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Todd, Phil make history with 9th FIVB title

By Barry Punzal on Sunday, August 22, 2010 View Comments
Todd Rogers, Phil Dalhausser

It won’t make big headlines in the papers and it probably won’t be the lead story on the all-sports networks, but the accomplishment by Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser is worth trumpeting because it’s a historic moment in their sport.The local pro beach volleyball stars on Sunday became the first team to win nine tournaments on the FIVB World Tour when they outlasted Brazil’s Marcio Araujo and Ricardo Santos in the final of the PAF Open in Alaand, Finland. The game scores were 24-22, … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil move closer to record-ninth title on FIVB tour

By Barry Punzal on Saturday, August 21, 2010 View Comments

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are two wins away from completing the winningest season in the history of the FIVB World Tour.The local pro beach volleyball stars, playing in their final event of the season, are vying to become the first team to win nine tournaments on the international circuit. They reached their 12th semifinal at the PAF Open in Aland, Finland on Saturday by routing China’s Xu Linyin and Wu Penggen 21-9, 21-15.Top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser will take on Spain’s Adrian … [Read more...]

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Eight is great for Rogers-Dalhausser

By Barry Punzal on Sunday, August 15, 2010 View Comments

Todd Rogers called it “mind boggling.”Winning eight international beach volleyball tournaments in a five-month span is an amazing achievement.Rogers and Phil Dalhausser became the first men’s team to accomplish the feat Sunday when they defeated Brazil’s Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado, 21-18, 21-12, in the gold-medal match at the Swatch-FIVB World Tour’s Otero Open in Kristiansand, Norway.It was the fourth straight World Tour championship for the No. 1-ranked team in the world, … [Read more...]

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It’s seventh heaven for Todd, Phil on World Tour

By Barry Punzal on Sunday, August 8, 2010 View Comments

What a weekend for local pro beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.The No. 1 team in the world wrote more pages to their incredible history together as a team by winning the Swatch-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Tournament in Stare Jablonki, Poland on Sunday.They defeated reigning world champions Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany for the gold medal, 21-19, 21-19, for their seventh international title this year. That equals the FIVB men’s record for most titles in … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil clinch FIVB World Tour title

By Barry Punzal on Saturday, August 7, 2010 View Comments

What a week for local pro beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.The No. 1 team in the world wrote more pages to their incredible history together as a team by winning the Swatch-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Tournament in Stare Jablonki, Poland on Sunday.They defeated reigning world champions Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann of Germany for the gold medal, 21-19, 21-19, for their seventh international title this year. That equals the FIVB men’s record for most titles in a … [Read more...]

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Todd-Phil win All-American final in Austria

By Barry Punzal on Sunday, August 1, 2010 View Comments

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser finally got to play Nick Lucena and Matt Fuerbringer in the final of a beach volleyball tournament.Rained out in their only other title-match showdown on the domestic AVP Tour back in April in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the American teams met up in Klagenfurt, Austria in the final of the $600,000 Swatch-FIVB World Tour’s A1 Grand Slam.Rogers-Dalhausser pulled out a tough 21-18, 21-19 victory for their fourth tournament title in a row, sixth FIVB crown and 12th … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil keep rolling along, win 11th title

By Presidio Sports on Monday, July 26, 2010 View Comments

Like a train leaving the station, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser started slow and gradually built speed.Once they hit the full speed they became a runaway train.The No. 1-rated team in the world overcame a first-game loss to Sean Scott and John Hyden and pulled out a 17-21, 21-17, 15-6 win to capture AVP Tour Long Beach Open on Sunday at Marina Green Park.It was their sixth title on the AVP Tour — where their match record is 34-0 — and their 11th championship overall this season. … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil make it 5-for-5 at Hermosa Open

By Presidio Sports on Sunday, July 18, 2010 View Comments

It was a happy homecoming for the reigning kings of the beach, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.Coming off two weeks of playing in Europe on the international tour, the local beach volleyball stars returned to Southern California and made history on Sunday. They rolled past 13th-seeder John Mayer and Matt Prosser, 21-14, 21-11, to become the first team to win five straight AVP Hermosa Beach Opens.“It’s pretty cool considering only one other team has won five in a row (at the same location),” … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil celebrate another Grand Slam

By Presidio Sports on Monday, July 12, 2010 View Comments

Sleeping in their own beds is going feel better than ever for local pro beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.The No. 1-ranked team is headed home after spending the last three weeks of playing — and winning — tournaments in Europe and the East Coast of the U.S. Their latest conquest is the $600,000 Swatch-FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in Gstaad, Switzerland.Rogers-Dalhausser rolled through Germany’s David Klemperer and Eric Koreng, 21-18, 21-13, on a hot and humid … [Read more...]

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Todd, Phil reach 10th straight FIVB final four

By Presidio Sports on Saturday, July 10, 2010 View Comments

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser needed everything in their arsenal to get past American rivals Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal in three games Saturday to reach the semifinals at the FIVB World Tour Grand Slam beach volleyball tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland.Rogers-Dalhausser survived and 65-minute battle, 21-18, 16-21, 18-16, avenging an earlier three-game loss to Gibb-Rosenthal. They earlier beat New Zealand’s Jason Lochhead and Kirk Pitman, 21-12, 21-16. Lochhead’s brother is Tony Lochhead, … [Read more...]

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