B.J. Hoeptner Evans
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: bj.evans@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 7, 2011) – The beach volleyball team of top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers defeated 11th-seeded Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal on Saturday in the all-U.S. men’s gold medal match at the China Shanghai Jinshan Open on the 2011 SWATCH FIVB World Tour.

Sunday will bring another all-U.S. match on the women’s side as 16th-seeded Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brooke Hanson (Woodland Hills, Calif.) will play sixth-seeded Jen Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) in the semifinals.

In the men’s gold medal match, Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) defeated Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 21-18, 24-22 victory in 44 minutes.

Dalhausser and Rogers, who won nine gold medals on last year's FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour as well as the 2011 season-opening Brasilia Open two weeks ago, split the top prize of US$30,000. Gibb and Rosenthal took their first podium finish since a bronze at the Myslowice Open in May 2009. They split $21,000 for winning the silver medal.    Read more

COBRA SPORTS