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AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Returns to Atlanta for the 2006 AVP Atlanta Open
July 6, 2006

Atlanta - July 6, 2006 - Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the top-seeded
women's team on the 2006 AVP Crocs Tour, will be in action as main draw play
at the AVP Atlanta Open, the eighth stop on Tour this season, begins Friday,
July 7 th at 8:00 a.m. ET at Atlantic Station. May-Treanor and Walsh will
play on Stadium Court. The tournament marks a return to Atlanta, where beach
volleyball first debuted as an Olympic sport back in 1996.

May-Treanor and Walsh look to win their 7th title of the season in Atlanta.
The duo is coming off a win at last weekend's event in Seaside Heights, NJ
where Walsh's husband, fellow AVP star Casey Jennings, took home the men's
title with partner Matt Fuerbringer.

Holly McPeak, the winningest female beach volleyball player of all time who
competed at the XXVI Summer Olympics in Atlanta in '96, will be in action
with partner Nicole Branagh. The team is seeded third at this event. Also in
action is the no. 2 seeded team of Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs,
finalists in Seaside Heights last weekend. Youngs made history at that event
as she became the third American woman, behind McPeak and May-Treanor, to
surpass $1 million in career earnings.

On the men's side, top seed Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers look to win
their fifth title of the season in Atlanta. No. 2 seed Mike Lambert and
Stein Metzger, No. 3 seed Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings, winners last
week in Seaside, no. 4 seed John Hyden and Jeff Nygaard and no. 5 seed Jake
Gibb and Sean Rosenthal will offer fierce competition as all have reached a
finals this season.

Local favorite, Ty Loomis, an Atlanta-area native from Warner-Robins, GA, is
seeded tenth with partner Ed Ratledge. They meet qualifier and no. 23 seed
Jason Lee and Austin Rester in the first round.

In qualifying action today, all four women's top seeds advanced through to
Saturday's main draw play. On the men's side, third-seeded qualifier Matt
Heath and Adam Roberts also advanced to the main draw.

Main draw competition starts Friday, July 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET
with a night session from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET. Main draw continues
Saturday, July 8th from 9:30-6:00 p.m. with a night session from 7:30 p.m.
to 10 p.m. ET. On Sunday, July 9th, play begins at 9:30 a.m. with the men's
final at 2:30 p.m. ET and the women's final at 4:00 p.m. ET. Both finals
will be televised on FOX Sports Net.
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