Casey Jennings and Pedro Salgado beat Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, 21-18, 21-17, to win the third and final event of the Jose Cuervo series, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“It was a perfect finish for the people at USA Volleyball, who presided over this tournament, along with branding and marketing giant IMG. But will there be more of these moments for beach volleyball in the U.S. next year?
Three domestic tours tried to fill the chasm created by last year’s abrupt dissolution of the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals. The consensus this weekend: the Cuervo series, the National Volleyball League and the Corona Light Wide Open tour can’t all exist peacefully.
There will be about eight months to figure it out, but players predict less fragmentation. Three tours seem like a lot to them.” Read more of Mike Bresnahan’s story at latimes.com
