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Beach Volleyball: Long Beach Grand Slam
Beach Volleyball: Long Beach Grand Slam
It's tough playing beach volleyball all day.
Women cranking it up during the six-person tournament.
Alison Cerutti of Brazil playing XXL at the net.
Adrian Gavira of Spain (left) and Alexander Brouwer of the Netherlands joust at the net during the bronze medal match.
Tallita Antunes hammers a shot past Kerri Walsh-Jennings during the final.
Alison Cerutti with a dig.
Britt Hochevar makes a diving save during Friday's pool play.
Larissa Franca of Brazil pokes one over Kerri Walsh-Jennings during the final.
Phil Dalhausser is already pretty darn tall (6'9") and looks twice that as he jump serves in the final.
Gold medalist Bruno Schmidt of Brazil.
The four-person matches played past sunset on Friday.
The women's final on Sunday. Kerri Walsh-Jennings played despite a severely injured right shoulder. She and partner April Ross took silver. Kerri hit left-handed and served underhand.
Former NFL star Terrell Owens spiked a few during the celebrity match.
A packed house during the women's finals on Sunday.
If you had the right seat, you could watch the match and see the Queen Mary at the same time.
Mixing it up during the finals.
Alison Cerutti taps the ball over the arms of Phil Dalhausser. The Brazilians took the gold.
USA's Nick Lucena out flat for a dig in the final.
It took the Brazilians three games to put the Americans away. It was the fourth straight win for Cerutti/Schmidt on the FIVB tour.
The crowd was pro USA....and a bit more.
Nick Lucena (L) of the USA winning a joust with Alison Cerutti.
Four-person joy on a perfect afternoon for beach and brew.
Six-man teams flaunted their.....play at the net.
Six-person teams brought out the volleyball fashion squad.
Lederhosen, steins and beach volleyball.
And....the obligatory bikini/tat contest.
April Ross with a great dig during the finals.
More six-person action. The Legends from Long Beach on the right ("We're not last." was their chant) and the team with the tighter shorts on the left. They didn't leave anything on the court.
"USA! USA! USA! USA....."
A dusty sunset during the sixes.
The Vegas six team. Who doesn't wear a floor length fur on the beach?
Alison Cerutti of Brazil tries to sneak one by Phil Dalhausser in the final.
American patriots.
Another Alison Cerutti hammer.
An overview of the main court during the men's final.
Seminole nation represented by silver medalist Nick Lucena.
ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball.
Luke Walton, assistant coach of the NBA World Champ Warriors, played on a coed 4 presented. They made it to the semis.
Bruno Schmidt saves a ball for Brazil during men's final.
The men's medalists: Silver:Team USA (Dalhausser/Lucena); Gold: Team Brazil (Cerutti/Schmidt); Bronze: Team Spain (Herrera/Gavira).
Gavin (left) and Cerutti celebrate their gold.... fourth in a row on the FIVB Tour!
