2013 BEACH PREVIEW
Beach Switch
Sean Rosenthal and Phil Dalhausser headline new combination of teams hoping to make a big sand imprint both internationally and domestically
eading into the 2013 season Sean Rosenthal was only $35 away from becoming the 14th American men’s player to earn $1 million in career pro beach earnings.
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The high-fl ying Rosenthal, however, al- ready felt like he hit the lotto last September when he aligned himself with 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist Phil Dalhauser, whom many consider the most gifted player in the game.
Fans have been speculating for several years on what a Rosenthal-Dalhausser pair-
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ing could do worldwide. It’s a super team on paper. Live, however, the new duo will be scrutinized like no other as it begins its anticipated run to qualify and prepare for Rio de Janeiro and the 2016 Olympic Games. “We haven’t accomplished anything yet
together,” Rosenthal said. “We both had nice runs with our other partners (Jake Gibb for Rosenthal and Todd Rogers for Dalhausser), but until we start getting fi nishes together, we’re just another team trying to break through.” The resumes are slightly better than that. Rosenthal qualifi ed for two Olympics
with Gibb (fi nishing fi fth both times) and the pair won four international events together. The pair was strong enough to fi nish the 2012 season as the FIVB’s World Tour champions. You don’t break up a team like that un- less there’s the proverbial “offer you can’t refuse.”
That came in the form of Dalhausser, 32, who has 23 FIVB wins and 68 overall. Despite being the same age as Rosenthal, Dalhausser is closer to the $2 million mark in overall earnings ($1,630,410). If Dalhausser has an infusion of motivation, which he says
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