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July 7, 2007
Medel-Souza highlight surprise teams
Early action also features Hyden-Keenan, Stolfus-Loomis
By Monique Moyal / AVP.com

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Results during Saturday's portion of the 2007
Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light were spread across the board
more generously than they were on Friday.

"There's a lot of good teams out here and we always find ourselves in
dogfights," Anthony Medel said. "But the more we come out on top, the more
we start winning those matches, the more and more confidence we can build
up."

He and partner Fred Souza found themselves in quite a few high-scoring
matches, including multiple three-game matches. They are still in it and
will try to enter their first semifinal of the year from the contender's
bracket.

Highlights from their play included a win that sent home No. 9 Jason Ring
and Matt Olson in seventh place after a 21-15, 21-11 final score.

For the other contenders still left, the men have the No. 2, 7, 10, and 12
seeds intact. Surprisingly for the women, the four contenders remaining are
the No. 1, 3, 4 and 12 seeds.

Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan take on Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra
Fontana, while Tyra Turner-Rachel Wacholder simultaneously see Nancy
Mason-Carrie Dodd. If a lot of these names sound familiar, it's because they
are usually on the other side of the semifinals in the winner's bracket.

Still alive for the men besides Medel and Souza are John Hyden and Brad
Keenan, who will play the Medel-Souza first thing in the morning. The second
men's contender's match will be between Ty Loomis-Hans Stolfus and Jake
Gibb-Sean Rosenthal, who took the last match of the day on Saturday, 21-19,
21-15.

However, half of the men's semifinals brackets are pretty typical for the
2007 season. Top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have only dropped
one game thus far this weekend and have secured the first slot as a result.
Following suit were No. 3 Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger, who becoming more
consistent this year.

"Those memories are still fresh in my head, so everyone we get I don't take
it for granted," said Lambert of his subpar finishes earlier this season.

Though the men's semis are slightly predicable, a lot has changed without
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, who won their FIVB semifinals match in
Montreal on Saturday night.

No. 5 Jen Boss-April Ross and No. 2 Nicole Branagh-Elaine Youngs hold their
customary spot in the semis to take on the two winners from the contender's
bracket.

Contender's bracket play begins at 9:30 a.m. EDT. From there, the winners
split for each gender.

The women's semifinals begin first around 11:00, with the men's immediately
following upon conclusion of those matches.

That sets up the women's finals matchup at 2:30 p.m. and the men's at 4:00.
All matches will be broadcast free online at avp.com.

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Saturday's highlights: April Ross and Jennifer Boss dropped two higher seeds
en route to a berth in the semifinals, while Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger
won a pair of matches to advance to the semifinals and play for a chance to
win their second straight AVP title.

Match of the day: Angela Lewis and Priscilla Lima endured a one-hour,
13-minute marathon in a contender's bracket match against Holly McPeak and
Logan Tom, but prevailed with a 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 victory.

Upset of the day: No. 7 John Hyden and Brad Keenan dropped No. 2 Sean
Rosenthal and Jake Gibb into the contender's bracket with a 21-19, 21-10
victory.

Karch watch: Kiraly and Kevin Wong ended the tournaments of both Eric
Fonoimoana-Albert Hannemann and Casey Jennings-Mark Williams before being
eliminated themselves by Rosenthal and Gibb.

Start/finish: Gates will open at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sunday with play beginning
at 9:30. The women's final will be at 2:30 p.m. ET with the men's final set
to follow at approximately 4:00 p.m. Competition is expected to conclude at
approximately 5:30 p.m. ET.

Weather forecast: A high of 94 degrees under sunny skies is expected Sunday
with a chance of precipitation projected at 20 percent.

Match to watch: No. 10 Fred Souza and Anthony Medel will play No. 7
Hyden-Keenan in a contender's bracket match with a slot in the semifinals on
the line.

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