Beach Update: U.S. Earns Two Medals at Futures Halifax

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 28, 2024) – Last week, U.S. pairs took home two medals at the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures Halifax. This week, competition is underway in the U19 Beach World Championships. All four pairs entered advanced past the qualification phase into the main draw. We also look ahead to upcoming beach events to finish out the month of August.

Futures Halifax
Maddie Anderson and Brook Bauer won gold at BPT Futures Halifax last week.

Anderson/Bauer defeated Maidhof/Schakel (GER) 2-0 (21-19, 21-11) in the Round of 12 and then went to three sets in the next three elimination rounds. This included the final, where Anderson/Bauer defeated Belanger/Monkhouse (CAN) 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 17-15) to win the tournament.

In the men’s tournament, Caleb Kwekel and Garrett Peterson claimed bronze. The U.S. duo suffered a semifinal loss to Abrams/Pickett (CAN) 2-0 (21-10, 21-13) but rebounded in an all-U.S. battle for the bronze. Kwekel/Peterson earned their medal with a 2-1 win over Jake Urrutia/Avery Drost (21-17, 14-21, 15-11).

Full results

Elite 16 Hamburg
Julia Scoles/Betsi Flint were the lone U.S. pair to advance to the main draw of BPT Elite 16 Hamburg last week. Scoles/Flint were 2-1 in pools and went on to finish T9th in the tournament. The U.S. pair lost in the Round of 12 to Ludwig/Lippmann (GER) 2-1 (21-15, 19-21, 15-12).

Full Results

The next Elite 16 event on the calendar is Joao Pessoa, Brazil Oct. 16-20.

2024 Beach U19 World Championships

The 2024 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships are in full swing as the tournament runs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 in Shangluo, China.

Sally Perez/Sarah Wood and Myriah Massey/Lily Dee Davis are competing for the U.S. women, while Grant Lamoureaux/Blake Goodwin and Caleb Blanchette/Malachi Brewington compete for the the U.S. men.

Full event schedule, results, and live stream information is available on the event page.

2024 World University Championships
Following the U19 Beach World Championships will be the 2024 World University Championships, which run Sept. 2-8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Teams from 40 countries are expected to compete as beach volleyball joins beach soccer, beach handball, beach wrestling, beach tennis and surfing on the event schedule.

Taylor Wilson (Stanford)/Natalie Myszkowski (UCLA), Maddie Anderson (FSU)/Michelle Schafer (LMU), and Xolani Hodel (Stanford)/Alexis Durish (FSU) will represent the U.S. women.

John Schwengel/Patrick Rogers (Ball State), Thomas Hurst/Gage Basey (Colorado) and Nato Dickinson (LBSU)/Jackson Herbert (George Mason) will represent the U.S. men.

Chicago AVP
Filling the gap between Elite 16 events is the AVP Chicago Open. The event runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 and will feature many national team athletes.

For the women, Paris Olympic pairs Sara Hughes/Kelly Cheng and Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss are joined by Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles, Terese Cannon/Megan Kraft, Hailey Harward/Kylie Deberg, Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle and more.

Full women’s draw

For the men, Paris Olympic pairs Miles Partain/Andy Benesh and Chase Budinger/Miles Evans are joined by Trevor Crabb/Theo Brunner, Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander, Avery Drost/Phil Dalhausser, Logan Webber/Hagen Smith, James Shaw/Chaim Schalk and more.

Full men’s draw

Kloth/Nuss and Crabb/Brunner are coming off wins at the 2024 AVP Manhattan Beach Open.

Futures Corigliano Rossano
BPT Futures Corigliano Rossano, Italy, will take place Aug. 29 – Sept. 1. Kaeli Crews/Erica Brok and Katie Lindstrom/Charlie Ekstrom will represent the U.S.