CHICAGO — The AVP Gold Series Chicago Open this past weekend was a great tournament with tremendous competition and, as always, great photo opportunities. Our Mark Rigney, Rick Atwood and Stephen Burns were there all weekend, through sun, wind and rain.
Enjoy their favorite shots and click on any photo to view full size. And pro beach players, when you use these photos on your social-media accounts, please give these guys credit:
Tri Bourne cuts past Taylor Sander/Stephen Burns photo
Casey Patterson watches Phil Dalhausser get low/Stephen Burns photo
Sarah Sponcil/Stephen Burns photo
Carly Kan with the kick save/Stephen Burns photo
Kristen Nuss realizes she and Taryn are AVP Chicago champions/Mark Rigney photo
Phil Dalhausser rejects Taylor Crabb/Stephen Burns photo
Tri Bourne, left, and Taylor Sander joust/Stephen Burns photo
Kristen Nuss, left, and Taryn Kloth celebrate their win/Stephen Burns photo
The scene at AVP Chicago
The AVP paid tribute to the late Ed Chan, co-publisher of VolleyballMag.com, who died in Chicago a year ago.
Sara Hughes/Stephen Burns photo
Megan Kraft takes a seat/Stephen Burns photo
Kyle Friend/Stephen Burns photo
Delayney Mewhirter defends/Stephen Burns photo
Casey Patterson passes during AVP Chicago with Michael Gomez taking his own shot from a different angle/Stephen Burns photo
Megan Kraft/Mark Rigney photo
The men’s final, match pointMark Rigney photo
Avery Drost digs as Chase Frishman looks on/Mark Rigney photo
Trevor Crabb and Taylor Sander battle at the net/Mark Rigney photo
Tina Graudina/ Mark Rigney photo
Melissa Humana-Parades doesn’t seem bothered by the rain/Mark Rigney photo
Kaya Marciniak passes a ball at AVP Chicago/Mark Rigney photo
Corinne Quiggle reaches out/Mark Rigney photo
Tim Brewster digs/Mark Rigney photo
Melisaa Humana-Paredes gets low for the dig/Mark Rigney photo
Coaches Dan Wainer and Leandro de Pinheiro congratulate Trevor Crabb/Mark Rigney photo
Brandie Wilkerson is pumped/Mark Rigney photo
Sara Hughes keeps the rally alive/Mark Rigney photo
Reid Priddy peeking through/Mark Rigney photo
Tina Graudini battling in contenders-bracket play/Mark Rigney photo
Kim Hildreth lays out for a dig/Mark Rigney photo
Trevor Crabb flexes in the mens final/Mark Rigney photo
Geena Urango/Mark Rigney photo
Timothy Brewster stretches for the dig/Mark Rigney photo
Taylor Crabb digs a shot from his brother in the AVP Chicago men’s final/Mark Rigney photo
Larissa defended in Chicago with an elbow save/Mark Rigney photo
Kristen Nuss takes to the air/Mark Rigney photo
Nuss and Kloth celebrate the win/Mark Rigney photo
Kristen Nuss isn’t pleased/Mark Rigney photo
Survival mode/Mark Rigney photo
Kristen Nuss leaves a trail of dust/Mark Rigney photo
Taryn controlling the net in the womens final/Mark Rigney photo
Carly Kan flashes her skills/Mark Rigney photo
Hagen Smith doing all he can/Mark Rigney photo
Hagen Smith dials in/Mark Rigney photo
Delaney Mehwhirter with the dig/Mark Rigney photo
Drew Hamilton, TKN coach/ Mark Rigney photo
Geena Urango figures out a way to get it done/Mark Rigney photo
Tina Graudina with the kick save/Mark Rigney photo.
Betsi Flint with the gator/Mark Rigney photo
Taylor Sander hits against Phil Dalhausser/Rick Atwood photo
Tri Bourne/Rick Atwood photo
Melissa Humana-Paredes/Rick Atwood photo
Casey Patterson/Rick Atwood photo
Skylar del Sol/Rick Atwood photo
David Lee hits against Paul Lotman/Rick Atwood photo
Miles Partain/Rick Atwood photo
Reid Priddy/Rick Atwood photo
Cody Caldwell/Rick Atwood photo
Andy Benesh reaches for the ball over Miles Evans in Chicago/Rick Atwood photo
Miles Partain digs/Rick Atwood photo
Taylor Crabb/Rick Atwood photo
Casey Patterson stretches out/Rick Atwood photo
David Lee pokes against Chase Budinger/Rick Atwood photo
Troy Field/Rick Atwood photo
John Hyden/Rick Atwood photo
Evan Cory hits against Andy Benesh/Rick Atwood photo
Miles Evans/Rick Atwood photo
Miles Evans hits against Dave Palm/Rick Atwood photo
Chase Frishman/Rick Atwood photo
Kristen Nuss, left, and Taryn Kloth celebrate winning AVP Chicago/Rick Atwood photo
Kristen Nuss chases down a ball at AVP Chicago 9-4-22 Stephen Burns photo
Tri Bourne, left, and Trevor Crabb/Rick Atwood photo
Tri Bourne digs/Rick Atwood photo
Trevor Crabb, left, and Tri Bourne celebrate winning AVP Chicago/Stephen Burns photo
Kyle Friend powers the ball through the block of Taylor Crabb/Rick Atwood photo
Miles Evans with the dig/Rick Atwood photo
Kyle Friend stretches out as Theo Brunner looks on/Stephen Burns photo
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