For those that saw my previous blog covering the 2019 AVP Hermosa Beach Open, you'll know that the event happened from July 26-28, 2019 in Hermosa Beach, California. In my previous blog I covered the men's side of the bracket which included the #1 ranked team of Tim Bomgren and Troy Field, as well as the #10 ranked team of Ryan Doherty and Miles Evans. This blog will cover the women's side of the bracket. The two teams I chose were #19 ranked Audrey and Nicole Nourse as well as #22 ranked Delaynie Maple and Megan Kraft.
The first team I'll be covering is Audrey and Nicole. Their first game was against #14 ranked Kerri Schuh and Nicolette Martin. That first set ended 21-16 with Audrey and Nicole taking that set. The second set ended at 21-8 with Nicolette and Kerri taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-13 with Audrey and Nicole taking that set and knocking Nicolette and Kerri into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against the #3 ranked team of Amanda Dowdy and Corinne Quiggle. The first set ended at 21-19 with Dowdy and Quiggle taking that set. The second set ended at 21-13 with Dowdy and Quiggle taking that set as well and knocking Audrey and Anna into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against the #20 ranked team of Lauren De Turk and Sasha Karelou. The first set ended at 21-17 with Lauren and Sasha taking that set. The second set ended at 21-14 with Lauren and Sasha taking that set as well and knocking Audrey and Nicole out of the tournament.
Here are Audrey and Nicole Nourse celebrating after a nice play. Give them a follow on Instagram: @audreynourse and @nicolenourse as well as their team Instagram account: @beachvolleyballtwins
The other women's team I'll be covering is Maple and Kraft. They made it into the Hermosa Open ranked #22, not far behind Audrey and Nicole. Maple and Kraft's first match was against the #11 ranked team of Geena Urango and Emily Hartong. The first set ended at 21-17 with Maple and Kraft taking that set. The second set ended at 21-18 with Urango and Hartong taking that set and causing a third set to happen. That third set ended at 15-6 with Kraft and Maple taking that third set and knocking Urango and Hartong into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #6 ranked team of Brittany Howard and Alexa Strange. The first set ended at 21-12 with Kraft and Maple taking that set. The second set ended at 21-13 with Kraft and Maple taking that set as well and knocking the #6 ranked team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #3 ranked team of Dowdy and Quiggle. The first set ended at 21-18 with Kraft and Maple taking that set. The second set ended at 21-11 with Kraft and Maple taking that set and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against #18 ranked team of Sheila Shaw and Kenzie Ponnet. The first set ended at 22-20 with Sheila and Kenzie taking that set. The second set ended at 23-21 with Maple and Kraft taking that set, and leading to a third set. The third set ended at 15-11 with Shaw and Ponnet taking that set and knocking Maple and Kraft into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against #24 ranked Zana Muno and Crissy Jones. The first set ended at 21-17 with Kraft and Maple taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Muno and Jones taking that set, and causing a third set. The third set ended at 16-14 with Muno and Jones taking that set and moving on. Kraft and Maple would leave the 2019 AVP Hermosa Beach Open with a 5th place, up from the 13th place they received just a few months ago at the 2019 AVP Huntington Beach Open. Keep in mind that these two are still in high school and have many more years of playing to compete in.
Megan (left) and Delaynie (right) are smiling after a victory in Hermosa. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram as they progress on their beach volleyball careers: @delayniemaple and @megan_kraft
That concludes the women's bracket from the 2019 AVP Hermosa Beach Open. Stay tuned for next time when I cover the finals and semifinals of the men and women. If you know how the AVP works then you'll know that had Maple and Kraft won they would be playing in the semifinals but with Jones and Muno beating them, the teenagers won't be in the next blog. Don't forget to mark your calendar for September 20-22, 2019 when the AVP makes it's final stop in Hawaii for the 2019 AVP Hawaii Open. Until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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