FIVB QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT Shanghai bound
Hyden/Bourne and Carico/Hochevar earn bids into FIVB event as USA Volleyball unveils new qualifi cation program
Photos by Peter Brouillet
PASSPORTS NEEDED: Brittany Hochevar (left) got her new partnership with Lane Carico (battling Jennifer Fopma above) off to a good start by earning a spot in the FIVB Shanghai Jinshan Grand Slam in China.
he teams of John Hyden/Tri Bourne and Lane Carico/Brittany Hochevar capitalized on a new USA Volleyball policy that allows teams to earn their way into FIVB Grand Slams on American sand. Both teams advanced out of four-team qualifi er tour- naments held March 26 at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica.
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Hyden/Bourne defeated Will Montgomery /Stafford Slick, while Carico/Hochevar swept Whitney Pavlik/ Jennifer Fopma in their respective fi nals to earn bids to the FIVB Shanghai Jinshan Grand Slam April 29-May 4 in China.
Hyden/Bourne will join the teams of Jake Gibb/ Casey Patterson, Sean Rosenthal/Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena/Ryan Doherty in the men’s fi eld. Carico/ Hochevar will be part of the draw that includes Kerri Waslh Jennings/April Ross, Summer Ross/Emily Day and Brooke Sweat/Lauren Fendrick.
Both Hyden/Bourne and Carico/Hochevar must advance out of the qualifi er in Shanghai to join their compatriots in the main draw in China.
The event was designed to give teams playing well a chance to qualify for international events even if their
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STRONG WILLED: Will Montgomery battled hard, but just missed a qualifying spot with partner Stafford Slick.
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