AVP Chicago Open photo gallery: The best shots from Michael Gomez, Mark Rigney

Photo Gallery

VBM Staff

September 6, 2021

CHICAGO — Admittedly it wasn’t the same without Ed Chan, but VolleyballMag.com regular contributors Michael Gomez and Mark Rigney shot this past weekend’s AVP Chicago Open for us.

Here are their favorite photos from the weekend. Click on any image to view it full size:

Riley McKibbin-SANDCAST — Riley McKibbin documenting the action at AVP Chicago last month/Michael Gomez photo

Andy Benesh — A happy Andy Benesh/Michael Gomez photo

Larissa hits against Alix Klineman/Michael Gomez photo

Sara Hughes-Kelley Kolinske — Sara Hughes battles in the second set of the women’s quarterfinals at AVP Chicago in 2021/Mark Rigney photo.

Brandie Wilkerson digs off of the block/Mark Rigney photo

Phil Dalhausser — Phil Dalhausser/Michael Gomez photo

Alix Klineman serves/Michael Gomez photo

AVP Chicago — AVP announcer Mark Schuermann works the Chicago crowd/Michael Gomez photo

Sarah Sponcil passes/Michael Gomez photo

Kelly Kolinske with a big block in her semifinal match against Lili and Larissa/Mark Rigney photo

Zana Muno goes up against Larissa/Michael Gomez photo

Kelly Kolinske sets Zana Muno/Mark Rigney photo

April Ross passes/Michael Gomez photo

Sara Hughes reaches back for the set off of the net/Mark Rigney photo

Kristen Nuss-Taryn Kloth-April Ross — Kirstin Nuss digs an April Ross shot/Michael Gomez photo

Jose Loiola — Jose Loiola coaching Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb/Michael Gomez photo

Tri Bourne refuses to quit on the point/Mark Rigney photo

Taylor Crabb goes through the block of Chase Budinger/Mark Rigney photo

Paul Lotman gets just enough of this Tri Bourne smash/Mark Rigney photo

Brandie Wilkerson returns this shot to sender/Mark Rigney photo

Kristin Nuss passes/Michael Gomez photo

Jake Gibb-Taylor Crabb — Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb embraced after their last match/Michael Gomez photo

April Ross cuts the shot past Brandie Wilkerson/Michael Gomez photo

Larissa and Lili celebrate their hard-fought semifinal win/Mark Rigney photo

Alix and April in transition/Mark Rigney photo

Molly Turner — Molly Turner is fired up/Michael Gomez photo

Jake Gibb — Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb/Michael Gomez photo

Logan Webber blocks Jeremy Casebeer/Michael Gomez photo

Nick Lucena pops the ball up/Michael Gomez photo

Casey Patterson is dialed in for the dig/Michael Gomez photo

Larissa and Alix Klineman after the final/Michael Gomez photo

Qualifying action/Michael Gomez photo

Sara Hughes passes/Michael Gomez photo

Chase Frishman passes/Michael Gomez photo

Andy Benesh hits against Paul Lotman/Michael Gomez photo

Lili blasts a winner. /Mark Rigney photo

Chase Budinger and Jake Gibb go at/Mark Rigney photo

Jake Gibb-Nick Lucena-Phil Dalhausser-Taylor Crabb — Jake Gibb, Nick Lucena, John Hyden, Phil Dalhausser/Michael Gomez photo

Alix’s block seals the 2021 AVP Chicago Open/Mark Rigney photo

Tri Bourne and Paul Lotman at the net/Mark Rigney photo

Troy Field gets ready//Michael Gomez photo

Sarah Sponcil passes/Michael Gomez photo

Tri Bourne with the one-handed stab/Mark Rigney photo

Larissa enjoying the AVP crowd in Chicago/Mark Rigney photo

Kristen Nuss-Taryn Kloth-beach volleyball — Kristen Nuss hits against Alix Klineman/Michael Gomez photo

Tom Bombgren scoops/Michael Gomez photo

Kristen Nuss is sitting in the right place/Michael Gomez photo

Zana Muno — Zana Muno lays out to keep the point alive late in the third set/Mark Rigney photo

Miles Partain sets/Michael Gomez photo

Miles Evans serves/Michael Gomez photo

April Ross — April Ross passes/Michael Gomez photo

Lili and Larissa converge on the ball in their quarterfinal match against Sara Hughes and Brandie Wilkerson/Mark Rigney photo

Tim Bomgren digs/Michael Gomez photo

Sarah Sponcil digs/MIchael Gomez photo

The A Team celebrates the AVP Chicago victory/Michael Gomez photo

Tri Bourne finishes off the team of Lotman and Partain with a massive block/Mark Rigney photo

Piotr Marciniak digs as Chase Frishman looks on/Michael Gomez photo

The ball and Casey Patterson’s face meet up/Michael Gomez photo

Zana Muno follows thru on a dig in the semis/Mark Rigney photo

Zana Muno and Lili Maestrini battle at that net/Mark Rigney photo

Kristin Heldt dives and digs/Michael Gomez photo

Karissa Cook/Michael Gomez photo

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Taylor Crabb hits against Phil Dalhausser/Michael Gomez photo

Larissa Maestrini — Larissa waves to the crowd/Michael Gomez photo

Chase Budinger, reacting to his block of Taylor Crabb during the 2021 AVP Chicago, is playing in Brazil with Troy Fieidl/Mark Rigney photo

Chase Budinger — Chase Budinger swings away against Jake Gibb/Michael Gomez photo

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