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...]
Rogers schools Billings in battle of ex-Royals
Saturday, June 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In a battle Royal at the AVP Tour Belmar Beach Open in New Jersey, San Marcos High grad Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser defeated fellow alum Brook Billings and Dave McKienzie in a first-round match, 21-17, 21-13.Rogers-Dalhausser, the tournament’s top seed and the No. 1 beach volleyball team in the world, needed 44 minutes to win the match. Rogers led the way with 16 kills. Billings set the ball for most of the match. He finished with four kills, while McKienzie had … [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...]
Todd, Phil work their way back to reach Prague final
Saturday, June 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Revenge was sweet for local pro beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser at the $190,000 Patria Direct Open in Prague, Czech Republic on Saturday.Top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser avenged an earlier defeat against American rivals Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb, beating the defending tournament champions, 21-14, 18-21, 15-8, en route to reaching their fifth gold medal match out of six events this season on the Swatch-FIVB World Tour.Rogers-Dalhausser will play Brazil’s Alison … [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 serve up another tournament title
Sunday, June 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Whether they’re playing in Brazil, Santa Barbara, Italy, Poland or in the OC, Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are just plain unbeatable right now.The local pro beach volleyball stars added a sixth title to their collection this season on Sunday, beating John Hyden and Sean Scott, 21-16, 18-21, 15-9, in the championship match of the AVP Nivea Huntington Beach Open.It was the fourth Huntington Beach Open crown for the 2008 Olympic Champions and the 39th career AVP … [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...]
Gibb-Rosenthal ask who let the Dalhausser out
Sunday, May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s a two-person game, but when your beach volleyball partner blocks the spike of a world-class player and turns it into a kill of his own and then blasts the overset of a blistering jump serve he delivered, it’s best just to sit back and enjoy the dominance of one.Todd Rogers had the best view on the beach of those incredible plays by Phil Dalhausser on Sunday during their 21-13, 21-14 destruction of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal in the championship of the AVP Nivea Santa Barbra … [Read more...]
“Rosie’s Raiders” keep Dalhausser feeling loose
Saturday, May 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal are playing, you'll find "Rosie's Raiders" at courtside.The AVP's favorite entourage is a formidable heckling unit hailing from Hermosa Beach, Rosenthal's hometown, which never hesitates to make its presence felt to any team playing across the net from their man. Local heroes Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are no exception — in fact they probably get it worse than anyone else — but the Olympic gold medalists, in their ever-cool demeanor, have been able to … [Read more...]
Koski, Minc earn showdown with Rogers and Dalhausser
Thursday, April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The return of Ben Koski and Jeff Minc at the AVP Santa Barbara Open was supposed to be nothing but a fun, see-what-happens day in the qualifier's bracket. They had their share of fun, and it happened to lead to three wins and a berth in the main draw as the lowest-seeded qualifier (55th) to make it since 2007. What awaits them is no joking matter, as top-seeded Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser will be across the net in an all-Santa Barbara matchup on Friday morning at 9 a.m on the Stadium … [Read more...]
Koski-Minc comeback highlights AVP qualifier field
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Ben Koski and Jeff Minc are getting back together for the AVP Nivea Santa Barbara Open pro beach volleyball tournament at West Beach.Friends and volleyball partners since their days at Santa Barbara High, Koski and Minc toiled six years on the AVP Tour before hanging it up in 2007 when Koski suffered a knee injury. They are reuniting for Thursday’s qualifier, from which eight teams will earn spots in the 32-team main draw.The 64-team men’s and 49-team women’s qualifiers … [Read more...]
