Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Chicago Open

SI Staff | Sep 2, 2015

Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Chicago Open /

Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Chicago Open

An overview of the action with The Drake and Chicago Skyline fading into the morning fog.

Eventual champ Jenny Kropp pops one over the block in an early match.

Hudson Bates (right) jousts at the net. Hudson and partner Dave McKienzie finished in a tie for fifth.

Kendra Van Zwieten reaches for a dig.

Not Dick Butkus.... but a lot of Chicagoans showed up for the big tournament.

Robart Page (right) logged 82 kills out of 158 attacks while finishing in a tie for fifth.

Megan Wallin-Brockway tries to drill one past an opponent.

Ali McColloch finished with 26 digs and 13 blocks.

Billy Kolinske and Ryan Doherty joust at the net during the semis. Ryan finished with 17 blocks for the tournament and Billy with 20.

Ty Tramblie gives partner Brad Keenan a hug after taking the semis.

The women's semifinal.

The crowds were great over the weekend.

Casey Jennings led all men with 73 digs over the weekend.

Ty Tramblie took his first AVP title.

Amanda Dowdy lunges for one of her 14 digs.

Heather McGuire jumps for joy. She and partner Amanda Dowdy took home $7k for the weekend.

Billy Kolinske (left) led the men with 98 kills in 200 attacks while finishing in a tie for third.

Dave McKienzie lunges for one of his 46 digs.

Everyone takes a little sand home from the tournament.

Casey Jennings returns a serve en route to the semis.

Big Hudson Bates digs one of 32 for the week.

Lane Carico sets a serve. Lane had 78 digs, second-most on the women's side. She and Summer Ross came out of the qualifier to finish in a tie for third.

Stafford Slick (left) had 58 kills and finished third.

An overview of the men's semi and Ryan Doherty looming large at the net. The Notre Dame grad had a large and enthusiastic gang of fans.

Casey Jennings made it to the semis. He finished fourth with a hitting percentage of .496.

Billy Lolinske had a great tournament. The native of Wisconson finished third.

Ty Tramblie was put to the test in reaching his first final. He came up big with 57 digs.

An overview from the women's semi.

John Mayer (right) spanking one of his 70 kills.

Lake Michigan provided the backdrop for the AVP Kingston Chicago Open.

Fog rolled in and out of town during the matches.

Jenny Kropp drops one over Kim DiCello during the finals.

One of 87 kills for champ Nicole Branagh.

Another kill for Branagh.

A big stuff for Ali McColloch.

Women's champs Jenny Kropp and Nicole Branagh.

An awesome shot of Ty Tramblie skying for a spike over 7'1" Ryan Doherty.

Ty Tramblie lays out for a service return.

Pepperdine alum Brad Keenan with a little poke shot over Billy Kolinsky in the semis.

Ty Tramblie lets a wicked spike fly....sand and all.

Not everyone agreed with the refs. Do they ever?

Agony and defeat one serve at a time. Tremble and Keenan on the left, Mayer/Doherty on the right.

Brad Keenan moves his big self for a save.

Ty Tramblie alone at the net in the finals.

Keenan (right) and Ty Tramblie split $15000 for their win. "I've never won anything in my life," said Ty. Now you have. Congrats!

Published Sep 2, 2015

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