Here is the schedule as the AVP Manhattan Beach Open heads into Saturday:
AVP Manhattan Beach Open Men
Winners bracket
Theo Brunner/Trevor Crabb (1) vs. Billy Allen/Paul Lotman (9)
Tri Bourne/Ryan Wilcox (12) vs. Cody Caldwell/Seain Cook (4)
Andy Benesh/Miles Partain (3) vs. Phil Dalhausser/Avery Drost (6)
Hagen Smith/Logan Webber (7) vs. Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander (2)
Contenders bracket
Alvaro Filho/Caleb Kwekel (15) vs. Alison Cerutti/Evan Cory (10)
Wyatt Harrison/Brian Miller (21, Q3) vs. Peter Connole/Steven Roschitz (19)
Dylan Maarek/Lev Priima (20, Q1) vs. Chase Budinger/Miles Evans (5)
Tim Bomgren/Troy Field (8) vs. Timothy Brewster/Jake Dietrich (16)
AVP Manhattan Beach Open Women
Winners bracket
Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss (1) vs. Toni Rodriguez/Geena Urango (8)
Maya Gessner/Jacinda Ramirez (28) vs. Terese Cannon/Megan Kraft (4)
Betsi Flint/Julia Scoles (3) vs. Kimberly Hildreth/Teegan Van Gunst (11)
Savvy Simo/Abby Van Winkle (10) vs. Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes (2)
Contenders bracket
Ashley Pater/Sarah Wood (16) vs. Katie Spieler/Torrey Van Winden (25, Q5)
Alix Klineman/April Ross (5) vs. Peri Brennan/Natalie Myszkowski (19)
Devon Newberry/Jaden Whitmarsh (13) vs. Kylie Deberg/Hailey Harward (6)
Lexy Denaburg/Deahna Kraft (7) vs. Chloe Loreen/Natalie Robinson (17, Q1)
All four of the top women’s seeds are into the winners bracket. There were surprise first-round victories by the 28th, 27th, and 26th-seeded teams Friday.
The No, 28 seed, Maya Gessner and Jacina Ramirez, knocked off fifth-seeded April Ross and Alix Klineman, 27th-seeded Piper Ferch and Lindsey Sparks swept sixth-seeded Kylie Deberg and Hailey Harward, 26th-seeded Charlie Ekstrom and Katie Lindstrom did the same to seventh-seeded Lexy Denaburg and Deahna Kraft. Only Gessner and Ramirez won their next match.
Seeds 1-4 are also in the men’s winners bracket. Fifth-seeded Olympians Chase Budinger and Miles Evans lost their second-round match to 12th-seeded Tri Bourne and Ryan Wilcox.
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