![]() Youngs placed third at the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in France where Fontana was fifth with Lisa Arce. Blanton and Fonoimoana, who placed ninth in the 1999 World Championships in France, shared $10,000 for their fifth-place finish.įontana and Youngs dropped a 21-19, 13-21 and 15-13 decision to Pires and Minello to open play Saturday before losing 21-17 and 21-19 to 12th-seeded Eva Celbova and Sona Dosoudilova of the Czech Republic in the Bronze Medal match. Metzger and Wong, who captured June's Swiss Open before advancing to the "final fours" the past two weekends in France and Italy, placed ninth to share $6,000. By splitting two matches Saturday, Holdren and Rogers placed fifth to share $10,000 for their best international finish together this season. Holdren and Rogers had advanced to the quarter-finals with a 14-21, 21-13 and 17-15 win over fifth-seeded Stein Metzger (Honolulu, Hi.) and Kevin Wong (Pearl City, Hi.) of the AVP in 58 minutes. "We could not break their rhythm."īaracetti and Conde had advanced to Sunday's semi-finals with a 16-21, 21-19 and 15-8 win in 60 minutes Saturday over 23rd-seeded Dax Holdren (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara) of the AVP. We didn't really have a chance," said Heidger after the match. Heidger and McCaw, who eliminated AVP rivals and 11th-seeded Dain Blanton (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Eric Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) 21-15 and 21-18 in 47 minutes Saturday, saw their "surprising" run through the 32-team single-elimination bracket end in Sunday's first semi-final.īaracetti and Conde, who have now won three FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events this season, scored a 21-16 and 21-16 win over Heidger and McCaw in 44 minutes to advance to the Gold Medal Match. Heidger and McCaw shared $15,000 for fourth. Sixth-seeded Jorre Kjemperud and Vegard Hoidalen of Norway, who dropped a 69-minute decision to Loiola and Ricardo (29-31, 21-19 and 15-12) in Sunday's second semi-final, captured the $25,000 Bronze Medal by defeating Heidger and McCaw 21-16 and 21-14 in 37-minutes. The Silver Medallists at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Behar and Bede have now earned three-straight podium finishes in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, including a Bronze Medal in 1997. Saturday, top-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede defended their FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship successfully by defeating Sandra Pires and Tatiana Minello 21-16 and 21-18 in an All-Brazilian final to capture the Gold Medal and the $47,000 first-place prize. Loiola had won the 1999 World Championship with Emanuel Rego, who placed fifth with Tande Ramos this season. Third-seeded Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde of Argentina claimed the men's $47,000 first-place prize by defeating 10th-seeded Jose Loiola and Ricardo Santos of Brazil 25-23, 12-21 and 20-18 in 69 minutes. The 2001 domestic season ends with The Paul Mitchell King and Queen of the Beach competition September 7-9 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. #CHIP MCCAW VOLLEYBALL PRO#Prior to The Michelob Light Open at Santa Barbara, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour will have teams competing in a women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour stop in Osaka, Japan (August 8-12), while the men will be competing in Ostende, Belgium (August 8-12).įollowing the Santa Barbara stop, the AVP will stage its final men's and women's team event August 24-26 in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The Michelob Light Open at Santa Barbara, presented by Paul Mitchell, will feature a 32-team men's Main Draw and a 24-team women's Main Draw on Santa Barbara's East Beach. Seeded 18th in the men's competition, Heidger (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and McCaw (Tulsa, Okla.) duplicated the results of the AVP women in beach volleyball's second-most prestigious event as second-seeded Barbra Fontana (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (Encinitas, Calif.) placed fourth in the women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.īoth the teams of Heidger/McCaw and Fontana/Youngs are expected to be in the field for the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour's next event August 17-19 in Santa Barbara, Calif. KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA - Despite dropping their final two matches here Sunday (August 5), the Association of Volleyball Professionals' (AVP) Rob Heidger and Chip McCaw posted their best international finish of the 2001 season by placing fourth in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. ![]()
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