In early June the AVP had their third stop of the 2019 season. I covered the men's side in my previous blog but now it's time to cover the women's side. The two women's teams I'll be covering are #8 ranked UCLA beach coach, Irene Pollock, and former USC beach player, Terese Cannon as one team while the other team is #7 ranked Brooke Sweat and Brandie Wilkerson. Up first will be Cannon and Pollock.
Their first match was against #9 ranked Brittany Howard and Katie Spieler. The first set ended 21-19 with Howard and Spieler taking that set. The second set ended at 21-18 with Cannon and Pollock taking that set and causing a third set to happen. the third set ended at 15-7 with Cannon and Pollock advancing while Howard and Spieler were moved to the contender's bracket. The next match for the #8 team was against the #1 team of April Ross and Alix Klineman. The first set ended 21-10 with Ross and Klineman taking that set. The second set ended 21-16 with Ross and Klineman taking that set as well and knocking Cannon and Pollock into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #11 ranked team of Geena Urango and Caitlin Ledoux. That game had some pretty close sets. The first set ended 21-19 with Ledoux and Urango taking that first set. The second set ended at 21-15 with Cannon and Pollock taking that set and causing a third set to happen. The third set ended at 16-14 with Ledoux and Urango taking that set and knocking Cannon and Pollock out of the 2019 AVP New York City Open.
Cannon (left) and Pollock (right) celebrate after winning a match at the 2019 AVP NYC Open
Now it's time to cover the #7 ranked team of Sweat and Wilkerson. Their first match was against #10 ranked Kelly Reeves and Allie Wheeler. The first set ended 21-14 with Sweat and Wilkerson taking that set. The second set ended at 21-18 with Reeves and Wheeler taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-12 with Sweat and Wilkerson winning it and moving on while Reeves and Wheeler moved into the contender's bracket. The next game they played was against the #2 team of Sarah Hughes and Summer Ross. The firs set ended 21-11 with Ross and Hughes taking that set. The second set ended at 21-13 with Hughes and Ross taking that set as well and knocking Sweat and Wilkerson into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against #12 ranked Brittany Hochevar and Carly Wopat. The first set ended 21-15 in favor of Sweat and Wilkerson while the second set ended at 21-16 in favor of Sweat and Wilkerson, knocking Wopat and Hochevar out of the 2019 AVP NYC Open and advancing to the next game. Their next game was against #6 Karissa Cook and Jace Pardon, the winners from the previous stop in Austin. The first set ended at 21-15 with Cook and Pardon taking that set. The second set ended at 21-15 with Cook and Pardon taking that set as well and knocking Sweat and Wilkerson out of the 2019 AVP NYC Open.
Here is Wilkerson (front) and Sweat (back) in the ready position at the 2019 AVP NYC Open
That concludes two of the women's teams that competed in the 2019 AVP NYC Open. Stay tuned for the next blog covering the finals and semifinals of both the men's and women's brackets. Don't forget to tune in to the 2019 AVP Hermosa Beach Open in Hermosa Beach, California from July 26-28, 2019 either in person there in Hermosa Beach or on Amazon Prime. Until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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