From June 20-23, 2019 the AVP had their next stop of the 2019 season. This was stop #5 of the season and took place in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle stop was hard for so many since it was the first stop since the passing of AVP pro, Eric Zaun. In the end, the AVP did their best to make Zaun proud, and they succeeded. The two men's teams I decided to cover was Chase Budinger and his partner Casey Patterson as well as Chase Frishman and his partner Piotr Marciniak. Budinger and Patterson were ranked #4 while Frishman and Marciniak were ranked #9.
The first team I'll cover is Patterson and Budinger. Their first match was against #13 ranked Kyle Friend and Duncan Budinger, Chase's older brother. The first and second sets were very close, since the two brothers get very competitive. The first set ended at 21-19 while the second set ended at 21-18. Patterson and Budinger won both set and knocked Friend and Budinger into the contender's bracket. If you don't know how intense the brotherly competition between Duncan and Chase is, board games were banned by their parents at a very young age. I wish I was joking but that's no joke. Go to the 5:15 mark of this video by Riley and Maddison Mckibbin from their vlog of the 2018 AVP Manhattan Beach Open: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Kg9vwpFWg In Budinger and Patterson's next game they took on the #5 ranked team of Ed Ratledge and Rafu Rodriguez, the winners from the 2018 AVP San Francisco Open. The first set ended 21-17 with Patterson and Budinger taking that set. The second set ended 21-16 with Budinger and Patterson taking that set as well and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their third game of the tournament was against the #1 ranked team of Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb. Both sets ended at 21-19 with Taylor and Jake taking both sets and knocking Casey and Chase into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against the #2 ranked team of Tim Bomgren and Troy Field. The first set was close, ending at 21-16 with Budinger and Patterson taking that set. The second set was even closer. That set ended at 28-25 with Budinger and Patterson taking that set as wll and knocking Tim and Troy out of the tournament. After winning that game, Budinger and Patterson were in the semifinals against the #3 ranked team of Jeremy Casebeer and Chaim Schalk. With this being the semifinals, you'll have to wait for the semifinals and finals blog to come out with that score.
Chase prepares to receive the ball as Casey gets ready for the set. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram as their 2019 AVP season progresses: @caseypatt and @budinger10
The next team on the men's side I'm covering is Frishman and Marciniak. Their first match was against the 8 ranked team of Sean Rosenthal and Ricardo Santos. The first set ended at 21-19 with Rosenthal and Ricardo taking that set. The second set ended similar at 21-18 with Rosenthal and Ricardo taking that set as well and knocking Frishman and Marciniak into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #16 ranked tam of David Lee and Raffe Paulis. The first set ended 21-19 with Lee and Paulis taking that set. The second set ended 21-14 with Frishman and Marciniak taking that set and causing third set to happen. The third set ended at 15-9 with Frishman and Marciniak taking that set and knocking Lee and Paulis out of the tournament. Their next match was against the #6 ranked team of Ryan Doherty and John Hyden. Both sets ended at 21-15 with Hyden and Doherty taking both sets and knocking Frishman and Marciniak out of the tournament. The pair left seattle with a 9th place finish.
Marciniak (sunglasses) and Frishman (back to camera) celebrate after a victory in Seattle. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram as the AVP season progresses: @chase_Frish and @piotrmarciniak_probeachvolley
That concludes the results of the men's side of the bracket. Stay tuned as the women's side will be out next followed by the semifinals and finals of both genders. Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open happening August 16-18. Until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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