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Phil Dalhausser has been named FIVB's top settter for 2011, an award the 6-foot-9 "Thin Beast" has now won three years consecutively.FIVB hands out seven postseason awards, with Brazilian World Champions Alison Cerrutti and Emanual Rego recognized as "Team of the Year".Dalhausser and partner Todd Rogers won four tournaments this year before a season-ending injury to Rogers in the ninth event ended their season.CLICK HERE for more information regarding FIVB's postseason awards. … [Read more...]
CINCINNATI — Former UCSB star Brooke Hanson and Lauren Fendrick capped a dominating three days of play by winning the 2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball on Sunday.Seeded second in the tournament, Hanson-Fendrick defeated No. 4 Jenny Kropp and Whitney Pavlik, 21-19, 21-17, in the final and finished the tournament without a loss.“This feels great and it’s nice to win this at home,” said Hanson, who’s been playing overseas in the FIVB World Tour. “There’s been a great crowd … [Read more...]
The season is over for Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.Rogers suffered a knee injury during the championship of the FIVB World Tour’s Aland Open in Finland and was forced to withdraw near the end of the first set."Coming home tomorrow. Done for the season," Rogers said in an email to Presidio Sports. "I have had a small meniscus tear since before Beijing this year. Just been dealing with it. This was either a much worse tear or a ligament. Hurts like hell."Rogers and Dalhausser … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are one win away from tying for the most tournament titles this season on the FIVB World Tour.The local pro beach volleyball professionals advanced to the final of the Aland Open in Finland on Saturday with a tough three-set semifinal win over Poland’s Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel, arguably the most improved team on the international tour. The set scores were 21-19, 18-21, 15-12.The top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser will play Brazil’s Marcio Araujo … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have made the semifinals in a FIVB World Tour event for the ninth time in 12 tournaments this season.The local pro beach volleyball professionals won two matches on Friday to reach the final four at the Aland Open in Finland. The top-seeded duo will be joined by Brazil’s Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti and two other teams that will be determined on Saturday.Rogers-Dalhausser are looking for their fifth FIVB title of the season, which would match the … [Read more...]
Anybody who knows pro beach volleyball player Todd Rogers knows he's very competitive and goes off on referees when he doesn't like a call.He did just that in a recent FIVB World Tour event in Poland. Here's a video clip of his tirade.Rogers later apologized to the referee. … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser reached the podium for the fifth straight FIVB World Tour tournament on Sunday, earning the bronze medal at a Grand Slam event in Klagenfurt, Austria.The local beach volleyball professionals defeated Brazil’s Joao Maciel and Bruno Schmidt, 21-14, 21-12 in the third-place match.The bronze is their eighth medal in 11 matches on the World Tour this season. A gold in Klagenfurt would have been their fifth title of the season, matching the number of wins by … [Read more...]
After backing themselves into a corner to start the tournament, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser regrouped and finished as champions.The local pro beach volleyball team beat the top seeded team from Brazil in the semifinals and outlasted the hometown Polish team in the championship of the FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in Stare Jablonki, Poland on Sunday.In the final, Rogers-Dalhausser beat Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel of Poland, 21-15, 15-21, 15-13, in 53 minutes.It was … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have rebounded from a slow start to reach the semifinals at the FIVB World Tour Grand Slam event in Stare Jablonki, Poland.The local pro beach volleyball team will play top-seeded Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil early Sunday morning. The Brazilians have won the last two meetings in Prague, Czech Republic and Gstaad, Switzerland.In the other semifinal, home-town favorites Gzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel of Poland face Germany’s Jonathan … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser were back on top of the FIVB World Tour podium as the local pro beach volleyball team won the Quebec Open in Canada on Sunday.Fittingly, it was an All-American podium in the only international tour event in North America. In the final, Rogers-Dalhausser defeated Matt Fuerbringer and Nick Lucena, 23-21, 21-19. Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal took third place with a 22-20, 21-19 victory over Brazil’s Alvaro Filho and Moises Santos.For Rogers-Dalhausser, it … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser earned the bronze medal Sunday at the FIVB World Tour Grand Slam Tournament in Moscow, Russia.The local duo outlasted China’s Wu Penggen and Xu Linyin in a tight third-place match, 25-27, 24-22, 17-15.Rogers-Dalhausser lost to the Chinese team in last year’s Moscow final.This was the second straight podium finish for Rogers-Dalhausser on the FIVB World Tour. They were knocked into the third place match by the surprising Swiss team of Patrick … [Read more...]
For the second straight week, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have reached the semifinals of a FIVB World Tour beach volleyball tournament.The fourth-seeded local pros ousted Germany’s Jonathan Erdmann and Kay Matysik in the second round of single-elimination (26-24, 18-21, 15-8), then eliminated No. 5 Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel of Poland in the quarterfinals (23-21, 21-18) at the FIVB Grand Slam event in Moscow, Russia.Rogers-Dalhausser face Jefferson Bellaguarda and Patrick … [Read more...]
