2005 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light: Pro Beach Volleyball Live on NBC
The fourth stop of the 2005 AVP Nissan Championship Series takes place Aug. 19-21 in Manhattan Beach, Calif., with live television coverage on NBC.
(PRWEB) August 18, 2005 -- The Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light is
the 4th stop of the 2005 AVP Nissan Championship Series with live coverage on
NBC.
The Women's Finals will air at 4:30 p.m. EST on Saturday Aug. 20th.
The Men's Finals will air at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday Aug. 21. Log on to http://AVP.com for more
information.
Gold Medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh enter Manhattan
Beach having won seven titles in 2005. Their most fierce competition has come
from 2004 Bronze Medalist Elaine Youngs and partner Rachel Wacholder. Six times
in 2005 these teams have battled in the finals with the Golden Girls beating
Youngs and Wacholder in four of the meetings. However, last weekend on Live TV
from Huntington Beach, Youngs and Wacholder defeated May and Walsh in straight
sets. A major rivalry has erupted and debates are already underway as to who
will have the upper hand in Manhattan Beach.
As Manhattan Beach is the
fourth of five AVP Championship events, several questions fuel the pre-event
hype. Will May and Walsh even the AVP Championship Series with a win in
Manhattan? Will Youngs and Wacholder grab their third AVP Championship Series
title? Or will another AVP Women's team win Manhattan and establish themselves
as a force to be dealt with in 2005 AVP Championship Series?
The AVP Men
saw the return of the legend in Huntington as 44-year-old and three-time gold
medal winner Karch Kiraly and partner Mike Lambert ran the table last weekend.
Kiraly captured his record 148 career title while Lambert earned his sixth in
the past year and a half. With each victory Kiraly adds to his legendary status
as he resets the records for the most career championships and oldest player to
win. Kiraly & Lambert have joined Matt Fuerbringer & Casey Jennings,
Olympian Stein Metzger & Jake Gibb, Nick Lucena & Phil Dalhausser,
Olympians Jeff Nygaard & Dax Holdren, and Lambert & John Hyden in the
2005 winners circle.
Tune in as more than 150 of the top professional
beach volleyball athletes descend into Southern California for the AVP Manhattan
Beach Open presented by Bud Light. The Women's side features 2004 Olympic gold
medal winners May and Walsh, and 2004 Olympic bronze medal winners Holly McPeak
and Youngs. The men's side is highlighted by three-time Olympic gold medal
winner Kiraly, AVP MVP Lambert and 2000 Olympic gold medalists Eric Fonoimoana
and Dain Blanton.
The competition will be fierce as $250,000 is on the
line in Manhattan Beach.
Watch and Win: Catch all the action live on NBC
for your chance to win a 42” Flat Panel TV. Log on to http://avp.com for details.
The AVP will be LIVE on
NBC throughout the summer. After Manhattan Beach, the Championship Series Finale
takes place in Chicago with Live Coverage on Sept. 3 at 4:30 p.m. EST and Sept.
4 at 1:30 p.m. EST.
Log on to http://avp.com for more information.
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