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Revised September 8, 2001
Metzger & Wong Lead Men into Paul Mitchell KOB "Final Four";
Youngs & Arce Top Advancers In $150,000 Queen of the Beach Play
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger, the top two-seeded players,
lead four men into Sunday's final rounds of the Paul Mitchell King of the Beach
competition while Elaine Youngs and Lisa Arce paced the four women advancers
following action here Saturday (September 8).
Defending King of the Beach champion Mike Whitmarsh also advanced with Wong
from the men's Pool C action, but 2000 Queen of the Beach Barbra Fontana fell a
set short of advancing to Sunday's "final four" action at the Hard Rock Hotel &
***. Sunday's play starts at 10 a.m. (PDT) on the purpose-built AVP Hard
Rock Beach Stadium sand with the final two matches scheduled to start at 2:30
and 3:30 p.m.
Metzger, Youngs and Arce advanced to Sunday's action with 3-0 pool play
records. Metzger advanced as the top team from men's Pool D. Youngs and Arce
won the women's Pool C and D, respectively. All three teams pocketed $5,250
each for winning their three matches Friday and Saturday.
Wong and Whitmarsh posted 2-1 pool records in men's Pool C. Saturday's other
qualifiers for Sunday's action were Brent Doble, Sarah Straton and Holly
McPeak, the 1999 Queen of the Beach champion. All three teams were 1-2 in pool
play with Doble and Stratton advancing with 4-4 set records.
McPeak entered Saturday's final women's match needing to post a 2-0 win with
Youngs over Leanne Schuster and Wendy Stammer along with having a better point
ratio. Behind a 21-17 and 21-10 win with Youngs in 35 minutes, McPeak
out-scored Stammer by 10 points to advance to Sunday's action.
While the women played only one match each Saturday in two pools of four
players each, the men had to play two matches Saturday in their two pools in
the heated Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) action.
A total of $95,000 has already been awarded in the competition with Metzger,
Arce and Youngs earning $7,750 each. Sunday's winning player in each gender
will earn an additional $10,000 for being the King and Queen of the Beach.
Tickets are on sale for the final day at the Hard Rock Hotel & *** Box
Office (800-693-ROCK) or through any TicketMaster outlet. Ticket prices range
from $15 to $90 for Sunday's final six matches. The 10th annual Paul Mitchell
King & Queen of the Beach, being hosted for the fifth consecutive year by the
Hard Rock Hotel & *** in Las Vegas, concludes the eight-stop 2001 AVP Pro
Beach Volleyball Tour. The special tournament has players switching partners
for each match.
The official entries for The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of the Beach were
identified with a player's top three finishes during the 2001 domestic season
determining the top 14 players in each gender for Las Vegas. Echo
Entertainment of Studio City, Calif., has been taping The Paul Mitchell King &
Queen of the Beach action for broadcast September 19 on FOX Sports Net. Chris
Marlowe and Heather Cox will handle the commentary.
PAUL MITCHELL KING & QUEEN OF THE BEACH COMPETITIONS
Las Vegas, Nev., September 6-9, 2001
September 6 at Sunset Park; September 7-9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & ***
Revised September 8, 2001, 6:02 PM
Saturday, September 8 Match Results
Men's Results
Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi. (No. 2-seeded Men's player)/Canyon Ceman,
Manhattan Beach, Calif. (6) def. Brent Doble, St. Paul, Minn. (3)/Todd Rogers,
Santa Barbara, Calif. (7, No. 7-seeded overall), 22-20, 18-21 and 15-12 (68
minutes);
Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (1)/Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Caiif. (5) def.
Lee LeGrande, Honolulu, Hi. (4)/Dax Holdren, Santa Barbara, Calif. (8, 8),
21-19 and 21-15 (47);
Metzger (2)/Doble (3) def. Ceman (6)/Rogers (7, 7), 21-14 and 22-20 (47);
Whitmarsh (5)/Holdren (8, 8) def. Wong (1)/LeGrande (4), 20-22, 21-17 and
16-14 (80).
Women's Results
Barbra Fontana, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (No. 2-seeded Women's player)/Lisa
Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif. (3) def. Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
(6)/Liz Masakayan, San Diego, Calif. (7, No. 12-seeded overall), 21-15, 22-24
and 15-13 (63 minutes);
Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1)/Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Colo. (4)
def. Wendy Stammer, Tigard, Ore. (5)/Leanne Schuster, Mesa, Ariz. (8, 12),
21-17 and 21-10 (35).
MEN'S FINAL FOUR - Stein Metzger (3-0 pool record), Kevin Wong (2-1), Mike
Whitmarsh (2-1) and Brent Doble (1-2).
WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR - Elaine Youngs (3-0), Lisa Arce (3-0), Holly McPeak (1-2)
and Sarah Straton (1-2).
Men's Day One W L SF SA PF PA Earnings
Pool A
Todd Rogers (7) 3 0 6 0 126 91 $3,000
Sean Scott (10) 1 2 2 4 105 112 $1,000
Scott Ayakatubby (11) 1 2 2 4 102 115 $1,000
Collin Smith (14) 1 2 2 4 101 116 $1,000
Pool B
Dax Holdren (8) 3 0 6 2 156 137 $3,000
Eric Fonoimoana (13) 1 2 4 4 148 145 $1,000
Albert Hannemann (9) 1 2 3 5 142 151 $1,000
Eduardo Bacil (12) 1 2 3 5 140 153 $1,000
Women's Day One W L SF SA PF PA
Earnings
Pool A
Leanne Schuster (11) 3 0 6 2 126 91 $3,000
Carrie Busch (14) 1 2 4 4 105 112 $1,000
Nancy Mason/
Danalee Bragado (10) 1 2 3 5 102 115 $1,000
Linda Hanley (7) 1 2 3 5 101 116 $1,000
Pool B
Liz Masakayan (12) 3 0 6 1 138 117 $3,000
Jennifer Meredith (9) 1 2 3 4 130 125 $1,000
Rachel Wacholder (13) 1 2 3 4 125 130 $1,000
Dianne DeNecochea (8) 1 2 2 5 117 138 $1,000
Men's Day Two & Three W L SF SA PF PA
Earnings
Pool C
Kevin Wong (1) 2 1 5 2 138 128 $3,500
Mike Whitmarsh (5) 2 1 4 3 136 130 $3,500
Dax Holdren (8, 8) 2 1 4 3 134 132 $3,500
Lee LeGrande (4) 0 3 1 6 124 142 $0
Pool D
Stein Metzger (2) 3 0 6 2 151 135 $5,250
Brent Doble (3) 1 2 4 4 144 142 $1,750
Todd Rogers (7,7) 1 2 3 5 140 146 $1,750
Canyon Ceman (6) 1 2 3 5 137 149 $1,750
Women's Day Two & Three W L SF SA PF PA
Earnings
Pool C
Elaine Youngs (1) 3 0 6 0 130 104 $5,250
Holly McPeak (4) 1 2 2 4 119 115 $1,750
Wendy Stammer (5) 1 2 2 4 110 124 $1,750
Leanne Schuster (8, 11) 1 2 2 4 109 125
$1,750
Pool D
Lisa Arce (3) 3 0 6 2 155 134 $5,250
Sarah Straton (6) 1 2 4 4 143 146 $1,750
Liz Masakayan (7, 12) 1 2 3 5 140 149 $1,750
Barbra Fontana (2) 1 2 3 5 140 149 $1,750
Sunday, September 9 Match Schedule
10 a.m. - Youngs (1)/Straton (6) vs. Arce (3)/McPeak (4)
11 a.m. - Wong (1)/Doble (3) vs. Metzger (2)/Whitmarsh (5)
12:15 p.m. - Youngs (1)/ McPeak (4)vs. Arce (3)/Straton (6)
1:15 p.m. - Wong (1)/Whitmarsh (5) vs. Metzger (2)/Doble (3)
2:30 p.m. - Youngs (1)/Arce (3) vs. McPeak (4)/Straton (6)
3:30 p.m. - Wong (1)/Metzger (2) vs. Whitmarsh (5)/Doble (3)
PRIZE MONEY - In addition to winning place money for finishing first through
eight, players will be earning money for each match win, including $1,000 for a
match victory on Day 1, $1,750 for a match victory on either Day 2 or 3, and
$2,500 for a match victory on Day 4. Here is the place for a top eight finish
- 1st, $10,000; 2nd, $6,000; 3rd, $4,000; 4th, $2,500; 5th, $1,500; 6th,
$1,250; 7th, $1,000, 8th, $ 750.
EARNINGS AFTER THREE DAYS OF COMPETITION
Men's Earnings
Metzger $7,750
Wong $6,000
Whitmarsh $6,000
Doble $4,250
5th - Holdren $8,000
6th - Rogers $6,000
7th - Ceman $2,750
8th - LeGrande $750
9th - Fonoimoana $1,000
10th - Hannemann $1,000
11th - Bacil $1,000
12th - Scott $1,000
13th - Ayakatubby $1,000
14th - Smith $1,000
Women Earnings
Youngs $7,750
Arce $7,750
McPeak $4,250
Straton $4,250
T5th - Masakayan $6,125
T5th - Fontana $3,125
7th - Stammer $2,750
8th - Schuster $5,500
9th- Busch $1,000
10th - Meredith $1,000
11th - Wacholder $1,000
12th - Mason $1,000
13th - Hanley $1,000
14th - DeNecochea $1,000
Tim Simmons, BFishInc