2016 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

2016 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
League	Association of Volleyball Professionals
Sport	Beach volleyball
Duration	April 14 – September 4, 2016
TV partner(s)	NBC NBCSN

The 2016 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2016 beach volleyball season.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2016 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

Men

Tournament[1]	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalist #1	Semifinalist #2
New Orleans Open[2] New Orleans, Louisiana US$75,000 April 14–17	Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA) 21-17, 15-8 (1:09)	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)	Mark Burik (USA)  Russ Marchewka (USA)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)
Huntington Beach Open[3] Huntington Beach, California US$75,000 May 5–8	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 21-19, 23-21 (0:49)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)	Billy Allen (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA)	Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA)
Seattle Open[4] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 2–5	Billy Allen (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA) 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 (1:15)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)	Avery Drost (USA)  Gregg Weaver (USA)
New York City Open[5] New York City, New York US$75,000 June 16–19	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA) 21-19, 21-12 (0:50)	Jeremy Casebeer (USA)  Sean Rosenthal (USA)	Avery Drost (USA)  Gregg Weaver (USA)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)
San Francisco Open[6] San Francisco, California US$75,000 June 23–26	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 (0:54)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)	Ty Loomis (USA)  Marty Lorenz (USA)	John Mayer (USA)  Stafford Slick (USA)
Manhattan Beach Open[7] Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 July 14–17	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 (1:07)	Tri Bourne (USA)  John Hyden (USA)	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)
AVP Championships[8] Chicago, Illinois US$100,000 September 1–4	Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA) 21-13, 21-7 (0:49)	Tri Bourne (USA)  John Hyden (USA)	Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA)	Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA)

Women

Tournament[1]	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalist #1	Semifinalist #2
New Orleans Open[9] New Orleans, Louisiana US$75,000 April 14–17	Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA) 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 (1:00)	Angela Bensend (USA)  Geena Urango (USA)	Jenny Kropp (USA)  Misty May-Treanor (USA)	Amanda Dowdy (USA)  Emily Stockman (USA)
Huntington Beach Open[10] Huntington Beach, California US$75,000 May 5–8	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-13, 21-16 (0:55)	Angela Bensend (USA)  Geena Urango (USA)	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)	Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
Seattle Open[11] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 2–5	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA) 21-17, 21-17 (0:51)	Jennifer Fopma (USA)  Brittany Hochevar (USA)	Angela Bensend (USA)  Geena Urango (USA)	Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
New York City Open[12] New York City, New York US$75,000 June 16–19	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-16, 21-18 (0:55)	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)	Kelly Claes (USA)  Sara Hughes (USA)	Jennifer Fopma (USA)  Brittany Hochevar (USA)
San Francisco Open[13] San Francisco, California US$75,000 June 23–26	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-17, 21-13 (0:53)	Kelly Claes (USA)  Sara Hughes (USA)	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)	Emily Day (USA)  Brittany Hochevar (USA)
Manhattan Beach Open[14] Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 July 14–17	Emily Day (USA)  Brittany Hochevar (USA) 21-16, 19-21, 19-17 (1:11)	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)	Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)	Lauren Fendrick (USA)  Brooke Sweat (USA)
AVP Championships[15] Chicago, Illinois US$100,000 September 1–4	Lauren Fendrick (USA)  Brooke Sweat (USA) 14-21, 21-10, 19-17 (1:08)	Betsi Flint (USA)  Kelley Larsen (USA)	Ali McColloch (USA)  Geena Urango (USA)	Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA)

Milestones and events

New Orleans Open

• Ryan Doherty became the tallest player to win an AVP tournament at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m).^[16]
• Kendra VanZwieten became the shortest player (tied) to win an AVP tournament at 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m).^[16]

AVP Championships

• Two rule changes were tested at the AVP Championships: a "point freeze" at match point, wherein the scoring system changes from rally scoring (either team can score a point on every serve) to side-out scoring (only serving team can score a point) when either team reaches match point; "Let" serves, wherein the ball touches the net while crossing over into the opponent's court during service, are not allowed and the serve will be replayed.^[17]

Statistics leaders

Men's statistical leaders

Team Wins[18] Team Tournaments 1  Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 3 2  Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA) 2 3  Billy Allen (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA) 1 3  Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA) 1

Team Points[18] Team Points 1  Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA) 4,080 2  Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) 3,880 3  Billy Allen (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA) 2,640 4  Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA) 2,340 5  Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA) 2,280

Team Winnings[18] Team Winnings 1  Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA) US$73,000 2  Taylor Crabb (USA)  Trevor Crabb (USA) US$61,000 3  Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Nick Lucena (USA) US$46,000 4  Billy Allen (USA)  Theo Brunner (USA) US$39,200 5  Ryan Doherty (USA)  John Mayer (USA) US$36,500

Aces[18] Player Aces 1  Jeremy Casebeer (USA) 48 2  Jake Gibb (USA) 44 2  Casey Patterson (USA) 44 4  John Mayer (USA) 40 5  Ryan Doherty (USA) 38

Blocks[18] Player Blocks 1  Theo Brunner (USA) 133 2  Jake Gibb (USA) 121 3  Ryan Doherty (USA) 108 4  Trevor Crabb (USA) 93 5  Stafford Slick (USA) 89

Digs[18] Player Digs 1  Taylor Crabb (USA) 480 2  John Mayer (USA) 369 3  Billy Allen (USA) 359 4  Casey Patterson (USA) 310 5  Ty Tramblie (USA) 301

Hitting Percentage[18] Player % 1  Phil Dalhausser (USA) .579 2  Casey Patterson (USA) .494 3  Ryan Doherty (USA) .474 4  Jake Gibb (USA) .458 4  Trevor Crabb (USA) .458

Women's statistical leaders

Team Wins[18] Team Tournaments 1  April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 3 2  Emily Day (USA)  Brittany Hochevar (USA) 2 2  Lauren Fendrick (USA)  Brooke Sweat (USA) 1 2  Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA) 1 2  Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA) 1

Team Points[18] Team Points 1  Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA) 3,650 2  Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA) 3,120 3  Angela Bensend (USA)  Geena Urango (USA) 2,940 4  April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 2,250 5  Betsi Flint (USA)  Kelley Larsen (USA) 2,060

Team Winnings[18] Team Winnings 1  Lane Carico (USA)  Summer Ross (USA) US$62,500 2  Kim DiCello (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA) US$45,700 3  April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) US$45,000 4  Angela Bensend (USA)  Geena Urango (USA) US$39,300 5  Betsi Flint (USA)  Kelley Larsen (USA) US$29,000

Aces[18] Player Aces 1  Geena Urango (USA) 74 2  April Ross (USA) 52 3  Emily Day (USA) 48 3  Lane Carico (USA) 48 5  Brittany Hochevar (USA) 43

Blocks[18] Player Blocks 1  Summer Ross (USA) 72 2  Kim DiCello (USA) 60 3  Lauren Fendrick (USA) 51 4  Shelia Shaw (USA) 49 5  Jennifer Fopma (USA) 46

Digs[18] Player Digs 1  Lane Carico (USA) 458 2  Kendra VanZwieten (USA) 397 3  Geena Urango (USA) 395 4  Brittany Hochevar (USA) 333 5  Emily Stockman (USA) 323

Hitting Percentage[18] Player % 1  Whitney Pavlik (USA) .696 2  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) .585 3  April Ross (USA) .557 4  Kim DiCello (USA) .482 5  Lauren Fendrick (USA) .478

Points distribution

Finish[19]	US$150,000 tournaments	US$200,000 tournaments
1	750	1050
2	640	896
3	540	756
5	450	630
7	370	518
9	300	420
13	240	336
15	210	294
17	190	266
19	170	238
21	150	210
25	120	168
-1	100	140
-2	82	114
-3	66	92
-4	52	72

Awards

The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.^[20]

On the men's side, Phil Dalhausser was named Best Blocker and Best Offensive Player. On the women's side, April Ross was named Most Valuable Player, Best Server and Team of the Year (with Kerri Walsh Jennings).

Award[21]	Men	Women
Best blocker	Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Lauren Fendrick (USA)
Best server	Jeremy Casebeer (USA)	April Ross (USA)
Best defender	Taylor Crabb (USA)	Brooke Sweat (USA)
Best Offensive Player	Phil Dalhausser (USA)	Whitney Pavlik (USA)
Most Improved Player	—	Geena Urango (USA)
Newcomer of the Year	Chase Frishman (USA)	Kelly Reeves (USA)
Most valuable player	—	April Ross (USA)
Team of the Year	Jake Gibb (USA)  Casey Patterson (USA)	April Ross (USA)  Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)

References

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2. "Men's $75,000 AVP New Orleans Open April 14-17, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
3. "Men's $75,000 AVP Huntington Beach Open May 5-8, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
4. "Men's $75,000 AVP Seattle Open June 2-5, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
5. "Men's $75,000 AVP New York City Open June 16-19, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
6. "Men's $75,000 AVP San Francisco Open June 23-26, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
7. "Men's $100,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open July 14-17, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
8. "Men's $100,000 AVP Championships September 1-4, 2016 Chicago, Illinois". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
9. "Women's $75,000 AVP New Orleans Open April 14-17, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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13. "Women's $75,000 AVP San Francisco Open June 23-26, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
14. "Women's $100,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open July 14-17, 2016". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
15. "Women's $100,000 AVP Championships September 1-4, 2016 Chicago, Illinois". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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