Dear Readers~
My latest #TBT blog is over Day 1 of the 2018 AVP Hawaii Open. On September 15, 2018 the first ever AVP stop in Hawaii happened. It had the top four teams from the AVP and the top four teams from the FIVB from each gender. I will only talk about a few of them. The teams I chose were Taylor Crabb with Jake Gibb and Alix Klineman with April Ross from the AVP along with Alexander Brouwer with Robert Meeusen, from the Netherlands, and Agatha Bednarczuk with Duda Santos Lisboa, from Brazil.
Crabb and Gibb played all 3 games on Day 1. Their games were at 10:20, 1:25, and 3:40. Game 1 was against Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeusen. Crabb and Gibb lost the first set 16-21 and tried to redeem themselves but fell short by losing the second set 20-22. Game 2 was against Reid Priddy and Jeremy Casebeer. Crabb and Gibb won the first set 21-17 as well as the second set at 21-13. Their third game was against Gustavo Albrecht and Saymon Santos. The first set was close at 23-21 with Guto and Saymon winning the set. the second set wasn't Crabb and Gibb's finest moment after losing 18-21 and being knocked out of the tournament.
Klineman and Ross played 2 games on Day 1. Game 1 was at 10:10 and Game 2 was at 12:30. Game 1was against Kelly Claes and Britt Hochevar. Klineman and Ross won the first set 21-17 but Claes and Hochevar got their revenge by winning the second set 21-16, so a third set happened. The third set ended in favor of Klineman and Ross at 16-14. Game 2 was against Sara Hughes and Summer Ross. Klineman and Ross ended the game winning 2 sets to 1. Somehow, the scores for all three sets were the same as the game when Klineman and Ross played Claes and Hochevar, just earlier that day with set 1 ending 21-17 in favor of Klineman and Ross, set 2 ending 21-16 in favor of Hughes and Ross, and set 3 ending 16-14 in favor of Klineman and Ross. Their next game of the tournament would be against Claes and Hochevar again at 10:15 the following day for the semifinals.
The women's international team I chose was Agatha and Duda from Brazil. The pair played 2 games on Day 1 at 9:15 and 11:20. Game 1 was against Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil. Agatha and Duda won back to back sets with 22-20 and 23-12, even though both sets were very close. Game 2 was against the Canadian duo of Melissa Humana Paredes and Sarah Pavan. Agatha and Duda won it in back to back sets again but this time at 21-19 and 21-18. Their next game would be against Sara Hughes and Summer Ross the following day at 9:15.
The men's international team I chose was Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeusen. The pair played 2 games on Day 1. Game 1 was at 10:20 and Game 2 was at 12:25. Game 1 was against Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb, who I have previously mentioned but Game 2 was against Anders Mol and Christian Sorum. Brouwer won the first set 21-18 but Mol and sorum got revenge by winning the second set 21-19, so a third set happened. That ended with Brouwer and Meeusen winning 16-14. Brouwer and Meeusen's next game would be against Gustavo Albrecht and Saymon Santos, who had previously played Gibb and Crabb on Day 1, at 11:20.
That concludes Day 1 of the 2018 AVP Hawaii Open and my latest #TBT blog.
~J. Miller
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