AVP HERMOSA BEACH OPEN.Byline: -- Phil Collin When: Today-Sunday, Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. Pier. Today: Qualifying rounds (eightmen's and eight women's teams advance to main draw), admission free. Saturday: Main draw; general admission free, courtside court·side n. The area immediately bordering the official court of play, as in tennis or basketball. seating $40. Sunday: Main draw, including women's final at 2:30 p.m., with the men's final 30 minutes after the conclusion of the women's final (approximately 4 p.m.); general admission free, courtside seating $40. Men's top teams: Todd Rogers-Phil Dalhausser; Sean Rosenthal-Jake Gibb; Mike Lambert-Stein Metzger. Women's top teams: Kerri Walsh-Misty May-Treanor; Elaine Youngs-Nicole Branagh; Rachel Wacholder-Tyra Turner. Notable: Men's all-time wins leader Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick Kiraly, better known as Karch Kiraly (born November 3, 1960 in Jackson, Michigan), is an American volleyball player who is the only person to have won Olympic gold medals in both the indoor and beach versions of the sport. (148 career victories) will play in his final Hermosa Open; the three-time Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medalist has won the event six times. ... Misty May-Treanor could become the winningest woman's player on tour. She is seeking to break a tie with Holly McPeak, who has won 72tournaments. May-Treanor's partner, Kerri Walsh, has 69victories. ... FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. Prime Ticket will broadcast the event on tape delay Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets and information: www.avp.com. |
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