John Mayer (left) sported a new do....Jeremy Casebeer did not. Less hair might have made a small difference....Mayer took a fifth while Casebeer finished ninth.
Casey Patterson went with the classic CaseyPatt do. He made it to the finals with Jake Gibb.
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Caitlin Ledoux Readies herself for a match on Saturday.
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Local qualifier LeAnn Starr digs a short shot.
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Phil Dalhauser with another kill.
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Alejandro Parra made the dig of the day (men's side) Friday.
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Friday Night Lights....AVP style.
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It POURED on Friday night. Ref Brant Lee didn't let it faze him.
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Did we say it rained on Friday night?
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Johnny Hyden with a kill in the dark.
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Emily Stockman (pictured) and Ali McColloch battled through to the semis on Sunday.
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Ryan Doherty is always a force at the net. This week he finished with 17 blocks.
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Lauren Kendrick stretches all the way out for a ball.
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Irene Pollock took a wicked kill off the chest on Saturday.
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2015 AVP Kingston Cincinnati Open.
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Jake Gibb skies for one of his 59 kills.
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Irene Pollock with one of her 33 digs for the tournament.
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Ed Ratledge with a giant kill.
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Kristen Hildebrand sand crawling for the ball.
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Phil Dalhausser (in hat) finished third and tallied 34 kills.
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Lauren Kendrick hammers one for a point.
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Eventual winners Betsi Metter Flint (left) and Kelley Larsen share a dig en route to the title.
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Jessica Stubinski......concentration.
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Jake Gibb (blue hat) blocks a shot by Nick Lucena.
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Last week's winner, Nicole Branagh, finished fifth.
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Ali Mcolloch celebrated a do or die win on Saturday night.
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Kelley with a kill in the final. She had a whopping 100 for the weekend.
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Betsi Metter Flint with one of her 54 digs.
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Betsi Metter Flint with another of her 54 digs.
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Betsi Metter Flint was a digging machine.
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Geena Urango with a kill in the finals.
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Angela Bensend with a kill in the women's final.
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Geena Urango tries to slip a pokie past Kelley Larsen in the final.
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Kelley Larsen, a 2014 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball All-America, won her first AVP tour tournament.
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Kelley Larsen (left) and Betsi Metter Flint are the youngest AVP champs ever.
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Johnny Hyden was all over the court.
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John Hyden (left) and Tri Bourne split $15,000 for finishing first.
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Tri Bourne set Hyden perfectly all day long.
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Johnny Hyden came up with big plays all weekend. He became one of the oldest champions on the AVP tour. He will turn 43 in October.
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Tri Bourne and John Hyden celebrated their first victory as teammates on the AVP tour.