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The Open, created in 1928 with only two years missed due to World War II, brings in an estimated 550-plus teams and 6,000-plus players into the host city. The Open has been a mainstay celebrat- ing adult volleyball nationally. The event is one of the largest national championships in any sport in the United States. The Open in Detroit in late May attracted 430 teams, 5,160 athletes in 25 different divisions.
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Silver medals for Tayyiba Haneef-Park, a three-time U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team athlete, who was recently elected to the USA Volleyball Board of Directors as the indoor female athlete director. Haneef-Park, who was a member of the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team from 2001-2012, helped Team USA win silver medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She com- peted in three FIVB World Championship events (2002, 2006 and 2010) that included picking up the silver medal in 2002.
Grand Slam May 26-31. That was the top fi nish for an American women’s team. Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross forfeited their fi rst match of the event after an injury and withdrew, ending an FIVB pool play winning streak at 30 matches.
the Italian Serie A1 playoff title. Casalmaggiore, as the second seed in the playoffs, trailed 2-1 in the best-of-fi ve fi nals against top-seed Igor Gorgonzola Novara heading into match four and needing two consecutive victories to win the title. Gibbemeyer played a key role in the title.
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Straight victories for Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb on the AVP Tour after winning the New Orleans Open by
defeating Sean Rosenthal and Phil Dalhausser on May 24. Patterson and Gibb followed the win in New Orleans with a ninth place fi nish at the Mos- cow Grand Slam, where they defeated compatriots John Hyden and Tri Bourne in pool play. Hyden and Bourne advanced out of pool play and also fi nished ninth.
Points tallied for Lauren Gibbe- meyer in the fi nals to cap her 2014-15 club season by helping Pomi Casalmaggiore capture
For Olympic silver medalist Jen Kessy and new partner Emily Day at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour’s Moscow
Year Orlando will host the USA Volleyball Open National Championships.
PHOTOS FROM TOP: PETER BROUILLET; USAV/ JORDAN MURPH; RICK ATWOOD; USAV; iSTOCK
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