Dear Readers~
On May 19, 2019 the finals and semifinals for the 2019 AVP Austin Open happened. The four semifinals were #5 ranked Tim Bomgren with Troy Field taking on #4 ranked Jeremy Casebeer and Chaim Schalk, #1 ranked Taylor Crabb with Jake Gibb taking on #2 ranked Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena, #5 ranked Terese Cannon and Irene Pollock taking on #4 ranked Jace Pardon and Karissa Cook, and the #10 ranked Nicolette Martin with Falyn Fonoimoana taking on #14 ranked Kimberly Hildreth and Sarah Schermerhorn.
The first women's semifinal was Terese and Irene taking n Karissa and Jace. The first set ended 21-17 in favor of Karissa and Jace. The second set ended 21-14 in favor of Karissa and Jace as well, advancing them to the women's finals.
The second women's semifinal was Nicolette and Falyn taking on Sarah and Kimberly. the first set ended 21-18 in favor of Kimberly and Sarah. The second set ended 21-19 with Sarah and Kimberly taking that set as well and advancing to the women's final to take on Jace and Karissa.
The first men's semifinal is the game of Tim and Troy taking on Jeremy and Chaim. The first set ended 21-14 with Jeremy and Chaim taking that set. The second set ended 21-12 with Jeremy and Chaim also taking that set and advancing to the finals.
The next men's semifinal was the game of Jake and Taylor against Phil and Nick. The first set ended 21-16 with Phil and Nick taking that set. The second set ended 21-19 with Taylor and Jake taking that set and causing a third set to happen. That third set ended 15-13 with Taylor and Jake winning and advancing to play Jeremy and Chaim in the men's finals.
The women's finals was #4 taking on #14. With one of the two teams coming out of the qualifiers, #14, the finals were intense. The first set ended 21-11 with Jace and Karissa taking that set. The second set also ended at 21-11 with Jace and Karissa taking that set as well and becoming the 2019 AVP Austin Open Champions for the women's side.
Your 2019 AVP Austin Open winners! Karissa Cook (right) and Jace Pardon (left) hold their trophies after being named the winners in Austin as well as both winning their first AVP event!
The men's finals was #1 taking on #4, so pressure was on. with Jake and Taylor winning the previous AVP in Huntington Beach, the pair wanted to win back to back tournaments in 2019. The first set ended 21-16 with Taylor and Jake taking that set. The second set also ended 21-16 with Jake and Taylor taking that set. By beating Jeremy and Chaim in two sets, Taylor and Jake became the 2019 AVP Austin Open champions, as well as back to back AVP champions.
The battle was real on the men's side. Taylor Crabb (sunglasses no hat) and Jake Gibb (white hat) are excited to be named the 2019 AVP Austin Open champions that celebration with coach, and Olympic gold medalist, Rich Lambourne (guy with shirt) was in order
That concludes the coverage of the finals and semifinals of the 2019 AVP Austin Open from May 17-19, 2019 held in Austin, Texas. Don't forget to tune in for the next AVP stop in Hermosa Beach, California from July 26-28, 2019 either in person in Hermosa Beach, California or you can watch online at Amazon Prime. Until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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