A school-by-school vote took place to determine the fate of Division I beach volleyball last week. The sport will remain on the NCAA DI Emerging Sports List with 58% of the schools voting to take it off the list (a 62.5% majority was needed). There has been speculation that schools and coaches are concerned about the additional costs and possibly diluting the talent pool for the indoor volleyball teams.
You can check out the AVCA article here.
This weekend (August 15th and 16th), Tantrum Volleyball will be back at Point Pleasant, NJ for the Great American Volleyball Championships. Make sure you drop by the Tantrum tent to get a free tattoo or pick up some volleyball gear. To celebrate a great season, we are offering discounted volleyball T-shirts, moisture wicking volleyball practice jerseys and trucker hats.
All participants and spectators will receive 15% off apparel on tantrumvolleyball.com. In fact, for reading our blog, you can get the same discount. Just use this promo code when you check out:
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The 2009 GAV Tour Championships will feature the largest prize money purse of the year in the open divisions. Over $5,000 in cash prizes and over 50% more prizes for the B, A + AA levels. On Saturday all players will receive event T-shirts, two slices of pizza, two free drinks, fruit, water, and other giveaways. WRAT radio will be at the event providing music. See you on the beach!
Scott and Carolyn at the beach.
In the men’s draw, Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers secured their 5th AVP Tour title of the season and their 4th straight win at Hermosa. After dropping the first game of the final, the pair went on to beat John Hyden and Sean Scott, 18-21, 21-15, 15-9.
In the women’s draw, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs beat Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, 19-21, 23-21, 15-11 in the finals. Their Hermosa title was the pair’s 7th of the season. The other big news on the women’s side was the return of Kerri Walsh. Walsh partnered with Rachel Wacholder in her first tournament of the season and finished tied for fifth. Complete coverage and tour statistics are available on the AVP website.
Signing off, this is Scott with your Tantrum Volleyball AVP Update.
Tantrum Volleyball’s Chara Harris will be featured on the E! Network tomorrow night, August 12th at 10pm. E! did a special on “Sexiest Jobs in Miami” and featured professional beach volleyball as one of those jobs (no surprise there). When she puts on her work clothes, Chara rocks the Redux Volleyball T-shirt and the LOVE Volleyball T-Shirt from Tantrum Volleyball.
The Manhattan Beach Open is the most storied event on the AVP tour. The names of each winner are added to a list of all the winners located on the pier itself. The historical significance wasn’t lost on any of the participants as they competed for a chance to cement their legacy.
In the men’s draw, Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal defeated Olson and Wong, 21-17, 23-21, in a tightly contested final match. On their way to the finals, Wong and Olson defeated Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers who were going for their fourth straight Manhattan Beach Open.
In the women’s draw, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs cruised to their 6th AVP title of the season with a 21-17, 21-14 win over Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan. Complete coverage and tour statistics are available on the AVP website.
Signing off, this is Scott with your Tantrum Volleyball AVP Update.
The AVP Tour stopped in Coney Island, NY just long enough for a pair of underdogs to claim their first titles in 2009. In the women’s draw Carrie Dodd and Dianne DeNecochea won their first tour event of the season and became the oldest team to win an event title in tour history. Dodd is 35 and DeNecocheo is 41 years old. Dodd/Denococheo defeated Fopma/Hochevar 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-12) in the final match.
In the men’s draw, Ty Loomis and Casey Patterson entered the tournament as the #7 seed. They left Coney Island with their first men’s title after upsetting the #1 seed, Hyden/Scott, in the finals 2-0 (26-24, 21-19). Complete coverage and tour statistics are available on the AVP website.
Signing off, this is Scott with your Tantrum Volleyball AVP Update.
Tantrum Volleyball is proud to sponsor the Juniors circuit of Great American Volleyball (GAV). Founded in 2002, GAV is the largest beach volleyball tour in the Northeast and one of the largest in the United States. The Juniors circuit is new in 2009 and promises to be an exciting addition to the tour. Junior event champions and second place finishers will receive volleyball t-shirts and trucker hats from Tantrum Volleyball.
Don’t wait. Sign up for a local beach volleyball tournament and make the most of your summer with GAV and Tantrum Volleyball.
A pair of upsets in both the women’s and men’s draws defined the Ocean City finals. For the women, Kessy/Ross defeated #1 seed Branagh/Youngs in two games (21-12, 21-15) for their second tour win of the season. The pair served 10 aces in the match and defeated Branagh/Youngs for the second time this season in a tour final. The first time was in the Houston event. In the men’s draw, Scott/Hyden defeated Dalhausser/Rogers in two games (21-13, 21-18) for their second straight AVP Tour victory. Scott paced the winners with 8 blocks in the finals. Complete coverage and tour statistics are available on the AVP website.
Signing off, this is Scott with your Tantrum Volleyball AVP Update.
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