| 2025 Season Leaders |
| Men's Team Wins |
Theo Brunner/
Ryan Wilcox |
1 |
Andy Benesh/
Miles Partain |
1 |
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| Men's Team Points |
Marcus Carvalhaes/
David Wieczorek |
2,930 |
Timothy Brewster/
Ryan Ierna |
2,794 |
Kevin Coyle/
TJ Jurko |
2,780 |
Rowdy Lennon/
Logan Mister |
2,753 |
Mischa Freystaetter/
Guille Jimenez |
2,644 |
| Complete Rankings |
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| Men's Team Winnings |
Andy Benesh/
Miles Partain |
$15,000 |
Chase Budinger/
Miles Evans |
$10,000 |
Theo Brunner/
Ryan Wilcox |
$9,750 |
Billy Allen/
Taylor Crabb |
$7,000 |
Hagen Smith/
Logan Webber |
$7,000 |
| Complete Season Summary |
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| Men's Aces |
| Andy Benesh |
13 |
| Wyatt Harrison |
7 |
| Miles Evans |
5 |
| Theo Brunner |
4 |
| Taylor Crabb |
4 |
| Tri Bourne |
4 |
| Logan Webber |
4 |
| Miles Partain |
4 |
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| Men's Blocks |
| Andy Benesh |
18 |
| Chase Budinger |
13 |
| Alison Cerutti |
11 |
| Phil Dalhausser |
10 |
| Taylor Crabb |
10 |
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| Men's Digs |
| Miles Evans |
37 |
| Hagen Smith |
33 |
| Miles Partain |
33 |
| Trevor Crabb |
23 |
| Troy Field |
22 |
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| Men's Hitting Pct. |
| Miles Partain |
0.542 |
| Chase Budinger |
0.539 |
| Andy Benesh |
0.493 |
| Logan Webber |
0.442 |
| Miles Evans |
0.381 |
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| Women's Team Wins |
Taryn Brasher/
Kristen Nuss |
1 |
Kennedy Coakley/
Ashley Pater |
1 |
| |
| Women's Team Points |
Madelyne Anderson/
Brook Bauer |
3,512 |
Savvy Simo/
Abby Van Winkle |
3,431 |
Maya Gessner/
Jacinda Ramirez |
3,145 |
Malia Gementera/
Taylor Hagenah |
3,145 |
Aurora Davis/
Katie Hogan |
2,930 |
Alaina Chacon/
Morgan Chacon |
2,930 |
| Complete Rankings |
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| Women's Team Winnings |
Taryn Brasher/
Kristen Nuss |
$15,000 |
Terese Cannon/
Megan Kraft |
$10,000 |
Kennedy Coakley/
Ashley Pater |
$9,750 |
Madelyne Anderson/
Brook Bauer |
$7,500 |
Melissa Humana-Paredes/
Brandie Wilkerson |
$7,000 |
Kelly Cheng/
Molly Shaw |
$7,000 |
| Complete Season Summary |
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| Women's Aces |
| Terese Cannon |
11 |
| Teegan Van Gunst |
6 |
| Melissa Humana-Paredes |
5 |
| Kristen Nuss |
5 |
| Megan Kraft |
5 |
| |
| Women's Blocks |
| Brandie Wilkerson |
15 |
| Terese Cannon |
14 |
| Taryn Brasher |
11 |
| Kylie Deberg |
7 |
| Kelly Cheng |
6 |
| Toni Rodriguez |
6 |
| |
| Women's Digs |
| Kristen Nuss |
78 |
| Megan Kraft |
56 |
| Molly Shaw |
38 |
| Hailey Harward |
33 |
| Melissa Humana-Paredes |
29 |
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| Women's Hitting Pct. |
| Taryn Brasher |
0.514 |
| Megan Kraft |
0.470 |
| Terese Cannon |
0.425 |
| Kristen Nuss |
0.333 |
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The AVP is entering a new era. With city-based franchises, two distinct championship paths, and a postseason designed to crown the sport’s best duos, 2025 marks a transformative year for professional beach volleyball. As competition kicks off in Palm Beach on May 23rd & 24th, here’s what fans, players, and stakeholders need to know about the 2025 AVP League.
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| 5/19/2025 |
AVP Announces Iconic Venues Hand-Selected for the 2025 AVP League Season
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| 5/15/2025 |
Launch of the 2025 AVP League
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| 5/7/2025 |
This Saturday the AVP Huntington Beach Open Begins!
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| 5/2/2025 |
2025 AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Preview
The AVP Huntington Beach Open Heritage Event is just around the corner, and this year’s competition promises to be an electrifying showcase of professional beach volleyball. Scheduled for May 10–11, this prestigious event is the last opportunity for aspiring teams to claim a coveted spot in the 2025 AVP League. With only two of eight AVP League qualification spots remaining...
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| 4/16/2025 |
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| 3/12/2025 |
AVP Strikes Historic Multi-Year Broadcast Agreements with CBS Sports and The CW Network
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA, March 12, 2025 – The AVP, America’s only professional beach volleyball league, is today announcing historic national broadcast partnerships with CBS Sports and The CW Network. CBS Television Network will broadcast the 2025 AVP League Championship in a marquee television event on Sunday, August 31st from 2:00-4:00pm ET in addition to matches airing on CBS Sports Network throughout the season.
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| 1/27/2025 |
The 2025 AVP Schedule is here!
The 2025 AVP season kicks off this year on May 10th with the Huntington Beach Open and continues with an exciting League Season at iconic venues across the USA. Make sure to mark your calendars for Contender and Heritage events as well as the AVP comes to a city near you this year. Stay tuned for tickets and more exciting info soon.
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| 11/14/2024 |
Beach Volleyball Gold Medalist Alix Klineman Announces Retirement from Competition
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 14, 2024) – Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman has announced that she is retiring from competition. Klineman, 34, shared her decision with a video posted on her Instagram account. She was honored alongside April Ross at a ceremony on Nov. 9 at the AVP League Championship at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles.
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| 11/12/2024 |
San Diego Smash punctuate late-season surge with inaugural AVP League title
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| 11/8/2024 |
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| 11/5/2024 |
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| 11/1/2024 |
AVP League: Two playoff spots at stake heading into final weekend in Frisco
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| 10/29/2024 |
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The San Diego Smash embraced a “nothing-to-lose mentality” in playing their way into the AVP League playoff picture, going 3-1 and coming within an eyelash of winning all four. The Austin Aces nearly painted themselves into a corner during a Week 7 train wreck that dropped them to .500. And the New York Nitro split their four matches at the spacious Honda Center in Anaheim, California...
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| 10/25/2024 |
AVP League weekend 7 preview: Olympians go at it in Anaheim
The Austin Aces laid a solid foundation, but plenty of heavy lifting needs to be done before a berth in the AVP League playoffs can be secured. Two games over .500 at 5-3, the Aces project as one of the teams that will join the New York Nitro (10-2) and Miami Mayhem (10-6) in the single-elimination League semifinals. The Nitro will complete their four-game regular season in Week 7...
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| 10/22/2024 |
AVP League: Ross, Miami Mayhem finish strong: Dallas Dream goes 3-for-4
The Miami Mayhem put the finishing touches on a 10-6 regular season in the AVP League by going 3-1 over the weekend, meaning that fans will be treated to more beach volleyball from all-time great April Ross. The Mayhem are locked into one of four spots in the bracket-style League semifinals after Ross and partner Alix Klineman split their matches during Week 6 at the Frontwave Arena...
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| 10/19/2024 |
International Volleyball Hall inductions: Beach legend Tim Hovland
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| 10/18/2024 |
AVP League: Retiring Ross, Miami Mayhem set for weekend in Oceanside
One of the greatest players to ever grace the sand, April Ross, told her legion of fans that she would retire from competitive beach volleyball after the AVP League season. The formal announcement came on Monday in a post on April’s social-media accounts, but the news hardly came as a surprise, since her impending exit from the sport had been referenced multiple times by announcers during the League series.
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| 10/17/2024 |
Beach Volleyball Icon April Ross Announces Retirement from Competition
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Beach volleyball icon April Ross, a three-time Olympic medalist, has announced that she is retiring from competition at the end of the AVP League season. There will be a ceremony on Nov. 9 at the AVP League Championship at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. “It is with a very fulfilled and grateful heart, and also some tears...
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| 10/15/2024 |
Volleyball Today: April Ross retiring; NCAA updates; AVCA top 25; AU results
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