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Domestic Beach Volleyball Tour 
Resumes Play In Manhattan Beach

MANHATTAN BEACH CA (August 7, 2002) The AVP 2002 Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open, presented by Xbox, begins here Thursday (August 8) with a pair of Qualification Tournaments to determine the final 16 men's and eight women's berth for Friday's opening Main Draw rounds.

A total of 32 men's and 24 women's teams have already been placed in the two Main Draws. The Manhattan Beach Main Draws for the $175,000 domestic event starts Friday with the finals set for Sunday. NBC will televise its first of two AVP Tour stops this season Sunday from 4-6 p.m. (EDT).

Holly McPeak (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Elaine Youngs (Durango, Colo.), the No. 2-ranked team on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with three Gold Medal finishes this season, headline the AVP 2002 Michelob Light Manhattan Beach Open.

[Source: Tim Simmons, 303/678-8484; 303/678-7474 (FAX, www.bvbinfo.com]

 

 

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