2018 NORCECA Playoff #2

Women’s Results Round 1 K Reeves/B Howard def A Davis/J Pardon 21-16,21-16  B Flint/E Day def K Spieler/T Cannon 21-12,19-21,15-11  C Ledoux/N Branagh def K Smith/N Martin 21-16, 21-11  B Tiegs/K VanZwieten def A Dowdy/I Pollock 21-16, 21-15 Round 2 A Ross/A Klineman def K Reeves/B Howard, 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 L Fendrick/S Sponcil def E Day/B…

2018 FIVB Las Vegas 4-star

U.S. Competitors Men Crabb, Tr/Bourne Doherty/Allen Evans/Kolinske Rosenthal/Budinger Crabb, Ta/Gibb Drost/Zaun Patterson/Slick Priddy/Casebeer Women Howard/Branagh Stockman/Larsen Flint/Day Klineman/A. Ross Hughes/S. Ross Sponcil/Claes Sweat/Walsh Jennings News Crabb/Bourne Make End-of-Season Strides (10/21) Eleven Tips for Becoming a Pro Beach Volleyball Player (10/20) Day/Flint Find Chemistry Comes with Success (10/20) Doherty/Allen Partnership By the Book (10/18) Seven U.S….

Dominant Performance Powers A-Team into Gold Medal Match

Alix Klineman and April Ross dominated Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich for a 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) win Wednesday, clinching a spot in the Tokyo 2020 women’s beach volleyball gold medal match.

A-Team Set for Semifinal Showdown Versus Swiss

Alix Klineman and April Ross will face Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich at 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern on Wednesday, August 4 (9 am on August 5 local) for a spot in the gold medal match.

2018 FIVB Chetumal 3-Star

U.S. Competitors Women Dicello/Pollock Ledoux/Urango Smith/Pardon Sweat/Walsh Jennings Howard/Reeves Pool C Walsh Jennings/Sweat def. Huber/Hubscher (SUI), 21-8, 21-14 Walsh Jennings/Sweat def. Jupiter/Chamereau (FRA), 21-13, 21-13 Pool F Howard/Reeves def. Dicello/Pollock, 21-16, 21-16 Taina/Victoria (BRA) def. Howard/Reeves, 21-15, 21-17 Dicello/Pollock def. Gordon/Marcelle (CAN), 21-16, 12-21, 15-9 Pool G Bocharova/Voronina (RUS) def. Smith/Pardon, 14-21, 21-18, 15-6 Smith/Pardon…

Klineman/Ross Grind Out Ticket to Semifinals

Alix Klineman and April Ross are advancing to the semifinals after a 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) over Germany’s Margareta Kozuch/Laura Ludwig. Ross led the way with 25 points.

Gibb/Bourne’s Run Ends in Gibb’s Final International Match

Jake Gibb and partner Tri Bourne fell 2-1 (17-21, 21-15, 15-11) to Germany’s Julius Thole/Clemens Wickler in Monday’s Round of 16 contest.

Klineman/Ross Advance after Sweep of Cuba

Alix Klineman and April Ross beat Cuba’s Lidianny Echevarria Benitez and Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega, 2-0 (21-17, 21-15) during the first-ever match between the two pairs.

Two Tough Beach Defeats to Open Playoffs

Two U.S. beach volleyball pairs lost in three sets Sunday as Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil fell to a team from Canada and Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena pushed top-ranked Qatar to the brink.

All Four U.S. Beach Pairs Advance

The U.S. Olympic beach volleyball squad of Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne hung tough during a 2-0 (21-18, 21-17) loss to Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan of Qatar Friday night in a match that decided the Pool C title.