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Revised September 9, 2001
Arce & Wong Capture Paul Mitchell Pro Beach Volleyball Crowns
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Lisa Arce and Kevin Wong were the "big" winners here Sunday
(September 9) on the sand at the Hard Rock Hotel & *** as the pair captured
the $150,000 Paul Mitchell Queen and King of the Beach crowns.
Arce won her first and third match Sunday while keeping in close in the second
to capture the Paul Mitchell Queen of the Beach title and $20,250 in prize
money on the sand at the Hard Rock Hotel & ***.
Arce clinched the title by scoring a 21-17 and 21-16 win with Elaine Youngs
over Holly McPeak and Sarah Straton in 42 minutes. McPeak had entered the
final match with a 2-0 record with both Arce and Youngs sporting a 1-1 match
mark Sunday.
Sunday's QOB title was Arce's second as she won the 1998 title in Huntington
Beach, Calif. Youngs placed second to earn $16,250 as she edged McPeak for the
spot due to point ratio (1.016 to 0.969). McPeak, the 1999 Queen of the Beach,
earned $10,750 for placing third while Straton finished fourth to net $4,250.
Barbra Fontana, the 2000 Queen of the Beach, was eliminated Saturday after
finishing behind Arce and Straton in pool play.
Wong used a 21-19 win with Stein Metzger in the first set of Sunday's final
men's match over Mike Whitmarsh and Brent Doble to capture the King of the
Beach title. Wong became only the second player in Association of Volleyball
Professionals (AVP) history to win the KOB crown in his first appearance.
David Swatik was the first in 1999.
Whitmarsh, the 2000 King of the Beach, finished second to earn $12,000 while
Doble and Metzger tied for third. Metzger, who played the 2001 pro beach
volleyball season with Wong, earned $11,000 over three days of competition.
Doble, a winner of two AVP team titles this season with Lee LeGrande, won
$7,500.
Wong, who captured three pro beach team titles this season along with a Broze
Medal last week at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia with Metzger, has
now won $101,050 in 2001 to lead all United States pro beach players. Metzger
is second with $91,050.
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, concluded
the eight-stop 2001 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The special tournament had
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., taped The Paul Mitchell King & Queen of
the Beach action for broadcast September 19 on FOX Sports Net. Chris Marlowe
and Heather Cox handled 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 9, 2001, 5:54 PM
Sunday, September 9 Match Results
Men's Results
Kevin Wong, Pearl City, Hi. (No. 1-seeded Men's player)/ Brent Doble, St.
Paul, Minn. (3) def. Stein Metzger, Honolulu, Hi. (2)/Mike Whitmarsh, San
Diego, Caiif. (5), 21-16 and 21-18 (54 minutes);
Wong (1)/Whitmarsh (5) def. Metzger (2)/Doble (3), 21-13 and 22-20 (55);
Wong (1)/Metzger (2) def. Whitmarsh (5)/Doble (3), 21-19 and 21-15 (47).
Women's Results
Lisa Arce, Redondo Beach, Calif. (No. 3-seeded Women's player)/Holly McPeak,
Manhattan Beach, Calif. (4) def. Sarah Straton, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
(6)/Elaine Youngs, Durango, Colo. (1), 25-23 and 21-17 (45 minutes);
Youngs (1)/ McPeak (4) def. Arce (3)/Straton (6), 21-16, 13-21 and 15-13
(58);
Youngs (1)/Arce (3) def. McPeak (4)/Straton (6), 21-17 and 21-16 (42).
MEN'S FINAL FOUR - Kevin Wong (5-1 match record), Stein Metzger (4-2), Mike
Whitmarsh (3-3) and Brent Doble (2-4).
WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR - Lisa Arce (5-1), Elaine Youngs (5-1), Holly McPeak (3-3)
and Sarah Straton (1-5).
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
Men's Day Four W L SF SA PF PA
Earnings
Pool E
Kevin Wong (1) 3 0 6 0 127 101 $7,500
Mike Whitmarsh (5) 1 2 2 4 111 117 $2,500
Brent Doble (3) 1 2 2 4 109 119 $2,500
Stein Metzger (2) 1 2 2 4 109 119 $2,500
Pool E
Lisa Arce (3) 2 1 5 2 138 122 $5,000
Elaine Youngs (1) 2 1 4 3 131 129 $5,000
Holly McPeak (4) 2 1 4 3 128 132 $5,000
Sarah Straton (6) 0 3 1 6 123 137 $0
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-PLUS DAYS OF COMPETITION
Men's Earnings
1st - Wong $21,000
2nd - Whitmarsh $12,000
T3rd - Metzger $11,000
T3rd - Doble $7,500
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
1st - Arce $20,250
2nd - Youngs $16,250
3rd - McPeak $10,750
4th - 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