AVP MBO 2019: Day 3

Dear Readers~

So August 18, 2019 was Day 3 and Championship Sunday of the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open in Manhattan Beach, California. That day I watched a total of 6 matches, all 6 were on stadium court. They were two matches to get into the semifinals, followed by two of the four semifinals, and lastly, the men's and women's finals. Now it's time to cover the first match.

The first match was Emily Day and Betsi Flint taking on Sarah Hughes and Brandie Wilkerson for a spot in the women's semifinals. The first set ended at 21-12 with Sarah and Brandie taking that set. The second set was closer, ending at 21-16 with Emily and Betsi taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended very close at 17-15 with Brandie and Sarah taking that set and the match to get into the semifinals to take on the 2018 AVP Manhattan Beach Open champions, Alix Klineman and April Ross as well as knocking Emily and Betsi out of the tournament.

Brandie and Sarah are closest to the camera while Emily and Betsi have their faces towards the camera. Don't forget to follow the four over on Instagram: @emday6, @betsiflint, @sarahhughesbeach, and @bvuilleumier

Up next was Trevor Crabb and Reid Priddy against Tim Bomgren and Troy Field for a spot in the men's semifinal. The first set ended at 21-15 with Trevor and Reid taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Tim and Troy taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-13 with Trevor and Reid taking that set and advancing to the semifinals to take on the 2018 AVP Manhattan Beach Open winners, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena as well as knocking Troy and Tim out of the tournamnet.

Tim and Troy are facing the camera while Trevor has his back to the camera and Reid is out of frame about to serve. Don't forget to follow the four on Instagram: @timbomgren, @troyfield_beach, @reidpriddy, and @kingcrabb808

Up next was one of the women's semifinal matches. This one had April Ross and Alix Klineman against Brandie Wilkerson and Sarah Hughes. The first set ended at 21-16 with April and Alix taking that set. The second set ended at 21-19 with Sarah and Brandie taking that set and causing a third set to happen. The third set ended at 15-12 with April and Alix taking that set and the match. April and Alix also moved on to the women's finals to play Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes as well as knocking Brandie and Sarah out of the tournament.

April and Alix are on the other side of the net facing the camera while Sarah is on the side closest to the camera while Brandie is out of frame about to serve. Don't forget to follow Sarah and Brandie on Instagram along with April and Alix: @alixklineman and @aprilrossbeach

The next match was one of the men's semifinal matches of Trevor Crabb and Reid Priddy against Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena. The first set ended at 21-12 with Reid and Trevor taking that set. The second set ended very close at 23-21 with Reid and Trevor taking that set as well and moving on to the finals as well as knocking the 2018 AVP Manhattan Beach Open champions out of the tournament. Trevor and Reid moved on to the men's finals to play Casey Patterson and Chase Budinger.

Trevor and Reid have their backs to the camera while Phil and Nick are facing the camera on the other side of the net. Don't forget to follow Trevor and Reid as well as Nick and Phil: @phildahausser and @njlucena

Up next was the women's final of April Ross and Alix Klineman against Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan. The first set ended at 28-26 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set. The second set ended at 21-16 with April and Alix taking that set and causing a third set to happen. The third set ended at 16-14 with Sarah and Melissa taking that set and becoming the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Champions.

April and Alix are closest to the camera (hugging) while Melissa and Sarah are on the other side of the net facing the camera. Don't forget to follow April and Alix, as well as Melissa and Sarah, over on Instagram: @melissahumanaparedes and @sarah_pavan

The last match of the day, and also the tournament, was the men's final of Trevor Crabb and Reid Priddy against Casey Patterson and Chase Budinger. The first set ended at 21-15 with Trevor and Reid taking that set. The second set ended at 21-19 with Trevor and Reid taking that set as well and ending the game after only two sets. By winning both sets, Trevor and Reid became the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Champions. This was Trevor's first championship win in his 5 year career and the first AVP win of Reid Priddy after he switched from indoor to beach back in 2017.

Reid and Trevor are on the side facing the camera while Chase and Casey are on the side closest to the camera. Don't forget to follow Reid and Trevor, as well as Chase and Casey, over on Instagram: @caseypatt and @budinger10

For those that don't know, the winners of this stop each get a plaque with their name and their partner's name on it that will go on the Manhattan Beach Pier for eternity. The plaque gets put down the day before the 2020Manhattan Beach Open starts but the ones the winners are holding are kept by them and a third is for the pier.

 

This is Sarah Pavan (left) and Melissa Humana-Paredes (right) with their plaques after their match

 

This is Reid Priddy (left) and Trevor Crabb (right) with their plaques after their match

That concludes the blogs covering the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open. I know it's different than normal but I hope y'all still like it. If you'd like to see some of the players I met while I was out there, those pictures are on my Instagram (@jarrodmiller_) Stay tuned for my next blog covering the 2019 AVP Gold Series Championsips in Chicago. Until next time, Miller out.


~J. Miller