Beach Volleyball Notes: May-Treanor Injury Not Serious

B.J. Hoeptner Evans May 02, 2011

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Photo: Courtesy of the FIVB

Misty May-Treanor receives the ball during her team's semifinal match against China on April 30 in Sanya, China.

B.J. Hoeptner Evans
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 2, 2011) – U.S. beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor (Santa Monica, Calif.) has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL, an injury she suffered on April 30 during the SWATCH FIVB World Tour event in Sanya, China.

“She will do physical therapy and only be sidelined for a couple of weeks,” said Thomas P. McCarthy of Progressive Sports Management, Inc. “She is excited to return soon.”

May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh (San Jose, Calif.) withdrew from the World Tour event in Sanya in the semifinals and forfeited the bronze medal. 

May-Treanor and Walsh withdrew from this week’s FIVB World Tour event in Shanghai and returned to the United States where May-Treanor could visit her own doctor.

After this week's event in Shanghai, the next SWATCH FIVB World Tour women's event will be May 17-22 in Myslowice, Poland.

APRIL ROSS BLOGS

U.S. women’s beach volleyball player and Olympic hopeful April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) is blogging for the web site TeamUSA.org.

Her first entry discusses her loss with partner Jen Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) in the first round of the FIVB World Tour event in Brazil.

To read the blog, visit TeamUSA.org.

CORSO TO COACH FLORIDA STATE

Former USA Volleyball beach coach Danalee Corso has been selected as the first Florida State University sand volleyball head coach.

A former pro beach player, Corso helped coach U.S. National Beach Volleyball Team from 2004-07.

"Danalee is a great addition to the FSU staff," said USA Volleyball Director of Beach Programs Ali Wood Lamberson. "Her experience both as a world ranked athlete and as the coach of several successful international teams makes her a valuable commodity in the beach volleyball community.

"USA Volleyball is delighted with FSU's commitment to the implementation and success of women's sand volleyball as an NCAA sport, and looks forward to supporting FSU and other NCAA sand programs in the years to come."

To read the complete release, click here.

Tags: April Ross, Beach, Beach Volleyball, Danalee Bragado-Corso, FIVB beach, FIVB World Tour, Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor