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Men's and Women's Qualifier

Outer Courts
Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Registration begins at 7:00 am
Over 90 Men's and Women's teams compete on the outer courts.

Men's and Women's Main Draw
Stadium & Outer Courts
Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & Sunday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
32 Men's and 24 Women's teams compete for the 2002 Belmar Title.

Featuring:

Men's Tournament
Kevin Wong & Stein Metzger
Karch Kiraly & Brent Doble
Canyon Ceman & Mike Whitmarsh

Women's Tournament
Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs
Barbara Fontana & Dianne DeNecochea

Free AVP Youth Clinic
Stadium Court
Friday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free youth clinic for all players under 18. Learn fundamentals and beach strategy. Participants will receive 20 minutes verbal and 90 minutes of hands-on instruction from top AVP Men's and Women's professionals. The 2 hour clinic closes with a question and answer and autograph session.

AVP "Serve, Pass & Hit" Interactive Skills Challenge
Serve Pass Hit Court
Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & Sunday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
The AVP "Serve, Pass & Hit" is a fun and free national youth skills competition for boys and girls in five age groups (6-9, 10-11, 12-14, 15-16 and 17-18). The program emphasizes three important skills of volleyball: serving, passing and hitting. The winners of each age group will be announced Sunday prior to the women's final match.

Amateur and Co-ed Amateur Tournaments
Sign-up @ Amateur Tent/Outer Courts
Register Sunday 8:00 am, Competition Sunday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Presented by AVP and the AAU Junior Beach Volleyball Tour. The amateur tournament is a 2 on 2 beach volleyball tournament. Young men's and women's divisions include18u, 16u, 14u, 12u competition. For more information contact:
Denny Lennon
aaubeach.com
dlsports@aol.com
(310)216-7901

Special Activities
Sponsor Village
Friday 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & Sunday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Kinesys

Kinesys Tent
Saturday & Sunday All Day
Meet the solar patrol for free sun screen application.

Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell Tent
Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 3 pm
Cut-a-thon. $10 haircuts to benefit Eric Fonoimoana's charity "Dig for Kids".

Nissan

Nissan Tent
Visit the Nissan Tent to get free Henna Tattoos!

XBOX Competition

Compete to win an Xbox, title Halo, and VIP Tickets to Sunday's Finals Matches at participating bars (tbd).

AVP Fan Parties
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Join the AVP fans at Bar Anticipation, official AVP headquarters, Friday - Sunday. There will be a trolley running up and down Main Street, shuttling fans from the VIP Kingdom to Bar A.
 
Wednesday, June 26th --The Headliner  6:30pm - 8:30pm
                                  1401 Highway 35 Neptune, NJ
Thursday, June 27th --   Bathhouse
 
Friday, June 28th --       D'Jais on Ocean Avenue 6:30pm - 8:30pm
                                  The Tropical Pub  6:30pm - 8:30pm
                                  Bar Anticipation
Saturday, June 29th --   Bar Anticipation
 
Local Sponsor Packages
Call AVP 310-426-8000 ask for Denise

Reserved Sand Seating Local Sponsor Package # 1
$350 (Saturday and Sunday Includes):

4 Reserved Courtside Sand Seats
4 Clubhouse Passes (Free food & drink)
4 Guests to Saturday Night Player Party
Reserved Sand Seating Local Sponsor Package #2
$350 (Saturday and Sunday Includes):

4 Reserved Courtside Sand Seats
4 Clubhouse Passes (Free food & drink)
4 Guests to Saturday Night Player Party
4 AVP logo Beach Chairs
 
KMPC 1540am "Switch AVP Beach Volleyball Radio Hour"
Thursday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (PST)
Sangria, 100 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach    
Weekly, one-hour, talk radio show focusing on the new AVP: its stars, its events, its sponsors, and its future. Hosted by the greatest name in Beach Volleyball, Karch Kiraly; and the Voice of the AVP, Chris “Geeter” McGee.
Shows are open to the public! Come check us out and win hot AVP gear!
Interested in being on our show? Have a question for our hosts? Have a question for our guests? Email us at avphour@avp.com or call in at 800.770.1540
Our special guests will be posted soon.

Event Schedule:

Wednesday
6:30pm - 8:30pm Fan Party @ The Headliner
 
Thursday
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (PST) KMPC 1540am "Switch AVP Beach Volleyball Hour" from Sangria in Hermosa Beach
10:30pm - 12:30pm Fan Party @ Bathhouse
   
Friday
7:00 am Registration begins for Qualifiers
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Men's and Women's Qualifier
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free AVP Youth Clinic 18 and Under
6:30pm - 8:30pm Fan Party @ The Tropical Pub
tbd Fan Party @ D'Jais
tbd Fan Party @ Bar Anticipation
   
Saturday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm AVP Serve, Pass, Hit Competition
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Amateur Volleyball Tournament
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Henna Tattoo @ Nissan Tent
tbd Fan Party @ Bar Anticipation

Sunday
7:00 am Register for Co-ed Amateur Tournament
9:00 am - 2:00 pm AVP and AAU Junior Beach Volleyball Co-ed Amateur Tournament
9:00 am - 12:00 pm AVP Serve, Pass, Hit Competitions
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Men's and Women's Main Draw Competition
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Paul Mitchell Haircuts
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Henna Tattoo @ Nissan Tent
2:00 pm Women's Final
3:00 pm Men's Final
4:00 pm Closing Ceremonies 

Tickets:
  
Front Row VIP Riser Seats
  - Saturday Only $40
  - Sunday Only $45
  - Saturday and Sunday $75

VIP Riser Seats
  - Saturday Only $35
  - Sunday Only $40
  - Saturday and Sunday $60

Sand Seats
  - Saturday Only $35
  - Sunday Only $40
  - Saturday and Sunday $60

General Admission
  - Saturday Only $5
  - Sunday Only $5
  - Saturady and Sunday $10
 
 
Local Sponsor Packages Available
Call AVP 310-426-8000 ask for Denise
 
How To Get There
Location 4th Avenue at Ocean Blvd.
Belmar, NJ 07719
 
Driving:
From the Newark airport, take the New Jersey Turnpike South. Turn off at exit 11, Garden State Parkway, and go South. Turn off at exit 98, "Belmar, Spring Lake", to Belmar. Go right on 5th Street to Ocean.
 
Parking:
Belmar attracts a decent crowd. Its a larger stop on the tour. There's also a large beach crowd so parking can get a little tight if you don't get there early enough.  There are meters along the beach and additional street parking as you move away from the beach all the way down to main street (if you do park on the side streets make sure it is in a legal space) As for motels I know there are a few in Belmar and the surrounding areas but there are also a lot of B&Bs in Spring Lake and Sea Girt, the next two towns down.

Beach Badges Mandatory:
You must purchase a beach badge before purchasing your Tickets to the Belmar AVP Event. Badges are available for each day of the event right on the boardwalk on 5th street  in booths at the entrance to the event.The cost is an extra $5 daily in addition to the General AVP Admission.. 

General AVP Admission
 - Saturday Only $5
 - Sunday Only $5
 - Saturady and Sunday $10
 
Map and Online Driving Directions: 
Map
 
BelmarHotel Listings: 
All Seasons
301 Tenth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-8384 

The Bellevue Stratford Inn
7 Main Avenue
Ocean Grove 07756 (732) 775-2424 

Belmar Beach Bed & Breakfast
200 Tenth Avenue
Belmar 07719

Belmar Beach Hotel
402 Fifteenth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-9664 

The Belmar Inn
112 Twelfth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 280-9400 

Belmar Motor Lodge
Tenth Avenue & Rt. 35
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-6600 

Belport Inn
300 Tenth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-5315 

The Berkeley Hotel
107 Twelfth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-9617 

Breeze Inn
218 Tenth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 280-8045 

Carol’s Guest House
201 Eleventh Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-4422 

 Down The Shore Bed & Breakfast
201 Seventh Avenue
Belmar 07719

Gallagher’s Guest House
302 Tenth Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-2655 

House By The Sea Bed & Breakfast
406 Fifth Avenue
Belmar 07719

The Inn At The Shore Bed & Breakfast
301 Fourth Avenue
Belmar 07719

The Mayfair Hotel
1000 Ocean Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-2620 

Meier Guest House
203 Eleventh Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-7003 

More NJ Shore Accommodations

Morning Dove Inn
204 Fifth Avenue
Belmar 07719

The Seaflower Bed & Breakfast
110 Ninth Avenue
Belmar 07719

Travelodge
1916 Highway 35
Wall 07719 (732) 974-8400 

The White House
102 Second Avenue
Belmar 07719 (732) 681-1991

9thAaronBoss ,SanDiego,Cali/IanClark,Boulder,Co/HermosaBch,Cali

Ian Clark & Aaron Boss finished 9th together at the 2002 Belmar AVP Paul Mitchell Open

Match Record:

Winner's Bracket First round
· Aaron Boss, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (11) def. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif.(22), 21-14 and 21-19 (41);
Winner's Bracket Second round
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (6) def. Boss/Clark (11), 21-12 and 21-18 (39);
Loser's Bracket Second round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $400)
· Boss/Clark (11) def. Fisher/D.Smith (28), 21-14, 16-21 and 15-10 (58);
Loser's Bracket Third round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,050)
· Boss/Clark (11) def. Reilly/Van Huizen (20), 21-18 and 21-13 (43);

Loser's Bracket Fourth Round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,600)
· Lambert/LeGrande (8) def. Boss/Clark (12), 21-18 and 21-16 (42);

-With (3) wins & (2) defeats Aaron Boss/Ian Clark place 9th at the 2002 Belmar AVP  Paul Mitchell Open

Association of Volleyball Professionals Belmar Entries (Revised 06/26/2002 1:01 PM)
(Qualification Tournament seeds based on entry points, Main Draw seeds to be determined after Qualification Tournament)

Men's Main Draw

   Men's Main Draw Teams    Entry Pts    Seed Avg   
1    Dax Holdren    Eric Fonoimoana    1411.0    2.75   
2    Stein Metzger    Kevin Wong    1329.0    2.75   
3    Karch Kiraly    Brent Doble    985.0    4.50   
4    Eduardo Bacil    Frederico Souza    895.5    5.00   
5    Todd Rogers    Sean Scott    890.0    5.13   
6    Canyon Ceman    Mike Whitmarsh    1135.0    5.25   
7    Albert Hannemann    Jeff Nygaard    1097.5    6.25   
8    Mike Lambert    Lee Legrande    845.0    7.50   
9    Sean Rosenthal    Mark Williams    653.5    10.50   
10    Collin Smith    Adam Jewell    784.0    10.75   
11    Ian Clark    Aaron Boss    603.5    13.25   
12    Brad Torsone    Casey Jennings    553.5    14.00   
13    Scott Davenport    Eli Fairfield    382.0    14.50   
14    Brian Soldano    Jake Elliott    507.5    15.00   
15    Chris Makos    Pepe Delahoz    481.0    15.00   
16    Alika Williams    Paul Baxter    454.5    15.00   
17    Brandon Taliaferro    Scott Lane    373.5    15.17   
18    Nick Hannemann    Jason Ring    492.5    16.50   
19    Colin Wellman    Anthony Medel    292.8    18.00   
20    David Fischer    Ed Ratledge    284.3    18.83   
21    Chad Mowery    Jerry Graham    283.8    23.00   
22    Adam Roberts    Jim Walls    244.5    23.00   
23    Mike Dipierro**    David Dipierro**    19.0    25.00   
24    Kevin Craig**    Ranse Jones**    11.5    25.00 

Men's Main Draw Schedule - Saturday, June 29 (starting at 9 a.m. EDT)

Winner's Bracket First round
· Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif.
(No. 1-seeded team) def. Kevin Craig, LaPlata, Md./Ranse Jones, Winston-Salem,
N. C. (32), 21-19 and 21-16 (41 minutes);
· Paul Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Alika Williams, Hilo, Hi. (16) def. Scott
Lane, Huntington Beach, Calif./Brandon Taliaferro, San Clemente, Calif. (17),
21-18, 16-21 and 15-13 (51);
· Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif. (9)
def. Skyler Dale Davis, Irving, Texas/Matt Heath, Myrtle Beach, S. C. (24, No.
3-seeded Qualification Tourament team), 22-20 and 21-17 (32);
· Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8) def. Mike
Mattarocci, San Diego/Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (25, 4), 21-19, 17-21
and 15-10 (71);
· Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif./Sean Scott, San Diego, Calif. (5) def.
Daniel Fisher, Goleta, Calif./David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif. (28, 1), 21-16
and 21-13 (41);
· Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Redondo Beach, Calif.
(12) def. Anthony Medel, Carpenteria, Calif./Colin Wellman, Marina Del Rey,
Calif. (21), 22-20 and 21-12 (44);
· Scott Davenport, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif.
(13) def. Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif./Richard Van Huizen, Redondo Beach,
Calif. (20, 8), 21-23, 21-11 and 15-12 (60);
· Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Frederico Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4)
def. John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Scott Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (29, 5),
21-19 and 21-18 (45);
· Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (3)
def. Jason Kruger, Calgary, Canada/Everett Matthews, Airdric, Canada (30, 10),
21-18 and 26-24 (49);
· Jake Elliott, Isle of Palms, S.C./Brian Soldano, Isle of Palms, S.C. (14)
def. Jason Lee, Venice, Calif./ Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (19, 6), 16-21,
21-16 and 15-13 (62);
· Aaron Boss, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Ian Clark, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (11)
def. David Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif.
(22), 21-14 and 21-19 (41);
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (6)
def. Adam Roberts, Murrells Inlet, S.C./Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J. (27), 21-15
and 21-19 (36);
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif. (7) def.
Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach, Calif./ Chad Mowrey, Redondo Beach, Calif. (26),
21-18 and 21-9 (40);
· Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
(10) def. John Hyden, Los Angeles/Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (23,
2), 16-21, 26-24 and 24-22 (74);
· Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Jason Ring, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (18)
def. Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Chris Makos, Claymont, Dela. (15), 16-21,
23-21 and 15-10 (57);
· Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (2) def. David
DiPierro, Oakland Park, Fla./Mike DiPierro, Pompano Beach, Fla.(31), 21-17 and
21-17 (40).

Winner's Bracket Second round

· Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Baxter/A.Williams (16), 21-12 and 21-18 (56);
· Lambert/LeGrande (8) def. Rosenthal/M.Williams (9), 21-19 and 21-15 (43);
· Jennings/Torsone (12) def. Rogers/Scott (5), 21-15 and 27-25 (46);
· Davenport/Fairfield (13) def. Bacil/Souza (4), 11-21, 21-18 and 15-13 (62);
· Doble/Kiraly (3) def. Elliot/Soldano (14), 21-18 and 21-17 (45);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (6) def. Boss/Clark (11), 21-12 and 21-18 (39);
· A.Hannemann/Nygaard (7) def. Jewell/C.Smith (10), 24-22, 19-21 and 15-13  (58);
· Metzger/K. Wong (2) def. N.Hannemann/Ring (18), 21-16 and 21-11 (40).

Loser's Bracket First round (losers eliminated, place 25th, split $100)
· Lane/Taliaferro (17) def. Craig/Jones (32), 22-20, 16-21 and 11-15 (56);
· Mattarocci/Stokes (25) def. Davis/Heath (24), 21-16 and 21-16 (53);
· Fisher/D.Smith ( 28) def. Medel/Wellman (21), 21-19, 18-21 and 16-14 (73);
· Reilly/Vanhuizen (20) def. Anselmo/S.Wong (29), 21-18 and 21-15 (42);
· Lee/Macau (19) def. Kruger/Matthews (30), 21-14 and 21-17 (42);
· Fischer/Ratledge (22) def. Roberts/Walls (27), 21-19 and 23-21 (44);
· Hyden/McCaw (23) def. Graham/Mowrey (26), 21-16 and 21-16 (41);
· Delahoz/Makos def. D.DiPierro/M.DiPierro (31), 21-13 and 21-12 (45).

Loser's Bracket Second round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $400)
· N. Hannemann/Ring (18) def. Lane/Taliaferro (17), 21-15 and 21-13 (41);
· Jewell/C.Smith (10) def. Mattarocci/Stokes (25), 21-16 and 25-23 (64);
· Boss/Clark (11) def. Fisher/D.Smith (28), 21-14, 16-21 and 15-10 (58);
· Reilly/Vanhuizen (20) def. Elliot/Soldano (14), 21-17 and 21-16 (41);
· Bacil/Souza (4) def. Lee/Macau (19), 21-16 and 21-16 (41);
· Rogers/Scott (5) def. Fischer/Ratledge (22), 30-28 and 21-15 (57);
· Rosenthal/M. Williams (9) def. Hyden/McCaw (23), 17-21, 21-19 and 15-11 (55);
· Baxter/A. Williams (16) def. Delahoz/Makos (15), 21-13 and 25-23 (48).

Loser's Bracket Third round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,050)
· N. Hannemann/Ring (18) def. Jewell/C. Smith (10), 27-25 and 21-18 (56);
· Boss/Clark (11) def. Reilly/Van Huizen (20), 21-18 and 21-13 (43);
· Bacil/Souza (4) def. Rogers/Scott (5);
· Baxter/A. Williams (16) def. Rosenthal/M. Williams (9), 21-19 and 21-18 (41).

Winner's Bracket Third Round
· Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Lambert/LeGrande (8), 21-17 and 21-19 (54);
· Davenport/Fairfield (13) def. Jennings/Torsone (12), 24-22, 18-21 and 15-12 (64);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (6) def. Doble/Kiraly (3), 21-19, 15-21 and 15-13 (62);
· Metzger/K. Wong (2) def. A. Hannemann/Nygaard (7), 21-18 and 21-13 (38)

Loser's Bracket Fourth Round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,600)
· N. Hannemann/Ring (18) def. Jennings/Torsone (12), 21-17 and 21-16 (42);
· Lambert/LeGrande (8) def. Boss/Clark (12), 21-18 and 21-16 (42);
· Bacil/Souza (4) def. A. Hannemann/Nygaard (7), 21-18, 19-21 and 15-13 (58);
· Doble/Kiraly (3) def. Baxter/A.Williams (16), 21-14 and 21-15 (42).

Men's Main Draw Schedule - Sunday, June 30
(starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT)

Loser's Bracket Fifth round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $2,500)
· Mike Lambert, Honolulu, Hi./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (No. 8-seeded
Main Draw Team) def. Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Jason Ring, Hermosa
Beach, Calif. (18), 21-17, 17-21 and 15-13 (65 minutes);
· Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (3)
def. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif./Frederico Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(4), 21-19 and 21-13 (not available).


Winner's Bracket Fourth round (winners advance to semifinals)
· Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif (1)
def. Scott Davenport, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Eli Fairfield, San Diego, Calif.
(13), 21-15 and 21-18 (40);
· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (6)
def. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi./Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (2), 21-18 and
21-19 (47).

Loser's Bracket Sixth round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $3,500)
· Metzger/K. Wong (2) def. Lambert/LeGrande (8), 21-17 and 21-12 (40);
· Doble/Kiraly (3) def. Davenport/Fairfield (13), 21-18, 12-21 and 15-13 (63).

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $5,825)
· Fonoimoana/Holdren (1) def. Metzger/K. Wong (2), 14-21, 21-16 and 25-23 (62);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (6) def. Doble/Kiraly (3), 21-18, 15-21 and 15-13 (63).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $14,500; losers place second, split $9,750)

· Ceman/Whitmarsh (6)def. Fonoimoana/Holdren (1), 21-18 and 21-16 (50).

 
                 
       Mike Whitmarsh                                                                    Canyon Ceman

2002 Belmar AVP Tournament Champions >>Mike Whitmarsh/ Canyon Ceman

   Men's Qualifying Teams    Entry Pts   
1    David Smith    Daniel Fisher    244.3   
2    John Hyden    Chip Mccaw    186.9   
3    Eddie Stokes    Mike Mattarocci    186.5   
4    John Anselmo    Scott Wong    168.5   
5    Matt Heath    Skyler Dale Davis    166.4   
6    Jason Lee    Gaston Macau    138.1   
7    Andrew Vazquez    Brett Scharf    127.8   
8    Mark Reilly    Richard Vanhuizen    123.8   
9    Matthew Sokolowski    Jack Quinn    100.8   
10    Mike Daniel    Jacob Gibb    96.0   
11    Tim Wooliver    Justin Hersey    92.0   
12    Brian Duff    Tom Barber    84.5   
13    Scott Hill    Thomas Slauterbeck    83.5   
14    Chuck Moore    Kevin Dake    82.8   
15    Jason Kruger    Everett Matthews    80.0   
16    Jeff Alzina    Brian Chapman    78.5   
17    Sam Haghighi    Gary Barnes    64.3   
18    Anthony Mihalic    Todd Hart    54.3   
19    Yariv Lerner    Jon Beerman    50.0   
20    Dennis Marlow    Dan Mintz    47.0   
21    Corey Glave    Joe Boken    40.3   
22    Lucas Wisniakowski    Torry Tukuafu    38.5   
23    Daniel Skilins    Scott Kiedaisch    35.8   
24    Mika Hunkin    Jeff Murrell    33.8   
25    Joe Stollings    Jason Miller    29.5   
26    Randy Meador    Derek Zimmerman    26.0   
27    William Johnson    Michael Fegley    22.8   
28    Brett Becker    Joey Middlebrooks    19.5   
29    Ayinde Alakoye    Robert Nelson    15.3   
30    Timothy Chittenen    Fred Fauhl    12.5   
31    Steve Vanzwieten    James Vanzwieten    11.5   
32    Wayne Gant    Graig Domanski    8.0   
33    Jeff Wentworth    Ihor Akinshyn    8.0   
34    Pete Guthy    Scott Terry    6.5   
35    Jon Rose    Jon Barnes    5.5   
36    Brian Gulick    Ryan Burrow    5.3   
37    Nick Kitchen    Kristopher Fraser    5.0   
38    Tony Mazzullo    Kevin Gregan    2.8   
39    Daniel Mullen    Brian Reiner    2.5   
40    Jason Bartholow    Chris Patrick    2.5   
41    Timothy Ko    Peter Frey    2.0   
42    Leon Lucas    Jerry Mancuso    1.3   
43    Ed Bross    Don Sachau    1.3   
44    Lamson Lam    Jeff Schietzelt    0.0   
45    Mike Vajo    Christopher Williams    0.0   
46    Robert Jackson    CJ Denk    0.0   
47    Eric Headley    Chris Thompson    0.0   
48    Michael Mielcarz    Paul Kadlubowski    0.0   
49    Mike Deforge    Nick Rank    0.0   
50    Scott Bundonis    JJ O'Connell    0.0   
51    Steve Grotowski    Neil Mayo    0.0   

Men's Qualifying Results - Friday, June 28

First round (losers eliminated, place 57th)
· Ryan Burrow, Racine, Wisc./Brian Gulick, Toms River, N.J. (No. 33-seeded
team) won by forfeit over Michael Fegley, Dallas/William Johnson, Coppell,
Texas (32);
· Pawel Kadlubowski, Ozone Park, N.Y./Michael Mielcarz, Holland, Pa. (48) def.
Jon Beerman, Venice, Calif./Yariv Lerner, Venice, Calif. (17), 22-24, 21-18 and
15-13 (56 minutes);
· Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif./Chuck Moore, Huntington Beach, Calif. (16) def.
Mike Deforge, Baldwinsville, N.Y./Nick Rank, Liverpool, N.Y. (49), 21-8 and
24-22 (43);
· Kevin Gregan, Washington, D.C./Tony Mazzullo, Sandy Spring, Md. (24) def.
Leon Lucas, Browns Mills, N.J./Jerry Mancuso, Trenton, N.J. (41), 21-9 and
21-13 (27);
· Joe Boken, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (25)
won by forfeit over Pete Guthy, Pompano Beach, Fla./Scott Terry, Pompano Beach,
Fla. (40);
· Brett Becker, Sarasota, Fla./Joey Middlebrooks, Sarasota, Fla. (28) def. Ed
Bross, Holland, Pa./Don Sachau, Somerset, N.J. (37), 17-21, 22-20 and 15-12
(67);
· Dennis Marlow, Los Angeles/Dan Mintz, Venice, Calif. (21) def. Mike Vajo,
Hamilton, N.J./Christopher Williams, North Plainfield, N.J. (44), 21-14 and
21-12 (36);
· Todd Hart, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Anthony Mihalic, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (20)
def. Peter Frey, Syracuse, N.Y./Timothy Ko, North Syracuse, N.Y. (45), 21-15
and 21-9 (36);
· Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Sam Haghighi, Los Angeles (18) def. Ayinde
Alakoye, Los Angeles/Robert Nelson, Bound Brook, N.J. (36), 21-15 and 21-16
(41);
· Jason Miller, Irving, Texas/Joe Stollings, Carrollton, Texas (30) def. Jason
Bartholow, Jarrettsville, Md./Chris Patrick, Jarrettsville, Md. (35), 21-0 and
21-15 (26);
· James Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla./Steve Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla.
(19) def. Eric Headley, North Wales, Pa./Chris Thompson, Collingswood, N.J.
(47), 21-13 and 26-24 (51);
· Mike Daniel, Park City, Utah/Jacob Gibb, Fountain Valley, Calif. (14) def.
Steve Grotowski, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Neil Mayo, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (51),
21-19 and 24-22 (42);
· Scott Kiedaisch, El Segundo, Calif./Daniel Skilins, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
(22) def. Daniel Mullen, Princeton, N.J./Brian Reiner, Mount Laurel, N.J. (43),
21-11 and 21-14 (41);
· Graig Domanski, Freehold, N.J./Wayne Gant, Wall, N.J. (38) def. Timothy
Chittenen, Oakhurst, Md./Fred Fauhl, Seaside Heights, N.J. (27), 21-15 and
21-19 (34);
· Mika Hunkin, San Diego/Jeff Murrell, Los Angeles (26) def. Lamson Lam, New
York City/Jeff Schietzelt, New York City (39), 24-22 and 22-20 (45);
· Torry Tukuafu, Honolulu/Lucas Wisniakowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (23) def.
Kristopher Fraser, Lakewood, N.J./Nick Kitchen, Lakewood, N.J. (42), 21-12 and
21-12 (46);
· Scott Hill, Los Angeles/Thomas Slauterbeck, Santa Monica, Calif. (15) def.
Scott Bundonis, Rochester, N.Y./J.J. O'Connell, Secaucus, N.J. (50), 21-7 and
21-12 (24);
· Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Sam Haghighi, Los Angeles (18) def. C.J.
Denk, Webster, N.Y./Robert Jackson, Rochester, N.Y. (47), 23-25, 21-15 and
15-13 (82);
· Randy Meador, Houston/Derek Zimmerman, New Orleans (31) def. Ihor Akinshyn,
Hackensack, N.J./Jeff Wentworth, Monmouth Beach, N.J. (34), 21-11 and 21-15
(36).

Second round (losers eliminated, place 41st)
· Daniel Fisher, Goleta, Calif./David Smith, Santa Monica, Calif. (1) def.
Burrow/Gulick (33), 21-14 and 21-14 (41);
· Dake/Moore (16) def. Kadlubowski/Mielcarz (48), 21-15 and 21-12 (38);
· Justin Hersey, Denver/Tim Wooliver, Austin, Texas (9) def. Gregan/Mazzullo
(24), 21-13 and 21-15 (38);
· Mark Reilly, Redondo Beach, Calif./Richard Van Huizen, Redondo Beach, Calif.
(8) def. Boken/Glave (25), 21-5 and 21-9 (28);
· John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Scott Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (5) def.
Becker/Middlebrooks (28), 21-18 and 21-12 (44);
· Marlow/Mintz (21) def. Jack Quinn, Venice, Calif./Matthew Sokolowski, Redondo
Beach, Calif. (12), 21-15, 14-21 and 15-8 (50);
· Hart/Mihalic (20) def. Tom Barber, Redondo Beach, Calif./Brian Duff, Redondo
Beach, Calif. (13), 21-18 and 21-13 (44);
· Mike Mattarocci, San Diego/Eddie Stokes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (4) def.
Barnes/Rose (29), 21-13 and 21-15 (43);
· Davis/Heath (3) def. Miller/Stollings (30), 21-17 and 21-18 (41);
· Daniel/Gibb (14) def. J.Vanzwieten/S.Vanzwieten (19), 21-19 and 21-15 (42);
· Jeff Alzina, Redondo Beach, Calif./Brian Chapman, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(11) def. Kiedaisch/Skilins (22), 21-16 and 21-13 (43);
· Jason Lee, Venice, Calif./ Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (6) def.
Domanski/Gant (38), 21-19, 19-21 and 15-12 (54);
· Brett Scharf, Los Angeles/Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (7) def.
Hunkin/Murrell (26), 18-21, 21-19 and 15-13 (77);
· Jason Kruger, Calgary, Canada/Everett Matthews, Airdric, Canada (10) def.
Tukuafu/Wisniakowski (23), 23-21, 22-24 and 15-10 (67);
· Hill/Slauterbeck (15) def. Bundonis/O'Connell (50), 21-17, 17-21 and 16-14
(61);
· John Hyden, Los Angeles/Christian McCaw, Santa Monica, Calif. (2) def.
Meador/Zimmerman (31), 21-17, 18-21 and 15-12 (59).

Third round (winners advance to Main Draw; losers eliminated, place 33rd)
· Fisher/D.Smith (1) def. Dake/Moore (16), 21-10, 4-0 (DQ default);
· Reilly/Vanhuizen (8) def. Hersey/Wooliver (9), 21-14 and 21-18 (48);
· Anselmo/S.Wong (5) def. Marlow/Mintz (21), 21-18 and 21-19 (38);
· Mattarocci/Stokes (4) def. Hart/Mihalic (20), 21-19 and 21-16 (48);
· Davis/Heath (3) def. Daniel/Gibb (14), 21-18 and 21-18 (45);
· Lee/Macau (6) def. Alzina/Chapman (11), 21-14 and 21-15 (45);
· Kruger/Matthews (10) def. Scharf/Vazquez (7), 21-14 and 21-17 (36);
· Hyden/McCaw (2) def. Hill/Slauterbeck (15), 29-27 and 21-10 (53).

With eight Main Draw berths available in the Huntington, Santa Barbara and
Belmar stops, and nine available Hermosa, 20 out of the top 33-seeded
qualifying teams advanced as expected.

· Seeds No. 2, No. 2, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 advanced to the Main Draw
in Huntington.
· Seeds No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 8 advanced from the qualifier to the
Main Draw in Hermosa.
· Seeds No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 8 advanced to the Santa Barbara Main Draw.
· Seeds No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 8 advanced to the
Belmar Main Draw.

· Belmar Qualifers
· Fisher/D.Smith - qualified for the first-time together this season from the
qualifier to the Main Draw
· Reilly/Vanhuizen - qualified for the second-time together this season from
the qualifier to the Main Draw
· Anselmo/S. Wong (5) - qualified for the second-time together this season from
the qualifier to the Main Draw
· Mattarocci/Stokes (4) - qualified for the first-time together this season
from the qualifier to the Main Draw
· Davis/Heath (3) - qualified for the first-time together this season from the
qualifier to the Main Draw);
· Lee/Macau (6) - qualified for the first-time together this season from the
qualifier to the Main Draw
· Kruger/Matthews (10) - qualified for the second-time together this season
from the qualifier to the Main Draw
· Hyden/McCaw - qualified for the second-time together this season from the
qualifier to the Main Draw

Men's AVP $62,500 Belmar Open,
Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 28-30, 2002 
Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points  
1 Canyon Ceman Mike Whitmarsh 6 $14,500.00 360.0  
2 Eric Fonoimoana Dax Holdren 1 $9,750.00 324.0  
3 Stein Metzger Kevin Wong 2 $5,825.00 270.0  
3 Brent Doble Karch Kiraly 3 $5,825.00 270.0  
5 Mike Lambert Lee LeGrande 8 $3,500.00 216.0  
5 Scott Davenport Eli Fairfield 13 $3,500.00 216.0  
7 Eduardo Bacil Fred Souza 4 $2,500.00 180.0  
7 Nick Hannemann Jason Ring 18 $2,500.00 180.0  
9 Albert Hannemann Jeff Nygaard 7 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Aaron Boss Ian Clark 11 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Casey Jennings Brad Torsone 12 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Paul Baxter Alika Williams 16 $1,600.00 144.0  
13 Todd Rogers Sean Scott 5 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Sean Rosenthal Mark Williams 9 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Adam Jewell Collin Smith 10 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Mark Reilly Rich VanHuizen 20 $1,050.00 108.0  
17 Jake Elliott Brian Soldano 14 $400.00 72.0  
17 Pepe Delahoz Chris Makos 15 $400.00 72.0  
17 Scott Lane Brandon Taliaferro 17 $400.00 72.0  
17 Jason Lee Gaston Macau 19 $400.00 72.0  
17 David Fischer Ed Ratledge 22 $400.00 72.0  
17 John Hyden Chip McCaw 23 $400.00 72.0  
17 Mike Mattarocci Eddie Stokes 25 $400.00 72.0  
17 Dan Fisher David Smith 28 $400.00 72.0  
25 Anthony Medel Colin Wellman 21 $100.00 36.0  
25 Skyler Davis Matt Heath 24 $100.00 36.0  
25 Jerry Graham Chad Mowrey 26 $100.00 36.0  
25 Adam Roberts Jim Walls 27 $100.00 36.0  
25 John Anselmo Scott Wong 29 $100.00 36.0  
25 Jason Kruger Everett Matthews 30 $100.00 36.0  
25 David DiPierro Mike DiPierro 31 $100.00 36.0  
25 Kevin Craig Ranse Jones 32 $100.00 36.0  
33 Brett Scharf Andrew Vazquez Q7 $.00 28.0  
33 Justin Hersey Tim Wooliver Q9 $.00 28.0  
33 Jeff Alzina Brian Chapman Q11 $.00 28.0  
33 Mike Daniel Jake Gibb Q14 $.00 28.0  
33 Scott Hill Tom Slauterbeck Q15 $.00 28.0  
33 Kevin Dake Chuck Moore Q16 $.00 28.0  
33 Todd Hart AJ Mihalic Q20 $.00 28.0  
33 Dennis Marlow Dan Mintz Q21 $.00 28.0  
41 Jack Quinn Matt Sokolowski Q12 $.00 16.0  
41 Tom Barber Brian Duff Q13 $.00 16.0  
41 Gary Barnes Sam Haghighi Q18 $.00 16.0  
41 Jim Van Zwieten Steve Van Zwieten Q19 $.00 16.0  
41 Scott Kiedaisch Daniel Skilins Q22 $.00 16.0  
41 Torry Tukuafu Lucas Wisniakowski Q23 $.00 16.0  
41 Kevin Gregan Tony Mazzullo Q24 $.00 16.0  
41 Joe Boken Corey Glave Q25 $.00 16.0  
41 Mika Hunkin Jeff Murrell Q26 $.00 16.0  
41 Brett Becker Joseph Middlebrooks Q28 $.00 16.0  
41 Jon Barnes Jon Rose Q29 $.00 16.0  
41 Jason Miller Joe Stollings Q30 $.00 16.0  
41 Randy Meador Derek Zimmerman Q31 $.00 16.0  
41 Ryan Burrow Brian Gulick Q33 $.00 16.0  
41 Graig Domanski Wayne Gant Q38 $.00 16.0  
41 Pawel Kadlubowski Michael Mielcarz Q48 $.00 16.0  
57 Jon Beerman Yariv Lerner Q17 $.00 8.0  
57 Tim Chittenden Fred Fauhl, Jr. Q27 $.00 8.0  
57 Michael Fegley Will Johnson Q32 $.00 8.0  
57 Ihor Akinshyn Jeff Wentworth Q34 $.00 8.0  
57 Jason Bartholow Chris Patrick Q35 $.00 8.0  
57 Ayinde Alakoye Robert Nelson Q36 $.00 8.0  
57 Ed Bross III Don Sachau Q37 $.00 8.0  
57 Lamson Lam Jeff Schietzelt Q39 $.00 8.0  
57 Pete Guthy Scott Terry Q40 $.00 8.0  
57 Leon Lucas Jerry Mancuso Q41 $.00 8.0  
57 Kristopher Fraser Nick Kitchen Q42 $.00 8.0  
57 Daniel Mullen Brian Reiner Q43 $.00 8.0  
57 Mike Vajo Christopher Williams Q44 $.00 8.0  
57 Peter Frey Timothy Ko Q45 $.00 8.0  
57 C.J. Denk Robert Jackson Q46 $.00 8.0  
57 Eric Headley Chris Thompson Q47 $.00 8.0  
57 Mike Deforge Nick Rank Q49 $.00 8.0  
57 Scott Bundonis JJ O'Connell Q50 $.00 8.0  
57 Steve Grotowski Neil Mayo Q51 $.00 8.0  

Men's AVP $62,500 Belmar Open,
Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 28-30, 2002 

Winner's Bracket
Round 1
Match 1: Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) def. Ranse Jones / Kevin Craig (32) 21-19, 21-16 (0:41)      
Match 2: Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (16) def. Scott Lane / Brandon Taliaferro (17) 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 (0:51)      
Match 3: Mark Williams / Sean Rosenthal (9) def. Skyler Davis / Matt Heath (24) 22-20, 21-17 (0:32)      
Match 4: Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) def. Mike Mattarocci / Eddie Stokes (25) 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 (1:11)      
Match 5: Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (5) def. David Smith / Dan Fisher (28) 21-16, 21-13 (0:41)      
Match 6: Brad Torsone / Casey Jennings (12) def. Colin Wellman / Anthony Medel (21) 22-20, 21-12 (0:44)      
Match 7: Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (13) def. Mark Reilly / Rich VanHuizen (20) 23-21, 11-21, 15-12 (1:00)      
Match 8: Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) def. John Anselmo / Scott Wong (29) 21-19, 21-18 (0:45)      
Match 9: Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) def. Jason Kruger / Everett Matthews (30) 21-18, 26-24 (0:49)      
Match 10: Jake Elliott / Brian Soldano (14) def. Gaston Macau / Jason Lee (19) 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 (1:02)      
Match 11: Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11) def. David Fischer / Ed Ratledge (22) 21-14, 21-19 (0:41)      
Match 12: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Adam Roberts / Jim Walls (27) 21-15, 21-19 (0:36)      
Match 13: Albert Hannemann / Jeff Nygaard (7) def. Jerry Graham / Chad Mowrey (26) 21-18, 21-9 (0:40)      
Match 14: Adam Jewell / Collin Smith (10) def. Chip McCaw / John Hyden (23) 16-21, 26-24, 24-22 (1:14)      
Match 15: Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) def. Pepe Delahoz / Chris Makos (15) 16-21, 23-21, 15-10 (0:57)      
Match 16: Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) def. David DiPierro / Mike DiPierro (31) 21-17, 21-17 (0:40)      

Round 2
Match 17: Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) def. Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (16) 21-12, 21-18 (0:56)      
Match 18: Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) def. Mark Williams / Sean Rosenthal (9) 21-19, 21-15 (0:43)      
Match 19: Brad Torsone / Casey Jennings (12) def. Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (5) 21-15, 27-25 (0:46)      
Match 20: Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (13) def. Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 (1:02)      
Match 21: Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) def. Jake Elliott / Brian Soldano (14) 21-18, 21-17 (0:45)      
Match 22: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11) 21-12, 21-18 (0:39)      
Match 23: Albert Hannemann / Jeff Nygaard (7) def. Adam Jewell / Collin Smith (10) 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 (0:58)      
Match 24: Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) def. Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) 21-16, 21-11 (0:40)      

Round 3
Match 25: Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) def. Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) 21-17, 21-19 (0:54)      
Match 26: Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (13) def. Brad Torsone / Casey Jennings (12) 24-22, 18-21, 15-12 (1:04)      
Match 27: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 (1:02)      
Match 28: Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) def. Albert Hannemann / Jeff Nygaard (7) 21-18, 21-12 (0:38)      

Round 4
Match 29: Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) def. Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (13) 21-15, 21-18 (0:40)      
Match 30: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) 21-18, 21-19 (0:47)      


Contender's Bracket
Round 1
Match 31: Scott Lane / Brandon Taliaferro (17) def. Ranse Jones / Kevin Craig (32) 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 (0:56)      
Match 32: Mike Mattarocci / Eddie Stokes (25) def. Skyler Davis / Matt Heath (24) 21-16, 21-16 (0:53)      
Match 33: David Smith / Dan Fisher (28) def. Colin Wellman / Anthony Medel (21) 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 (1:13)      
Match 34: Mark Reilly / Rich VanHuizen (20) def. John Anselmo / Scott Wong (29) 21-18, 21-15 (0:42)      
Match 35: Gaston Macau / Jason Lee (19) def. Jason Kruger / Everett Matthews (30) 21-14, 21-17 (0:42)      
Match 36: David Fischer / Ed Ratledge (22) def. Adam Roberts / Jim Walls (27) 21-16, 23-21 (0:44)      
Match 37: Chip McCaw / John Hyden (23) def. Jerry Graham / Chad Mowrey (26) 21-16, 21-16 (0:41)      
Match 38: Pepe Delahoz / Chris Makos (15) def. David DiPierro / Mike DiPierro (31) 21-13, 21-12 (0:45)      

Round 2
Match 39: Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) def. Scott Lane / Brandon Taliaferro (17) 21-15, 21-13 (0:41)      
Match 40: Adam Jewell / Collin Smith (10) def. Mike Mattarocci / Eddie Stokes (25) 21-16, 25-23 (1:04)      
Match 41: Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11) def. David Smith / Dan Fisher (28) 21-14, 16-21, 15-10 (0:58)      
Match 42: Mark Reilly / Rich VanHuizen (20) def. Jake Elliott / Brian Soldano (14) 21-17, 21-16 (0:41)      
Match 43: Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) def. Gaston Macau / Jason Lee (19) 21-16, 21-16 (0:41)      
Match 44: Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (5) def. David Fischer / Ed Ratledge (22) 30-28, 21-15 (0:57)      
Match 45: Mark Williams / Sean Rosenthal (9) def. Chip McCaw / John Hyden (23) 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 (0:55)      
Match 46: Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (16) def. Pepe Delahoz / Chris Makos (15) 21-13, 25-23 (0:48)      

Round 3
Match 47: Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) def. Adam Jewell / Collin Smith (10) 27-25, 21-18 (0:56)      
Match 48: Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11) def. Mark Reilly / Rich VanHuizen (20) 21-18, 21-13 (0:43)      
Match 49: Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) def. Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (5) 21-17, 21-14 (0:34)      
Match 50: Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (16) def. Mark Williams / Sean Rosenthal (9) 21-19, 21-18 (0:41)      

Round 4
Match 51: Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) def. Brad Torsone / Casey Jennings (12) 21-17, 21-16 (0:42)      
Match 52: Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) def. Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11) 21-18, 21-16 (0:42)      
Match 53: Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) def. Albert Hannemann / Jeff Nygaard (7) 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 (0:59)      
Match 54: Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) def. Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (16) 21-14, 21-15 (0:42)      

Round 5
Match 55: Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) def. Nick Hannemann / Jason Ring (18) 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 (1:05)      
Match 56: Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) def. Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (4) 21-19, 21-13 (0:40)      

Round 6
Match 57: Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) def. Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (8) 21-17, 21-12 (0:40)      
Match 58: Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) def. Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (13) 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 (1:03)      


Semifinals
Match 59: Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) def. Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2) 14-21, 21-16, 25-23 (1:02)      
Match 60: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 (1:03)      

Finals
Match 61: Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (6) def. Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) 21-18, 21-16 (0:50)       

Belmar Women's Entries
(Qualification Tournament seeds based on entry points, Main Draw seeds to be determined after Qualification Tournament)

Women's AVP $62,500 Belmar Open,
Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 28-30, 2002 
Finish Player Partner Seed Winnings Points  
1 Holly McPeak Elaine Youngs 1 $14,500.00 360.0  
2 Annett Davis Jenny Johnson Jordan 3 $9,750.00 324.0  
3 Carrie Dodd Leanne McSorley 5 $5,825.00 270.0  
3 Nancy Mason Rachel Wacholder 8 $5,825.00 270.0  
5 Lisa Arce  Linda Hanley 4 $3,500.00 216.0  
5 Angie Akers Jenny Pavley 10 $3,500.00 216.0  
7 Danalee Bragado Monique Oliver 9 $2,500.00 180.0  
7 Cary Wendell Ali Wood 15 $2,500.00 180.0  
9 Katy Eldridge Jennifer Meredith 6 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Ashley Bowles Liz Masakayan 12 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Gracie Santana-Baeni Lia Young 14 $1,600.00 144.0  
9 Pat Keller Marsha Miller 16 $1,600.00 144.0  
13 Stephanie Cox Jennifer Holdren 7 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson Heidi Ilustre 13 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Jennifer Boss Heather Lowe 17 $1,050.00 108.0  
13 Anne McArthur Sarah White 21 $1,050.00 108.0  
17 Dianne DeNecochea Barbra Fontana 2 $500.00 72.0  
17 Katie Lindquist Tracy Lindquist 11 $500.00 72.0  
17 Michelle Morse Liz Pagano 18 $500.00 72.0  
17 Erin Galli Barbara Nyland 19 $500.00 72.0  
17 Daven Allison Kim Zuffelato 20 $500.00 72.0  
17 Paula Roca Franci Van Zwieten 22 $500.00 72.0  
17 Wendy Martin Laura Romeika 23 $500.00 72.0  
17 Jane Linn Teri Van Dyke 24 $500.00 72.0  
25 Valerie Duringer Helen Reale Q12 $.00 36.0  
25 Mary Hegarty Karen Hoyt Q23 $.00 36.0  
27 Kerri Eich Kristin Schritter Q1 $.00 32.0  
27 Rhonda Kottke Marla O'Hara Q5 $.00 32.0  
27 Kaili Kimura Sarah Schroeder Q7 $.00 32.0  
27 Nikki Audette Alicia Zamparelli Q8 $.00 32.0  
27 Jill Changaris Lisa Marshall Q11 $.00 32.0  
27 Natacha Nelson Catie Vagneur Q13 $.00 32.0  
27 Sharman Mitchell Alicia Polzin Q14 $.00 32.0  
27 Julie McGarr Samantha Meador Q18 $.00 32.0  
35 Julie Deckert Jeanette Simenson Q10 $.00 22.0  
35 Gigi Krueger Kelly Rowe Q15 $.00 22.0  
35 Karen Reitz Saralyn Smith Q17 $.00 22.0  
35 Tanya Chung Alicia Scott Q19 $.00 22.0  
35 Katherine Fay Michelle Taulbee Q20 $.00 22.0  
35 Liana Collins Kelly Sinclair Q21 $.00 22.0  
35 Adria Ciraco Elliott Anastasia Debonis Q22 $.00 22.0  
35 Kathryn McGeehan Jill Pickus Q24 $.00 22.0  
35 Rewa Chan Cristina Salak Q25 $.00 22.0  
35 Bridget Lambert Cameo Neeman Q26 $.00 22.0  
35 Danielle Stannard Sharon Wentworth Q27 $.00 22.0  
 
Women's AVP $62,500 Belmar Open,
Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 28-30, 2002 

Winner's Bracket
Round 1
Match 1: Heather Lowe / Jennifer Boss (17) def. Marsha Miller / Pat Keller (16) 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 (0:49)      
Match 2: Danalee Bragado / Monique Oliver (9) def. Teri Van Dyke / Jane Linn (24) 21-12, 21-10 (0:35)      
Match 3: Liz Masakayan / Ashley Bowles (12) def. Anne McArthur / Sarah White (21) 21-9, 21-15 (0:32)      
Match 4: Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (13) def. Kim Zuffelato / Daven Allison (20) 21-15, 21-17 (0:39)      
Match 5: Lia Young / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) def. Erin Galli / Barbara Nyland (19) 21-16, 21-13 (0:38)      
Match 6: Franci Van Zwieten / Paula Roca (22) def. Katie Lindquist / Tracy Lindquist (11) 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 (1:00)      
Match 7: Jenny Pavley / Angie Akers (10) def. Wendy Martin / Laura Romeika (23) 21-16, 21-17 (0:40)      
Match 8: Ali Wood / Cary Wendell (15) def. Michelle Morse / Liz Pagano (18) 21-15, 21-18 (0:40)      

Round 2
Match 9: Elaine Youngs / Holly McPeak (1) def. Heather Lowe / Jennifer Boss (17) 21-15, 21-19 (0:34)      
Match 10: Danalee Bragado / Monique Oliver (9) def. Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 (0:56)      
Match 11: Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) def. Liz Masakayan / Ashley Bowles (12) 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 (0:53)      
Match 12: Linda Hanley / Lisa Arce (4) def. Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (13) 21-9, 22-20 (0:35)      
Match 13: Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) def. Lia Young / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) 21-19, 21-17 (0:41)      
Match 14: Katy Eldridge / Jennifer Meredith (6) def. Franci Van Zwieten / Paula Roca (22) 21-18, 18-21, 15-7 (1:05)      
Match 15: Jenny Pavley / Angie Akers (10) def. Stephanie Cox / Jennifer Holdren (7) 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 (0:53)      
Match 16: Ali Wood / Cary Wendell (15) def. Barbra Fontana / Dianne DeNecochea (2) 21-15, 24-26, 15-13 (1:04)      

Round 3
Match 17: Elaine Youngs / Holly McPeak (1) def. Danalee Bragado / Monique Oliver (9) 21-11, 21-13 (0:33)      
Match 18: Linda Hanley / Lisa Arce (4) def. Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) 21-19, 21-18 (0:46)      
Match 19: Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) def. Katy Eldridge / Jennifer Meredith (6) 21-16, 21-18 (0:37)      
Match 20: Jenny Pavley / Angie Akers (10) def. Ali Wood / Cary Wendell (15) 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 (0:55)      

Round 4
Match 21: Elaine Youngs / Holly McPeak (1) def. Linda Hanley / Lisa Arce (4) 20-22, 21-16, 15-10 (1:00)      
Match 22: Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) def. Jenny Pavley / Angie Akers (10) 21-12, 21-19 (0:36)      


Contender's Bracket
Round 1
Match 23: Marsha Miller / Pat Keller (16) def. Barbra Fontana / Dianne DeNecochea (2) 21-18, 21-19 (0:39)      
Match 24: Stephanie Cox / Jennifer Holdren (7) def. Teri Van Dyke / Jane Linn (24) 21-15, 21-17 (0:39)      
Match 25: Anne McArthur / Sarah White (21) def. Franci Van Zwieten / Paula Roca (22) 22-20, 21-15 (0:47)      
Match 26: Lia Young / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) def. Kim Zuffelato / Daven Allison (20) 21-11, 21-17 (0:38)      
Match 27: Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (13) def. Erin Galli / Barbara Nyland (19) 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 (0:51)      
Match 28: Liz Masakayan / Ashley Bowles (12) def. Katie Lindquist / Tracy Lindquist (11) 21-12, 16-21, 16-14 (0:50)      
Match 29: Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) def. Wendy Martin / Laura Romeika (23) 21-19, 21-13 (0:35)      
Match 30: Heather Lowe / Jennifer Boss (17) def. Michelle Morse / Liz Pagano (18) 21-18, 21-12 (0:34)      

Round 2
Match 31: Marsha Miller / Pat Keller (16) def. Stephanie Cox / Jennifer Holdren (7) 21-15, 21-15 (0:36)      
Match 32: Lia Young / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) def. Anne McArthur / Sarah White (21) 21-11, 21-18 (0:50)      
Match 33: Liz Masakayan / Ashley Bowles (12) def. Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (13) 21-12, 22-24, 15-6 (0:57)      
Match 34: Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) def. Heather Lowe / Jennifer Boss (17) 21-18, 21-16 (0:36)      

Round 3
Match 35: Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) def. Marsha Miller / Pat Keller (16) 21-17, 21-17 (0:37)      
Match 36: Danalee Bragado / Monique Oliver (9) def. Lia Young / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 (1:02)      
Match 37: Ali Wood / Cary Wendell (15) def. Liz Masakayan / Ashley Bowles (12) 21-17, 21-19 (0:50)      
Match 38: Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) def. Katy Eldridge / Jennifer Meredith (6) 21-16, 26-24 (0:50)      

Round 4
Match 39: Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) def. Danalee Bragado / Monique Oliver (9) 21-14, 21-14 (0:35)      
Match 40: Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) def. Ali Wood / Cary Wendell (15) 21-19, 21-19 (0:46)      

Round 5
Match 41: Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) def. Jenny Pavley / Angie Akers (10) 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 (0:51)      
Match 42: Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) def. Linda Hanley / Lisa Arce (4) 21-13, 9-21, 15-11 (0:50)      


Semifinals
Match 43: Elaine Youngs / Holly McPeak (1) def. Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley (5) 21-10, 19-21, 15-13 (0:56)      
Match 44: Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) def. Nancy Mason / Rachel Wacholder (8) 21-16, 21-10 (0:36)      

Finals
Match 45: Elaine Youngs / Holly McPeak (1) def. Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 (1:00)       


Women's Main Draw

Women's Main Draw Teams    Entry Pts    Seed Avg   
1    Holly Mcpeak    Elaine Youngs    1467.0    1.13   
2    Barbra Fontana    Dianne Denecochea    1328.5    2.13   
3    Annett Davis    Jennifer Jordan    854.0    3.00   
4    Lisa Arce    Linda Hanley    1029.5    4.13   
5    Carrie Busch    Leanne Schuster    1016.8    5.00   
6    Jennifer Meredith    Katy Eldridge    764.0    7.25   
7    Stephanie Cox    Jen Holdren    598.5    7.92   
8    Rachel Wacholder    Nancy Mason    754.6    8.00   
9    Danalee Bragado    Monique Oliver    445.0    8.25   
10    Jen Pavley    Angie Akers    466.0    7.00   
11    Tracy Lindquist    Katie Lindquist    505.0    11.00   
12    Ashley Bowles    Liz Masakayan    466.5    11.13   
13    Lia Young    Gracie Santana    478.0    12.00   
14    Cary Wendell    Ali Wood    472.0    12.50   
15    Marsha Miller    Pat Keller    414.5    13.50   
16    Jennifer Kessy    Heather Lowe    401.0    14.00   
17    Laura Romeika    Wendy Martin    29.0    25.00   
18    Jane Linn    Teri Van Dyke    13.0    25.00  

Association of Volleyball Professionals
$125,000 AVP Belmar Open, presented by Paul Mitchell
4th Avenue Beach, Belmar, New Jersey, June 28-30, 2002
Women's Main Draw Schedule & Results - Saturday, June 29

Winner's Bracket, First-Round
· Jen Kessy, San Diego, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (No.
17-seeded Main Draw Team) def. Pat Keller, Lake Forest, Calif./Marsha Miller,
Santa Monica, Calif. (16), 17-21, 21-15 and 15-11 (49 minutes);
· Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif. (9)
def. Jane Linn, New York/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (24), 21-12 and
21-10 (35);
· Ashley Bowles, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (12)
def. Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (21, No.
9-seeded Qualification Tournament Team), 21-8 and 21-15 (32);
· Tanya Fuamatu, Waipahu, Hi./Heidi Ilustre, Honolulu, Hi. (13, 4) def. Daven
Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara, Calif. (20,
6), 21-15 and 21-17 (39);
· Gracie Santana-Baeni, Basel, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hi. (14) def.
Erin Galli, San Diego/Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif. (19, 2), 21-16 and
21-13 (38);
· Franci Rard, Naples, Fla./Paula Roca, Tierra Verde, Fla. (22, 16) def. Katie
Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif./Tracy Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif.
(11), 21-15, 19-21 and 15-8 (60);
· Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10) def.
Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel, Fla./ Laura Romeika, Coconut Creek, Fla. (23),
21-16 and 21-17 (40);
· Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15) def.
Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (18, 3), 21-15 and
21-18 (40).

Winner's Bracket, Second round
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def.
Kessy/Lowe (17), 21-15 and 21-19 (34);
· Bragado/Oliver (9) def. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder,
El Segundo, Calif. (8), 21-16, 19-21 and 15-12 (56);
· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(5) def. Bowles/Masakayan (12), 21-16, 19-21 and 15-13 (53);
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4)
def. Fuamatu/Ilustre (13), 21-9 and 22-20 (35);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (3)
def. Santana-Baeni/Young (14), 29-19 and 21-17 (41);
· Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(6) def. Rard/Roca (22), 21-18, 18-21 and 15-7 (65);
· Akers/Pavley (10) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Jen Holdren,
Santa Barbara, Calif. (7), 18-21, 21-14 and 15-13;
· Wendell/Wood (15) def. Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego, Caif./Barbra Fontana,
Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2), 21-15, 24-26 and 15-13 (64).

Loser's Bracket, First round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $500)

· Keller/Miller (16) def. DeNecochea/Fontana (2), 21-18 and 21-19 (39);
· Cox/Holdren (7) def. Linn/Van Dyke (24), 21-15 and 21-17 (39);
· McArthur/White (21, 9) def. Rard/Roca (22, 16), 22-20 and 21-15 (47);
· Santana-Baeni/Young (14) def. Casad-Allison/Zuffelato (20, 6), 21-11 and
21-17 (38);
· Fuamatu/Ilustre (13) def. Galli/Nyland (19, 2), 13-21, 21-15 and 15-10 (51);
· Bowles/Masakayan (12) def. K. Lindquist/T. Lindquist (11), 21-12, 16-21 and
16-14 (50);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Martin/Romeika (23), 21-19 and 21-13 (35);
· Kessy/Lowe (17) def. Morse/Pagano (18, 3), 21-18 and 21-12 (34).

Loser's Bracket, Second round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,050)

· Keller/Miller (16) def. Cox/Holdren (7), 21-15 and 21-15 (36);
· Santana-Baeni/Young (14) def. McArthur/White (21, 9), 21-11 and 21-18 (40);
· Bowles/Masakayan (12) def. Fuamatu/Ilustre (13, 4), 21-12, 22-24 and 15-6
(57);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Kessy/Lowe (17), 21-18 and 21-16 (36).

Winner's bracket, Third round
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Bragado/Oliver (9), 21-11 and 21-13 (33);
· Arce/Hanley (4) def. Busch/Schuster (5), 21-19 and 21-18 (46);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (3) def. Eldridge/Meredith (6), 21-16 and 21-18 (37);
· Akers/Pavley (10) def. Wendell/Wood (15), 17-21, 21-7 and 15-13 (55).

Loser's Bracket, Third round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,600)
· Busch/Schuster (5) vs. Keller/Miller (16), 21-17 and 21-17 (37);;
· Bragado/Oliver (9) vs. Santana-Baeni/Young (14), 19-21, 21-13 and 15-9 (62);
· Wendell/Wood (15) vs. Bowles/Masakayan (12), 21-17 and 21-19 (50);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Eldridge/Meredith (6), 21-16 and 26-24 (50);

Women's Main Draw Schedule - Sunday, June 30
(starting at 8:30 a.m. PDT)

Loser's Bracket, Fourth-Round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $2,500)
· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(No. 5-seeded Main Draw Team) def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif (9), 21-14 and 21-14 (35 minutes);
· Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif. (8)
def. Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15),
21-19 and 21-19 (46).

Winner's Bracket, Fourth-Round (winners advance to semifinals)
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def.
Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4),
20-22, 21-16 and 15-10 (60);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (3)
def. Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10),
21-12 and 21-19 (36).

Loser's Bracket, Fifth-Round (winners advance to semifinals, losers eliminated,
place fifth, split $3,500)
· Busch/Schuster (5) def. Akers/Pavley (10); 17-21, 21-12 and 15-9 (51);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Arce/Hanley (4), 21-13, 9-21 and 15-11 (50).

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $5,825)
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Busch/Schuster (5), 21-10, 19-21 and 15-13 (56);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (3) def. Mason/Wacholder (8), 21-16 and 21-10 (36).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $14,500; losers place second, split $9,750)

Women's Qualifying Seedings (subject to change) 

   Women's Qualifying Teams    Entry Pts   
1    Erin Galli    Barbara Nyland    397.0   
2    Liz Pagano    Michelle Morse    391.0   
3    Tanya Fuamatu    Heidi Ilustre    390.0   
4    Rhonda Kottke    Marla O'Hara    358.3   
5    Kim Zuffelato    Daven Casad-Allison    356.0   
6    Kerri Eich    Kristin Schritter    355.0   
7    Kaili Kimura    Sarah Schroeder    266.0   
8    Alicia Zamparelli    Nicole Audette    231.5   
9    Julia Sprague    Jeanette Simenson    187.5   
10    Anne McArthur    Sarah White    179.5   
11    Helen Reale    Valerie Duringer    177.8   
12    Lisa Marshall    Jill Changaris    138.3   
13    Natasha Nelson    Catie Fleisher    120.5   
14    Kelly Rowe    Gigi Krueger    102.5   
15    Alicia Polzin    Sharman Mitchell    90.0   
16    Saralyn Smith    Karen Reitz    87.8   
17    Franci Rard    Paula Roca    76.0   
18    Jill Changaris    Lisa Changaris    70.8   
19    Samantha Meador    Julie Mcgarr    56.8   
20    Alicia Scott    Tanya Chung    37.8   
21    Michelle Taulbee    Katherine Fay    34.3   
22    Liana Collins    Kelly Sinclair    34.0   
23    Adria Ciraco    Anastasia Debonis    7.5   
24    Karen Hoyt    Mary Hegarty    5.0   
25    Kathryn Mcgeehan    Jill Pickus    0.0   
26    Bridget Lambert    Cameo Neeman    0.0   
27    Danielle Stannard    Sharon Wentworth    0.0   
28    Rewa Chan    Cristina Salak    0.0  

Association of Volleyball Professionals
$125,000 AVP Belmar Open, presented by Paul Mitchell
4th Avenue Beach, Belmar, New Jersey, June 28-30, 2002
Women's Qualification Tournament Results (Friday, June 28)

First Round (losers eliminated, place 35th)
· Franci Rard, Naples, Fla./Paula Roca, Tierra Verde, Fla. (16-seeded
Qualifying Tournament Team) def. Karen Reitz, San Diego, Calif./Saralyn Smith,
San Diego, Calif. (17), 21-16 and 21-8 (46 minutes);
· Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (9) def.
Kathryn McGeehan, Long Beach, N. Y./Jill Pickus, Long Beach, N. Y. (24), 21-10,
17-21 and 15-11 (53);
· Nicole Audette, Valencia, Calif./Alicia Zamparelli, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8)
def. Rewa Chan, Brooklyn, N. Y./Cristina Salak, New York, N. Y. (25), 21-14 and
21-15 (42);
· Valerie Duringer, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Helen Reale, Los Angeles,
Calif. (12) def. Liana Collins, Ontario, Canada/Kelly Sinclair, Ontario, Canada
(21), 21-8 and 21-12 (32);
· Catie Fleisher, Los Angeles, Calif./Natacha Nelson, Redondo Beach, Calif.
(13) def. Katherine Fay, Grandville, Mich./Michelle Taulbee, Spring Lake, Mich.
(20), 21-12 and 21-8 (35);
· Sharman Mitchell, San Diego, Calif./Alicia Polzin, San Diego (14) def. Tanya
Chung, Lakewood, Colo./Alicia Scott, Evergreen, Colo. (19), 21-11 and 21-11
(34);
· Jill Changaris, Woodland Hills, Calif./Lisa Marshall, Playa del Rey, Calif.
(11) def. Adria Ciraco, Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Anastasia DeBonis, Point Lookout, N.
Y. (22), 21-13 and 21-12 (37);
· Daven Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara,
Calif. (6) def. Danielle Stannard, Arlington, Va./Sharon Wentworth, Monmouth
Beach, N.J. (27), 21-11 and 21-16 (39);
· Kaili Kimura, Hawthorne, Calif./Sarah Schroeder, Van Nuys, Calif. (7) def.
Bridget Lambert, Germantown, Md./Cameo Neeman, Germantown, Md. (26), 21-7 and
21-10 (31);
· Mary Hegarty, Atmore, Ala./Karen Hoyt, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. (23) won by
forfeit over Jeanette Simenson, Chicago, Ill./Julie Sprague, Hermosa Beach,
Calif. (10);
· Gigi Krueger, Los Angeles, Calif./Kelly Rowe, Los Angeles, Calif. (15) def.
Samantha Meador, Houston, Tex./Julie McGarr, Houston, Tex. (18), 21-17 and
21-16 (32);

Second round (losers eliminated, place 27th)
· Rard/Roca (16) def. Kerri Eich (16), Santa Monica, Calif./Kristen Schritter,
San Diego, Calif. (1), 21-18 and 22-20 (49);
· McArthur/White (9) def. Audette/Zamparelli (8), 21-18 and 21-18 (38);
· Duringer/Reale (12) def. Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marla O'Hara,
Agoura Hills, Calif. (5), 21-17 and 21-17 (37);
· Tanya Fuamatu, Waipahu, Hi./Heidi Ilustre, Honolulu (4) def. Fleisher/Nelson
(13), 21-14 and 21-11 (35);
· Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (3) def.
Mitchell/Pozin (14), 21-15 and 21-12 (46);
· Casad-Allison/Zuffelato (6) def. Changaris/Marshall (11), 21-13 and 23-21
(47);
· Hegarty/Hoyt (23) def. Kimura/Schroeder (7), 21-19, 11-21 and 15-9 (39);
· Erin Galli, San Diego/Barbara Nyland, San Diego (2) def. McGarr/Meador (18),
21-12 and 21-14 (24).

Third round (winners advance to main draw; losers advance to Lucky Losers round)
· Rard/Roca (16) def. McArthur/White (9), 21-14 and 22-20 (44);
· Fuamatu/Ilustre (4) def. Duringer/Reale (12), 21-18 and 24-22 (34);
· Casad-Allison/Zuffelato (6) def. Morse/Pagano (3), 21-17 and 22-20 (50);
· Galli/Nyland (2) def. Hegarty/Hoyt (23), 21-13 and 21-7 (29).

Lucky Losers round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 25th)
· McArthur/White (9) def. Duringer/Reale (12), 21-13, 20-22 and 15-13 (58);
· Morse/Pagano (3) def. Hegarty/Hoyt (23), 21-16 and 21-15 (50).

With four Main Draw berths available in both Huntington and Hermosa, and six
available in both in Santa Barbara and Belmar, 12 out of the top 18-seeded
qualifying teams advanced as expected.

· Only the No. 4-seeded qualifier advanced to the Main Draw in Huntington.
· Seeds No. 1 and No. 2 advanced from the qualifier to the Main Draw in
Hermosa.
· Seeds No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 advanced to the Santa Barbara Main
Draw.
· Seeds No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 advanced to the Belmar Main Draw.

· Being seeded first did not guarantee a Main Draw spot as only two top-seeded
team in the qualifier advanced as expected.
· Angie Akers/Jen Pavley in Hermosa
· Michelle Morse/Liz Pagano in Santa Barbara.

· Galli/Nyland - qualified for the first time this season
· Morse/Pagano - qualified for the second time this season
· Fuamatu/Ilustre - the only.team, men or women to qualify from each event this
season
· Casad-Allison/Zuffelato - qualified for the first time this season
· McArthur/White - qualified for the first time this season
· Rard/Roca - qualified for the first time this season
 

Association of Volleyball Professionals
$125,000 AVP Belmar Open, presented by Paul Mitchell
4th Avenue Beach, Belmar, New Jersey, June 28-30, 2002
Women's Main Draw Schedule & Results - Saturday, June 29

Winner's Bracket, First-Round
· Jen Kessy, San Diego, Calif./Heather Lowe, Redondo Beach, Calif. (No.
17-seeded Main Draw Team) def. Pat Keller, Lake Forest, Calif./Marsha Miller,
Santa Monica, Calif. (16), 17-21, 21-15 and 15-11 (49 minutes);
· Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif. (9)
def. Jane Linn, New York/Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (24), 21-12 and
21-10 (35);
· Ashley Bowles, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (12)
def. Anne McArthur, Los Angeles, Calif./Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (21, No.
9-seeded Qualification Tournament Team), 21-8 and 21-15 (32);
· Tanya Fuamatu, Waipahu, Hi./Heidi Ilustre, Honolulu, Hi. (13, 4) def. Daven
Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif./Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara, Calif. (20,
6), 21-15 and 21-17 (39);
· Gracie Santana-Baeni, Basel, Switzerland/Lia Young, Honolulu, Hi. (14) def.
Erin Galli, San Diego/Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif. (19, 2), 21-16 and
21-13 (38);
· Franci Rard, Naples, Fla./Paula Roca, Tierra Verde, Fla. (22, 16) def. Katie
Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif./Tracy Lindquist, Fountain Valley, Calif.
(11), 21-15, 19-21 and 15-8 (60);
· Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10) def.
Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel, Fla./ Laura Romeika, Coconut Creek, Fla. (23),
21-16 and 21-17 (40);
· Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15) def.
Michelle Morse, Redondo Beach, Calif./Liz Pagano, San Diego (18, 3), 21-15 and
21-18 (40).

Winner's Bracket, Second round
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def.
Kessy/Lowe (17), 21-15 and 21-19 (34);
· Bragado/Oliver (9) def. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder,
El Segundo, Calif. (8), 21-16, 19-21 and 15-12 (56);
· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(5) def. Bowles/Masakayan (12), 21-16, 19-21 and 15-13 (53);
· Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4)
def. Fuamatu/Ilustre (13, 4), 21-9 and 22-20 (35);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (3)
def. Santana-Baeni/Young (14), 29-19 and 21-17 (41);
· Katy Eldridge, Los Gatos, Calif./Jennifer Meredith, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(6) def. Rard/Roca (22, 16), 21-18, 18-21 and 15-7 (65);
· Akers/Pavley (10) def. Stephanie Cox, Mission Viejo, Calif./Jen Holdren,
Santa Barbara, Calif. (7), 18-21, 21-14 and 15-13;
· Wendell/Wood (15) def. Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego, Caif./Barbra Fontana,
Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2), 21-15, 24-26 and 15-13 (64).

Loser's Bracket, First round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $500)
· Keller/Miller (16) def. DeNecochea/Fontana (2), 21-18 and 21-19 (39);
· Cox/Holdren (7) def. Linn/Van Dyke (24), 21-15 and 21-17 (39);
· McArthur/White (21, 9) def. Rard/Roca (22, 16), 22-20 and 21-15 (47);
· Santana-Baeni/Young (14) def. Casad-Allison/Zuffelato (20, 6), 21-11 and
21-17 (38);
· Fuamatu/Ilustre (13) def. Galli/Nyland (19, 2), 13-21, 21-15 and 15-10 (51);
· Bowles/Masakayan (12) def. K. Lindquist/T. Lindquist (11), 21-12, 16-21 and
16-14 (50);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Martin/Romeika (23), 21-19 and 21-13 (35);
· Kessy/Lowe (17) def. Morse/Pagano (18, 3), 21-18 and 21-12 (34).

Loser's Bracket, Second round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $1,050)
· Keller/Miller (16) def. Cox/Holdren (7), 21-15 and 21-15 (36);
· Santana-Baeni/Young (14) def. McArthur/White (21, 9), 21-11 and 21-18 (40);
· Bowles/Masakayan (12) def. Fuamatu/Ilustre (13, 4), 21-12, 22-24 and 15-6 (57);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Kessy/Lowe (17), 21-18 and 21-16 (36).

Winner's bracket, Third round
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Bragado/Oliver (9), 21-11 and 21-13 (33);
· Arce/Hanley (4) def. Busch/Schuster (5), 21-19 and 21-18 (46);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (3) def. Eldridge/Meredith (6), 21-16 and 21-18 (37);
· Akers/Pavley (10) def. Wendell/Wood (15), 17-21, 21-7 and 15-13 (55).

Loser's Bracket, Third round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,600)

· Busch/Schuster (5) vs. Keller/Miller (16), 21-17 and 21-17 (37);;
· Bragado/Oliver (9) vs. Santana-Baeni/Young (14), 19-21, 21-13 and 15-9 (62);
· Wendell/Wood (15) vs. Bowles/Masakayan (12), 21-17 and 21-19 (50);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Eldridge/Meredith (6), 21-16 and 26-24 (50);

Women's Main Draw Schedule - Sunday, June 30
(starting at 8:30 a.m. PDT)

Loser's Bracket, Fourth-Round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $2,500)

· Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
(No. 5-seeded Main Draw Team) def. Danalee Bragado, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Monique Oliver, Malibu, Calif (9), 21-14 and 21-14 (35 minutes);
· Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif. (8)
def. Cary Wendell, San Clemente, Calif./Ali Wood, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (15),
21-19 and 21-19 (46).

Winner's Bracket, Fourth-Round (winners advance to semifinals)
· Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1) def.
Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif./Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif. (4),
20-22, 21-16 and 15-10 (60);
· Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif./Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif. (3)
def. Angie Akers, Long Beach, Calif./Jen Pavley, Agoura Hills, Calif. (10),
21-12 and 21-19 (36).

Loser's Bracket, Fifth-Round (winners advance to semifinals, losers eliminated,
place fifth, split $3,500)
· Busch/Schuster (5) def. Akers/Pavley (10); 17-21, 21-12 and 15-9 (51);
· Mason/Wacholder (8) def. Arce/Hanley (4), 21-13, 9-21 and 15-11 (50).

Semifinals (losers eliminated, place third, split $5,825)
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Busch/Schuster (5), 21-10, 19-21 and 15-13 (56);
· Davis/Johnson Jordan (3) def. Mason/Wacholder (8), 21-16 and 21-10 (36).

Championship Match (winners place first, split $14,500; losers place second, split $9,750)
· McPeak/Youngs (1) def. Davis/Johnson Jordan (3), 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 (60).

          Holly McPeak                                              Elaine Youngs

Articles 2002:

Mr. Sandman: Age, injuries no match for Kiraly
Fred Siegle/Asbury Park Press
6/26/2002
Even when Karch Kiraly isn't there, he often becomes a big part of the story at a beach volleyball tournament.
Take the Association of Volleyball Professional's Belmar Open last year. Kiraly, the all-time leader in beach volleyball victories, didn't attend because of a leg injury. But when Brent Doble -- who began the year as Kiraly's partner -- won the event with Lee LeGrande, speculation immediately began concerning what Doble would do when Kiraly came back from the injury. Stay with LeGrande, with whom he won? Or go back to Kiraly, a three-time Olympic gold medalist (twice indoors in the 1980s and on the beach at the 1996 games in Atlanta), possibly the greatest volleyball player, indoor, beach or both, of all time?
This year, Doble is back with Kiraly. And two weeks ago, everybody found out why when the pair won the AVP's Santa Barbara Open, Kiraly's 143rd career win. This weekend, Kiraly returns to Belmar for the first time since 1999 for the AVP's 12th Belmar event. He'll be trying to tie former partner Kent Steffes with his fifth Belmar victory and add the 144th tournament win to his career total.Those stats, along with his gold-medal status and his $2,989,030 in career prize money, make Kiraly a big story everywhere he goes."I'm not the only story on the tour," Kiraly said. "There's a lot of interesting stories. The reigning gold medalists (Eric Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton) are on the tour, even though they split as a team about two monthes after they won the gold. But if I have to play the part, I will." But Kiraly is more than a big draw. Everybody knows, if he's playing, he has to be considered a contender. Even at nearly 42 years old, he and 32-year-old Doble haven't finished worse than fifth in their three tournaments so far."Brent naturally went someplace else when I was hurt," Kiraly said. "But we decided to try again this year. We've been right there in all the tournaments so far. We've finished third, fifth and first. And each time, we showed we have some great potential together. We've had some real close matches with some of the best teams around."
Kiraly said he never considered retiring, even with the injury that limited him to two events last year, ending a streak of 14 straight years in which he won at least one tournament. In fact, it actually may have enabled him to extend his career. A shoulder injury had hampered him the previous year, when he often played despite the pain.
"The Achilles' (tendon) injury could recur, but it's been over a year," Kiraly said. "Right now, everything feels fine. And if anything, missing some events last year actually gave my body some rest, and it helped recoup some of the strength in my shoulder." Kiraly said the AVP field is deeper than it's ever been, making it difficult for a team to dominate the way he and Steffes did from 1992 to 1994, when they won 48 of 71 tournaments they entered, including the Belmar event in each of those years. And at 6-2, he's now one of the smaller players on the tour. Partner Doble, for instance, is 6-6.
"I still feel there's some good volleyball in me," Kiraly said. "I'm taking as good care of my body as I can, and I try to use the experience I've gained over time to overcome the younger, more physical guys on the tour now."
Besides, he said, 40-year-old Mike Whitmarsh, another four-time Belmar winner, won't allow him to quit.
"Mike says I can't retire until he retires," Kiraly said. "He doesn't want to be the oldest guy out there. And he's still playing some real good volleyball."

AVP'S Belmar Open at a glance

WHO: Top volleyball professionals return to Belmar for the Association of Volleyball Professionals $125,000 tournament. Both men's (32 teams) and women's (24 teams) competition will be held in a double-elimination format.

WHEN: Qualifying tournament with 8 main draw berths available, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; Main draw begins 9 a.m. Saturday with competition until 5 p.m.; Play resumes 8:30 a.m. Sunday; women's final 2 p.m., men's final A 3 p.m.

WHERE: Fourth Avenue beach, Belmar.

COST: Front Row VIP Riser Seats -- Saturday Only, $40; Sunday Only, $45; Saturday and Sunday, $75; VIP Riser Seats -- Saturday Only, $35; Sunday Only, $40; Saturday and Sunday, $60; General Admission -- $5 each, Saturday and Sunday.

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS: June 26-- Fan party at the Headliner, Neptune, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; June 27-- Fan party at the Boat House, Belmar, 10:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.; June 28 -- Free AVP youth clinic (18-under), 4 to 5 p.m., Fourth Avenue beach; Fan parties at Tropical Pub and D'Jais, Belmar, 6:30 p.m.; Xbox Halo tournament at the Headliner, Neptune, 8-10 p.m.; June 29 -- Xbox Halo tournament at Bar Anticipation, Belmar, 8-10 p.m. Sponsor Village: Friday 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

AMATEUR TOURNAMENT: The AVPNext amateur tournament will be held alongside the AVP event on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday -- Men's and Women's Open, AA, A and B; Sunday -- Coed Open, A, B & MAA. All games will be played on the honor system without any referees so that you can spend as much time as possible watching the pros play. A players party will be held Saturday night at Bar Anticipation in conjunction with the AVP pro players. Check www.eevb.net to register. Advance registration is recommended.

Published in the Asbury Park Press 6/26/02

AVP TOUR VISITS JERSEY SHORE WITH TRENDS AT STAKE;
BELMAR HOSTS FIRST FULL-FIELD WOMEN'S COMPETITION
Courtesy Of Tim Simmons
BELMAR, N. J. - Will it be the same for the Association of Volleyball
Professionals (AVP) Tour this weekend (June 28-30) when the domestic pro beach
players invade the Jersey Shore for the 12th-straight season at Belmar Beach
for the $150,000 AVP 2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell?
The first three AVP Tour stops in California have produced a similar pattern
for each gender.   The pattern for the men was a different winning team in
Huntington Beach, Hermosa Beach and Santa Barbara.  The women's patterm
featured the same teams in the championship match each time with the same title
tandem - Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs.
The women return to Belmar for the first time since the early 1990s when the
AVP Tour staged a four-team event in 1993 on Belmar Beach followed by an
eight-team field in 1994.  McPeak teamed with Cammy Ciarelli to win the 1993
women's title while 1996 Atlanta Olympic Gold Medallists Sandra Pires and
Jackie Silva winning the 1994 title.
McPeak and Youngs have won 15-straight AVP Tour events this season.  The pair
defeated Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana each title match at Huntington,
Hermosa and Santa Barbara.  McPeak and Youngs extended their 2002 winning
streak to 19-straight matches before dropping an elimination match last
Saturday in Switzerland to Sydney Olympic Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and
Elaine Youngs.
Youngs will also be seeking her fifth straight AVP Tour team title as she
teamed with Barbra Fontana to capture the Manhattan Beach crown last August.  A
title this weekend would also put McPeak into second-place on the all-time
title standings behind Karolyn Kirby.  McPeak is currently tied for second with
Silva at 59 each.  Kirby, who retired after the 2000 season, won 67 women's pro
beach titles.
Beach legends Karch Kiraly and Mike Whitmarsh highlight the men's field as both
men will be seeking their fifth Belmar title to tie Kent Steffes for the most
wins on Belmar Beach.  Kiraly enters this weekend after winning the last AVP
Tour stop in Santa Barbara (June 16) with Brent Doble.
The win was the 143rd in Kiraly's career, as he became the oldest player (41
years, 265 days) to win a pro beach title.  Doble became the 12th different
partner to capture a title with Kiraly, who won Belmar titles in 1991, 1992,
1993 and 1996 with Steffes.  Retired from the sport since 1999, Steffes won his
fifth Belmar title with Whitmarsh in 1998.
Whitmarsh won his first Belmar title with Canyon Ceman and his third crown on
Belmar Beach with David Swatik.  Ceman and Whitmarsh, who are entered together
this weekend, also captured the 2000 Belmar Open before placing third last
season when Doble and Lee LeGrande defeated Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott for
the title.
Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren captured the 2002 season opener by defeating
Ceman and Whitmarsh in the Huntington Beach finale May 26.  Hannemann and Jeff
Nygaard upset top-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong for the Hermosa Beach
crown June 9.  Doble and Kiraly defeated Fonoimoana and Holdren for the Santa
Barbara title June 16.
Kiraly (1996 Atlanta with Steffes) and Fonoimoana (Sydney 2000 with Dain
Blanton) are Olympic Gold Medallists.  Whitmarsh captutred the Silver Medal
with Mike Dodd in the 1996 Olympic Games.  Other USA beach Olympians competing
this weekend are McPeak (1996 and 200), Fontana (1996), Linda Hanley (1996) and
Wong (2000).
The AVP 2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell begins Friday (June 28)
with men's (51 teams) and women's (27 teams) qualifying.  The
single-elimination qualifier will advance eight men's and six women's teams to
Saturday's opening Main Draw double-elimination rounds.  Friday's qualifier is
set to start at 8 a.m. (EDT).  Saturday's Main Draw will begin at 9 a.m. with
Sunday's final matches scheduled to start at 8 a.m.
After the Belmar stop, the AVP Tour will take five weekends off before resuming
play with nationally-televised events by NBC from Manhattan Beach (August 9-11)
and Chicago (August 23-25).  The season ends with a specialty event in Las
Vegas September 4-7.
During the break, the top AVP Tour players will be competing internationally on
the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.  The next FIVB event is July 2-7 in
Stavanger, Norway for the fourth-straight.  The 2002 Stavanger will also
feature women's competition for the first time.
Thirteen (13) teams from the AVP Tour have entered the Norway stop.  As for
Norway results, Brazilians have won all three men's titles, including Gold
Medals by former AVP Tour players Jose Loiola (1999) and Emanuel Rego (1999 and
2001).  The best USA finish in Norway was a 2000 fifth by Carl Henkel and
Sinjin Smith.
Men's Main Draw (July 5-7) - Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, Eric Fonoimoana/Dax
Holdren and Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel.  Men's Qualification Tournament (July
3-4) - Todd Rogers/Sean Scott, John Hyden/Christian McCaw, Adam Jewell/Collin
Smith, Casey Jennings/Brad Torsone.
Women's Main Draw (july 4-6) - Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Dianne
DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana.  Misty May/Kerri Walsh have also earned a Main Draw
berth for the United States.  Women Qualification Tournament (July 2-3) -
Danalee Bragado/Rachel Wacholder, Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster, Cary
Wendell/Ali Wood and April Chapple Zanella and MJ Smith.

HAWAIIANS FUAMATU & ILUSTRE EARN FOURTH-STRAIGHT WOMEN'S MAIN DRAW BERTH;
MONEY ROUNDS FOR $125,000 AVP BELMAR OPEN START SATURDAY MORNING;
2002 AVP TOUR REACHES MIDWAY POINT ON JERSEY SHORE FOR 12TH ANNUAL BELMAR BEACH
BASH
BELMAR, N. J. - Tanya Fuamatu and Heidi Ilustre continued their streak in the
2002 Qualification Tournaments for the Association of Volleyball Professionals
(AVP) Tour season by posting a pair of wins here Friday (June 28) to advance to
the women's Main Draw for this weekend's event.

Seeded fourth in the women's Qualification Tournament, Fuamatu (Waipahu, Hi.)
and Ilustre (Honolulu, Hi.) are the only team, men or women, to advance from
the play-in rounds to the Main Draws in all four AVP Tour events this season.
The Hawaiians have won 11 of 12 qualifying matches this season.  In the Main
Draws, Fuamatu and Ilustre have posted a 5-6 matches mark and have shared
$3,700 on the AVP Tour.

The final berths for the men's and women's Main Draws for the $125,000 AVP 2002
Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell were determined Friday as the
Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour returned to this Jersey
Shore site for the 12th-straight season. 

Seven of the top eight-seeded teams advanced from the 51-team men's
Qualification Tournament to the 32-team Main Draw.  Six tandems earned spots
from the 27-team women's Qualification Tournament Friday to the 24-team Main
Draw.  Both Main Draws start at 9 a.m. (EDT) Saturday as the AVP Tour reaches
the midway point of the 2002 season.  Sunday's final matches are scheduled to
start at 8 a.m.

Third-seeded Michelle Morse (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Liz Pagano (San Diego,
Calif.) joined Fuamatu and Ilustre in advancing from an AVP qualifier
multi-times this season.  Morse and Pagano earned a Main Draw berth in the last
AVP Tour stop June 14 in Santa Barbara, Calif..

Also earning women's Main Draw berths were the tandems of second-seeded Erin
Galli (San Diego, Calif.)/Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif.), sixth-seeded
Daven Casad-Allison (Santa Barbara, Calif.)/Kim Zuffelato, Santa Barbara,
Calif.), ninth-seeded Anne McArthur (Los Angeles, Calif.)/Sarah White (Venice,
Calif.) and 16th-seeded Franci Rard (Naples, Fla.)/Paula Roca (Tierra Verde,
Fla.).

The only men's qualifier not seeded among the top eight in the Qualification
Tournament was 10th-seeded Jason Kruger (Calgary, Canada) and Everett Matthews
(Airdric, Canada).  The Canadians eliminated seventh-seeded Brett Scharf (Los
Angeles) and Andrew Vazquez (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) to earn the eighth and
final spot in the Main Draw.  Kruger and Matthews advanced from an AVP Tour
qualifier for the second time this season after earning a spot June 7 in
Hermosa Beach, Calif.

Advancing from an AVP Tour qualifier to the Men Draw for the second-time were
the tandems of second-seeded John Hyden (Los Angeles, Calif.)/Christian McCaw
(Santa Monica, Calif.), fifth-seeded John Anselmo (Manhattan Beach,
Calif.)/Scott Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) and eighth-seeded Mark Reilly (Redondo
Beach, Calif.)/Richard Van Huizen (Redondo Beach, Calif.).

Also earning men's Main Draw berths Friday were the from the men's qualifier
were the teams of top-seeded Daniel Fisher (Goleta, Calif.)/David Smith (Santa
Monica, Calif.), third-seeded Skyler Dale Davis (Irving, Tex.)/Matt Heath
(Myrtle Beach, S. C.), fourth-seeded Mike Mattarocci (San Diego, Calif.)/Eddie
Stokes (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and sixth-seeded Jason Lee (Venice,
Calif.)/Gaston Macau (Miami Beach, Fla.).

Heath and Macau had qualified for Main Draw berths together in Huntington (May
26) and Hermosa earlier this season.  With Macau on the sidelines for the Santa
Barbara qualifier, Heath just missed advancing to that events men's Main Draw
with Davis by losing to Mike Daniel and Jacob Gill in the final elimination
match in the Qualification Tournament.

With the Main Draw fields determined, the stage is set for the AVP 2002 Belmar
Open to determine the final results as the first three California stops this
season produced a similar pattern for each gender. The pattern for the men was
a different winning team in Huntington Beach, Hermosa Beach and Santa Barbara.
The women's pattern featured the same teams in the championship match each time
with the same title tandem - Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs.

The women return to Belmar for the first time since the early 1990s when the
AVP Tour staged a four-team event in 1993 on Belmar Beach followed by an
eight-team field in 1994.  McPeak teamed with Cammy Ciarelli to win the 1993
women's title while 1996 Atlanta Olympic Gold Medallists Sandra Pires and
Jackie Silva won the 1994 title.

McPeak and Youngs have won 15-straight AVP Tour events this season.  The pair
defeated Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana each title match at Huntington,
Hermosa and Santa Barbara.  McPeak and Youngs extended their 2002 winning
streak to 19-straight matches before dropping an elimination match last
Saturday in Switzerland to Sydney Olympic Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and
Kerri Pottharst.

Youngs will also be seeking her fifth straight AVP Tour team title as she
teamed with Barbra Fontana to capture the Manhattan Beach crown last August.  A
title this weekend would also put McPeak into second-place on the all-time
title standings behind Karolyn Kirby.  McPeak is currently tied for second with
Silva at 59 each.  Kirby, who retired after the 2000 season, won 67 women's pro
beach titles.

Beach legends Karch Kiraly and Mike Whitmarsh highlight the men's field as both
men will be seeking their fifth Belmar title to tie Kent Steffes for the most
wins on Belmar Beach.  Kiraly enters this weekend after winning the last AVP
Tour stop in Santa Barbara (June 16) with Brent Doble.

The win was the 143rd in Kiraly's career, as he became the oldest player (41
years, 265 days) to win a pro beach title.  Doble became the 12th different
partner to capture a title with Kiraly, who won Belmar titles in 1991, 1992,
1993 and 1996 with Steffes.  Retired from the sport since 1999, Steffes won his
fifth Belmar title with Whitmarsh in 1998.

Whitmarsh won his first Belmar title with Canyon Ceman and his third crown on
Belmar Beach with David Swatik.  Ceman and Whitmarsh, who are entered together
this weekend, also captured the 2000 Belmar Open before placing third last
season when Doble and Lee LeGrande defeated Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott for
the title.

Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren captured the 2002 season opener by defeating
Ceman and Whitmarsh in the Huntington Beach finale May 26.  Hannemann and Jeff
Nygaard upset top-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong for the Hermosa Beach
crown June 9.  Doble and Kiraly defeated Fonoimoana and Holdren for the Santa
Barbara title June 16.

Kiraly (1996 Atlanta with Steffes) and Fonoimoana (Sydney 2000 with Dain
Blanton) are Olympic Gold Medallists.  Whitmarsh captured the Silver Medal with
Mike Dodd in the 1996 Olympic Games.  Other USA beach Olympians competing this
weekend are McPeak (1996 and 200), Fontana (1996), Linda Hanley (1996) and Wong
(2000).

After the Belmar stop, the AVP Tour will take five weekends off before resuming
play with nationally-televised events by NBC from Manhattan Beach (August 9-11)
and Chicago (August 23-25).  The season ends with a specialty event in Las
Vegas September 4-7.

During the break, the top AVP Tour players will be competing internationally on
the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.  The next FIVB event is July 2-7 in
Stavanger, Norway for the fourth-straight season.  The 2002 Stavanger will also
feature women's competition for the first time.

Thirteen (13) teams from the AVP Tour have entered the Norway stop.  As for
Norway results, Brazilians have won all three men's titles, including Gold
Medals by former AVP Tour players Jose Loiola (1999) and Emanuel Rego (1999 and
2001).  The best USA finish in Norway was a 2000 fifth by Carl Henkel and
Sinjin Smith.

Men's Main Draw (July 5-7) - Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, Eric Fonoimoana/Dax
Holdren and Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel.
Men's Qualification Tournament (July 3-4) - Todd Rogers/Sean Scott, John
Hyden/Christian McCaw, Adam Jewell/Collin Smith, Casey Jennings/Brad Torsone.

Women's Main Draw (july 4-6) - Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Dianne
DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana.  Misty May/Kerri Walsh have also earned a Main Draw
berth for the United States.
Women Qualification Tournament (July 2-3) - Danalee Bragado/Rachel Wacholder,
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster, Cary Wendell/Ali Wood and April Chapple Zanella
and MJ Smith.

McPEAK & YOUNGS EXTEND AVP TOUR WOMEN'S WINNING STREAK;
TOP-SEEDED FONOIMOANA & HOLDREN LEAD MEN'S FIELD INTO SUNDAY'S FINAL ROUNDS;
2002 AVP TOUR REACHES MIDWAY POINT ON JERSEY SHORE FOR 12TH ANNUAL BELMAR BEACH
BASH
BELMAR, N. J. - The top-seeded teams of Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Eric
Fonoimoana/Dax Holdren won as expected here Saturday (June 29) to lead the
final eight tandems for each gender into Sunday's final rounds of the $125,000
AVP 2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell.

Sunday's final rounds in the AVP 2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell is
scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. (PDT) as the AVP Tour returned to this Jersey
Shore site for the 12th-straight season.  The finals are scheduled to start at
2 p.m. with the winning teams in each gender sharing the $14,500 first-place
prizes.

McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Youngs (Durango, Colo.) won a pair of
matches Saturday to extend their Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)
Tour winning streak to 17-straight matches this season.  McPeak and Youngs
defeated ninth-seeded Danalee Bragado (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Monique
Oliver (Malibu, Calif.) 21-11 and 21-13 to advance to Sunday's first match
against Lisa Arce (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Linda Hanley (Pacific
Palisades, Calif.).

Competing in their fifth pro beach event this season after placing fifth last
week in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Switzerland, McPeak and
Youngs won the first three AVP stops in California this season.  McPeak and
Youngs defeated Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana for the titles at
Huntington Beach (May 26), Hermosa Beach (June 9) and Satna Barbara (June 16).
DeNecochea (San Diego, Calif.) and Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) dropped
both of their matches Saturday to place 17th.

Third-seeded Annett Davis (Tarzana, Calif.) and Jenny Johnson Jordan (Tarzana,
Calif.) and 10th-seeded Angie Akers (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jen Pavley (Agoura
Hills, Calif.) will play in Sunday's other match pitting unbeaten teams from
Saturday's play.  Davis and Johnson Jordan, who finished fifth at the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games for the United States, have placed third in the first three
AVP Tour events this season.  Akers and Pavley placed fifth in Santa Barbara.

Four other women's teams remain in contention for the Belmar title as they
enter Sunday's rounds with one defeat in the double-elimination tournament.
Fifth-seeded Carrie Busch (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Leanne Schuster
(Manhattan Beach play Bragado and Oliver while 15th-seeded Cary Wendell (San
Clemente, Calif.) and Ali Wood (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) challenge eighth-seeded
Nancy Mason (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Rachel Wacholder (El Segundo, Calif.)
in Sunday's opening elimination matches.

Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) posted a
3-0 match mark Saturday, including a 21-17 and 21-19 win over eighth-seeded
Mike Lambert (Honolulu, Hi.) and Lee LeGrande (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), who
captured the 2001 Belmar title with Brent Doble.  Fonoimoana and Holdren face
13th-seeded Scott Davenport (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Eli Fairfield (San
Diego, Calif.) in an opening winner's bracket match Sunday.

After finishing fifth, second and ninth in their last three pro beach starts
this season, Fonoimoana and Holdren are seeking to duplicate their efforts in
the 2002 AVP Tour season opener when they defeated Canyon Ceman and Mike
Whitmarsh for the Huntington Beach title.

Davenport and Fairfield advanced to Sunday's rounds with two upset wins to in
their last two matches Saturday.  The pair scored wins over fourth-seeded
Eduardo Bacil (El Segundo, Calif.) and Frederico Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
11-21, 21-18 and 15-13 in 62 minutes and 12th-seeded Casey Jennings (Huntington
Beach, Calif.) and Brad Torsone (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 24-22, 18-21 and 15-12
in 64 minutes.  Fairfield is now guaranteed at least a fifth for his best pro
beach finish.  Davenport's best finish was a fifth last season.

The 1998 and 2000 Belmar winners, Ceman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Whitmarsh
(San Diego, Calif.), scored a "big" win Saturday by defeating third-seeded
Brent Doble (Capistrano Beach, Calif.) and Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
21-19, 15-21 and 15-13 in 62 minutes.  Doble and Kiraly won the last AVP Tour
men's title in Santa Barbara by defeating Fonoimoana and Holdren in the finals.

Ceman and Whitmarsh, who has won four Belmar championships along with Kiraly as
they chase Kent Steffes five titles on this Jersey Beach, will play
second-seeded Stein Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) in
an opening match Sunday morning.

Metzger and Wong, who won the Bronze Medal in last week's FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Tour event in Switzerland, have placed third, second and fifth in their
first three AVP Tour events this season.  Winners of the last two AVP team
events in 2001, Metzger and Wong lost the Hermosa Beach finale to Albert
Hannemann and Jeff Nygaard.

Four other men's tandems remain in contention for the Belmar title as they
enter Sunday's rounds with one defeat in the double-elimination tournament.
Lambert and LeGrande play 18th-seeded Nick Hannemann (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
and Jason Ring (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) with Bacil and Souza face Doble and
Kiraly.  Bacil and Souza have finished third in the last two AVP Tour stops.

NOTES - Here are notes following the second of three days of competition on Belmar Beach.
· The women return to Belmar for the first time since the early 1990s when the
AVP Tour staged a four-team event in 1993 on Belmar Beach followed by an
eight-team field in 1994.  Holly McPeak teamed with Cammy Ciarelli to win the
1993 women's title while 1996 Atlanta Olympic Gold Medallists Sandra Pires and
Jackie Silva won the 1994 title.

· Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs have now won 21 of 22 pro beach matches this
season.  McPeak and Youngs extended their 2002 winning streak to 19-straight
matches before dropping an elimination match June 21 in Switzerland to Sydney
Olympic Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst.

· Elaine Youngs is seeking her fifth straight AVP Tour team title as she teamed
with Barbra Fontana to capture the Manhattan Beach crown last August.  A title
this weekend would also put Holly McPeak into second-place on the all-time
title standings behind Karolyn Kirby.  McPeak is currently tied for second with
Silva at 59 each.  Kirby, who retired after the 2000 season, won 67 women's pro
beach titles.

· Beach legends Karch Kiraly and Mike Whitmarsh highlight the men's field as
both men will be seeking their fifth Belmar title to tie Kent Steffes for the
most wins on Belmar Beach.  Kiraly enters this weekend after winning the last
AVP Tour stop in Santa Barbara (June 16) with Brent Doble.

· The win was the 143rd in Kiraly's career, as he became the oldest player (41
years, 265 days) to win a pro beach title.  Doble became the 12th different
partner to capture a title with Kiraly, who won Belmar titles in 1991, 1992,
1993 and 1996 with Steffes.  Retired from the sport since 1999, Steffes won his
fifth Belmar title with Whitmarsh in 1998.

· Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren captured the 2002 season opener by defeating
Ceman and Whitmarsh in the Huntington Beach finale May 26.  Hannemann and Jeff
Nygaard upset top-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong for the Hermosa Beach
crown June 9.  Doble and Kiraly defeated Fonoimoana and Holdren for the Santa
Barbara title June 16.

· Kiraly (1996 Atlanta with Steffes) and Fonoimoana (Sydney 2000 with Dain
Blanton) are Olympic Gold Medallists.  Whitmarsh captured the Silver Medal with
Mike Dodd in the 1996 Olympic Games.  Other USA beach Olympians competing this
weekend are McPeak (1996 and 200), Fontana (1996), Linda Hanley (1996) and Wong
(2000).

· After the Belmar stop, the AVP Tour will take five weekends off before
resuming play with nationally-televised events by NBC from Manhattan Beach
(August 9-11) and Chicago (August 23-25).  The season ends with a specialty
event in Las Vegas September 4-7.

Past Belmar Champions

Season Men's Winning Team
· 1991 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
· 1992 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1993 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1994 Adam Johnson/Randy Stoklos
· 1995 Brian Lewis/Bill Boullianne
· 1996 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1997 Canyon Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 1998 Steffes/Whitmarsh
· 1999 David Swatik/Whitmarsh
· 2000 Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 2001 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande

Season Women's Winning Team
· 1993 Cammy Ciarelli/Holly McPeak
· 1994 Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva

NO BREAK FOR THE TOP AVP PLAYERS
During the break, the top AVP Tour players will be competing internationally on
the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.  The next FIVB event is July 2-7 in
Stavanger, Norway for the fourth-straight season.  The 2002 Stavanger will also
feature women's competition for the first time.

Thirteen (13) teams from the AVP Tour have entered the Norway stop.  As for
Norway results, Brazilians have won all three men's titles, including Gold
Medals by former AVP Tour players Jose Loiola (1999) and Emanuel Rego (1999 and
2001).  The best USA finish in Norway was a 2000 fifth by Carl Henkel and
Sinjin Smith.

Men's Main Draw (July 5-7) - Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, Eric Fonoimoana/Dax
Holdren and Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel.
Men's Qualification Tournament (July 3-4) - Todd Rogers/Sean Scott, John
Hyden/Christian McCaw, Adam Jewell/Collin Smith, Casey Jennings/Brad Torsone.

Women's Main Draw (july 4-6) - Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Dianne
DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana.  Misty May/Kerri Walsh have also earned a Main Draw
berth for the United States.
Women Qualification Tournament (July 2-3) - Danalee Bragado/Rachel Wacholder,
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster, Cary Wendell/Ali Wood and April Chapple Zanella
and MJ Smith.

McPEAK & YOUNGS EXTEND AVP TOUR WOMEN'S WINNING STREAK TO 19-STRAIGHT MATCHES;
DAVIS & JOHNSON PLAY TOP-RANKED WOMEN'S TEAM IN SUNDAY'S TITLE MATCH;
TOP-SEEDED FONOIMOANA & HOLDREN LEAD MEN'S FIELD INTO SUNDAY'S SEMIFINALS;
2002 AVP TOUR REACHES MIDWAY POINT ON JERSEY SHORE FOR 12TH ANNUAL BELMAR BEACH
BASH
BELMAR, N. J. - Top-seeded Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs will be seeking their
fourth-straight domestic title here Sunday (June 30) as they face third-seeded
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan in the women's final of the $125,000 AVP
2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell.

While McPeak and Youngs face Davis and Johnson and Jordan for the third time
this season on a Sunday, top-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Dax Holdren lead the
men's field into the semifinals.  Fonoimoana and Holdren won their opening
match Sunday to gain their third "final four" spot together in four AVP Tour
events this season.

Sunday's championship matches in the AVP 2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul
Mitchell are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. with the winning teams in each gender
sharing the $14,500 first-place prizes.  McPeak and Youngs are looking for
their fourth straight Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour title
this season while Fonoimoana and Holdren seek their second domestic
championship in 2002.

McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Youngs (Durango, Colo.) won their opening
two matches Sunday to extend their AVP Tour winning streak to 19-straight
matches this season.  McPeak and Youngs defeated fourth-seeded Lisa Arce
(Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Linda Hanley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) 20-22,
21-16 and 15-10 in 60 minutes to advance to a semifinal match where they
defeated fifth-seeded Carrie Busch and Leanne Schuster 21-10, 19-21 and 15-13
in 56 minutes.

Competing in their fifth pro beach event this season after placing fifth last
week in a FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Switzerland, McPeak and
Youngs won the first three AVP stops in California this season.  McPeak and
Youngs defeated Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana for the titles at
Huntington Beach (May 26), Hermosa Beach (June 9) and Santa Barbara (June 16).
DeNecochea (San Diego, Calif.) and Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) dropped
both of their matches Saturday to place 17th.

Davis (Tarzana, Calif.) and Johnson Jordan (Tarzana, Calif.) advanced to their
first title matches since 2000 by defeating eighth-seeded Nancy Mason (Hermosa
Beach, Calif.) and Rachel Wacholder (El Segundo, Calif.) 21-16 and 21-10 in a
36-minute semifinal. Davis and Johnson Jordan, who finished fifth at the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games for the United States, have placed third in the first three
AVP Tour events this season.  The pair has a 15-5 match mark this season.

Davis and Johnson Jordan advanced to the semifinals with a 21-12 and 21-19 win
in 36 minutes over Akers and Pavley. Davis and Johnson Jordan are 0-2 against
McPeak and Youngs after dropping semifinal matches in Huntington Beach (21-18
and 21-10) and Hermosa Beach (21-18 and 21-18).

Busch (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Schuster (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) won two
matches Sunday morning to advance to semifinals.  Busch and Schuster opened
with a 21-14 and 21-14 win over ninth-seeded Danalee Bragado (Manhattan Beach,
Calif.) and Monique Oliver (Malibu, Calif.) before eliminating 10th-seeded
Angie Akers (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jen Pavley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) 17-21,
21-12 and 15-9 in 51 minutes.

Mason and Wacholder, who had to win five-straight elimination matches after
dropping their first match Saturday to Bragado and Oliver, won their opening
two matches Sunday.  Mason and Wacholder ousted 15th-seeded Cary Wendell (San
Clemente, Calif.) and Ali Wood (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) 21-19 and 21-19 and Arce
and Hanley 21-13, 9-21 and 15-11 in 50 minutes.

Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) won
their opening match Sunday by defeating 13th-seeded Scott Davenport (Manhattan
Beach, Calif.) and Eli Fairfield (San Diego, Calif.) 21-15 and 21-18 in 40
minutes.  With the win, Fonoimoana and Holdren face second-seeded Stein Metzger
and Kevin Wong for the second-time season.

Metzger and Wong, who dropped a 21-17, 19-21 and 15-11 semifinal decision to
Fonoimoana and Holdren in Huntington Beach May 26, dropped their opening match
to sixth-seeded Canyon Ceman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Mike Whitmarsh (San
Diego, Calif.) 21-18 and 21-19 in 47 minutes.  Metzger and Wong advanced to the
semfinals with a 21-17 and 21-12 in 40 minutes over eighth-seeded Mike Lambert
(Honolulu, Hi.) and Lee LeGrande (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).

Metzger and Wong, who won the Bronze Medal in last week's FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Tour event in Switzerland, have placed third, second and fifth in their
first three AVP Tour events this season.  Winners of the last two AVP team
events in 2001, Metzger and Wong lost the Hermosa Beach finale to Albert
Hannemann and Jeff Nygaard, who placed ninth Saturday.

Ceman and Whitmarsh, who captured the 1998 and 2000 AVP Belmar Open titles,
challenge third-seeded Brent Doble (Capistrano Beach, Calif.) and Karch Kiraly
(San Clemente, Calif.) in the second men's semifinals.  Doble and Kiraly won a
pair of elimination matches Sunday morning by defeating fourth-seeded Eduardo
Bacil (El Segundo, Calif.) and Frederico Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 21-19
and 21-13 in 40 minutes and 13th-seeded Scott Davenport (Manhattan Beach,
Calif.) and Eli Fairfield (San Diego, Calif.) 21-18, 12-21 and 15-13 in 63
minutes.

Doble and Kiraly, who won the last AVP Tour men's title in Santa Barbara by
defeating Fonoimoana and Holdren in the finals, dropped a 21-19, 15-21 and
15-13 decision in 62 minutes to Ceman and Whitmarsh Saturday.  Doble and
Kiraly, who defeated Fonoimoana and Holdren in the Santa Barbara final, are 0-2
against Ceman and Whitmarsh this season after losing 21-8, 21-23 and 15-13 in
the Huntington semifinal.  Kiraly and Whitmarsh have won four Belmar
championships each as they chase Kent Steffes' record of five titles on this
Jersey Beach.

NOTES - Here are notes for the third of three days of competition on Belmar Beach.
· The women return to Belmar for the first time since the early 1990s when the
AVP Tour staged a four-team event in 1993 on Belmar Beach followed by an
eight-team field in 1994.  Holly McPeak teamed with Cammy Ciarelli to win the
1993 women's title while 1996 Atlanta Olympic Gold Medallists Sandra Pires and
Jackie Silva won the 1994 title.

· Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs have now won 23 of 24 pro beach matches this
season to share $64,775 in earnings.  McPeak and Youngs extended their 2002
winning streak to 19-straight matches before dropping an elimination match June
21 in Switzerland to Sydney Olympic Gold Medallists Natalie Cook and Kerri
Pottharst.

· Elaine Youngs is seeking her fifth straight AVP Tour team title as she teamed
with Barbra Fontana to capture the Manhattan Beach crown last August.  A title
this weekend would also put Holly McPeak into second-place on the all-time
title standings behind Karolyn Kirby.  McPeak is currently tied for second with
Silva at 59 each.  Kirby, who retired after the 2000 season and was celebrating
her 41st birthday Sunday, won 67 women's pro beach titles.

· The Santa Barbara win was the 143rd in Karch Kiraly's career, as he became
the oldest player (41 years, 265 days) to win a pro beach title.  Brent Doble
became the 12th different partner to capture a title with Kiraly, who won
Belmar titles in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996 with Kent Steffes.  Retired from the
sport since 1999, Steffes won his fifth Belmar title with Mike Whitmarsh in
1998.

· Karch Kiraly (1996 Atlanta with Kent Steffes) and Eric Fonoimoana (Sydney
2000 with Dain Blanton) are Olympic Gold Medallists.  Mike Whitmarsh captured
the Silver Medal with Mike Dodd in the 1996 Olympic Games.  Other USA beach
Olympians competing this weekend are Holly McPeak (1996 and 200), Barbra
Fontana (1996), Linda Hanley (1996) and Kevin Wong (2000).

· After the Belmar stop, the AVP Tour will take five weekends off before
resuming play with nationally-televised events by NBC from Manhattan Beach
(August 9-11) and Chicago (August 23-25).  The season ends with a specialty
event in Las Vegas September 4-7.

Past Belmar Champions

Season Men's Winning Team
· 1991 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
· 1992 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1993 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1994 Adam Johnson/Randy Stoklos
· 1995 Brian Lewis/Bill Boullianne
· 1996 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1997 Canyon Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 1998 Steffes/Whitmarsh
· 1999 David Swatik/Whitmarsh
· 2000 Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 2001 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande

Season Women's Winning Team
· 1993 Cammy Ciarelli/Holly McPeak
· 1994 Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva

NO BREAK FOR THE TOP AVP PLAYERS
During the break, the top AVP Tour players will be competing internationally on
the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.  The next FIVB event is July 2-7 in
Stavanger, Norway for the fourth-straight season.  The 2002 Stavanger will also
feature women's competition for the first time.

Thirteen (13) teams from the AVP Tour have entered the Norway stop.  As for
Norway results, Brazilians have won all three men's titles, including Gold
Medals by former AVP Tour players Jose Loiola (1999) and Emanuel Rego (1999 and
2001).  The best USA finish in Norway was a 2000 fifth by Carl Henkel and
Sinjin Smith.

Men's Main Draw (July 5-7) - Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, Eric Fonoimoana/Dax
Holdren and Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel.
Men's Qualification Tournament (July 3-4) - Todd Rogers/Sean Scott, John
Hyden/Christian McCaw, Adam Jewell/Collin Smith, Casey Jennings/Brad Torsone.

Women's Main Draw (july 4-6) - Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Dianne
DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana.  Misty May/Kerri Walsh have also earned a Main Draw
berth for the United States.
Women Qualification Tournament (July 2-3) - Danalee Bragado/Rachel Wacholder,
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster, Cary Wendell/Ali Wood and April Chapple Zanella
and MJ Smith.

McPEAK & YOUNGS DEFEAT DAVIS & JOHNSON FOR WOMEN'S BELMAR CROWN;
TOP-RANKED TEAM EXTENDS AVP TOUR WOMEN'S WINNING STREAK TO 20-STRAIGHT MATCHES;
TOP-SEEDED FONOIMOANA & HOLDREN FACE CEMAN & WHITMARSH IN MEN'S FINALE;
2002 AVP TOUR REACHES MIDWAY POINT ON JERSEY SHORE FOR 12TH ANNUAL BELMAR BEACH
BASH
BELMAR, N. J. - Top-seeded Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs captured their
fourth-straight domestic title here Sunday (June 30) by defeating third-seeded
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan in the women's final of the $125,000 AVP
2002 Belmar Open Presented by Paul Mitchell.

After McPeak and Youngs' 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 win in 60 minutes, sixth-seeded
Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh challenged top-seeded Eric Fonoimoana and Dax
Holdren in the men's finale.  Fonoimoana and Holdren won their two opening
matches Sunday to gain their third title match spot this season while Ceman and
Whitmarsh advanced to their second championship match together in four AVP Tour
events this season.

Sunday's championship teams in each gender will share the $14,500 first-place
prizes.  McPeak and Youngs extended their Association of Volleyball
Professionals (AVP) Tour winning streak to 20-straight matches with the title
victory Sunday.  Fonoimoana and Holdren seek their second domestic championship
in 2002.

McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Youngs (Durango, Colo.), have now won 24
of 25 pro beach matches this season to share $67,575 in earnings.  McPeak and
Youngs only defeat was June 21 in Switzerland to Sydney Olympic Gold Medallists
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Australia where the Americans finished
fifth.

Youngs won her fifth straight AVP Tour team title as she teamed with Barbra
Fontana to capture the Manhattan Beach crown last August.  Sunday's crown for
McPeak moved her into second-place on the all-time title standings behind
Karolyn Kirby.  McPeak, who has won a pro beach title in nine of the last 10
season, has 60 crowns.  Kirby, who retired after the 2000 season and was
celebrating her 41st birthday Sunday, won 67 women's pro beach titles.

McPeak and Youngs won their opening two matches by defeating fourth-seeded Lisa
Arce (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Linda Hanley (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
20-22, 21-16 and 15-10 in 60 minutes and fifth-seeded Carrie Busch and Leanne
Schuster 21-10, 19-21 and 15-13 in 56 minutes.

Competing in only their fifth pro beach event together, McPeak and Youngs won
the first three AVP stops in California this season.  McPeak and Youngs
defeated Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana for the titles at Huntington
Beach (May 26), Hermosa Beach (June 9) and Santa Barbara (June 16).  DeNecochea
(San Diego, Calif.) and Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) dropped both of their
matches Saturday to place 17th.

Davis (Tarzana, Calif.) and Johnson Jordan (Tarzana, Calif.) advanced to their
first title matches since 2000 by defeating eighth-seeded Nancy Mason (Hermosa
Beach, Calif.) and Rachel Wacholder (El Segundo, Calif.) 21-16 and 21-10 in a
36-minute semifinal.  Davis and Johnson Jordan, who finished fifth at the
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games for the United States, have placed third in the first
three AVP Tour events this season.  The pair has a 15-6 match mark this season
and shared $9,750 for second-place Sunday.

Davis and Johnson Jordan advanced to the semifinals with a 21-12 and 21-19 win
in 36 minutes over Akers and Pavley. Davis and Johnson Jordan are now 0-3
against McPeak and Youngs after dropping semifinal matches in Huntington Beach
(21-18 and 21-10) and Hermosa Beach (21-18 and 21-18) earlier this season.

Busch (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Schuster (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) won two
matches Sunday morning to advance to the semifinals.  Busch and Schuster opened
with a 21-14 and 21-14 win over ninth-seeded Danalee Bragado (Manhattan Beach,
Calif.) and Monique Oliver (Malibu, Calif.) before eliminating 10th-seeded
Angie Akers (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jen Pavley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) 17-21,
21-12 and 15-9 in 51 minutes.

Mason and Wacholder, who had to win five-straight elimination matches after
dropping their first match Saturday to Bragado and Oliver, won their opening
two matches Sunday.  Mason and Wacholder ousted 15th-seeded Cary Wendell (San
Clemente, Calif.) and Ali Wood (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) 21-19 and 21-19 and Arce
and Hanley 21-13, 9-21 and 15-11 in 50 minutes.  For placing third, the
Busch/Schuster and Mason/Wacholder tandems earned $5,825 each.

Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) won
their opening match Sunday by defeating 13th-seeded Scott Davenport (Manhattan
Beach, Calif.) and Eli Fairfield (San Diego, Calif.) 21-15 and 21-18 in 40
minutes.  Fonoimoana and Holdren advanced to the finals with a 14-21, 21-16 and
25-23 in 62 minutes over second-seeded Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong.

Ceman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Whitmarsh (San Diego, Calif.), who captured
the 1998 and 2000 AVP Belmar Open titles, defeated third-seeded Brent Doble
(Capistrano Beach, Calif.) and Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) 21-18, 15-21
and 15-13 in a 63-minute Sunday's second men's semifinals.  It was the second
win of the weekend for Ceman and Whitmarsh over Doble and Kiraly.

Whitmarsh, who has won four Belmar championships as he chases Kent Steffes'
record of five titles on this Jersey Beach, and Ceman have posted a 15-5 mark
this season while Fonoimoana and Holdren are 23-4, including 20-3 on the AVP
Tour.  Fonoimoana and Holdren defeated Ceman and Whitmarsh 21-18 and 21-14 at
the Huntington finale May 26 in the only meeting this season between the two
teams.

Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Wong (Pearl City, Hi.), who dropped a 21-17, 19-21
and 15-11 semifinal decision to Fonoimoana and Holdren in Huntington Beach May
26, dropped their opening match Sunday to Ceman and Whitmarsh 21-18 and 21-19
in 47 minutes.  Metzger and Wong advanced to the semfinals with a 21-17 and
21-12 in 40 minutes over eighth-seeded Mike Lambert (Honolulu, Hi.) and Lee
LeGrande (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).

Metzger and Wong, who won the Bronze Medal in last week's FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Tour event in Switzerland, have placed third, second and fifth in their
first three AVP Tour events this season.  Winners of the last two AVP team
events in 2001, Metzger and Wong lost the Hermosa Beach finale to Albert
Hannemann and Jeff Nygaard, who placed ninth Saturday.

Doble and Kiraly won a pair of elimination matches Sunday morning to advance to
the "final four."  Doble and Kiraly defeated fourth-seeded Eduardo Bacil (El
Segundo, Calif.) and Frederico Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) 21-19 and 21-13
in 40 minutes and 13th-seeded Scott Davenport (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Eli
Fairfield (San Diego, Calif.) 21-18, 12-21 and 15-13 in 63 minutes.

Doble and Kiraly, who won the last AVP Tour men's title in Santa Barbara by
defeating Fonoimoana and Holdren in the finals, dropped a 21-19, 15-21 and
15-13 decision in 62 minutes to Ceman and Whitmarsh Saturday.  Doble and
Kiraly, who defeated Fonoimoana and Holdren in the Santa Barbara final, are now
0-3 against Ceman and Whitmarsh this season after losing 21-8, 21-23 and 15-13
in the Huntington semifinal.  For placing third, the Metzger/Wong and
Doble/Kiraly tandems earned $5,825 each.

NOTES - Here are notes for the third of three days of competition on Belmar
Beach.

· The women return to Belmar for the first time since the early 1990s when the
AVP Tour staged a four-team event in 1993 on Belmar Beach followed by an
eight-team field in 1994.  Holly McPeak teamed with Cammy Ciarelli to win the
1993 women's title while 1996 Atlanta Olympic Gold Medallists Sandra Pires and
Jackie Silva won the 1994 title.

· The 2002 Santa Barbara win was the 143rd in Karch Kiraly's career, as he
became the oldest player (41 years, 265 days) to win a pro beach title.  Brent
Doble became the 12th different partner to capture a title with Kiraly, who won
Belmar titles in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996 with Kent Steffes.  Retired from the
sport since 1999, Steffes won his fifth Belmar title with Mike Whitmarsh in
1998.

· Karch Kiraly (1996 Atlanta with Kent Steffes) and Eric Fonoimoana (Sydney
2000 with Dain Blanton) are Olympic Gold Medallists.  Mike Whitmarsh captured
the Silver Medal with Mike Dodd in the 1996 Olympic Games.  Other USA beach
Olympians competing this weekend were Holly McPeak (1996 and 200), Barbra
Fontana (1996), Linda Hanley (1996) and Kevin Wong (2000).

· After the Belmar stop, the AVP Tour will take five weekends off before
resuming play with nationally-televised events by NBC from Manhattan Beach
(August 9-11) and Chicago (August 23-25).  The season ends with a specialty
event in Las Vegas September 4-7.

Past Belmar Champions

Season Men's Winning Team
· 1991 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
· 1992 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1993 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1994 Adam Johnson/Randy Stoklos
· 1995 Brian Lewis/Bill Boullianne
· 1996 Kiraly/Steffes
· 1997 Canyon Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 1998 Steffes/Whitmarsh
· 1999 David Swatik/Whitmarsh
· 2000 Ceman/Whitmarsh
· 2001 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande
· 2002 Eric Fonoimoana/Dax Holdren or Ceman/Whitmarsh

Season Women's Winning Team
· 1993 Cammy Ciarelli/Holly McPeak
· 1994 Sandra Pires/Jackie Silva
· 2002 Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs

NO BREAK FOR THE TOP AVP PLAYERS

During the break, the top AVP Tour players will be competing internationally on
the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.  The next FIVB event is July 2-7 in
Stavanger, Norway for the fourth-straight season.  The 2002 Stavanger will also
feature women's competition for the first time.

Thirteen (13) teams from the AVP Tour have entered the Norway stop.  As for
Norway results, Brazilians have won all three men's titles, including Gold
Medals by former AVP Tour players Jose Loiola (1999) and Emanuel Rego (1999 and
2001).  The best USA finish in Norway was a 2000 fifth by Carl Henkel and
Sinjin Smith.

Men's Main Draw (July 5-7) - Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, Eric Fonoimoana/Dax
Holdren and Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel.
Men's Qualification Tournament (July 3-4) - Todd Rogers/Sean Scott, John
Hyden/Christian McCaw, Adam Jewell/Collin Smith, Casey Jennings/Brad Torsone.

Women's Main Draw (july 4-6) - Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs and Dianne
DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana.  Misty May/Kerri Walsh have also earned a Main Draw
berth for the United States.
Women Qualification Tournament (July 2-3) - Danalee Bragado/Rachel Wacholder,
Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster, Cary Wendell/Ali Wood and April Chapple Zanella
and MJ Smith.

Lofty goals: Local players look to gain berth in main draw
Asbury Park Press 6/28/02
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER
There will be an added twist today when the top local beach volleyball players get their chance to live out their dreams by earning a berth in the Association of Volleyball Professionals main draw.
For the first time, women will be getting their chance to advance into tomorrow's event by playing in the qualifier tournament today. Several players from the East Coast, including Sharon Wentworth of Sea Bright, will be taking advantage of the opportunity.
"We're really excited to have the women here," said Wentworth, whose husband, Jeff, is also playing in the men's qualifier. "This is the first time in my history that they've offered this kind of opportunity for women's players. The only other thing we used to have was the Jose Cuervo tournaments.
"This is really big. I wouldn't miss it. We get a chance to play against the best players, and show that the women on the East Coast can be competitive with the players from the West. I really feel that the teams from around here will make a good showing."
Eight men's teams and six women's teams will gain spots in the main draw for the $125,000 Belmar Open by winning two or three matches at the qualifier today.
Because this is the first time the women's portion of the AVP is being held in Belmar, Wentworth and the other East Coast players -- several from Long Island will take part -- aren't too familiar with the opposition. Wentworth and her partner, Danielle Stannard of Washington, D.C., will play the No. 6 seeds, Daven Casad-Allison and Kim Zuffelato, in the opening round.
"I really don't recognize most of the names in the qualifier," said Wentworth. "It's hard to predict when you don't know the competition. With this type of system, luck of the draw can play a big part. If you can get by the first round, you have a good chance."
Wentworth and Stannard are friends, but they haven't played much together before because they live far apart. Wentworth says she plays mostly at East End Volleyball tournaments on Long Island, "because that's where the best competition is."
She said her style complements Stannard's.
"She's taller and a good blocker, and I'm more of a defensive player," Wentworth said. "With the new rules (the AVP's court is 20 percent smaller than the indoor and standard beach courts), we're a good combination. We're just going to try our best. We feel we have a real chance. It's going to be a great experience for us."
For many of the local men's teams, the qualifying tournament has become an annual rite. Past qualifiers who've made it into the main draw include Tim Chittenden, Belmar, and Fred Fauhl, Seaside Heights; Wayne Gant, Wall, and Ihor Akinshyn, North Bergen; Jon Rose, Toms River, and Jon Barnes, Mount Laurel, and Graig Domanski and Brian Soldano, both Freehold Township. Soldano is now a regular on the AVP Tour, and he and partner Jake Elliott of Isle of Palms, S.C., are the No. 14 seeds in the main draw.
Barnes and Rose and Chittenden and Fauhl are playing together again today, while Gant and Domanski and Jeff Wentworth and Akinshyn are teaming up. The pairings have Chittenden and Fauhl playing Domanski and Gant in the opening round.
There are 51 teams, many traveling here from California, battling for the eight men's teams berths, and 28 in the women's competition.
Wentworth, 31, and Akinshyn played college volleyball together at Rutgers-Newark and have been one of the most formidable teams in this area for many years. At one time Wentworth pursued beach volleyball as a top priority, similar to many of the players from the West who'll be playing today, but he has a career now that makes the sport more into a "hobby."
"There are all these young guys coming up. They're dying to earn their way into the main draw, and at some point tomorrow we'll be playing them," he said. "They're dying to get in, to do what Brian (Soldano) has been able to do. They just want to beat us and move on. It's an interesting relationship, the mixture you get at the qualifier."

Rard, Roca earn spot in main event
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER Asbury Park Press
BELMAR -- Franci Rard and Paula Roca had never played together before, so they decided to work extra hard on communicating yesterday.
Communication and steady play enabled Rard, of Naples, Fla., and Roca, who was born in Brazil and now lives in Florida, to advance to today's main draw in the Association of Volleyball Professionals' $125,000 Belmar Open. The duo had three wins in the qualifier tournament yesterday.
Six women's teams and eight men's teams earned main draw berths, but no local teams qualified. Two New Jersey players will be in the main draw, with Brian Soldano, Freehold Township, and his partner, Jake Elliott, Isle of Palms, S.C., seeded 14th, and Jim Walls, Cape May, and his partner, Adam Roberts, South Carolina, seeded 22nd.
Rard and Roca, seeded 16th in the qualifier, beat the 17th seeds, Karen Reitz and Saralyn Smith, 21-16, 21-8, then upset the top seeds, Kerri Eich and Kristin Schritter, 21-18, 22-20. In the match to earn a main-draw berth, they beat the ninth seeds, Ann McArthur and Sarah White, 21-14, 22-20.
Both Rard and Roca had attempted to qualify for previous AVP tournaments this year, but neither had made it.
"Because we hadn't played together before, we knew we had to communicate well," said Rard. "That helped our playing, and Paula was serving tough all day."
Despite being the 16th seeds, they were confident as the day started.
"We've both played qualifiers before, and we knew that if we played well, we'd have a good chance," Rard said.
It also helped that the pair is adjusting to the AVP rules, which include let serves and a smaller court. Both had only played on the standard volleyball court, which is 20 percent bigger, in Florida.
"The rule changes took us a little time to get used to," Roca said. "We hadn't played tournaments before with the new rules."
Rard and Roca are the 22nd seed in the main draw, which begins at 9 a.m. today at the Fourth Avenue beach. They play the 11th seeds, Katie Lindquist and Tracie Lindquist, in the first round, and are looking forward to their first main-draw experience.
"It's awesome," Rard said. "The thing about the main-draw teams is they're so consistent. They don't have big lapses. They don't give up two, three points in a row."
"I'm very excited," Roca said. "The level of play is so high, you have to play really well to win a game."
Also earning berths in the women's main draw were: Tanya Fuamatu and Heidi Ilustre, the fourth seeds in the qualifier; McArthur and White, who won a play-in game after losing to Rard and Roca; Daven Casad-Allison and Kim Zuffelato, the sixth seeds; Michelle Morse and Liz Pagano, the third seeds, and Erin Galli and Barbara Nyland, the second seeds.
A.J. Mihalic, who was raised in Wall but has lived in California for the last year, came closest to gaining a spot in today's event among the qualifier players with local ties. Mihalic and partner Todd Hart lost 21-19, 21-16 to the fourth-seeded team of Mike Mattarocci and Eddie Stokes in the third round.
Graig Domanski, Freehold Township, and Wayne Gant, Wall; Jon Rose, Toms River, and Jon Barnes, Mount Laurel; Brian Gulick, Toms River, and Ryan Burrow, Newark, and Paul Kadlubowski, Ozone Park, N.Y., and Michael Mielcarz, Holland, Pa., all lost in the second round. Gant and Domanski lost 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 to Jason Lee and Gaston Macau, who also won in the third round to advance. Tough serving by Macau caused Gant and Domanski to fall behind 3-0 in the third game and they weren't able to close the gap.
"They basically won it on his serve," Gant said. "That killed us. Plus, I had two sets in transition in that game where I didn't swing, I hit roll shots that they were able to get back against us. You have to take your chances and swing in those situations."
Only one of the eight top-seeded teams failed to advance: No. 7 seeds Andrew Vazquez and Brett Scharf, who lost in the third round to Jason Kruger and Everett Matthews, the 10th seeds.
Also advancing from the men's qualifier were: Daniel Fisher and David Smith, the top seeds; No. 2 John Hyden and Chip McCaw; Skyler Dale Davis and Matt Heath (3); Mattorocci and Stokes; John Anselmo and Scott Wong (5), and Mark Reilly and Richard Vanhuizen (8).

Sand sharks: Whitmarsh wins 5th title, Ceman nets 3rd
Published in the Asbury Park Press 7/01/02
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER
BELMAR -- Mike Whitmarsh staged a block party on the sand he now owns yesterday.
Whitmarsh won his fifth Belmar Open title, teaming with Canyon Ceman to beat Dax Holdren and Eric Fonoimoana 21-18, 21-16 at the Association of Volleyball Professionals' $125,000 tournament. Whitmarsh has won at the site five of the last six years and is now tied with Kent Steffes, who doesn't play on the tour right now, in wins at Belmar, while Ceman won his third title, one behind Karch Kiraly.
"People have been asking me why I do so well here," Whitmarsh said. "The best way to explain it is, there's a lot of fire in this crowd, and I get fired up when I come here."
"It's their beach," Holdren said. "Mike's won five of the last six here, there's not much you can say more than that."
Whitmarsh had six blocks in the final, five in the second game. But it was more than the blocking. Ceman and Whitmarsh combined for 19 digs and were diving all over the court, fighting for every point. Maybe it was because they hadn't won a tournament since 2000 -- Ceman's last win was at Belmar that year, while 2001 was the first year Whitmarsh (he also won the season-ending King of the Beach event in 2000) didn't win a tournament.
"I've been hungry, I know Whitty's hungry," Ceman said. "It's been a while for both of us. For me, my big key was aggressiveness, when (people) say it looked like we were going for it, that's what it means for me. My serve, my hits, I was giving it all I had."
"Whitty's real comfortable here, it seems like he turns it up a notch in Belmar," Fonoimoana said. "They came up with some big plays doing the little things, covering when they got blocked, making good sets from off the net. Those kind of bravo plays can really frustrate you, when the other team is hustling like that and gets the majority of those, it can break your momentum."
When Ceman and Whitmarsh are playing well, everything starts with the intimidating block presented by Whitmarsh, who is 6-foot-7. They had lost in the final at Huntington Beach, Calif., on May 26 to Fonoimoana and Holdren, 21-18, 21-14.
"I had to block better, when we played them in Huntington, I blocked three balls the whole match, we're not going to win with me blocking like that," Whitmarsh said. "I knew that was part of the key to win the match, I had to block better."
"Today he was on. As his blocking goes, we go," Ceman said. "His blocking keys my defense, and it takes a little pressure of me in terms of siding out."
"Against that block, there's not a lot you can do," Holdren said. "You can try to cheap the ball around, but Canyon was running everything down. When they've got both those things going, its tough to beat them."
Of course, there's always a little luck involved in every victory. Leading 16-15 in the first game, Ceman scored with a jump-serve ace to Holdren's sideline.
"The beautiful thing about that, that was a mis-hit," Ceman said. "Anyone will tell you out here, that mis-hits are how you get aces. Most people know your tendencies, know where you're meaning to hit the ball. The big thing is aggressiveness is what creates breaks. I was swinging as hard as I could. With that philosophy, good things are going to happen on my serve."
The score was tied 9-9 in the second game when Ceman sided out with a kill after a long rally, making it 10-9, then Whitmarsh earned two service points. First, he blocked Fonoimoana, then Ceman made a dig and kill to make it 12-9. Two sideouts later, Whitmarsh had another block for 14-10 and they were in control.
Whitmarsh, 40, has been considering retirement for several years, and mentioned it again in his remarks to the crowd after the victory. But this time he acknowledged his love for this site.
"Right now, I'm leaning toward not playing anymore (after this season), but we'll see," he said. "Even if I'm not, I wouldn't mind coming back here just to see the people."
Ceman and Whitmarsh's road to the victory in the two-day, double-elimination event included two wins over Kiraly and Brent Doble, who finished third. They won 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 on Saturday, and 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 in the semifinals yesterday.

2002 AVP Points (Through June 30, 2002)
Here's are the men and women point leaders for the Association of Volleyball
Professionals (AVP) after the fourth of seven stops on the 2002 tour. The AVP
Pro Beach Volleyball Tour next event is August 9-11 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The points are based upon accumulated 2002 points for four events.

Men, residence (titles), Points
1. Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (1), 634
Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (1), 634
3. Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif. (1), 580
Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (1), 580
5. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi., 572
Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 572
7. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (1), 518
Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (1), 518
9. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif., 459
Fred Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., 459
11. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif. (1), 450
Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif. (1), 450

Women, residence (titles), Points
1. Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4), 756
Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (4), 756
3. Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif., 594
Jenny Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif., 594
5. Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 554
Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego, Calif., 554
7. Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 540
Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 540
9. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif., 481
Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 481
11. Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif., 423
12. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 398
 
2002 AVP Earnings (Through June 30, 2002)
Men, residence (titles), Earnings
1. Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (1), $19,100.00
Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (1), $19,100.00
3. Brent Doble, Capistrano Beach, Calif. (1), $15,175.00
Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif. (1), $15,175.00
5. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif., $14,335.00
Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif., $14,335.00
7. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi., $13,425.00
Kevin Wong, Hermosa Beach, Calif., $13,425.00
9.  Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif. (1), $11,550.00
Jeff Nygaard, Los Angeles, Calif. (1), $11,550.00
11. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif., $8,457.50
Fred Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, $8,457.50
 
Women, residence (titles), Earnings
1. Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4), $30,450.00
Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (4), $30,450.00
3. Dianne DeNecochea, San Diego, Calif., $15,850.00
Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif., $15,850.00
5. Annett Davis, Tarzana, Calif., $14,195.00
Jennifer Johnson Jordan, Tarzana, Calif., $14,195.00
7. Carrie Busch, Hermosa Beach, Calif., $11,070.00
Leanne Schuster, Manhattan Beach, Calif., $11,070.00
9. Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif., $8,512.50
Linda Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif., $8,512.50
11. Rachel Wacholder, El Segundo, Calif., $6,912.50
12. Nancy Mason, Hermosa Beach, Calif., $6,542.50
 
2002 AVP SCHEDULE - A total of seven combined men's and women's events
highlight the seven-stop schedule for the AVP.
Date, City, State, Site (Men & Women Winners)

May 24-26, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Eric Fonoimoana/Dax Holdren & Holly
McPeak/Elaine Youngs)
June 7-9, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (Albert Hannemann/Jeff Nygaard &
McPeak/Youngs)
June 14-16, Santa Barbara, Calif. (Brent Doble/Karch Kiraly & McPeak/Youngs)
June 28-30, Belmar, N.J. (Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh & McPeak/Youngs
August 9-11, Manhattan Beach, Calif., The Pier
August 23-25, Chicago, Ill., North Beach
September 4-7, Las Vegas, Nev., Hard Rock Hotel

2002 AVP Tour - Final Four Finishes

WOMEN'S

Huntington Beach, Calif. (May 24-26)
1. Holly McPeak/Elaine Youngs
2. Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana
3. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan
3. Lisa Arce/Linda Hanley
Title Match (winners split $14,500; losers split $9,750) - McPeak/Youngs (No.
1-seeded main Draw Team) def. DeNecochea/Fontana (2), 21-18, 20-22 and 15-9 (69
minutes).

Hermosa Beach, Calif. (June 7-9)
1. McPeak/Youngs
2. DeNecochea/Fontana
3. Davis/Johnson Jordan
3. Carrie Busch/Leanne Schuster
Title Match (winners split $17,400; losers split $11,700) - McPeak/Youngs (1)
def. DeNecochea/Fontana (2), 21-15 and 21-14 (38).

Santa Barbara, Calif. (June 14-16)
1. McPeak/Youngs
2. DeNecochea/Fontana
3. Davis/Johnson Jordan
3. Busch/Schuster
Title Match (winners split $14,500; losers split $9,750) - McPeak/Youngs (1)
def. DeNecochea/Fontana (2), 21-15 and 21-13 (45).

Belmar, N. J. (June 28-30)
1. McPeak/Youngs
2. Davis/Johnson Jordan
3. Nancy Mason/Rachel Wacholder
3. Busch/Schuster
Title Match (winners split $14,500; losers split $9,750) - McPeak/Youngs (1)
def. Davis/Johnson Jordan (3) 16-21, 21-14 and 15-12 (60).

MEN'S

Huntington Beach, Calif. (May 24-26)
1. Eric Fonoimoana/Dax Holdren
2. Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh
3. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong
4. Brent Doble/Karch Kiraly
Title Match (winners split $14,500; losers split $9,750) - Fonoimoana/Holdren
(3) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (4), 21-18 and 21-14 (49).

Hermosa Beach, Calif. (June 7-9)
1. Albert Hannemann/Jeff Nygaard
2. Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong
3. Eduardo Bacil/Frederico Souza
3. Scott Ayakatubby/Brian Lewis
Title Match (winners split $17,400; losers split $11,700) - A.
Hannemann/Nygaard (6) def. Metzger/Wong (1), 18-21, 29-27 and 27-25 (100).

Santa Barbara, Calif. (June 14-16)
1. Doble/Kiraly
2. Fonoimoana/Holdren
3. Eduardo Bacil/Frederico Souza
3. Mike Lambert/Lee LeGrande
Title Match (winners place first, split $14,500; losers place second, split
$9,750) - Doble/Kiraly (5) def. Fonoimoana/Holdren (2), 21-12 and 21-18 (50).

Belmar, N. J. (June 28-30)
1. Ceman/Whitmarsh
2. Fonoimoana/Holdren
3. Metzger/Wong
3. Doble/Kiraly
Title Match (winners split $14,500; losers split $9,750) -Ceman/Whitmarsh (6)
def. Fonoimoana/Holdren (121-18 and 21-16 (50).

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Partys and What's Going On :
Wednesday July 19th 2000
6pm clinic/Meet the players @ Headliner

Thursday July 20th 2000
10pm Rage @ Reggies

Friday July 21st 2000
5-6:30pm Sunkist AVP Free Youth Clinic
7:30pm Player Dinner/Party D'Jais

Saturday July 22nd 2000
9am Sunkist AVP Belmar Open Begins
9pm Official Tour Party @ Bar A

Sunday July 23rd 2000
8:30am Sunkist AVP Belmar Open Begins Play
9am Sunkist AVP Youth Tour Begins
4pm AVP Finals Begins
 

Photos AVP Belmar 2001 Open

      Sunset on the Shark River Inlet in Belmar,New Jersey

                                             "Images of America: Belmar I&II"(click on the pic above)

AVP-Pro Beach Volleyball on the Jersey Shore(click on pic for current event info)

Right click on images then view image to see the pictures full size in Netscape

   Uncle Nick & The I-MAN in Belmar July 1998 

                                                                                                        Adam Jewel, Albert Hanneman & Danny Belmar 1999

Ian Clark & young fan  Danny at Belmar July 1998

                                                                           David Swatik Belmar 1999

                                                                            Belmar Beach AVP 1999

                                                   Mike Cole & David Valenti "IMANFANS4EVER" Belmar 2000

                                                           Local Asbury Park Press article about the 1999 AVP Belmar Beach Open

                                                                        Sam Lagana AVP Voice Of Belmar's Past

                                                                               Chris "Geeter"McGee
 

                                                                  HERE'S DA BEEF Bill AKA "Beef" Boullianne 2001

                                                   
                                                                  Chad,Adam & Ian give a thumbs up to Belmar's nitelife
 

Some Joisey Girls!!!

FRIDAY JULY 21ST-2000-10PM MEET THE COORS LIGHT GIRLS
AT PAT'S TAVERN IN BELMAR(last year)see Bar Event schedule for current events)
 July 2001 Meet the Coor's Lite Girls Schedule
Click on the picture for the girls......

Asbury Park Press Photos
By Tanya Breen

Mister Belmar"MIKE WHITMARSH"wins again last year 2000 with Canyon Ceman!!!
4 Time and current record holder tying Karch Kiraly who has also won 4 events here!!!
1997 Mike Whitmarsh/Canyon Ceman
1998 Mike Whitmarsh/Kent Steffes
1999 Mike Whitmarsh/David Swatik
2000 Mike Whitmarsh/Canyon Ceman

Volleyball Magazine-November1998
Your Serve Section
Volleyball Magazine
Click on this link above during the Belmar 2000 AVP event
for scores and discussions in the outdoors forums.

AVP TOUR LAUDED

  Larry,Kim,Kevin,Kyle and Brandon Mariano
                             Kendall Park,New Jersey

*courtesy of Volleyball Magazine

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT
Find out what the weather will be like for the Belmar,NJ AVP annual tour event or before heading for your favorite local Jersey Shore beaches !!!

Belmar Beach on the Belmar Cam           Newly Refurbished Belmar Marina

Sandcastle Building on Belmar Beach     Beachgoers Soaking Up The Rays

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 BELMAR NJ SHOPPING,MAIN STREET & MORE

 Play Volleyball with the Playboy Playmates Xtremeteam at BAR-A July7th,2001
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  July 7th,2001
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 BELMAR CAM BARS,PUBS & CLUBS

  In South Belmar, they love the night life

Concerts:

James Taylor
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Friday -- July 6th;Saturday--July7th, 2001 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Cost:$25

The Beach Boys
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Tuesday -- July 10, 2001 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Cost:$25

Rod Stewart
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Wednesday -- July 11, 2001 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Cost:$25

Chicago
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Saturday -- July 14, 2001 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Cost:$25

Paul Simon/Brian Wilson
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Friday-- July 20, 2001 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Cost:$25

Stevie Nicks/Jeffrey Gains
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Saturday-- July 21, 2001 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Cost:$25

Places to eat while in Belmar,New Jersey

  This week's recipe: Belmar baked fluke

                 Matt "Mattio" UNGER                                              Ian AKA "I-MAN" CLARK                                  

Format:
Double Elimination

Event Scores:

Round Of 32
Holdren, Rogers (15)Def., Barnes, Rose (3)
Delahoz, Luyties (15)Def., Poolman, Williams(11)
Hribar, Fischer (17)Def.,Clark, Unger (15)
Bacil, Souza (15)Def., Pollard, Tourigny(6)
Lewis, Johnson(15)Def., Kumgisky, Bellandi(1)
Smith, Ivie (15) Def.,Goers, Taylor (11)
Davenport, Makos(16)Def., Baxter, Paaluhi (14)
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def., Jennings,Fuerbringer (11)
Neto, LeGrande (15)Def., Salmon, Elliot (9)
A.Hannemann,Boullianne (15)Def., Friederichsen,Boldt (7)
Garrido, Azevedo(15)Def., Priddy, Taliaferro(4)
Doble, Metzger (15)Def.,Daniel, Gibb (2)
Witt, Frohoff (15)Def.,Torsone, Convis(6)
N.Hannemann, Jewell(15)Def., Geibel, Addy (9)
Koerv, Agi (15) Def.,Boss, Castillo (13)
Fonoimoana,Blanton (15)Def., Rodriquez,Silberstein (11)
Round Of 16
Holdren, Rogers (15)Def.,Delahoz, Luyties (3)
Bacil, Souza (15)Def., Hribar, Fischer (8)
Lewis, Johnson(17)Def., Smith, Ivie (15)
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def.,Davenport, Makos(10)
Neto, LeGrande (19)Def., A.Hannemann,Boullianne (17)
Doble, Metzger (15)Def.,Garrido, Azevedo(6)
N.Hannemann, Jewell(15)Def.,Witt, Frohoff (10)
Fonoimoana,Blanton (15)Def., Koerv, Agi (3)
Quarter Finals
Bacil, Souza (15)Def., Holdren, Rogers (12)
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def.,Lewis, Johnson(4)
Doble, Metzger (15)Def.,Neto, LeGrande (3)
N.Hannemann, Jewell(15)Def.,Fonoimoana,Blanton (7)
SemiFinals
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def.,Bacil, Souza (9)
N.Hannemann, Jewell(15)Def.,Doble, Metzger (12)

Winners Finals
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def.,N.Hannemann, Jewell(9)

Tournament Finals
Ceman, Whitmarsh(15)Def.,N.Hannemann, Jewell(11)

Tournament Champions 2000>> Mike Whitmarsh/Canyon Ceman

  Mike Whitmarsh Olympic Silver Medalist                                     Canyon Ceman

Losers Round 1
Salmon, Elliot(15)Def., Friederichsen,Boldt (7)
Priddy,Taliaferro (15)Def., Daniel,Gibb (3)
Geibel, Addy (15)Def., Torsone,Convis (8)
Boss, Castillo(15)Def., Rodriquez,Silberstein (10)
Poolman,Williams (15)Def., Barnes,Rose (5)
Clark, Unger(15)Def., Pollard, Tourigny (6)
Kumgisky,Bellandi (15)Def., Goers,Taylor (10)
Jennings,Fuerbringer (15)Def.,  Baxter, Paaluhi (5)
Losers Round 2
Salmon, Elliot(15)Def.,Davenport,Makos (3)
Priddy,Taliaferro (15)Def., Smith,Ivie (11)
Hribar, Fischer(15)Def., Geibel,Addy (10)
Delahoz,Luyties (15)Def., Boss,Castillo (10)
Poolman,Williams (15)Def.,Koerv,Agi (3)
Witt, Frohoff(15)Def.,Clark,Unger (13)
Garrido,Azevedo (15)Def., Kumgisky,Bellandi (5)
A.Hannemann,Boullianne (15)Def.,Jennings,Fuerbringer (7)
Losers Round 3
Salmon, Elliot (15)Def.,Priddy,Taliaferro (12)
Delahoz,Luyties (15)Def.,Hribar, Fischer(11)
Witt, Frohoff(15)Def.,Poolman,Williams (13)
Garrido,Azevedo (16)Def., A.Hannemann,Boullianne (14)
Losers Round 4
Neto, LeGrande (15)Def., Salmon, Elliot (5)
Fonoimoana,Blanton (15)Def.,Delahoz,Luyties (11)
Holdren, Rogers (16)Def.,Witt, Frohoff(14)
Lewis, Johnson(15)Def., Garrido,Azevedo (12)
Losers Round 5
Neto, LeGrande (15)Def., Fonoimoana,Blanton (13)
Lewis, Johnson(15)Def., Holdren, Rogers (12)
Losers Round 6
Bacil, Souza (15)Def.,Neto, LeGrande (7)
Doble, Metzger (15)Def.,Lewis, Johnson(13)
Losers Semifinals
Doble, Metzger (15)Def.,Bacil, Souza (12)
Losers Finals
N.Hannemann, Jewell(15)Def.,Doble, Metzger (12)

Final Results:2000
1st -Ceman/Whitmarsh                                                 $16,000
2nd-N. Hannemann/ Jewell                                           $10,000
3rd -Doble/Metzger                                                        $  7,500
4th -Bacil/Souza                                                            $  5,500
5th -Legrand/Neto                                                          $  4,000
5th -Lewis /Johnson                                                       $  4,000
7th -Holdren/Rogers                                                      $  3,000
7th -Fonoimoana/Blanton                                             $  3,000
9th -Salmon/Elliot                                                         $  2,000
9th -Delahoz/Luyties                                                      $  2,000
9th -Witt/Frohoff                                                            $  2,000
9th -Garrido/Azevedo                                                    $  2,000
13th-Priddy/Taliaferro                                                     $  1,000
13th- Hribar/Fischer                                                         $  1,000
13th- Poolman/Williams                                                  $  1,000
13th- A.Hannemann/Boullianne                                       $ 1,000
17th- Davenport/Makos                                                     $500
17th- Smith/Ivie                                                                 $500
17th- Geibel/Addy                                                              $500
17th- Boss/Castillo                                                             $500
17th-  Koerv/Agi                                                                 $500
17th- Clark/Unger                                                                $500
17th- Kumgisky/Bellandi                                                    $500
17th- Jennings/Fuerbringer                                                  $500

Articles:

The Boys are Back in Belmar!!!
Courtesy of the AVP
Jul 21,2000
Saturday at the Sunkist Belmar AVP Open was not a good day for the AVP’s elite. The only top four seeded team surviving in the winners bracket after Saturday’s play was the 4th seeded squad of Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh who advanced to the semifinals with a convincing 15-4 win over Brian Lewis and Adam Johnson. Also slipping into the wrong bracket on day 1 was top seeds Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers who fell victim to Brazilians Anjinho and Fred 15-12. The fourth installment of the LeGrande/Neto vs. Doble/Metzger saga was played out here in Belmar, with Doble/Metzger squaring the season series to two games a piece with a 15-12 win and a place in the semis on Sunday. Belmar marked the return of Eric Fonoimoana and Dain Blanton to the AVP Tour after a few weeks playing abroad on the FIVB’s Olympic chase. Dain and Eric were not treated kindly by Nick Hannemann and Adam Jewell who sent the pair to the losers bracket with a 15-7 victory.

Whitmarsh is King of Belmar!!!
Courtesy of the AVP
By Dan Vrebalovich
Jul 22nd,2000

Sunday was again no picnic on the court for the top seeds at the Sunkist AVP Belmar         Open. The top seeded team of Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers managed only one victory in the losers bracket on Sunday, narrowly beating Brent Frohoff and Larry Witt 16-14. Their
run ended in the next match as Brian Lewis and Adam Johnson advanced with a 15-12 victory over last weeks champions, giving them a 7th place finish in Belmar.
The #2 seeded team of Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana also found themselves making an early exit on Sunday as they also finished in 7th place after being eliminated from
the tournament by LeGrande and Neto 15-13. The victory for #3 seeds LeGrande and Neto would be their last as Eduardo Bacil and Fred Souza would send them packing with a 15-7 defeat and a 5th place finish. On the winners side it was the #4 seeded team of Mike
Whitmarsh and Canyon Ceman who were in control of the tournament after winning the winners finals over the surprise team of the weekend, #10 seeds Adam Jewell and
Nick Hannemann. Jewell/Hannemann notched victories over Fonoi/Blanton in the quarters and Doble/Metzger in the semis, before going down to Ceman/Whit in the winners           finals by a score of 15-9. During the match, Mike Whitmarsh rolled his ankle, but was able to gut it out for the victory. Whitmarsh, who has won the Belmar event the past four years was gunning for his 1st victory in 2000 and hoped to do it here in Belmar. Ceman and Whitmarsh won the event together in 1997, the two hooked up as teammates again last week, as the partner shuffle seems to have been positive for both players.
In the losers bracket Brent Doble and Stein Metzger were charging towards the finals with a narrow victory over Lewis/Johnson 15-13 giving that team a 5th place finish.
Brent and Stein then tangled with Souza/Bacil again coming out on top with a 15-12 win, earning a rematch with Jewell/Hannemann who had beaten the team earlier in the
day in the winners semis. The match was a brawl from start to finish with big serves and bigger hits exploding all over the court. In the end, it was Hannemann and Jewell who
would earn a spot in their first finals ever as AVP pros, with a 15-12 win over Doble/Metzger. There were many questions to be answered in the finals.
Would Whitmarsh win his first tournament in what might be his last season as a pro? Would his ankle hold up for one more match to fend of the young challengers who had many questions to answer themselves. Getting to the finals is a big hurdle, winning a final is an even bigger one. A huge Belmar crowd stayed with us well past 5:00pm EST, enjoying a great day of perfect summer weather and awesome volleyball. The match was close throughout with score tied at 5-5. Mike and Canyon took advantage of the good side to push the score to 10-5 in their favor. Each team would score a point to make it 11-6, with Nick Hannemann playing some great volleyball despite having little gas left in his tank. Whit/Ceman would take control 13-6 before Han/Jewell would close to 13-10.
A Whitmarsh block put his team at game point, but Nick and Adam would make it interesting by switching back to the good side, down 14-11. Canyon and Mike would finish the job from there with a Ceman dig and a Whitmarsh hit on two the Sunkist AVP      Belmar Championship was theirs. Another new team has been added to the list of winners on the 2000 AVP Tour. Congratulations to Canyon Ceman and a special thanks to Mike Whitmarsh who has given the sport so many wonderful memories. Please show Mike all the appreciation he deserves if you come to one of the remaining events on the tour this year.

                                                                   Adam Jewell digs a ball
                                                                   Photo by Tanya Breen
 

BOB AND KELLEY WITT are leading the life of the sports parent times four.
The Witts' four sons all participate in volleyball at various levels. Last week, they were at the USA Boys Junior Nationals Championships in Reno, Nevada, watching son Tommy play in the 16-under division with the Santa Ynez Valley VBC of Las Olivos,Ca.
This week, two of those son's schedules intersect in New Jersey,and of course, the Witts will be at both.The oldest son, Andy, will be playing with the U.S. Men's National Team tonight as it takes on Bulgaria at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, second son Larry will be playing in the Association of Volleyball Professionals $75,000 Sunkist Open in Belmar. "Larry's game is well-suited to the beach, he has such an all-around game," said Andy Witt."lt's a natural fit for him to play on the beach." Larry Witt, only 20, has quickly risen through the AVP ranks in his first year. Playing with veteran Brent Frohoff, Witt has three consecutive  fifth-place finishes.
They are the seventh-ranked team heading into the Belmar event that begins tomorrow with a qualifier event and continues with opening rounds on Saturday and the semifmals and final on Sunday. The final is set to start at 4p.m. "The last four, five tournaments, Larry Witt has really started putting it together." said tour veteran Mike Whitmarsh who has teamed with three different partners to win the last three Belmar events. "Fro is the perfect partner for him, he's one of the few guys who've been around longer than me. Those two playin together is the perfect situation for both. I can see Larry Witt being one of our players in the 2004 Olympics."

Play LOCAL VOLLEYBALL IN NEW JERSEY

So you want to enter a volleyball tournament???
Published in the Asbury Park Press 6/17/00
By Fred Siegle

        PLAYERS CAN enter tournaments in advance or on the day of
        tournaments. Prior to the day of the tournament, the easiest way to enter is
        by telephone. For the Jersey Shore Volleyball Association, call (732)
        506-9449. For East End Volleyball, call (631) 728-0397. To enter on the
        day of the tournament show up at the check-in tent before 8:30 a.m. At
        most tournaments, men's and women's divisions are held on Saturdays,
        coed and 4-player on Sundays. At bigger tournaments, men's pro divisions
        can play over both days.

        THINGS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER: What division should you play in?
        Jersey Shore Volleyball Association tournaments have competition for
        players at many levels -- novice, B, BB, A, AA and pro for men; BB, A, AA
        and pro for women. In general, if you've never played a tournament, you
        shouldn't start at a level higher than BB (unless you have indoor
        experience or have played at a decent level in non-tournament settings on
        the beach). Novice is for players whose only volleyball experience is high
        school gym class and at backyard barbecues. B is for players who at least
        know the general rules and want to try to use three hits on every play
        (bump, set, spike). BB players should have enough control to use three hits
        on nearly every play and the ability to spike the ball and play decent
        defense. A players should be able to spike the ball on every possession and
        play solid defense. AA players should have excellent ball control, defense
        and spiking ability. The only first-time players who should even consider
        playing in the pro division are those who have played collegiate volleyball
        or on USA volleyball BB level or higher indoor teams.Be prepared for a workout. Tournaments are run under a pool-play format-- four or five teams play against each other on each net. You'll be on the court 20 to 60 minutes at a time and should be in decent shape. Remember to bring the entry fee (usually about $40 per team, but can fluctuate depending on tournament and division), water or sports drinks,sun block and a ball, if you have one.

        WHERE TO LEARN TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL: Spikesport-TLC
        Volleyball is offering free instruction for those 13 to 18 years old from 6
        to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Third and Ocean avenues in Belmar. The clinics are
        sponsored by the Belmar Youth Summer Program with instruction by Russ
        Lukas. For information, telephone Lukas at (732) 295-0292.

        Sports Action is offering instruction for all ages on Wednesday evenings at
        Duke Island Park, Bridgewater. Telephone Rich Drake, (908) 534-7737.

        SPECTATORS GUIDE FOR LOCAL TOURNAMENTS: Where can you
        find the best players? The top pro division players can generally be found
        on the courts closest to the sign-in and results tent for the tournament
        (tournaments include many divisions, so some games that draw attention
        could be at a lower level). The pros are also usually placed on courts
        nearest the boardwalk as a courtesy to spectators.

        When can you see the best games? Play at tournaments begins around 9
        a.m., but initial action is pool play (teams competing against each other to
        make the playoffs). The playoffs could begin any time between 3 and 5
        p.m. The best games, the semifinals and final, can be any time between 5
        and 7 p.m.

        TOURNAMENT RUNDOWN: The Jersey Shore Volleyball Association
        runs beach tournaments every weekend until Sept. 24, with men's,
        women's, coed and 4-player divisions at many levels. All remaining
        tournaments are in Point Pleasant Beach except July 1 and 2 (North
        Wildwood) and Aug. 5 and 6 (Long Branch). Specialty divisions
        (parent-child, age group, high school) are offered at some events.
        Telephone (732) 506-9449.

        East End Volleyball has a beach tournament today and tomorrow in
        Belmar, July 21 to 23 in Belmar, Aug. 5 and 6 in Point Pleasant Beach,
        Aug. 12 and 13 in Wildwood and Sept. 16 and 17 in Atlantic City, with
        men's, women's and coed divisions at several levels. Tomorrow's Belmar
        event includes an 18-and-under junior tournament. A junior tournament is
        also offered on July 23 in conjunction with the AVP tournament. East End
        also runs tournaments on Long Island and at other East Coast sites.
        Telephone (631) 728-0397.

        Parsippany Volleyball offers grass tournaments at Volunteers Park,
        Parsippany, on July 2, July 23, Aug. 20 and Sept. 3. Divisions for reverse
        coed (men can spike only from behind the 10-meter line) 2-player teams
        and men's and women's 3-player teams. Telephone (973) 263-5843.

        The North Jersey Volleyball Association offers grass tournaments at
        Overpeck Park, Leonia, on July 8, July 29 and 30, Aug. 26 and 27, Sept.
        16 and 17, Sept. 23 and 24 and Oct. 7. Men's, women's and reverse coed
        (men can spike only from behind the 10-meter line) divisions are offered at
        several levels. Visit the website at http://www.njva.com/.

        Sports Action offers grass tournaments at Duke Island Park, Bridgewater,
        today and on July 16, Aug. 27 and Sept. 24. Divisions are for 3-player
        teams. Telephone (908) 534-7737.

  AVP Belmar Open: Some area teams bow out on first day - Asbury

  Volleyball: An old and new partner for champ

  AVP Belmar Open notes: Kiraly not here, but his mom is

  AVP Belmar Open: To its surprise, Jersey team reaches main draw

  Favorites sand-blasted

  AVP Belmar Open notes: A timely win for Whitmarsh

  Volleyball: An old and new partner for champ - Asbury Park Press

  Feeling right at home in Belmar - Asbury Park Press -Nick Hannemann

  A net gain in Belmar

  Volleyball tournament gets underway in Belmar

  Mr. Belmar: Whitmarsh wins fourth straight at the Joisey Shore

BELMAR SUNKIST OPEN
July 18-19,1998 - Belmar, New Jersey -  June 26-27,1999  - Belmar, New Jersey - July 21st, 22nd,23rd 2000 - NEXT EVENT: July 20th, 21st,22nd 2001 !!!!!!
BELMAR 2001 EVENT COVERAGE

As always The AVP remains a great event on the beaches and in the town. The Belmar Cam AVP Web Cast supports all sponsors, fans and players. The championship tournament,
held in front of the original 5th avenue cam in Belmar is exciting, fun, and always competitive. The AVP in Belmar is part of Beach Volleyball community and tradition.
This tournament traditionally draws large crowds and is a covered on national television. The local community truly embraces this event, and with Belmar's help, the AVP has
created a major championship event for the millennium.The Belmar Cam AVP Web Cast lets you watch the entire week before the event, as they set up the bleachers and main courts,see the games as they happen live via the Belmar Cam. Visit again to find out more about this Live Web Cast.Be a part of the best action on the beach as AVP Volleyball returns to Belmar on July 21-22, 2001.The Open begins on Saturday. General admission tickets will be sold at the event, with bleacher seating available. Also planned are "meet the pros" nights when visitors will be able to meet the world's best beach volleyball players at some of Belmar's liveliest hot spots.

Format:
2001 COMPETITION NOTES - For the 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, the
following rules will be used:

· Each match will be the best of three rally-scoring sets.
· First two sets are to 21 points.
· Third eventual set is to 15 points.  When the first team to reach 14 in the
third eventual set, side out scoring will be used until one team has scored the
15th point or wins by two points.
· Must have a two-point advantage to win the set.
· No caps for all sets.
· Two timeouts per set with a duration of 30 seconds each
· Injury timeout - only one injury timeout per match is allowed per player.
· A side change will occur every 10 points in the first two sets and every five
(5) points in the third eventual set.  The side changes will be direct without
delay
· Time between sets will be one (1) minute.
· Court dimensions are 8-meter (26-feet, 3-inches) by 8-meter per side.
· The AVP has approved the implementation of "Let the serve in play" for all
events in 2001.
- For those VB fans who hadn't heard, the sideout freeze (new AVP rule this week)occurs when one team reaches 14 in the third and final game of a match,both  teams scores are then frozen from rally scoring and sideout scoring is used to  finish up the game and match.

Belmar Sunkist AVP Open 2001
13th -  Ian Clark/Adam Jewell           $850
Match Record:2 Wins-2Defeats
Saturday’s Main Draw Results
Winner’s Bracket, First-round (9 a.m. start)
· Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (6) def. Morgan Mainz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sausalito, Calif. (27), 21-18 and 21-19 (40);
Winner’s Bracket, Second Round
· Davenport/Nygaard (11) def. Clark/Jewell (6), 21-16 and 24-22 (43);
Loser’s Bracket, Second-round (losers eliminated, place 17th, split $500)
· Clark/Jewell (6) def. Fuerbringer/M. Williams (21), 23-21 and 21-13 (38);
Loser’s Bracket, Third-round (losers eliminated, place 13th, split $850)
· Elliott/Soldano (14) def. Clark/Jewell (6), 21-19, 19-21 and 15-12 (56);
 
 

Men's Main Draw Entries (28 teams, four to qualify, seedings to be announced
following Friday's qualifier)
Seeding:

Seed Name           Points            Ranking             Qualifying Status

· Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif.
· Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi.
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi.
· Scott Akayatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif.
· Aaron Boss, Oak Park, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
· Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
· Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif.
· Paul Baxter, Columbia Heights, Minn./Jason Ring, Bend, Ore.
· John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./David Smith, Venice, Caif.
· Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wis.
· David Fischer, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Jacob Elliott, Georgetown, S. C./Brian Soldano, Freehold, N. J.
· Jerry Graham, Playa del Rey, Calif./Chad Mowrey, Redondo, Calif.
· Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif./Scott Lane, Las Vegas, Nev.
· Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S. C./Colin Wellman, Los Angeles, Calif.
· Chris Makos, Costa Mesa, Calif./Chad Turner, Clearwater Beach, Fla.
· Matt Fuerbringer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif.
· Jeff Carlucci, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif.
· Jeff Bellandi, Hermosa Beach, Calf./Bill Boullianne, not available
· Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Juan Ibarra Rodriguez, Mexico
· John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Alika Williams, Santa Barbara, Calif.
· Anthony Medel, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Moran, Phoenix, Ariz.
· Tom Black, Reseda, Calif./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
· Elvis Rodriguez, New York, N. Y./Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J.
· Morgan Mainz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sausalito, Calif.
· Tom Lauterbeck, Santa Monica, Calif./Mark Sokolowski, Redondo Beach, Calif.
· Brian MacDonald, Newport Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Redondo Beach, Calif.

Men's Qualification Tournament Entries(37 teams,seedings to be finalized Thur.PM)

· Mike Daniel, Pleasant Grove, Utah/Jacob Gibb, Salt Lake City, Utah
· Brett Becker, not available/Anthony Mihalic, Belmar, N. J.
· Brian Duff, Rochester, N. Y./Jeff Smith, San Diego, Calif.
· Dale Davis, Austin, Tex./Tim Wooliver, Austin, Tex.
· Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif./Ed Ratledge, Fountain Valley, Calif.
· Mike Dipierro, Pompano Beach, Fla./Jim VanZwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla.
· Tom Barber, Hermosa Beach, Caiif./Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Mark Fay, Grandville, Mich./John Vestal, Clinton Township, Mich.
· Romano Dasilvo, not available/Jason Greenlaw, Torrance, Calif.
· Chad Winterhalter, Grandville, Mich./Zach Winterhalter, Grandville, Mich.
· Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach/Scott Kaedish, El Segundo, Calif.
· Andre Melo. Manassas, Va./Jason Wight, Fairfax, Va.
· Pete DiVenere, Palwey's Island, S. C./James Fellows, Naples, Fla.
· Jon Barner, Mount Laurel, N. J./Jon Rose, Hoboken, N. J.
· Adam Brosius, Sterling, Va./Ed Bross, Holland, Pa.
· Tim Chittenden, not available/Fred Fauhl, Seaside Heights, N. J.
· Keith Craig, not available/Todd Hart, Hopewell, Pa.
· Ihor Akinshyn, Hackensack, N. J./Wayne Gant, Wall, N. J.
· Jamie Drum, Long Branch, N. J./Brian Gulick, not available
· Colin Kaslow, Austin, Tex./Jason Miller, Denton, Tex.
· Kristopher Fraser, Lakewood, N. J./Nick Kitchen, not available
· Peter Frey, Syracuse, N. Y./Timothy Ko, North Syracuse, N. J.
· Joe Barrier, Toms River, N. J./Wes Moore, not available
· Keith Miklas, West Long Branch, N. J./Shawn Nason, Rumson, N. J.
· Arbel Meidav, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Gary Neiditch, not available
· Williams Narath, Parsippany, N. J./Adam Niemczynowicz, not available
· Bryan Hoopes, Wilmington, Del./Chris Patrick, Baltimore, Md.
· Daniel Mullen, Princeton, N. J./Brian Reiner, Mount Laurel, N. J.
· Mike Potts, not available/Will Rohde, not available
· Miguel Salazar, Rye, N. Y./Sander Saijanlan, not available
· Justin Hersey, Irving, Tex./Kyle Schultz, not available
· Williams Govea, North Bergen, N. J./Justin Stack, not available
· Will Johnson, Irving, Tex./Kelly Sterne, not available
· Mike Vajo, Hamilton, N. J./Don West, Perkasie, Pa.
· Matt Heagey, Rockville, Md./Zak Hollman, Rockville, Md.
· Alex Kutsy, Philadephia, Pa./Leon Lucas, Philadelphia, Pa.
· Andrew Balodis, New York, N. Y./to be determined

Top Belmar Pro Beach Volleyball Money Leaders

Player  Played  1st     2nd     3rd     4th     Money
1. Karch Kiraly 8       4       2       1       0       $54,075
2. Mike Whitmarsh       8       4       2       0       0       $53,163
3. Kent Steffes 7       5       0       1       0       $51,448
4. Brian Lewis  10      1       3       2       0       $41,694
5. Adam Johnson 10      1       3       1       0       $37,590
6. Canyon Ceman 7       2       1       0       0       $34,488
7. Bill Boullianne      9       1       0       0       1       $24,712
8. Randy Stoklos        4       1       0       1       1       $20,613
9. Troy Tanner  6       0       0       2       1       $19,155
10. Eric Fonoimoana     9       0       0       0       2       $18,326

15. David Swatik        7       1       0       1       0       $16,223
22. Ian Clark   6       0       0       0       0       $11,358
23. Eduardo Bacil       7       0       0       0       1       $10,923
26. Scott Ayakatubby    4       0       1       0       0       $10,503
36. Lee LeGrande        7       0       0       0       0      $7,791
37. Nick Hannemann      6       0       1       0       0       $7,726
40. Aaron Boss  6       0       0       0       0       $7,293
42. Brent Doble 5       0       0       1       0       $6,041
44. Adam Jewell 2       0       1       0       0       $5,813

 2001 Pro Beach Volleyball Earnings through July 15, 2001

Here's a listing of domestic and international pro beach volleyball money
leaders for men and women.  The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)
next event is July 20-22 at The Sunkist Open at Belmar (N. J.).  The Belmar
stop is a men's event.

Men's Domestic Money Leaders

Rank, Player, hometown (titles) Earnings
1. Dax Holdren, San Diego, Calif. (2)   $17,625
        Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif. (2)  $17,625
3. Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach, Calif. (1)       $13,125
        Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (1)      $13,125
5. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif.        $10,350
        Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif.       $10,350
7. Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn. (1)     $10,250
8. Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (1)      $9,350
9. Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (1)  $9,125
10. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi.        $8,850
        Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi.     $8,850
12. Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif.  $8,275
13. Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi.     $8,275
14. Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif. (1)       $7,525
15. Colin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif.  $6,737
16. Aaron Boss, San Diego, Calif.       $5,950
17. Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif.       $4,600
        Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.        $4,600
19. Rob Heidger, Redondo Beach, Calif.  $4,150
        Chip McCaw, Tulsa, Okla.        $4,150
21. Matt Lyles, Los Gatos, Calif.       $4,050
        Brian Soldano, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.    $4,050
23. Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S. C.   $3,750
24. Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif.  $3,663
        Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif. $3,663
26. Chad Turner, Clearwater Beach, Fla. $3,525
27. Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wis. $3,300
28. Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles        $3,075
29. Gaston Macau, Miami, Fla.   $3,000
30. Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif.      $2,925

2001 AVP POINTS
Here's a listing of men and women point leaders for the Association of
Volleyball Professionals (AVP). The Association of Volleyball Professionals
(AVP) next event is July 20-22 at The Sunkist Open at Belmar (N. J.).  The
Belmar stop is a men's event.  The points are based upon an of a player's best
eight finishes for the 2000 season plus accumulated 2001 points.

 Men AVP Points

Rank, Player, hometown, Points

1, Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif., 670.00
1, Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif., 670.00
3, Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi., 544.50
4. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif., 543.00
5, Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif., 527.25
6, Dain Blanton, Laguna Beach, Calif., 501.75
6, Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 501.75
8, Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi., 465.25
9, Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn., 428.00
10, Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif., 378.00
11, Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi., 375.75
12, Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi., 373.50
13, Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif., 369.00
13, Sinjin Smith, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 369.00
15, Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 351.00
15, Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 351.00
17, Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif., 341.00
18, Larry Witt, Santa Ynez, Calif., 337.50
19, Colin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 335.75
20, Scott, Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif., 324.00

SUNKIST OPEN AT BELMAR CHAMPIONS
 

Season Belmar Championship Team
1991 Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
1992 Kiraly/Steffes
1993 Kiraly/Steffes
1994 Adam Johnson/Randy Stoklos
1995 Brian Lewis/Bill Boullianne
1996 Kiraly/Steffes
1997 Canyon Ceman/Whitmarsh
1998 Steffes/Whitmarsh
1999 David Swatik/Whitmarsh
2000 Ceman/Whitmarsh
2001 Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande
 2002 Ceman/Whitmarsh

65 & COUNTING - Depending on any late entries for the Qualification Tournament,
The Sunkist Open at Belmar could attract the season's most men's entries.  The
AVP opener in Hermosa had 65 entries, followed by 62 in Huntington Beach and 53
in Muskegon.

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
1,091 events and 2,358 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.
 
 

Sunday’s Main Draw Results

Loser’s Bracket, Fourth-round (losers eliminated, place ninth, split $1,500)
· Aaron Boss, Oak Park, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Juan Ibarra Rodriguez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (16), 21-17 and 21-13 (38 minutes);
· Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (9) def. Jacob Elliott, Georgetown, S. C./Brian Soldano, Freehold, N. J. (14), 18-21, 21-17 and 16-14 (52);
· Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (7) def. David Fischer, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (12), 21-14 and 21-17 (47)
· Paul Baxter, Columbia Heights, Minn./Jason Ring, Bend, Ore. (8) def. Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wis. (11), 21-15, 17-21 and 15-13 (58)

Winner’s Bracket, Fourth-round (winners to semi-finals)
· Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (4) def. Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (1), 21-19, 19-21 and 15-12 (63);
· Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (2) def. Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif. (3), 21-19 and 21-15 (46).

Loser’s Bracket, Fifth-round (losers eliminated, place seventh, split $2,500)
· Cardenas/Nichols (9) def. Boss/C. Smith (5), 21-18 and 23-21 (56);
· N. Hannemann/Swatik (7) def. Baxter/Ring (8), 17-21, 21-15 and 15-8 (54).

Loser’s Bracket, Sixth-round (losers eliminated, place fifth, split $3,500)
· Ayakatubby/Bacil (3) def. Cardenas/Nichols (9), 22-20 and 21-17 (47);
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (1) def. N. Hannemann/Swatik (7), 21-17 and 21-18 (46).

Semi-finals
· A. Hannemann/Scott (4) def. Ayakatubby/Bacil (3), 24-22 and 21-15 (42)
· Doble/LeGrande (2) def. Ceman/Whitmarsh (1), 21-18, 19-21 and15-10 (75)

Bronze Medal Match (winners place third, split $6,600; losers place fourth, split $4,850)
· Ceman/Whitmarsh (1) def. Ayakatubby/Bacil (3), 21-18 and 21-18 (35).

Gold Medal Match (winners place first, split $14,000; losers place second, split $9,250)
· Doble/LeGrande (2) def. A. Hannemann/Scott (4), 21-16, 20-22 and 15-9 (64).

Tournament Champions 2001>>Brent Doble/Lee LeGrande

           Brent Doble & Lee LeGrande talk strategy during a timeout

Association of Volleyball Professionals
$62,500 THE SUNKIST OPEN AT BELMAR– MEN’S RANKINGS
July 20-22, 2001 at Belmar Beach, Belmar, N. J., Revised July 22, 2001, 2:47 PM

Rank, Team (Main Draw Seed, Qualification Tournament Seed) Record Points Earnings

1st Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn./Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (2) 6-0 360 $14,000
2nd Albert Hannemann, Torrance, Calif./Sean Scott, Kailua, Hi. (4) 5-1 324 $9,250
3rd Canyon Ceman, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif. (1) 5-2 288 $6,600
4th Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif. (3) 4-3 244 $4,850
5th Daniel Cardenas, Los Angeles, Calif./Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. (9) 4-2 216 $3,500
5th Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, Calif./David Swatik, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (7) 4-2 216 $3,500
7th Aaron Boss, Oak Park, Calif./Collin Smith, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) 3-2 180 $2,500
7th Paul Baxter, Columbia Heights, Minn./Jason Ring, Bend, Ore. (8 4-2 180 $2,500
9th Pepe Delahoz, San Diego, Calif./Juan Ibarra Rodriguez, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (16) 3-2 144 $1,500
9th Jacob Elliott, Georgetown, S. C./Brian Soldano, Freehold, N. J. (14) 3-2 144 $1,500
9th David Fischer, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brad Torsone, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (12) 3-2 144 $1,500
9th Scott Davenport, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jeff Nygaard, Madison, Wis. (11) 2-2 144 $1,500
13th Anthony Medel, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Moran, Phoenix, Ariz. (25) 2-2 108 $850
13th Ian Clark, Boulder, Colo./Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (6) 2-2 108 $850
13th Jeff Carlucci, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif. (19) 2-2 108 $850
13th Casey Jennings, Huntington Beach, Calif./Scott Lane, Las Vegas, Nev. (17) 2-2 108 $850
17th Chris Makos, Costa Mesa, Calif./Chad Turner, Clearwater Beach, Fla. (18 1-2 72 $500
17th John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif./David Smith, Venice, Calif. (10 1-2 72 $500
17th Matt Fuerbringer, Costa Mesa, Calif./Mark Williams, Santa Monica, Calif. (21) 1-2 72 $500
17th Dale Davis, Dallas, Tex./Tim Wooliver, Dallas, Tex. (29, 4) 1-2 72 $500
17th Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S. C./Colin Wellman, Los Angeles, Calif. (20) 1-2 72 $500
17th Jeff Bellandi, Hermosa Beach, Calf./Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif. (22) 1-2 72 $500
17th Brian MacDonald, Newport Beach, Calif./Leland Quinn, Redondo Beach, Calif. (26) 1-2 72 $500
17th . Jerry Graham, Playa del Rey, Calif./Chad Mowrey, Redondo, Calif. (15) 1-2 72 $500
25th Ihor Akinshyn, Hackensack, N. J./Wayne Gant, Wall, N. (32, 17) 0-2 36 $300
25th Tom Black, Reseda, Calif./Andrew Vazquez, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (24) 0-2 36 $300
25th Tom Slauterbeck, Santa Monica, Calif./Matt Sokolowski, Redondo Beach, Calif. (28) 0-2 36 $300
25th John Hribar, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Alika Williams, Santa Barbara, Calif. (13) 0-2 36 $300
25th Mike DiPierro, Pompano Beach, Fla./Jim VanZwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. (30 6) 0-2 36 $300
25th Morgan Mainz, Santa Barbara, Calif./Dancer Styles, Sausalito, Calif. (27) 0-2 36 $300
25th Elvis Rodriguez, New York, N. Y./Jim Walls, Cape May, N. J. (23) 0-2 36 $300
25th Tom Barber, Hermosa Beach, Caiif./Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (31, 7) 0-2 36 $300

Articles:2001

Volleyball: No limit on Wentworth's success
By FRED SIEGLE STAFF WRITER
Asbury Park Press June 2, 2001
Jeff Wentworth is doing pretty well with his new "hobby."Wentworth, Sea Bright, has been one of the top beach volleyball players on the East Coast for many years, and at one time took the sport very seriously. But he isn't able to devote as much time to training now and plans to play in a limited number of tournaments this summer.But that didn't stop Wentworth and long-time partner Ihor Akinshin, Ridgewood, from adding another top finish to their resumes on May 19 and 20 as they finished second in East End Volleyball's $3,000 Hilton Casino Big Shots Tournament in Atlantic City.Wentworth and Akinshin lost in the final to Jake Elliott, South Carolina, and Ahren Cadieux, Canada, in the final.
"We're going to play off and on this summer," said Wentworth. "I'm getting married in July and won't be playing much that month. We're going to play as many of the big tournaments as we can, and maybe a few others. We might try to play some in the Toyota Series in Ocean City (Md.) and we're planning to try the AVP qualifier in Virginia Beach -- I
won't be here for Belmar -- and also the Big Shots final in Atlantic City in September."
The second-place finish in Atlantic City came against some of the top competition from all over the East Coast. Wentworth and Akinshin reached the winners bracket final on May 19, beating Brian Soldano, Freehold Township, and Jim Walls, Cape May, who went on to place third. But they didn't fare as well on the second day of competition in losing twice to Elliott and Cadieux. "We played well on Saturday, we played a lot of guys who've been
training all winter long," Wentworth said. "The wind picked up on Sunday, and the matches got tougher. Their (Elliott and Cadieux) ball control in the wind was superior to ours."
Wentworth and Akinshin played indoors together at Rutgers-Newark, and at one time worked as hard at the outdoor game as many of the younger players from the Shore, like Soldano and A.J. Mihalic, Wall, do now. "This is more like a hobby for me now," said Wentworth, who graduated from Rutgers-Newark in 1993. "I don't need to play every weekend any more, and Ihor (a 1994 Rutgers-Newark graduate) and I don't intend to
play every week. But we still like the competition."
JSVBA results
Mike Emory, Cape May, and Ed Bross, Holland, Pa., won the men's pro division at the Jersey Shore Volleyball Association's Miller Lite Pro/Am in Seaside Heights on May 26. They beat Don Sachau, Somerset, and Wayne Gant, Wall, in the final.
The teams of Brian Gulick, Toms River, and Fred Fauhl, Seaside Heights,and Michael Mielcarz, Langhorne, Pa., and Paul Kadlubowski, Trenton,were third.
Lisa Ekmekjian, Montvale, and Ann Kraft, Yardley, Pa., won the women's pro division.
Volleyball: Gant is achieving success with mixed results
By FRED SIEGLE STAFF WRITER
Asbury Park Press June 23, 2001
Wayne Gant has had to mix things up this year -- involving both partners and the side of the court he plays -- but so far the results have been great.Gant, Wall, has played in seven tournaments this season and reached the final every time. He's 5-2 in championship matches, making it three in a row on June 16 at East End Volleyball's Peak Bar Big Shot Tournament in Belmar.He had won two in a row playing Jersey Shore Volleyball Association events with Graig Domanski, Freehold Township, then won at East End
with Don Sachau, Somerset. He has another first-place finish this year with Sachau, and was also first with Mike Emory, Cape May. He finished second once with Sachau and once with A.J. Mihalic, Wall.Gant's regular partners have been doing a lot of traveling this year, so he's had to adjust from week to week. He's played right side pretty much exclusively, and that's the spot he plays with Domanski and Mihalic. But Sachau is also a right-side player, so when they play together Gant shifts. "It's getting harder to get left-side partners," Gant said. "And I just figured it's easier for me to move than Don." Gant and Sachau beat Kamil Zitka and John Ferrari, both from NewYork, 15-8 in the final at East End's event. They defeated Ed Bross and Russ Mellott, both from Pennsylvania, 15-7, in the semifinals.
"The competition was real strong," Gant said. "I thought it would be more spread out with the JSVBA in Point Pleasant, but it seemed like most of the good players were at EastEnd."
Zitka and Ferrari beat Michael Mielcarz, Langhorne, Pa., and Paul Kadlubowski, Trenton, in the semifinals. Mielcarz and Kadlubowski had won the JSVBA's first tournament this year, beating Gant and Mihalic 17-15.Gant is making another shift -- to a grass tournament and another partner -- this weekend. He's playing at the Pottstown Rumble in Pottstown, Pa.,with Gary Neiditch, Fair Lawn. His plans include attempts to qualify into the main draw when the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour comes to Belmar July 20 to
22 and the following week in Virginia Beach, Va., and competition in several bigger regional events.He and Sachau -- who hasn't been big on travel -- are planning to play
together in East End's $2,850 Bud Light Big Shot Tournament at East Quogue, Long Island, next weekend, and Gant plans to participate in some of the Toyota Series tournaments in Ocean City, Md., and Virginia Beach this summer."I'm dragging Don out to Long Island," Gant joked. "He's great to play with, one of the most consistent players around. And I think he's playing even better this year than last."  "When Graig and A.J. both get home, I have to decide who I'm playing with," Gant said. "I also hope to play with Ihor (Akinshin, another top player) sometime. And Don and I are doing well together, so we're going to keep playing together, too."
Freebie
June 16, 2001
Spikesport Volleyball is again offering free instruction and play for high school-age players at the Third Avenue Beach in Belmar starting on Monday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by the BelmarYouth Summer Program.For information, telephone Russ Lukas, (732) 295-0202 or visit the website, www.SpikeSport-Volleyball.net.

 Miller Lite ProAm Open - Point Pleasant Beach,NJ - July 21-22,2001 

THE 'KING' LEADS 65-TEAMS INTO THE SUNKIST OPEN AT BELMAR;
OLYMPIC MEDALLIST WHITMARSH SEEKS FIFTH-STRAIGHT NEW JERSEY TITLE;37-TEAM QUALIFIER STARTS AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR ACTION FRIDAY
BELMAR, N. J. - Led by Mike Whitmarsh, the "King of the Beach" and a four-time winner on this New Jersey beach, The Sunkist Open at Belmar has attracted a 65-team field for Round 4 on the eight-stop AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour this weekend (July 20-22) at Belmar Beach.Featuring the United States' top men pro beach volleyball players vying $62,500 in prize money, The Sunkist Open at Belmar will open Friday at 9 a.m. (EDT) on
six sand courts at Belmar Beach (Fourth Avenue and Ocean).  Friday's 37-team Qualification Tournament will determine the final four berths in the 32-team
Main Draws.The first 48 Main Draw matches will be played Saturday starting at 9 a.m.
Sunday's competition starts at 8 a.m. with the final 14 matches being played.The final matches will begin approximately at 1 p.m. Sunday.  Tickets for the event are $5 per day for general admission and $25 per day for reserved seating.  Brighton Entertainment of New York, N. Y., will be taping The Sunkist Open at Belmar action for replay July 30 on FOX Sports Net.Whitmarsh, who captured the Silver Medal with Mike Dodd at the 1996 Atlanta
Olympic Games, is the Association of Volleyball Professionals' (AVP) reigning
"King of the Beach" after winning the crown last October in Las Vegas. Whitmarsh has been part of the winning team on Belmar Beach for the past four seasons, including crowns in 1997 and 2000 with Canyon Ceman.With six podium finishes in eight previous AVP Belmar starts, Whitmarsh needs one more win to tie Kent Steffes as the winningest player at Belmar Beach. Steffes won five AVP Belmar titles.  A seventh-place or better finish by
Whitmarsh this weekend will also give him the record for earnings on Belmar Beach.  Karch Kiraly earned $54,075 enroute to four titles on Belmar Beach. Whitmarsh has earned $53,163 in his eight Belmar starts.Ceman and Whitmarsh, who have placed ninth, second and second in the first three AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour events this season, defeated Nick Hannemann and Adam Jewell 15-11 for the 2000 Belmar title.  Brent Doble teamed with Stein Metzger to place third last season.Doble and Lee LeGrande teamed last weekend (July 13-15) in Michigan to win The Sunkist Open at Muskegon by winning five-straight matches to capture the $14,000 first-place prize.  Playing together for the first time this season,the fourth-seeded Doble and LeGrande scored a 21-16 and 23-21 upset win over second-seeded Ceman and Whitmarsh in the 49-minute finale.Other top men's team entered in The Sunkist Open at Belmar include; Scott Ayakatubby/Eduardo Bacil, Albert Hannemann/Sean Scott and Daniel Cardenas/Jim Nichols.  Hanneman and Scott defeated Cardenas and Nichols for third-place last Sunday in Muskegon.Ayakatubby, who is returning to the AVP Tour after being sidelined much of the past four seasons with injuries, and Bacil won the Huntington Beach title after upsetting Ceman and Whitmarsh in the finals.  Nick Hannemann and Jewell placed third in Huntington.
Digging out of a hole
Published in the Asbury Park Press 7/19/01
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER
The newest plan for the Association of Volleyball Professionals Tour emphasizes unity and harmony in the beach volleyball world.The tour, which makes its 11th annual stop in Belmar this weekend for the $62,500 Sunkist Open, has had its battles -- both inside its organization and with outside organizations -- in the past. But Leonard Armato, who took over as owner and CEO this year, says the best way to increase the tour's following and financial status is for everyone to get along.For the casual fan, things won't seem much different at this year's Belmar event, which starts with a qualifier tournament tomorrow and continues with main draw matches on Saturday and Sunday. There will still be top players battling it out in a 32-team, double-elimination tournament with plenty of skill, athleticism and drama on display. But the attempt at unity has brought many changes to the tour,
especially involving the rules, that hardcore fans will find noticeable.The AVP has switched to the Federation International de Volleyball's (FIVB) format -- rally scoring (one team or the other earns a point on each serve, as opposed to side-out scoring, in which you have to serve in order to score), a 20 percent smaller court, looser restrictions on hand sets (fewer
whistles for a carry), allowing the let serve (if the serve hits the net and goes over, it's in play) and even a new ball -- to move in line with the international tour.That's a big step, since when the FIVB tour began in the mid-1990s, the AVP philosophy had been that the AVP version of the game was the right, and only, way to play.And the AVP may very well have been correct, but while it fought that and other battles with the FIVB, it was sinking
financially here in the United States, while the FIVB's world tour is now well established.
"We wanted to eliminate confusion," said Armato, who helped originate the AVP tour in 1983 and served as executive director for six years. "The tour has been plagued by conflicts and infighting. We have to be collective in our vision, everyone has to be unified so we can put out a single positive vision. We're allies with them (the FIVB) now, and that's an important first step."Most of the players have fallen in line with the new regime.
"This is a four-year commitment by the new management company that took over majority interest in the tour," saidKarch Kiraly, a long-time tour leader who is probably the most recognizable player in the world. "And the players are making a four-year commitment to the company. Everybody is hoping good things happen over the next four years,starting with this season." The alternative can't seem too appealing, since there probably would be no tour if Digital Media Campus, the company that bought controling interest, hadn't taken over the AVP.(Armato, who also has his own management company and is Shaquille O'Neal's agent, is CEO.) Because of the sale, the tour got off to a late start with no events until late May. In its heyday in the early '90s, the AVP tour featured as many as 20 events per year."We're in economic circumstances that are a lot different then 10 years ago," said Kiraly. "The players and the new management company are hoping to build things up next
year, have more stops and more prize money. Everything came together so late this year, the option was to have no tour and no prize money, so the men are pleased we were able to get eight stops together." "We got into it late, and really took over as the season started," Armato said. "So we had to go with a modified schedule. We wanted to stop the bleeding, stabilize everything, and put together a road map for the future. We're looking at 2002 as a growth year, and 2003 as an explosion year. This year it was hard to change much financially, but we're trying to put the tour in position to grow."Not all the players went along with the changes. Kiraly said long-time star Brian Lewis isn't playing any more because he didn't agree with the new rules."Brian felt it was too tough a pill to swallow," Kiraly said. "He feels beholden to the classic AVP style. That's my first love too, but I'm trying to work in the spirit of cooperation to help the sport as well." "With time, we'll get more economic clout," Armato said."My message is we need to unify, harmonize, get our
collective energy working in the right direction. This is the only way we can do that. Not everyone in a group setting is going to agree with what's happening. But we have to put
ourselves in a position to succeed. Everyone has to understand that, and I think 95 percent do."Another change in the tour that won't be seen at Belmar, at least this year, is the addition of women's competition. The women will be playing at five of the eight AVP events this year. Armato actually started negotiations to buy the AVP after first getting involved with the Beach Volleyball America women's tour. "The owner of the women's tour asked for my help, and that led to taking over the women's tour," Armato said. "At same time, I heard the AVP was almost imploding. I felt if I could secure both and develop one tour, the economies of scale would make it worthwhile. We want to put together a
foundation for expansion so we can reclaim beach volleyball's territory as a hot and fast-growing sport."
SUNKIST BELMAR OPEN
           What : Top volleyball players, including Mike Whitmarsh
                  and Canyon Ceman, Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande, Scott
                  Ayakatubby and Eduardo Bacil, competing in a three-day
                  tournament.
           When : Qualifier (teams seeded 29 and above playing for
                  four main-draw berths) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow; main
                  draw 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday;
                  championship match about 1 p.m. Sunday.
           Where : Fourth Avenue beach.
           Tickets : $5 per day general admission, $25 per day reserved
                  seating. Available at the gate.
           Top seeds : 1. Ceman-Whitmarsh; 2. Doble-LeGrande; 3.
                  Albert Hannemann-Sean Scott; 4. Ayakatubby-Bacil.
                  Local players in main draw: 13. Brian Soldano, Freehold
                  Township-Jake Elliott, Florida; 25. Elvis Rodriguez, New
                  York-Jim Walls, Cape May.
           Local players in qualifier: 30. A.J. Mihalic, Wall-Becker;
                  41. Jon Barnes, Mount Laurel-Jon Rose, Toms River; 43.
                  Fred Fauhl, Seaside Heights-Tim Chittenden, Belmar; 45.
                  Ihor Akinshyn, Fair Lawn-Wayne Gant, Wall; 46. Jamie
                  Drum, Long Branch-Brian Gulick, Toms River; 48. Kris
                  Fraser-Nick Kitchen, both Lakewood; 50. Joe Barrier,
                  Brick-Wes Moore, Rumson.
           TV : July 30, Fox Sports Net (check listings).

King of the beach
Asbury Park Press 7/20/01
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER
It's no surprise that Mike Whitmarsh is looking forward to the Association of Volleyball Professionals $62,500 Sunkist Belmar Open this weekend.After all, four straight wins at a site can give someone's confidence a real boost. And that's something that can't hurt Whitmarsh, 39, right now. He and partner Canyon Ceman finished second to Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande last weekend at the AVP's tour stop in Muskegon, Mich.
"I know Doble and LeGrande are a good team, and they just played a little better than us last week," said Whitmarsh, who teamed with Ceman to win at Belmar in 1997 and last year and also won with Kent Steffes in 1998 and David Swatik in 1999.
"I told Canyon, 'Thank God Belmar is next week, so we can get the monkey off our backs.' For some reason I just have better success at some sites than at others."
It's not that Ceman and Whitmarsh have been playing poorly -- in three tournaments they have two seconds and a ninth-place finish. But Whitmarsh is the AVP's reigning King of the Beach, a title he won in Las Vegas at the end of last season, and he is used to earning titles, with 24 career wins.The King of the Beach crown is one of the most prestigious a player can earn, because it's bestowed after a tournament that's entered as an individual. Players compete in a round-robin format with and against each other, and a point system determines the winner."The King of the Beach title really capped things off for me," Whitmarsh said. "I'd always made it to final four there, but I was always third or fourth. Winning that gave me all the major titles I wanted to win, and that's also a big one to all the players, one they shoot for because it's a big payday."The individual title came at the end of a season in which Whitmarsh contemplated retirement."I really was thinking about it," he said. "I was very frustrated, playing with David (Swatik), and his knee was hurt and we just weren't playing well."Whitmarsh and Swatik finished fifth, seventh and 17th in the first three tournaments in 2000. And Whitmarsh began planning to call it quits. What caused Whitmarsh to change his mind? It was actually in taking one of the steps he felt he needed to take before leaving."Matt Unger is a good friend of mine and I'd promised him I'd play a tournament with him before my career was over," Whitmarsh said. "We ended up playing three tournaments together, and he actually made it fun to play again."
Whitmarsh and Unger finished fourth, fifth and seventh together. Then, the tournament before Belmar, he teamed with Ceman again and they finished fourth in Muskegon. The victory in Belmar was followed by a third-place finish in Virginia Beach, Va., a fourth at Seal Beach, Calif., and a second in the Manhattan Beach Open in California.
"Playing with Canyon, I felt like I had a chance to win every week, and winning brings happiness, I guess," Whitmarsh said."I feel like I have at least one more year. When I stop enjoying it, that's when I'll stop playing."
For Soldano, it's a new year
Asbury Park Press 7/21/01
By FRED SIEGLE
STAFF WRITER
BELMAR -- Brian Soldano was a happy spectator yesterday at the qualifier event for today's Association of Volleyball Professionals $62,500 Sunkist Belmar Open.
And why wouldn't he be? It's a big change from his position at this time last year, when he and partner Graig Domanski lost in the first round of the qualifier.Now, Soldano, Freehold Township, has an automatic berth in the main draw. He and partner Jake Elliott,Georgetown, S.C., are the No. 14 seed.Soldano and Domanski did qualify at the next AVP event last year, in Virginia Beach, Va., and finished 17th.Last fall Soldano began to concentrate on his career, traveling to South Carolina and then Florida for the winter to train. He played in a Federation Internationale de Volleyball World Tour event in Vitoria, Brazil, in November, and traveled to California for the start of the 2001 tour.
"From last year, it's a big difference," said Soldano, who finished ninth with Elliott in Muskegon, Mich., last week after reaching his second main draw (in three attempts) this year."Heading into this tournament last year, I really didn't train at all," he said. "I worked (a regular job) last year. I went out to California for the start of this season and paid my dues."
Soldano and Elliott will play the No. 19 seed, Jeff Carlucci, Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Sean Rosenthal, Redondo Beach, Calif., in the first round, about 10 a.m. today. If they they would likely play No. 3 seed Scott Ayakatubby, Hermosa Beach, Eduardo Bacil, El Segundo, Calif.Last week, Soldano and Elliott beat the No. 3 seed, Nick Hannemann, Hermosa Beach, and Adam Jewell, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., on their way to the ninth-place finish."Michigan basically sets us up for the rest of the year," Soldano said. "We shouldn't have to qualify again."Soldano is looking forward to some sort of home-court advantage in Belmar."I'm ready," he said. "Hopefully we'll get to play in front of a big crowd of local fans."
'Ack' is back in semis with Bacil
Asbury Park Press 7/22/01
By DEBBIE WALDEYER
STAFF WRITER
BELMAR -- The last time Scott Ayakatubby played regularly on the Association of Volleyball Professionals Tour was 1997. He was partnered with Brian Lewis when they had four consecutive second-place finishes and were a top-10 team. But even the success didn't help ease the pain in his right knee that season. Three separate surgeries on that knee,
and a hand surgery, forced him to sit out the past three years. But the man called "Ack" is back.Yesterday, he and partner Eduardo Bacil, seeded third, were one of four teams -- the top four seeds -- to go undefeated and gain bids into today's winners' bracket semifinals of the Sunkist Belmar Open on Fourth Avenue beach.Action continues this morning, 7:30. with the consolation bracket. Winners' bracket play begins at 8:30 a.m., with the final scheduled to be played at approximately 1 p.m. "When the knee starting hurting, it was all downhill after that," Ayakatubby said. Ayakatubby, now 36, has heard the whispers of retirement. But he strongly vetoed that idea. "The whole time I was sitting out, people kept asking me if I was going to retire," said Ayakatubby, who will turn 37 in September. "I kept saying 'No way.' I've got too much fire to stop playing. I love it too much."
Ayakatubby and Bacil came from behind in yesterday's third round on main court. They lost their first game to Scott Davenport and Jeff Nygaard 16-21, then battled back with a 22-20 win in the second game and a 15-12 win in the deciding game. They'll face the second-seeded team of Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande, who defeated Nick Hannemann and David Swatik 21-11, 21-19 in the third round yesterday. Doble and LeGrande won their first tournament of the season on the tour's previous stop, last weekend in Muskegon, Mich.Also advancing in the championship bracket was the top-seeded team, and
defending champs, Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh. The two have won a pair titles together in Belmar but Whitmarsh is also riding a four-year consecutive win streak here, dating back to 1996. Like every one of the top four seeds yesterday, Ceman and Whitmarsh had at least one match go three games. That one came in the second round against Casey Jennings and Scott Lane, 20-22, 21-16, 15-10. They beat Daniel Cardenas and Jim Nichols in the third round, 23-21, 21-17. "Nothing's been easy all year," said Whitmarsh, who is still looking for his first win this season. He and Ceman took second last weekend in
Muskegon. "We played OK (yesterday) and when we did give up a point or two, we were able to get back on track. But we need to play a lot better." Ceman and Whitmarsh are looking to end the drought today, but standing in their way is the fourth seed, Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott. Hannemann and Scott finished third in Muskegon after facing Ceman and Whitmarsh twice and splitting. Hannemann and Scott won the first  meeting in Muskegon, the winners' bracket quarterfinal round, 16-21,21-17, 15-13. Ceman and Whitmarsh recovered after that, playing out of the losers' bracket and winning three matches to face Hannemann and Scott in the semifinal round last Sunday. Ceman and Whitmarsh won that match, 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 and advanced to the championship.
"We have a pretty good little rivalry going," Hannemann said. Hannemann and Scott's berth into today's championship bracket wasn't an easy bid. They went three games in their first round against Dale Davis and Tim Wooliver (20-22, 21-18, 15-8) and three games the second round against Adam Roberts and Colin Wellman (21-13, 17-21, 15-7).
But Hannemann and Scott, who played for three years together in college at Hawaii, defeated the fifth seed team of Aaron Boss and Collin Smith 21-17, 21-19 in the third round to advance.
Doble & LeGrande net Sunkist Open at Belmar,
winners capture second-straight crown on Jersey shore
Tim Simmons     Jul 22,2001
On a picture perfect afternoon on Belmar Beach, second-seeded Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande increased their Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) winning streak to 12 matches after defeating fourth-seeded Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott in the finals here Sunday (July 22) of The Sunkist Open at Belmar.Brighton Entertainment of New York, N. Y., taped The Sunkist Open at Belmar action for replay July 30 on FOX Sports Net. The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour now heads south to Virginia for the $62,500 Paul Mitchell Open at Virginia Beach starting next Friday (July 27). Doble and LeGrande will be seeking to become the first AVP team since August 1998 to win three straight titles when Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson won events in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Hermosa Beach, Calif. Sunday’s title was the second-straight for Doble and LeGrande, who captured last Sunday’s The Sunkist Open at Muskegon (Mich.) by winning all six of their matches. Doble and LeGrande duplicated that feat this weekend by winning all six of their Sunkist matches, including a 21-16, 20-22 and 15-9 win over Albert Hannemann and Scott in 64 minutes. Featuring the United States’ top men pro beach volleyball players vying for $62,500 in prize money, The Sunkist Open at Belmar concluded with Doble and LeGrande sharing the $14,000 first-place prize. Albert Hannemann and Scott, who was playing in his first AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour final, split $9,250 for second-place.Playing in only their second event together this season, the Doble/LeGrande title was the third of their partnership in 16 career pro beach starts together. LeGrande’s title was his fourth championship since winning his first with Doble in April 2000 in Delray Beach, Fla.
Doble and LeGrande advanced to the finals with a 21-18, 19-21 and 15-10 semi-final win over top-seeded Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh in 75 minutes. Ceman and Whitmarsh were the defending The Sunkist Open at Belmar champions after defeating Nick Hannemann and Adam Jewell in the 2000 finale. Whitmarsh had also won the last four Belmar titles, including the 1997 championship with Ceman.Albert Hannemann and Scott advanced to the finals with a 24-22 and 21-15 win over third-seeded Scott Ayakatubby and Eduardo Bacil in 42 minutes. Albert Hannemann and Scott opened their play Sunday by defeating Ceman and Whitmarsh 21-19, 19-21 and 15-12 in 63 minutes.Whitmarsh, the reigning AVP “King of the Beach”, and Ceman captured the third-place match and the $6,600 prize with a 21-18 and 21-18 win over Ayakatubby and Bacil in 35 minutes. Ayakatubby and Bacil, who captured last month’s AVP event in Huntington Beach, Calif., split $4,850 for fourth-place.With his third-place finish, Whitmarsh became the seventh pro beach volleyball player to surpass the $1.5-million mark in earnings. With 27 titles and an Olympic Silver Medal finish in 1996 at Atlanta with Mike Dodd, Whitmarsh has now totalled $1,501,716 in his career. He has earned $56,463 in nine Belmar starts (seven podium finishes) to rank first on the Belmar earnings list.
LeGrande, Doble go 6-0 to win title
Asbury Park Press 7/23/01
By DEBBIE WALDEYER
STAFF WRITER
BELMAR -- This season, Brent Doble and Lee LeGrande have only been  playing partners the last two weekends. The results have been the same: better than anyone else.
Yesterday, Doble and LeGrande won their second consecutive Association of Volleyball Professionals event and became the newest kings of Belmar's 4th Avenue beach at the Sunkist Open. Doble and LeGrande, the second seed, defeated fourth seed Albert Hannemann and Sean Scott in the best two-out-of-three match, 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 in front of a capacity crowd at center court in yesterday afternoon's final. The pair finished this weekend with a perfect 6-0 record, matching their accomplishment from the previous weekend at Muskegon, Mich., and giving them a 12 match win streak in tour events. Doble and LeGrande will try to be the first AVP team since Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson in
August 1998 to win three consecutive titles when they play in Virginia Beach, Va., starting on Saturday. "We've been playing pretty solid," said LeGrande. "It's the honeymoon  right now. I may set him (Doble) terrible and he kills it and it's fine." Doble and LeGrande also had experience on their side. Having beaten top seed and defending champs Mike Whitmarsh and Canyon Ceman in the semifinal, 21-18, 19-21, 15-10, Doble and LeGrande had the edge in championship appearances over Hannemann and Scott. Doble has been in
three finals, and won them all. LeGrande has been in four finals and has won three. Hannemann and Scott, who beat third seed Scott Ayakatubby and Eduardo Bacil to reach the final (24-22, 21-15), had a combined total of one championship appearance:Hannemann in 1998.Despite this advantage, Hannemann and Scott, who was the AVP's 1999 rookie of the year, didn't yield easily to Doble and LeGrande. Doble and
LeGrande held the lead throughout the first game on the strength of LeGrande's power shots that tagged the back line and his finesse shots which found holes on the sides -- and Doble's serve. But Hannemann and Scott battled to win the second game thanks to Scott's timely blocks and sets for Hannemann's swing. "In the second game I felt really good," said Doble. "If Sean (Scott) didn't block me two or three times straight down I thought we'd win it there." Hannemann and Scott led to begin the final game, with LeGrande  receiving a red card for bumping an official while leaving the court between the second and third games. The red card carries an automatic point to the opposition, giving Hannemann and Scott a 1-0 advantage in the 15-point game before the first ball was served.Later, in addressing the crowd, LeGrande thanked the AVP management and the refs "for dealing with me," he said. "I just want to win." Doble and LeGrande took their first lead of the last game at 4-3 when
Doble blocked Hannemann's shot at the net. Doble recorded the next two points, giving his team a 6-3 advantage and the pair never yielded the lead again. "They just played a little better," Hannemann said of Doble and LeGrande. "We worked hard and left it all out on the court." Hannemann and Scott, who have played together the entire season after having spent three years playing on the same team at the University of Hawaii, had their best finish as teammates. For Doble and LeGrande, yesterday marked their third title as teammates in 16 career pro beach starts together.
Fred Siegle: Doble faced with a dilemma
Asbury Park Press 7/23/01
BELMAR
Karch Kiraly is almost always right when it comes to choosing beach volleyball partners.
And Brent Doble is proving Kiraly right again -- without Kiraly.Kiraly is the sport's all-time leader with 142 wins, and aside from being a great player himself, he's always had a knack for teaming up with the right player at the right time. His longtime partnership with Kent Steffes (110 wins) is an example. So, when Kiraly made plans to compete with Doble this season, nobody should have doubted Doble, 30, and in his eighth season on the tour with one win in his career entering the season, was ready to break out. And Doble's done just that, although Kiraly is out with an injury. Doble and Lee LeGrande won the Association of Volleyball Professionals' $62,500 Sunkist Belmar Open yesterday, their second straight AVP win.Doble has become a leader in the AVP, and Kiraly and LeGrande probably both want him as a partner because they saw the same ability and strengths that have brought him there."It's just a love of the game, I love this sport," Doble said. "I'm willing to do the extra things you have to do, go out and practice hard, really work on my game, do the little things needed to win tournaments." Doble earned his first-ever win with LeGrande in the tour's 2000 season-opener in Delray Beach, Fla., but they parted ways later last season. He and Kiraly made plans to play together early this year, and they practiced together from February to May. Then, the day before the season-opening Hermosa Beach Open in California was to start, Kiraly suffered an achilles injury, ruining Doble's first chance at playing a tournament with the legend. Doble got Matt Lyles as a last-second replacement, and finished fourth. Then, they were 25th at Huntington Beach on June 17. And then LeGrande, who was struggling himself after a seventh-place finish with Scott Ayakatubby and a ninth with Mark Williams, called about last week's event in Muskegon, Mich. "It was really me begging," LeGrande said. "I knew I was playing well. I just needed a partner who believed in me and that I believed in." Doble is probably one tournament away from having to make what could be a career-turning decision. Kiraly said earlier this week there was a chance he'd return in time to play this weekend in Virginia Beach, Va., but
Doble said yesterday he'd bet the veteran waits until the next event, Aug.17-19 in Santa Barbara, Calif., which happens to be Karch's home town. So, what does he do? Stick with LeGrande in what has proven to be a winning combination? Or switch to the legend, the guy who's acknowledged to be the greatest volleyball player ever, the guy not many players have said no to? "We'll just see what happens, I can't make a prediction," Doble said. "It's
tough to look ahead."Kiraly thought his chances of getting Doble back would be slim after the win last week. Now, Doble and LeGrande are working off two straight victories.
"If he's doing well, it's probably wiser for him to play with a known quantity," Kiraly said last Monday. "It's up to him, though. Every situation is different, and Brent shouldn't feel beholden to me." "That's like Michael Jordan, just having my name in the same sentence
with Karch Kiraly is awesome to me," LeGrande said. "But there's no way you're going to dump someone after winning two straight tournaments. Lewey (Brian Lewis) did it one year, and the karma gods got him." Lewis is no longer playing on the tour, quitting because he disagrees with its new rules that make it more difficult for players his size (he's 6-1) to
compete.But what happens if Kiraly does wait until Santa Barbara, and Doble and
LeGrande don't win -- maybe even don't do too well? "I'm not feeling any pressure, pressure is just in the mind," LeGrande said. "I have confidence in myself, that's all I can control."

2001 Television Schedule
* Hermosa Beach Bash:  espn2 on July 3 from 10:30-11:30 pm
* Huntington Beach:  Fox Sports Net on July 16 from 3-3:30 pm
* Muskegon, MI:  Fox Sports Net on July 23 from 3-4 pm in each regional market
* Belmar, NJ:  Fox Sports Net on July 30 from 3-3:30 pm in each regional market
* Virginia Beach, VA:  Fox Sports Net on August 6 from 3-3:30 pm in each regional market
* Santa Barbara, CA:  Fox Sports Net on August 27 from 3-4 pm in each regional market
* Manhattan Beach, CA:  Fox Sports Net on September 3 from 3-4 pm in each regional market
* King/Queen of the Beach:  Fox Sports Net on September 19 from 3-4 pm in each regional market

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