DIGGING IN: Sean Rosenthal has established himself as one of the top all-around players in the world. Below, crowds are expected to flock to the Manhattan Open in late August to welcome home the U.S. Beach Olympians.
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Tyra Turner, who had two podium finishes on the FIVB Tour in 2010 and is a former AVP Tour
winner, will be back on the sand after taking a year’s maternity leave. Turner plans to play domestically with Christal Engle, a player in USA Volleyball’s Elite Beach Developmental program.
Nicole Branagh, a 2008 beach volleyball Olympian in Beijing, is all but out of the race for a spot in the 2012 Olympics after electing not to register for the first two FIVB events in Brazil and China.
Nick Lucena and Matt Fuerbringer hold a slim lead over compatriots Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb in the battle for the second Olympic beach volleyball berth. Lucena-Fuerbringer are the ninth-ranked team on the FIVB Tour enter- ing the season with 3,460 points, followed by 10th-ranked Rosenthal-Gibb with 3,360 points.
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Sean Rosenthal, (31), Phil Dal- hausser (32) and Nick Lucena (32) will all be in their physical prime for the 2016 Olympics but will likely be looking for new partners the next go round. Jake Gibb will be 40, while Todd Rogers and Matt Fuerbringer will both be 42.
beach volleyball Olympic berth. Hanson and Fendrick trailed April Ross and Jen Kessy by 2,000 points heading into the 2012 season. Ross and Kessy trailed Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh by 1,000 points for the top spot.
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Brooke Hanson and Lauren Fendrick are facing an uphill race for the second U.S. women’s
Potential investors were interested in purchasing the AVP Tour brand name and conducting tournaments in 2013, but according to current owner Nick Lewin, no deal had been agreed to by late March.
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