From July 26-28, 2019 the second half of the AVP season began in Hermosa Beach, California. This blog will cover the men's side of the tournament. The two teams are #1 ranked Troy Field with Tim Bomgren and #10 ranked Ryan Doherty and Miles Evans. Up first is Tim and Troy.
Their first game was against the #16 ranked team of Christian Honer and Brian Miller. The first set ended at 21-10 with Tim an Troy taking that set. The second set ended at 21-16 with Tim and Troy taking that set as well and moving on in the winner's bracket. Their next game was against two Olympians. This was the #8 ranked team of Sean Rosenthal and David Lee. The first set ended at 21-19 with Sean and David taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with David and Sean taking that set as well and knocking the #1 ranked team into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against the #11 ranked team of Maddison and Riley Mckibbin. The first set ended at 21-18 with Tim and Troy taking that set. The second set ended at 21-14 with Tim and Troy taking that set as well and knocking the McKibbin brothers out of the tournament. Their next game was against #10 Ryan Doherty and Miles Evans. The first set ended at 21-13 with Ryan and Miles taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Miles and Ryan taking that set as well and knocking the #1 team out of the tournament. Tim and Troy left Hermosa with a 5th place finish.
Tim (black hat) receives serve as Troy (Pink hat) prepares for the set. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram: @troyfield_beach and @timbomgren
Up next is the #10 ranked team of Doherty and Evans. Their first game was against #23 ranked team of Garrett Roberts and Garet Wessberg. The first set ended 21-18 with Doherty and Evans taking that set. The second set ended at 21-13 with Doherty and Evans taking that set as well and knocking the #23 ranked team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #7 ranked team of Avery Drost and Chase Frishman. The first set ended at 21-18 with Doherty and Evans taking that set. The second set ended at 21-15 with Doherty and Evans taking that set as well and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #18 ranked team of Dylan Maarek and Dave Palm. The first set ended at 21-16 with Doherty and Evans taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Doherty and Evans taking that set as well and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #3 ranked team of Casey Patterson and Chase Budinger. The first set ended 22-20 with Casey and Chase taking that set. The second set ended at 21-16with Casey and Chase taking that set as well as knocking Doherty and Evans into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #1 ranked team of Tim Bomgren and Troy Field. The first set ended at 21-13 with Doherty and Evans taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Doherty and Evans taking that set as well and knocking the #1 ranked team out of the tournament. By knocking Tim and Troy out of the tournament, Doherty an Evans made it to the semifinals to take on the #8 ranked team of two Olympians, Sean Rosenthal and David Lee. That game will be covered in the blog covering the semifinals and finals, so stay tuned for that.
Miles (back) and Ryan (front) compete in their first AVP semifinal together. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram for more: @ryandvolley and @milesevansbeachvolley
That concludes the Men's tournament from the 2019 AVP Hermosa Beach Open. Stay tuned for when I cover the women's bracket next. Until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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