Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to play an exhibition match against Brazil’s Olympic gold medal winning team Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt on February 5. Dalhausser and Lucena won the match, 21-17, 21-18 in a rematch from the Olympic quarterfinals that Brazil won.
Both teams return to the U.S. to play in the FIVB Fort Lauderdale 5-Star event in Florida, the World Tour’s season opening tournament.
.@PhilDalhausser and @NicklucenaFSU of @usavolleyball claim “Giants of the Beach” title! More: #GigantesdaPraia https://t.co/wIDkFJfAPy pic.twitter.com/7J5dZ2JIoE
— Beach Volleyball (@FIVBBeach) February 5, 2017