Misty May Treanor, AVP Return To Long Beach This Weekend
After a one-year absence, professional beach volleyball returns to Long Beach this weekend when the AVP rolls into town for the Long Beach Open to be held at Marina Green Park downtown along Shoreline Drive. Best of all? This year, thanks to sponsor Malibu Rum, general admission is free! Courtside seats range between $25-40 and AVP Club seats fetch $60, but it'll cost you nothing to get in and see the best athletes in the sport do battle under the sun. Get there early, as the stands will be packed. Saturday's opening rounds begin at 9:00am until around 7:00pm, and the Sunday action starts at 8:30am with the men's final at 1:00pm and the women's final at 3:00pm.
It was here two years ago that the juggernaut duo of Kerri Walsh and Long Beach State alum Misty May-Treanor won their final tournament before heading to the Beijing Olympics, where they brought home the gold. May-Treanor returns to our fair city, where she still lives, as a teammate of Nicole Branagh. The pair have not been as dominant as the Walsh/May-Treanor team that is the winningest in the history of the sport, but they'll be among the favorites this weekend.
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