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Victory is No. 50 for Youngs
Top seeds Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs and Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers
took home titles at the AVP Crocs Tour Muskegon Open presented by
Gatorade. The win today marked Branagh/Youngs' eighth AVP Crocs Tour
victory of 2009, and Dalhausser/Rogers' seventh.
After losing a Round 4 match to fourth-seeded Priscilla Lima/Tatiana
Minello, Branagh/Youngs faced them again in Sunday's final and emerged
victorious, 21-14, 24-22.
"You have to bounce back from the losses," said Branagh, who had 28
kills in the championship match. "You have to learn from them."
Sunday's win also marked Youngs' 50th career title, putting her sixth
on the all-time wins list. She is now tied with Kathy Gregory, whose
career spanned 1968-1990. Gregory was inducted into the Volleyball
Hall of Fame in 1989; Elaine Youngs is sure to be enshrined one day as
well.
"I wanted 50, to get that number off my back," Youngs said of the
milestone. "And I want to thank Kathy Gregory, who was really so
instrumental in building this sport for women."
To advance to the final, Branagh and Youngs defeated third-seeded
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan 21-19, 21-15. Lima/Minello
eliminated ninth-seeded Katie Lindquist/Tracy Lindquist 22-20, 21-13.
In the men's final, Dalhausser/Rogers made quick work of fourth-seeded
Brad Keenan/Nick Lucena, who were playing in their first final as a
team. The final score was 22-20, 21-10.
Dalhausser and Rogers have now won five straight titles, two on the
SWATCH-FIVB international tour and three on the AVP Crocs Tour:
Hermosa Beach, San Francisco, and now Muskegon. Sunday's finals
continued a 29-match win streak.
"After Manhattan Beach, I decided I need to start having more fun,"
Rogers said. "In sports, it's tough to do well, to win, if you're not
having fun."
Dalhausser/Rogers handily defeated sixth-seeded John Mayer/Jeff
Nygaard 21-14, 21-12 to advance to the final, while Keenan/Lucena
upset second-seeded John Hyden/Sean Scott 17-21, 27-25, 15-11.
Second-seeded two-time gold medalist Kerri Walsh and partner Rachel
Wacholder finished tied for fifth after forfeiting their Contender's
Bracket match Sunday morning. They also forfeited their Round 4
matchup Saturday afternoon, both due to Wacholder's nagging shoulder
injury.
Sunday's men's and women's finals will be broadcast nationally on
VERSUS on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 11 p.m. EDT and Monday, Aug. 31 at 4
p.m. EDT.
The AVP Crocs Tour continues August 27-30 in Chicago.
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