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 … [Read more...]
It’s seventh heaven for Todd, Phil on World Tour
Sunday, August 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Todd, Phil clinch FIVB World Tour title
Saturday, August 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Todd-Phil win All-American final in Austria
Sunday, August 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Todd, Phil rebound, nab bronze in Norway
Sunday, July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Local beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser medaled for the sixth time in seven events on the Swatch-FIVB World Tour on Sunday, taking the bronze at the $600,000 Conoco Phillips Grand Slam in Stavenger, Norway.Roger-Dalhausser, who have won four gold medals on the international tour this season, defeated Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera 21-17, 21-16 in 40 minutes to earn a split of $23,000.The No. 1-ranked team in the world was knocked into the third-place match … [Read more...]
Todd, Phil take long road to gold medal in Prague
Sunday, June 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
It’s not uncommon for Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser to roll through pro beach volleyball tournaments without losing a match.This weekend they took a more circuitous route to a championship. The local team rebounded from a second-round defeat and won five elimination matches to reach the top of the podium at the $190,000 Patria Direct Open in Prague, Czech Republic.Top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser defeated No. 2 Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego of Brazil in the final, 21-15, 14-21, 15-11, … [Read more...]
Chinese snap Todd-Phil’s title run in Moscow final
Monday, June 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser had their title streak snapped Monday as the local pro beach volleyball stars lost in the championship match against a team from China at the $600,000 Swatch-FIVB Moscow Grand Slam.Penggen Wu and Linyin Xu outlasted the 2008 Olympic champions, 21-17, 17-21, 17-15, to post the first title of their careers and the first gold medal for their country in the 24-year history of the international tour. China’s victory ended a streak of three straight … [Read more...]
Todd-Phil reach semis in delayed Moscow Grand Slam
Sunday, June 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have advanced to their fifth straight final four on the international Swatch-FIVB Tour. The local pro beach volleyball stars will play Germany’s Jonas Brinkermann and Julius Brink on Monday at the $600,000 Moscow Grand Slam in Russia.Rain delays pushed the tournament to an extra day.Top-seeded Rogers and Dalhausser have won three of four international events and all three tourneys on the domestic AVP Tour. The only tournament they haven’t won this year … [Read more...]
Todd-Phil rule Poland for third international title
Sunday, May 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Traveling all over the world to play in pro beach volleyball tournaments is starting to look like a trip down to Santa Barbara’s East Beach for Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser.The local pair won its third Swatch-FIVB World Tour event on Sunday, beating Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera in the final at the $190,000 Myslowice Open in Poland. Rogers and Dalhausser needed just over 36 minutes to post a 21-15, 21-13 championship victory. The win avenged a fourth-round loss to the … [Read more...]
