2018 NORCECA Beach Tour Qualifier #3

Qualifies teams for NORCECA Beach Tour events in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Martinique. Results Women First Round 1 Brittany Howard/Kelly Reeves def. 8 Melissa Powell/Victoria Dennis, 21-7, 21-6 4 Falyn Fonoimoana/Molly Turner def 5 Madelyne May Anderson/Camie Manwill, 21-16, 21-13 3 Corinne Quiggle/Kim Smith def 6 Peri Brennan/Olivia Bakos, 21-12, 21-10…

2018 FIVB Montpellier

U.S. Competitors Women Nourse, A./Nourse, N. Spurrier/Fuchs Results Qualification Round 1-Women Nourse/Nourse def. Vuorinen/Prihti (FIN), 21-17, 9-21, 16-14 Lenarduzzi/Dunn-Suen (CAN) def. Spurrier/Fuchs, 23-21, 23-21 Qualification Round 2-Women Nourse/Nourse def. Filina/Lubenets (RUS), 21-7, 21-14 Pool A-Women Jupiter/Placette (FRA) def. Nourse/Nourse, 21-12, 20-22, 15-12 Tsopoulou/Manavi (GRE) def. Nourse/Nourse, 21-12, 21-14

‘Fairytale’ Ends in Gold for the A-Team

American beach pair Alix Klineman and April Ross claimed the Olympic gold medal with a 2-0 victory over Australians Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy, 21-15, 21-16. They lost just one set in their seven matches en route to Olympic glory.

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.