History was made Friday at the AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open, when a pair from Seattle, two University of Washington players in only their second pro event, knocked off the No. 1 seed.
No. 32-seeded Chloe Loreen and Natalie Robinson, who played earlier this summer in AVP Waupaca and lost in the women’s final stunned top-seeded Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles 21-19, 15-21, 15-12. It was the biggest upset in AVP history, the first time a No. 32 beat a No. 1.
Chloe Loreen
Loreen, a 6-footer, and Robinson, 5-11, were AVCA All-Americans this past spring for Washington. Later Friday, they knocked off 16th-seeded Macy Jerger and Megan Rice 21-14, 21-17, and Saturday play eighth-seeded Deahna Kraft and Zana Muno.
Natalie Robinson
Flint and Scoles came back with a vengeance in their first elimination match, crushing Katie Lindstrom and Carlie Wopat 21-11, 21-11. But then they got all they could handle from Lexy Denaburg and Carly Kan before coming away with a 21-17, 13-21, 15-11 victory. They’ll play Larissa and Lili on Saturday in what should be an epic contenders-bracket match.
There are other surprises in the eight unbeaten women’s teams, including 28th-seeded Katie Spieler and Torrey Van Winden, who came through the qualifier and upset the fifth-seeded pair of Canadian Sarah Pavan and Geena Urango before beating 12th-seeded Jessica Gaffney and Katie Horton.
The men’s side went more to form.
The eight unbeatens include top-seeded Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb, second-seeded Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk, third seeded Chase Budinger and Miles Evans and fourth-seeded Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander.
The AVP said Friday that although a major storm is headed toward Southern California, no changes are planned for Saturday’s schedule. To see that schedule, go to avp.com/brackets
All matches on stadium court will stream live on ESPN+ in the United States and on TSN+ in Canada, and all matches played on courts 1 and 2 will be available live on the Bally Live app. The men’s and women’s finals are scheduled to air live on ESPN2 on Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Pacific.
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Winners bracket Round 1 Theo Brunner/Trevor Crabb (1) def. John Schwengel/David Wieczorek (32, Q11) 21-17, 21-9 (0:39) Andrew Dentler/Jacob Landel (17) def. John-Michael Plummer/Ian Satterfield (16) 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 (1:01) Tim Bomgren/Paul Lotman (9) def. Cash Adamsen/Wyatt Harrison (24, Q2) 21-15, 15-21, 15-10 (0:59) Billy Allen/Alison Cerutti (8) def. Jon Ferrari/Christopher Vaughan (25) 21-11, 21-16 (0:32) Evan Cory/Troy Field (5) def. Charlie Siragusa/Ben Vaught (28) 21-9, 21-8 (0:30) Cody Caldwell/Seain Cook (12) def. Adam Roberts/Jeff Samuels (21) 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 (1:07) Jake Dietrich/Travis Mewhirter (13) def. Michael Groselle/Nathan Yang (20, Q1) 21-17, 21-16 (0:48) Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander (4) def. Peter Connole/Steven Roschitz (29, Q5) 21-18, 21-16 (0:34) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans (3) def. Zephyr Dew/Tomas Goldsmith (30, Q8) 21-17, 21-10 (0:39) John Hyden/Billy Kolinske (14) def. Marty Lorenz/Raffe Paulis (19) 21-17, 21-19 (0:53) Gage Basey/Diego Perez (22) def. Chase Frishman/Dave Palm (11) 21-17, 21-17 (0:42) Phil Dalhausser/Avery Drost (6) def. Alvaro Filho/Lev Priima (27, Q4) 21-16, 21-13 (0:40) Tyler Penberthy/Alex Ukkelberg (26, Q3) def. Timothy Brewster/Kyle Friend (7) 12-21, 27-25, 16-14 (1:19) Hagen Smith/Logan Webber (10) def. Andrew Holman/Dylan Zacca (23) 21-13, 21-15 (0:42) Caleb Kwekel/Jake Urrutia (18) def. Djordje Klasnic/Silila Tucker (15) 21-23, 22-20, 15-7 (1:06) Tri Bourne/Chaim Schalk (2) def. Guillermo Jimenez/Spencer Loch (31, Q10) 21-9, 21-17 (0:35) Round 2 Theo Brunner/Trevor Crabb (1) def. Andrew Dentler/Jacob Landel (17) 21-13, 21-15 (0:36) Billy Allen/Alison Cerutti (8) def. Tim Bomgren/Paul Lotman (9) 21-15, 21-15 (0:38) Cody Caldwell/Seain Cook (12) def. Evan Cory/Troy Field (5) 21-18, 21-14 (0:41) Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander (4) def. Jake Dietrich/Travis Mewhirter (13) 21-14, 21-19 (0:46) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans (3) def. John Hyden/Billy Kolinske (14) 21-17, 16-21, 15-6 (1:01) Phil Dalhausser/Avery Drost (6) def. Gage Basey/Diego Perez (22) 21-6, 21-19 (0:36) Hagen Smith/Logan Webber (10) def. Tyler Penberthy/Alex Ukkelberg (26, Q3) 21-17, 21-18 (0:53) Tri Bourne/Chaim Schalk (2) def. Caleb Kwekel/Jake Urrutia (18) 21-11, 21-17 (0:43) Round 3 Theo Brunner/Trevor Crabb (1) vs. Billy Allen/Alison Cerutti (8) Cody Caldwell/Seain Cook (12) vs. Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander (4) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans (3) vs. Phil Dalhausser/Avery Drost (6) Hagen Smith/Logan Webber (10) vs. Tri Bourne/Chaim Schalk (2)
Steven Roschitz hits against Bill Kolinske/Rick Atwood photo
Contenders bracket Round 1 John-Michael Plummer/Ian Satterfield (16) def. John Schwengel/David Wieczorek (32, Q11) 21-19, 21-14 (0:42) Cash Adamsen/Wyatt Harrison (24, Q2) def. Jon Ferrari/Christopher Vaughan (25) 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 (1:05) Adam Roberts/Jeff Samuels (21) def. Charlie Siragusa/Ben Vaught (28) 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 (0:58) Peter Connole/Steven Roschitz (29, Q5) def. Michael Groselle/Nathan Yang (20, Q1) 22-20, 21-13 (0:53) Marty Lorenz/Raffe Paulis (19) def. Zephyr Dew/Tomas Goldsmith (30, Q8) 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 (1:06) Alvaro Filho/Lev Priima (27, Q4) def. Chase Frishman/Dave Palm (11) 21-14, 21-7 (0:38) Timothy Brewster/Kyle Friend (7) def. Andrew Holman/Dylan Zacca (23) 30-28, 21-9 (0:49) Djordje Klasnic/Silila Tucker (15) def. Guillermo Jimenez/Spencer Loch (31, Q10) 21-17, 21-18 (0:48) Round 2 Caleb Kwekel/Jake Urrutia (18) def. John-Michael Plummer/Ian Satterfield (16) 23-21, 21-16 (0:49) Cash Adamsen/Wyatt Harrison (24, Q2) def. Tyler Penberthy/Alex Ukkelberg (26, Q3) 22-20, 21-18 (0:49) Gage Basey/Diego Perez (22) def. Adam Roberts/Jeff Samuels (21) 25-27, 21-17, 15-11 (1:09) Peter Connole/Steven Roschitz (29, Q5) def. John Hyden/Billy Kolinske (14) 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 (1:11) Marty Lorenz/Raffe Paulis (19) def. Jake Dietrich/Travis Mewhirter (13) 21-13, 21-15 (0:53) Evan Cory/Troy Field (5) def. Alvaro Filho/Lev Priima (27, Q4) 21-16, 21-16 (0:40) Tim Bomgren/Paul Lotman (9) def. Timothy Brewster/Kyle Friend (7) 21-19, 21-14 (0:35) Djordje Klasnic/Silila Tucker (15) def. Andrew Dentler/Jacob Landel (17) 21-17, 21-15 (0:48) Round 3 Caleb Kwekel/Jake Urrutia (18) vs. Cash Adamsen/Wyatt Harrison (24, Q2) Gage Basey/Diego Perez (22) vs. Peter Connole/Steven Roschitz (29, Q5) Marty Lorenz/Raffe Paulis (19) vs. Evan Cory/Troy Field (5) Tim Bomgren/Paul Lotman (9) vs. Djordje Klasnic/Silila Tucker (15)
Ashley Pater gets low for the pass/Will Chu Photography
