HERMOSA BEACH — Opportunity abounded at AVP Hermosa Beach as many of the top dogs competed overseas. Chase Budinger seized the opportunity to capture his first AVP win in front of the home crowd with Casey Patterson, who added his 15th win, his first in three years.
Loyola Marymount products Emily Day and Betsi Flint won their title without dropping a set to give Day her 10th title, Flint her fifth.
There were a number of notable finishes, including a final for Miles Evans, playing in his first event with Ryan Doherty. Former USA middle blocker David Lee not only won his first AVP main draw match, but reached his first semifinal with Sean Rosenthal.
On the women’s side, three teams (Katie Hogan and Megan Rice, Sheila Shaw and Mackenzie Ponnet, and Zana Muno and Crissy Jones) came out of the qualifier to reach the Hermosa semifinals, Shaw after breaking her finger during qualifying.
VolleyballMag.com publisher Ed Chan and contributors Mark Rigney and Jim Wolf were on hand and present the following photo gallery.
Jayelin Lombard keeps her eyes on the ball/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Camie Manwill makes a pokey dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Tory Paranagua gets there for the block touch/Jim Wolf photography
Skylar DelSol draws the block with a jump set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
David Vander Meer drives for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Delaney Knudsen takes advantage of the open net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Ben Shassol hits line/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Ty Loomis anticipates a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sheila Shaw passes, creating a spray of sand/Mark Rigney photography
Chris Dedo dives for the short serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Amelia Smith reads a shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Betsi Flint celebrates the win with champagne/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jeremy Casebeer has to play the ball over/Jim Wolf photography
Traci Callahan drives for the dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
David Lee celebrates a block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Megan Rice and Katie Hogan come together after their semifinal win/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Maria Clara Salgado goes all out for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Sarah Schermerhorn makes a scramble play/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Blocker Chase Budinger pulls back to avoid a Roberto “Rafu” Rodriguez tool/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
David Vander Meer celebrates a late-afternoon block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Ed Ratledge reacts to a block/Mark Rigney photography
Zana Muno slides underneath a dig/Jim Wolf photography
Earl Schultz elevates for a spike/Jim Wolf photography
Casey Patterson hustles for a dig/Jim Wolf photography
Kyle Radde dives for the tape serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Stafford Slick lunges to keep the ball alive/Jim Wolf photography
Agnieszka Pregowska lunges for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Ed Ratledge takes Billy Allen’s line/Jim Wolf photography
Zana Muno came out of the qualifier to finish third/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Jhony Salvador goes through the wickets/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Betsi Flint on the FIVB event in Australia: “This this shouldn’t count for Olympic qualification points because we don’t feel safe.”/Mark Rigney photography
Delaney Knudsen plays a short serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Caitlin Moon makes a backhand save/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
Betsi Flint makes an all-out effort/Jim Wolf photography
Haley Gibson lunges for the line serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com
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