The best AVP MBO Saturday photos by Ed Chan and Mark Rigney

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VBM Staff

August 21, 2021

MANHATTAN BEACH, California — Saturday’s AVP Manhattan Beach Open was plenty competitive, with 18 deuce sets and nine three-set matches as the respective fields were reduced to six teams.

VolleyballMag.com photo editor Ed Chan and VBM contributors Mark Rigney shot it all. These are their best photos from Saturday’s action.

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Evan Cory — Evan Cory receives serve from John Hyden/Mark Rigney photo

Meg Kraft hustles for a dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Alix Klineman chases down a dig during the 2021 AVP Manhattan Beach Open/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Alix Klineman hits off the top of the Taryn Kloth block/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Delaney Mewhirter plays a ball out of the net/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Casey Patterson keeps the play alive/Mark Rigney photo

Savvy Simo digs an angle spike/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Andy Benesh and Jake Gibb battle at the net/Mark Rigney photo

Larissa Franca passes a tough line serve/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

April Ross makes the play/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Savvy Simo uses the chicken wing dig/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Tina Graudina waits for the serve/Mark Rigney photo

Mark Schuermann gets the fans hyped for April and Alix vs Sara Hughes and Brandie Wilkerson/Mark Rigney photo

Megan Kraft — Meg Kraft stretches for the block touch/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Taylor Crabb extends the rally against Allen and Benesh/Mark Rigney photo

“Three points”, says Kenzie Ponnet/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Evan Cory stretches for a dig as Logan Webber looks on/Mark Rigney photo

Zana Muno — Zana Muno picks up the cut shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Kelly Claes makes a running bump set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Billy Allen reacts after cutting the deficit to one in his match agains Crabb/Gibb/Mark Rigney photo

John Hyden reacts after missing a critical shot/Mark Rigney photo

Corinne Quiggle stays focused despite the drizzle/Mark Rigney photo

Terese Cannon-SANDCAST — Terese Cannon celebrates a point at AVP Chicago/Mark Rigney photo

Sarah Sponcil picks up a cut shot/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Karissa Cook is handcuffed by a spike/Mark Rigney photo

Geena Urango puts away a transition set/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Sheila Shaw finds some angle/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Ed Ratledge and Skylar del Sol receive a middle serve/Mark Rigney photo

April Ross reaches in front of Alix Klineman to pass/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Jake Gibb pleads his case to the ref/Mark Rigney photo

Liliane Maestrini blocks a Kelly Reeves spike/Mark Rigney photo

Larissa Franca celebrates an amazing dig/Mark Rigney photo

Tina Graudina tries to keep the play alive/Mark Rigney photo

Liliane Maestrini and Larissa Franca chest bump after a point/Ed Chan, VBshots.com

Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb scramble/Mark Rigney photo

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