event guide

EVENT GUIDE
SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOUR DETAILS
EVENT DETAILS
AVP ATHLETES
VISITING
ATLANTC CITY
Tour Schedule
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Winner History
5
Introduction
7
Fact Sheet
8
Event Schedule
9
Event Site & Parking
10
Special Olympics
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AVP Women
13
AVP Men
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Lodging
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TOUR DETAILS
TOUR SCHEDULE
2014 AVP TOUR
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross
M Brad Keenan/John Mayer
MILWAUKEE, WI
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross
M John Hyden/Tri Bourne
SALT LAKE CITY, UT August 7 – August 10
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA August 14 – August 17
CINCINNATI, OH August 28 – August 31
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ September 5 – September 7
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA September 18 – September 21
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AVP WINNER
HISTORY
2014
2013
2012
Milwaukee
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross
M John Hyden/Tri Bourne
St. Petersburg
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross
M Brad Keenan/John Mayer
Salt Lake City
W Jen Kessy/April Ross
M Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal
Manhattan Beach
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/Whitney Pavlik
M Casey Jennings/Matt Fuerbringer
Cincinnati
W Summer Ross/Emily Day
M Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson
Atlantic City
W Jen Kessy/April Ross
M Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson
St. Petersburg
W Summer Ross/Emily Day & Jen Kessy/April Ross
M Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson
Santa Barbara
W Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross
M Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson
Huntington Beach
W Jen Fopma/Brooke Sweat
M Theo Brunner/Nick Lucena
Cincinnati
W Jen Kessy/April Ross
M Sean Scott/John Hyden
Santa Barbara
W Jen Kessy/April Ross
M Sean Rosenthal/Jake Gibb
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EVENT DETAILS
INTRODUCTION
The AVP tour will be stopping in Atlantic City for the second annual DO
AC Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament. The event will feature Olympians,
World Champions and the sports rising stars competing in a world-class
stadium. A variety of ancillary events and sponsor activations will attract
the average beachgoer along with the avid volleyball fan to create a
lifestyle festival surrounding the sport.
DO AC Pro Beach Volleyball Invitational Highlights:
• $150,000 Prize Purse
• 16-team (per gender) draw
• Top players in the US
• 3Atlantic
ancillaryCity
courts
Open Highlights:
• Festival
Village
 $100,000
Prize Purse
• Players’
Hospitality
 2012 winners are Area
inducted into the
• VIP
lounge
& sand
Atlantic
City
Pier’s seating
“Volleyball Walk of
Fame”
• World
class event production and management
 32 Team
(per gender)
draw
• Located
between
the Revel
and Showboat Hotels
• Parking
is available
 Top players
in theat
USeither casino or along the boardwalk
• Filming
for CBS Courts
Sports Network
 12+Ancillary
 Welcome Center
 Merchandise Store
 Festival Village
 Players’ Hospitality Area
 40,000+ in attendance over 3-day
weekend
 Pier Ceremony with invited media,
VIPS, friends, family and fans
 Legends 4 man
World-class event production and
management
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FACT SHEET
WHAT 2014 AVP Atlantic City Invitational
WHEN Qualifiers: Friday, September 5
Main Draw: Saturday, September 6 – Sunday, September 7
WHERE The Boardwalk between the Showboat and Revel Hotel
700 Boardwalk  Atlantic City, NJ 08401
EVENT 
ELEMENTS 
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$150,000 Prize Purse
16-team (per gender) draw
Top players in the US
3 ancillary courts
Festival Village
VIP Lounge & sand seating
New Jersey Special Olympics
CATCH US ON
FOLLOW US!
/avpbeach
AT
3:00-5:00PM MDT!
@avpbeach
#AVPDOAC #AVP2014
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EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Tournament: Qualifiers
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Tournament: Main Draw
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Festival Village Open
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
New Jersey Special Olympics
10:00 AM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Tournament: Semi-finals
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Festival Village Open
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Tournament: Finals (CBS Sports Network: Tape Delay)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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EVENT SITE &
PARKING
THE BOARDWALK BETWEEN THE SHOWBOAT
AND REVEL HOTEL
700 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
BEACH BUMP
BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
To Benefit
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY
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WHEN: Saturday, September 6TH, 2014 10:00 AM
WHERE: New Jersey Avenue Beach
ENTRY FEE: $400 per team, up to 10 players per team
Co-ed Recreation Division and Co-ed Competitive
Division
Refereed Games, 6x6 format, minimum 4 games
Food voucher will be distributed to all participants
For more information: visit www.sonj.org, call (609) 896-8000, or email
DevelopmentInfo@sonj.org
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AVP ATHLETES
AVP WOMEN
/NICOLE BRANAGH
PARTNER
HEIGHT
Amanda Dowdy
@NicoleBranagh
6’2”
/nicolebranagh
COLLEGE
Minnesota
HOMETOWN
Orinda, CA
@nbranagh
/LANE CARICO
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Brittany Hochevar
5’10”
@lcarico1
@lanecarico
Miami & Georgia
State
Manhattan Beach,
CA
/ALI DALEY
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Kendra Van
Zwieten
@alidaley02
6’0”
Long Beach State
& UCLA
Grass Valley, CA
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AVP WOMEN
/EMILY DAY
PARTNER
Summer Ross
@EmDay6
HEIGHT
6’1”
/emily.dayprobeach
COLLEGE
LMU
@emday6
HOMETOWN
Torrance, CA
PARTNER
Olaya Pazo
/SARAH DAY
HEIGHT
5’10”
COLLEGE
Cal State Fullerton
HOMETOWN
Huntington Beach,
CA
@Hbsarahday
@sarahday
/KIM DICELLO
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Tealle Hunkus
6’0”
@Kimdicello
@kimbercrane
Santa Clara
San Diego, CA
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AVP WOMEN
/CHRISTAL ENGLE
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
6’2”
@christalengle
Washington
/christalenglevolleyball
HOMETOWN
Puyallup, WA
@christalengle
PARTNER
Brooke Sweat
@LaurenFendrick
6’1”
/LaurenFendrick
UCLA
@laurenfendrick
/LAUREN FENDRICK
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Carlsbad, CA
/RAQUEL FERREIRA
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
6’0”
@Raquelvball
Concordia
/raquelbeachpro
Minas Geras,
Brazil
@raquelbeachpro
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AVP WOMEN
/JENNIFER FOPMA
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Whitney
Pavlik
@JenniferFopma
6’3”
/jennifer.fopma
Pepperdine
& CSUN
@jenniferfopma
Bellflower,
CA
/BRITTANY HOCHEVAR
PARTNER
HEIGHT
Lane Carico
6’0”
COLLEGE
Cal State
Long Beach
HOMETOWN
Fowler, CO
@britthochevar
/BrittanyHochevarBeach Pro
@britthochevar
/HEATHER HUGHES
PARTNER
Kaitlin Nielsen
HEIGHT
6’2”
COLLEGE
LMU
HOMETOWN
@heatherhughes24
Fallbrook, CA
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AVP WOMEN
/TEALLE HUNKUS
PARTNER
Kim DiCello
@TealleHunkus
HEIGHT
6’0”
@teallehunkus
COLLEGE
Duke
HOMETOWN
Youngstown,
OH
/MORGAN MILLER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
6’3”
UC Berkley
@MorganEBeck
/morganbeck
Coto de Caza,
CA
@morganebeck
Jennifer Fopma
@WhitneyProBeach
/WHITNEY PAVLIK
PARTNER
HEIGHT
6’0”
COLLEGE
Montana & UCI
HOMETOWN
Laguna Beach,
CA
/WhitneyPavlikProfessional
BeachVolleyball
@whitney_pav
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AVP WOMEN
/KATHRYN PIENING
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Sheila Shaw
6’0”
Central Missouri St.
& Western
Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
/APRIL ROSS
Kerri Walsh
Jennings
@AprilRossBeach
HEIGHT
6’1”
/AprilRossOfficial
COLLEGE
USC
@aprilrossbeach
PARTNER
HOMETOWN
Costa Mesa, CA
/SUMMER ROSS
PARTNER
HEIGHT
Emily Day
@summernoelross
6’2”
@summernoelross
COLLEGE
Washington &
Pepperdine
HOMETOWN
San Diego, CA
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AVP WOMEN
/SHEILA SHAW
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Kathryn Piening
@she_shaw17
6’1”
Wisconsin
Muskego, WI
/BROOKE SWEAT
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Lauren Fendrick
5’8”
@basweat
/brookesweatrox
FGCU
Estero, FL
/KENDRA VAN ZWIETEN
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Ali Daley
5’6”
Florida Atlantic
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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AVP WOMEN
/KERRI WALSH JENNINGS
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
April Ross
@kerrileewalsh
6’3”
/kerrileewalsh
Stanford
@kerrileewalsh
San Jose, CA
/TRACI WEAMER
HEIGHT
6’0”
@TraciWeamer
COLLEGE
Concordia
/traci.weamer
HOMETOWN
Upland, CA
@traciweamer
20
AVP MEN
/BILLY ALLEN
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Braidy Halverson
@billyketchallen
6’2”
Cal State
Northridge
Fallbrook, CA
/ANDREI BELOV
PARTNER
HEIGHT
HOMETOWN
Will Montgomery
6’5”
St. Petersburg,
Russia
/TRI BOURNE
PARTNER
John Hyden
@TriBourne
HEIGHT
6’6”
@tribourne
COLLEGE
USC
HOMETOWN
Honolulu, HI
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AVP MEN
/THEO BRUNNER
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Todd Rogers
@LordBrunner
6’7”
UC Santa Barbara
Ridgefield, CT
/ADRIAN CARAMBULA
PARTNER
HEIGHT
HOMETOWN
Stafford Slick
/adrian.carambula
6’0”
@adriancarambula
Montevideo,
Uruguay
/JEREMY CASEBEER
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Casey Jennings
6’5”
UCLA
@shakesbees
/JeremyCasebeer.
volleyball
@shakesbeer_
Santa Barbara, CA
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AVP MEN
/PHIL DALHAUSSER
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
Sean Rosenthal
@PhilDalhausser
6’9”
/PhilDalhausser
Central Florida
@phildalhausser
HOMETOWN
Ventura, CA
PARTNER
Nick Lucena
/RYAN DOHERTY
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
@RyanDVolley
7’0”
Notre Dame
Toms River, NJ
/AVERY DROST
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Ty Tramblie
6’5”
Westmont College
@AveryDrost
/pages/Avery-DrostBeachVolleyball/231236240
244781?fref=ts
@averydrost
Redlands, CA
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AVP MEN
/JAKE GIBB
PARTNER
Casey Patterson
@JakeGibb
HEIGHT
6’7”
/JakeGibb
COLLEGE
Utah
@jakesgibb
HOMETOWN
Bountiful, UT
/STEVE GROTOWSKI
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Pedro Brazao
@Sgrotowski
6’6”
University of New
Haven
Boynton Beach, FL
/BRAIDY HALVERSON
PARTNER
HEIGHT
Billy Allen
@braidyhalverson
6’5”
COLLEGE
Cal Poly San Luis
Opispo
HOMETOWN
Grass Valley, CA
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AVP MEN
/JOHN HYDEN
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Tri Bourne
@johnhyden
6’5”
San Diego State
Pensacola, FL
/CASEY JENNINGS
PARTNER
Jeremy Casebeer
HEIGHT
6’2”
COLLEGE
BYU
HOMETOWN
@Caseythomasj
Las Vegas, NV
/BRAD KEENAN
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
John Mayer
6’8”
@Bradkeenan6
@bkeenan6\
Pepperdine
Westminster, CA
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AVP MEN
/NICK LUCENA
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Ryan Doherty
6’1”
Florida State
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
/RYAN MARIANO
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
Ed Ratledge
@RyanDigs
6’3”
Long Beach State
HOMETOWN
Flagstaff, AZ
PARTNER
Brad Keenan
/JOHN MAYER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
6’1”
Pepperdine
Thousand Oaks,
CA
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AVP MEN
/KEVIN MCCOLLOCH
HEIGHT
6’4”
COLLEGE
Holy Names
University
HOMETOWN
Encinitas, CA
@kmmccolloch
/WILL MONTGOMERY
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Andrei Belov
@montys_life
6’2”
@montyslife
UC Irvine
Santa Barbara, CA
/DEREK OLSON
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
6’1”
Oregon
Eugene, OR
@derekolson11
/derek.olson.7902
@derekolson
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AVP MEN
/CASEY PATTERSON
PARTNER
Jake Gibb
@caseypatt
HEIGHT
6’6”
/caseypatt
COLLEGE
BYU
@caseypatt
HOMETOWN
Van Nuys, CA
/MATT PROSSER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
6’7”
Long Beach State
HOMETOWN
Ventura, CA
PARTNER
Theo Brunner
@ProfessorTodd
6’2”
/Todd.J.Rogers
/TODD ROGERS
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
UC Santa Barbara
HOMETOWN
Santa Barbara, CA
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AVP MEN
/SEAN ROSENTHAL
PARTNER
HEIGHT
HOMETOWN
Phil Dalhausser
@SeanRosenthal
6’4”
@seanrosenthal
Redondo Beach,
CA
/STAFFORD SLICK
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Adrian Carambula
6’8”
Minnesota
@StaffordSlick
/StaffordSlickProBeachV
olleyball
@staffordslick
Andover, MN
/TY TRAMBLIE
PARTNER
HEIGHT
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Avery Drost
@tytramblie
6’0”
Cal State
Northridge
Newport Beach,
CA
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VISITING
ATLANTIC CITY
LODGING
BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY
1900 Pacific Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(888) 516-2215
(1 mile from event site)
http://www.ballysac.com/hotel.html
ATLANTIC CITY INVITATIONAL EVENT RATE
RATES AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 30TH
 Call 888-516-2215 and ask for the “AC Prof Beach Volleyball” rate
 Room Block Code: SB08VB4
 Friday, August 29th – Thursday, August 4th AND Sunday, September 7th – Tuesday,
September 9th
 Rates for all AVP (Family, Friends, Athletes) = $89.00 + 14% tax
 Friday, September 5th – Saturday, September 6th
 Rates for all AVP (Family, Friends, Athletes) = $169.00 + 14% tax
 Benefits included: complimentary standard in-room internet, complimentary
parking
Directions from Atlantic City International Airport (approximately 20 min w/o traffic,
avoids tolls):
 Head southwest on Amelia Earhart Blvd
 Slight right toward Access Rd
 Turn left onto Delilah Rd
 Take the ramp onto U.S. 30 E/E Absecon Blvd
 Slight right onto Absecon Blvd
 Slight right onto Brights Ct/N Dr Martin Luther King Blvd
 Turn right onto Pacific Ave
 Take the 2nd left onto Park Pl
Directions from Bally’s to AC Invitational (5 min w/o traffic):
 Head east on Park Pl toward S Indiana Ave
 Continue onto S Indiana Ave
 Turn right onto Pacific Ave
 Turn right onto S New Jersey Ave
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