| The top AVP teams dominated the competition this past weekend in Paris as the teams of Rogers/Dalhausser and Walsh/May won gold medals. Recap Below: USA's May-Treanor & Walsh continue SWATCH FIVB World Tour winning ways | |
Paris, France, June 22, 2008 - It was like two different Beach Volleyball tournaments at one SWATCH FIVB World Tour stop this weekend for reigning Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in capturing their third Henkel Grand Chelem gold medal in four years here Sunday on the Champs de Mars. With a 21-13 and 21-13 win in 36 minutes over 11th-seeded Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder, May-Treanor and Walsh started the US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem competition by defeating teams from France, Cuba, Germany and Austria before finishing the with three-straight victories over American rivals to share the $43,500 first-place prize. |
| Americans sweep Paris gold on SWATCH FIVB World Tour | |
Paris, France, June 22, 2008 - Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers made it “official” here Sunday afternoon by capturing the men’s finale at the US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem on the Champs de Mars centre court to give the United States both SWATCH FIVB World Tour Beach Volleyball gold medals in the French capital this week. After Dalhausser and Rogers’ claimed their third international gold medal together, compatriots Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh captured the women’s title in the All-American finale with a 21-13 and 21-13 win in 36 minutes over Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder with Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs giving the United States a 1-2-3 sweep by capturing the bronze medal. With a 21-15 and 21-17 win in 47 minutes over fourth-seeded Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of the Netherlands, the third-seeded Dalhausser and Rogers captured their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour this season after finishing third, third and second in their previous three international starts. More |
| All-USA Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finale in Paris | |
PARIS, FRANCE, June 21, 2008 - For the first-time this season and the 17th-time in the history of the women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour, two teams from the United States will compete for an international gold medal as Tyra Turner and Rachel Wacholder challenge defending Henkel Grand Chelem champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh after both tandems won two matches each here Saturday. It will be the sixth SWATCH FIVB World Tour match between the two teams with May-Treanor and Walsh winning the first five meetings. The two American teams will also be on the Henkel Grand Chelem podium for the second-straight year as Wacholder and Turner lost in the semi-finals to their compatriots before winning the bronze medal the next day. |
| Dutch Meet Americans for Men's SWATCH FIVB World Tour Paris Gold | |
PARIS, FRANCE, June 21, 2008 - While the women’s Henkel Grand Chelem finale on Champs de Mars centre court has featured the same team each year, the four annual men’s stop within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower will have its fourth different pairing as the Netherlands and the United States won semi-final matches here Saturday afternoon. Fourth-seeded Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil of the Netherlands scored three-set wins over teams from Austria and the United States earlier Saturday before advancing to the US$600,00 Henkel Grand Chelem gold medal match Sunday with a 21-14 and 21-17 win in 43 minutes over sixth-seeded David Klemperer and Eric Koreng of Germany. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States, the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World champions, advanced to the “final four” with wins over Beach Volleyball tandems from Germany and Russia before posting a 21-16 and 23-21 win in 56 minutes over seventh-seeded Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado of Brazil. |
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