U.S. Men's Beach Team Falls in Bronze Medal Match

B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: bj.evans@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 29, 2010) – Two U.S. beach volleyball teams fought hard but were shut out of the medals at the NORECA Beach Circuit even on Sept. 24-26 in Tijuana, Mexico.

The U.S. men’s team of Joey Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Aaron Mansfield (Goleta, Calif.) made it to the Sept. 25 bronze medal match where it fell to the Mexico-2 team of Ulises Ontiveros and Lombardo Ontiveros, 2-1 (19-21, 21-18, 15-13).

In the semifinals, Dykstra and Mansfield fell to the Cuban team of Kinderlan Alvarez and Sergio Gonzalez, 21-12, 21-16.

The U.S. women’s team of Aurora Skarra (Fairbanks, Alaska) and Kelly Haan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) did not make it to the semifinal round.

To visit the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit web page, click here.

Tags: Beach, Beach Volleyball, NORCECA Beach Circuit