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May 10, 2007
Glendale main draw preview
Top teams look to continue winning ways
By Monique Moyal / AVP.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After battling through 100 degree weather in the desert
sands of the AVP Sanderson Ford Glendale Open presented by Bud Light, four
men's and four women's qualifying teams will move on to Friday's main draw
action.

Who will take it?

For the men, three teams have established themselves in the final round of
play week-in and week-out. Now that Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger have
claimed their first title of 2007, they still hold on to the No. 2 seed and
will look to do the same thing in Arizona.

Despite losing in the semifinals last weekend, top-seeded Todd Rogers and
Phil Dalhausser are $100,000 richer after taking the Jose Cuervo Triple Gold
Crown series in overall points. They will look to get back on the winning
track with hopes of starting another title streak.

And finally, No. 3 Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal have seen three finals this
year without taking a single title. They will be right in the thick of
things here in Glendale and hoping to follow the example set by
Metzger/Lambert last weekend and win their first 2007 AVP Open.

Steady as she goes

With only one more win this weekend, Misty May-Treanor could have a share in
Holly McPeak's glory as the two will both boast the most beach titles for a
woman with 72. May-Treanor and partner Kerri Walsh (No. 1 seed) have gotten
back into their game, especially with the assistance of a new coach. They
will look to make three a charm, with another consecutive victory this
weekend.

Right below the top-ranked duo sits No. 2 Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs,
who have been to every final round in 2007. They will try for their second
victory of 2007, having already proved themselves against May-Treanor and
Walsh in Miami to open this year's AVP Crocs Tour.

Learn by imitation

While Huntington Beach, Calif., saw improved success for two teams with
former partners -- No. 10 John Hyden and Brad Keenan and 16th-seeded John
Mayer and Matt Prosser -- another set of partners has emulated that move
this weekend. Aaron Watchfogel will team up with Kevin Wong for the No. 12
seed, moving Watchfogel up and Wong down a few places. That means, missing
from weekend play will be Karch Kiraly, who closed out his career in Arizona
in the 2006 season. He will still be appearing in Glendale, working with
media all weekend long.

Watchfogel's former partner, Austin Rester joins Jose Loiola to maintain the
former pair's No. 17 seed, putting Loiola up two slots from the opening of
play in Huntington.

Time will tell

First round play will kick off Friday and begins in waves from 11 a.m. EDT
to 12:30 p.m. EDT.

This weekend's tournament is different from Huntington in that the top seeds
will get a first-round bye. The second round of play in the Winner's Bracket
will begin at 12:30 p.m. EDT, with May-Treanor/Walsh for the women and
Rogers/Dalhausser for the men waiting for the winner of the No. 16/17 match
up.

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