From September 20-22, 2019 the AVP had their last tournament of 2019. This one was on the beaches of Waikiki in Hawaii. The two men's teams I'll be covering are #10 ranked Avery Drost with Chase Frishman and #4 ranked Jeremy Casebeer with Chaim Schalk. Jeremy and Chaim will be first followed by Chase and Avery.
Jeremy and Chaim's first match was against the #13 ranked team of Sean Rosenthal and Brian Cook, husband of Olympic bronze medalist Kelsey Robinson. The first set endd at 21-17 with Casebeer and Chalk taking that set. The second set ended at 21-16 with Casebeer and Schalk taking that set and knocking Cook and Rosenthal into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #5 ranked team of Tim Bomgren and Troy Field. The first set ended at 21-17 with Jeremy and Chaim taking that set. The second set ended at 21-14 with Jeremy and Chaim taking that set as well and knocking Tim and Troy into the contender's bracket. The pair's third game was against the #1 team of Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena. The first set ended at 21-18 with Jeremy and Chaim taking that set. The second set ended at 21-19 with Jeremy and Chaim taking that set as well and putting another team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #2 ranked team of Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb. Since this game was the semifinals, it will be covered in a later blog. Now it's time to see how Avery and Chase did in Hawaii.
Jeremy is on the right and Chaim is on the left. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram: @shakesbeer and @chaimer
Chase and Avery's first game was against the #7 ranked team of Miles Evans and Ryan Doherty. The first set ended at 21-14 with Doherty and Evans taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Chase and Avery pushing a third set. The third set ended at 15-9 with Doherty and Evans taking that set and moving on while Chase and Avery were put in the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #15 ranked team of Miles Partain and Lev Priima. The first set ended at 21-13 with Chase and Avery taking that set. The second set ended at 21-14 with Chase and Avery taking that set as well and knocking Partain and Priima out of the tournament. Their next match was against the #5 ranked team of Tim Bomgren and Troy Field. The first set ended at 21-18 with Tim and Troy taking that set. The second set ended at 21-17 with Tim and Troy taking that set as well and knocking Chase and Avery out of the tournament.
Chase is facing the camera with Avery having his back to the camera. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram: @averydrost and @chase_frish
That concludes two teams from the men's bracket. Stay tuned for next time when I cover two teams from the women's bracket. Until next time, Miller out.
~J. Miller
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