Beach volleyball: O’Dea the name to watch in stakes for Open glory
If a local is to take out the men’s title in the New Zealand Beach Volleyball Open this weekend, chances are one of the three O’Dea brothers will be involved. With former Kiwi No 1 pair Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead giving the New Zealand tour a miss this year to recover from injuries, the Tauranga siblings – Edwin (20), Sam (19) and Ben (17) – and their respective partners hold down the top three places in the New Zealand rankings.
The hopes of a local pairing winning rest on the siblings’ shoulders. But for the three brothers there’s more at stake than just the silverware. Whoever takes out the Open, the pinnacle event on the McEntee Hire NZ Beach Volleyball Tour, will enjoy the bragging rights through to next summer. So far it is the eldest, Edwin, who can afford to do the most of the trash-talking around the family dinner table.
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