The EVP, a mostly East Coast pro beach volleyball tournament series headquartered in Long Beach, Ind., has announced that Sockwa, a brand of lightweight beach footwear, will be the official footwear sponsor of its 2014 tour.
The EVP plans to feature 19 events this year starting May 3 with the Ft. Lauderdale Pro Am and ending Sept. 27 with the EVP World Finals of Beach Volleyball in Stockton, Calif., one of only two West Coast stops on the 2014 tour. Pro purses on the tour range from $2,000 to $10,000.
EVP 2014 Schedule
May 3 EVP Fort Lauderdale Pro Am | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
May 10 Beach Bum Open | Tybee Island, Savannah, Ga.
May 17 Panama City Boardwalk Pro Am | Panama City Beach, Fla.
May 24 EVP Island Holiday Pro Am | Vanderbilt Beach, Naples, Fla.
May 31 Outer Banks Pro Am | Nags Head, N.C.
June 7 Gulf Coast Championships | Gulfport, Miss.
June 14 EVP Beach Sports Festival | North Beach, Racine, Wis.
June 21 Beach House Bash | Hilton Head, S.C.
June 28 EVP Atlanta Pro Beach Festival | LakePoint Sports, Emerson, Ga.
July 12 EVP Gold Coast Pro Am | Oak Street Beach, Chicago, Ill.
July 18-19 EVP Rocks Rosemont | Rosemont, Ill.
July 26 Adirondack Coast Pro Am | Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Aug. 2 Great Lakes Beach Championships | Michigan City, Ind.
Aug. 16-17 EVP Rocks the River | Charleston, W.V.
Aug. 30 EVP St. Pete Beach Pro Am | St. Pete Beach, Fla.
Sept. 13 EVP Southeast Championship | Delray Beach, Fla.
Sept. 20 EVP National Championship | Naples, Fla.
Sept. 21 EVP West Coast Championships | Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sept. 27-28 EVP World Finals of Beach Volleyball | Stockton, Calif.