From September 20-22, 2019 was the last stop of the 2019 AVP season taking place on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. In the previous blog, the men's side of the bracket was covered so it's time for the women's side of the bracket to be covered. The two teams I chose was the #3 team of Melissa Humana-Paredes with Sarah Pavan and the #9 ranked team of Caitlin Ledoux with Maria Salgado. Up first is Melissa and Sarah.
Melissa and Sarah played against the #14 ranked team of Kenzie Ponnet and Sheila Shaw to start their first Match in Hawaii. The first set ended at 21-16 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set. The second set ended at 21-13 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set as well and knocking Sheila and Kenzie into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #6 ranked team Karissa Cook and Jace Pardon. The first set ended at 21-12 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set. The second set ended at 21-12 as well with Melissa and Sarah taking that set as well and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #2 ranked team of Emily Day and Betsi Flint. The first set ended at 21-10 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set. The second set ended at 21-14 with Melissa and Sarah taking that set as well and knocking another team into the contender's bracket. Their next game was against the #4 ranked team of Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil. This game was a semifinal match so because of that, this match will be covered in the blog covering the semifinal and final games.
This is Sarah Pavan (left) and Melissa Humana-Paredes (right) holding up their plaques after winnng the 2019 AVP Manhattan Beach Open (that helped get them to Hawaii) Don't forget to follow the pair on Instagram: @sarah_pavan and @melissahumanaparedes
The other women's team I covred is the #9 ranked team of Caitlin and Maria. Their first match was against the #8 ranked team of Kelly Reeves and Terese Cannon. The first set ended at 22-20 with Terese and Kelly take that set. The second set ended at 21-15 with Caitlin and Maria taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-6 with Kelly and Terese taking that set and knocking Caitlin and Maria into the contender's bracket. Their next match was against the #16 ranked team of Emily Hartong and Geena Urango. The first set ended at 21-19 with Emily and Geena taking that set. The second set ended at 21-16 with Geena and Emily taking that set and knocking Caitlin and Maria out of the tournament after only two games.
This is Maria (left) and Caitlin (right) after their time playing the previous AVP stop in Chicago. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram: @Caitlin_ledoux and @mariaclarasalgado
Stay tuned for my next blog covering the semifinals and finals of the 2019 AVP Hawaii Open as well as it being the last blog of the 2019 AVP Season so make sure to check that out. Until next time, Miller out.
For those wondering why I chose to have the #9 ranked team covered after only playing 2 games is because of some news that Caitlin shared on her Instagram. It's some news that no athlete likes to make and no fan wants to hear. The news is that AVP Hawaii was Caitlin's last professional beach volleyball tournament because she retired back in late September, a few days after the Hawaii stop. I sent her a message over on Instagram not long after seeing that post to see how true it was and it turns out that she is retired and no longer plays on the AVP or professional beach volleyball. If you'd like to see what her post beach volleyball life is like, give her a follow over on Instagram: @Caitlin_Ledoux
This was the instagram post with the sad news so check it out to get the full story
I hope you enjoyed the second to last post covering the 2019 AVP season. There's only 1 more blog until the end so be sure to check that out when it comes out next. Until next time, Miller out
~J. Miller
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