Beach, Calif. Youngs placed second to earn $16,250 as she edged McPeak for the spot due to point ratio (1.016 to 0.969). McPeak, the 1999 Queen of the Beach, earned $10,750 for placing third while Straton finished fourth to net $4,250. Barbra Fontana, the 2000 Queen of the Beach, was eliminated Saturday after finishing behind Arce and Straton in pool play.

Wong used a 21-19 win with Stein Metzger in the first set of Sunday's final men's match over Mike Whitmarsh and Brent Doble to capture the King of the Beach title. Wong became only the second player in Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) history to win the KOB crown in his first appearance. David Swatik was the first in 1999.

Whitmarsh, the 2000 King of the Beach, finished second to earn $12,000 while Doble and Metzger tied for third. Metzger, who played the 2001 pro beach volleyball season with Wong, earned $11,000 over three days of competition. Doble, a winner of two AVP team titles this season with Lee LeGrande, won $7,500.

Wong, who captured three pro beach team titles this season along with a Broze Medal last week at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia with Metzger, has now won $101,050 in 2001 to lead all United States pro beach players. Metzger is second with $91,050.

The 10th annual Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach, being hosted for the fifth consecutive year by the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, concluded the eight-stop 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The special tournament had players switching partners for each match.

The official entries for The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach were identified with a player's top three finishes during the 2001 domestic season determining the top 14 players in each gender for Las Vegas. Echo Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., taped The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach action for broadcast September 19 on FOX Sports Net. Chris Marlowe and Heather Cox handled the commentary.

QUOTES.
Lisa Arce: "I knew I would have to win all of my matches with this much competition and I had great partners today. Sarah Straton played just awesome on Friday and that helped me get off to a great start. In this final match against Sarah and Holly (McPeak), we got the momentum early and it pushed out to a big lead. In game two, they started the game playing great defense until we were tied at 8-8. We got just enough momentum going again, but I just hoped I wouldn't run out of gas in the heat. I surprised people when I won in 1998, but this year everybody expected me to play well. Nobody was taking me for granted, but the match ups worked in my favor this year."

Kevin Wong: "It was a magical weekend for me and it's great to be back playing with the AVP. It doesn't get any better than this. I really have to thank Stein (Metzger) too, because he has helped me raise my game to another level."

Photo: Gene Mick

PAUL MITCHELL KING & QUEEN OF THE BEACH COMPETITIONS
Las Vegas, Nev., September 6-9, 2001
September 6 at Sunset Park; September 7-9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Revised September 9, 2001

Sunday, September 9 Match Results and Schedule

Men's Results
· Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (No. 1-seeded Men's player)/ Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn. (3) def. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi. (2)/Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Caiif. (5), 21-16 and 21-18 (54 minutes);
· Wong (1)/Whitmarsh (5) def. Metzger (2)/Doble (3), 21-13 and 22-20 (55)
· Wong (1)/Metzger (2) def. Whitmarsh (5)/Doble (3), 21-19 and 21-15

Women's Results
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif. (No. 3-seeded Women's player)/Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4) def. Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
(6)/Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1), 25-23 and 21-17 (45 minutes);
· Youngs (1)/ McPeak (4) def. Arce (3)/Straton (6), 21-16, 13-21 and 15-13 (58);
· Youngs (1)/Arce (3) def. McPeak (4)/Straton (6), 21-17 and 21-16 (42)

Men's Finals
Player (seed)	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Earnings
Kevin Wong (1)	3	0	6	0	127	101	$7,500
Mike Whitmarsh (5)	1	2	2	4	111	117	$2,500
Brent Doble (3)	1	2	2	4	109	119	$2,500
Stein Metzger (2)	1	2	2	4	109	119	$2,500
Women's Finals
Player (seed)	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA	Earnings
Lisa Arce (3)	2	1	5	2	138	122	$5,000
Elaine Youngs (1)	2	1	4	3	131	129	$5,000
Holly McPeak (4)	2	1	4	3	128	132	$5,000
Sarah Straton (6)	0	3	1	6	123	137	$0

SF -- Sets for SA -- Sets against PF -- Points for PA -- Points against

The Final Day Tie Breakers
· The winner is the player with the best record (3-0). Second-place will be awarded to the player with the second-best record (2-1). Third-place will be awarded to the player with the third-best record (1-2) and fourth-place will be awarded to the player with the fourth-best record (0-3).
· If three players are tied with a 2-1 record, the player's standings for the top three places will be determined by set and/or point ratio.
· If all three players are still tied with 2-1 records, the player with the best set and/or point ratio against the team with a 0-3 record will be awarded the title.
· If three players are tied with 1-2 records, the player with the best set and/or point ratio will finish second, the second-best point ratio will finish third and the third-best point ration will finish fourth.
· If all three players in the pool are still tied with 1-2 records, the player with the best set and/or point ratio against the team with a 3-0 will finish second. The second-best set and/or point ratio against the team with a 3-0 will finish third. The third-best set and/or point ratio against the team with a 3-0 will finish fourth.

PRIZE MONEY - In addition to winning place money for finishing first through eight, players will be earning money for each match win, including $1,000 for a match victory on Day 1, $1,750 for a match victory on either Day 2 or 3, and $2,500 for a match victory on Day 4. Here is the place for a top eight finish - 1st, $10,000; 2nd, $6,000; 3rd, $4,000; 4th, $2,500; 5th, $1,500; 6th, $1,250; 7th, $1,000, 8th, $ 750.

FINAL STANDINGS
	Men's Earnings				Women's Earnings
1st	Kevin Wong	$21,000		1st	Lisa Arce	$20,250
2nd	Mike Whitmarsh	$12,000		2nd	Elaine Youngs	$16,250
T-3rd	Stein Metzger	$11,000		3rd	Holly McPeak	$10,750
T-3rd	Brent Doble	$7,500		4th	Sarah Straton	$4,250
5th	Dax Holdren	$8,000		T-5th	Liz Masakayan	$6,125
6th	Todd Rogers	$6,000		T-5th	Barbra Fontana	$3,125
7th	Canyon Ceman	$2,750		7th	Wendy Stammer	$2,750
8th	Lee LeGrande	$750		8th	Leanne Schuster	$5,500
9th	Eric Fonoimoana	$1,000		9th	Carrie Busch	$1,000
10th	Albert Hannemann	$1,000		10th	Jennifer Meredith	$1,000
11th	Eduardo Bacil	$1,000		11th	Rachel Wacholder	$1,000
12th	Sean Scott	$1,000		12th	Nancy Mason	$1,000
13th	Scott Ayakatubby	$1,000		13th	Linda Hanley	$1,000
14th	Collin Smith	$1,000		14th	Dianne DeNecochea	$1,000

~Tim Simmons