Jose Loiola Joins Beach National Team Staff
Longtime Beach National Team contractor coach Jose Loiola has formally joined the USA Volleyball staff as Development Coach for the U.S. Beach National Team
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Chase Budinger and Miles Evans finished just off the podium over the weekend at the BPT Challenge in Recife, while Alaina Chacon/Mariah Whalen won their second straight medal in a BPT Futures event. Check out the results of both tournaments in this week's beach update and look ahead to Challenge Saquarema where three of the top U.S. men's beach volleyball pairs face off again.
Longtime Beach National Team contractor coach Jose Loiola has formally joined the USA Volleyball staff as Development Coach for the U.S. Beach National Team
Sara Hughes and Kelley Kolinske won the Itapema Challenge last weekend while Andy Benesh and Miles Evans took second at the Songkhla Futures as the U.S. Beach National Team won two Beach Pro Tour medals.
Members of the U.S. Beach National Team will compete in three different tournaments across the world this week. Most will play in the Beach World Tour's Challenge event in Itapema, Brazil.
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss won the Coolangatta Futures tournament Sunday for the pair's first international win. Zana Muno and Toni Rodriguez claimed bronze.
The first Futures tournament of the Beach Pro Tour runs March 30-April 3 in Coolangatta, Australia, and U.S. Beach National Team athletes Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss will make their international debuts.
Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint took fourth at the Rosarito Elite 16 Sunday, one of five U.S. pairs finishing the tournament in the top 10.
Kelly Cheng and Betsi Flint will play for bronze at the Beach Pro Tour Rosarito Elite 16 Sunday. The pair went 1-1 Saturday, beating Canada in the quarterfinals before falling to Netherlands in the semis.
Emily Day/April Ross, Betsi Flint/Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske each advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rosarito Elite 16 in Rosarito, Mexico, Friday.
Four American pairs picked up wins, and three are undefeated after day one of the main draw at the Rosarito Elite 16 in Rosarito, Mexico.
Two U.S. teams - Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske and Chaim Schalk/Theo Brunner - advanced through the Rosarito Elite 16 qualifier Wednesday after winning two matches each.
Eight American teams will get an early-season test this weekend at the Rosarito (Mexico) Elite 16, the first Elite 16 tournament of the Beach Pro Tour.
The U.S. Beach National Team opened the 2022 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour this weekend as five pairs reached the playoff round of the Tlaxcala Challenge.
The 2022 international beach volleyball season opens this weekend with the Tlaxcala Challenge, the first event of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Twelve American teams will compete in Tlaxcala.
Some U.S. Beach National Team athletes are maintaining their partnerships into 2022, but others are creating new ones. Also, Brooke Sweat was inducted into the FGCU Hall of Fame, and more.
Phil Dalhausser ended his illustrious international career in 2021. He won Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and he also won the 2007 Beach Volleyball World Championship.
Corinne Quiggle and Sarah Schermerhorn will compete in the King of the Court Finals January 5-8 in Doha, Qatar.
Four-time Olympian Jake Gibb retired in 2021 after two decades in professional beach volleyball. He won seven FIVB tournaments and competed in eight world championships.
Former U.S. Beach National Team athletes Ryan Doherty and Stafford Slick retired from international volleyball in 2020. Find out what they've been up to in the past year.
Terese Cannon and Sara Hughes took bronze at the Itapema 4-star Sunday, the final international tournament of 2021.
Eight U.S. beach volleyball teams will compete at the Itapema 4-star November 10-14 in Itapema, Brazil. It is the last international event of 2021 and the final event of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour will replace the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2022. The Pro Tour will feature three levels of competition and take place in cities across the globe.