Five American teams advance to the main draw in FIVB Cincinnati qualifier play - Articles

Five of the seven U.S. qualifier teams advanced to the main draw at FIVB Cincinnati qualifier play Tuesday. In all, 14 U.S. teams will participate in the main draw today: Men: Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena (12:20 pm) Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson (1:10 pm) Derek Olson/Jeremy Casebeer (1:10 pm) Trevor and Taylor Crabb (2:00 pm) Tri Bourne/John Hyden (2:00 pm) John Mayer/Ryan Doherty (2:50 pm) Robbie Page/Todd Rogers (2:50 pm) Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross (9:00 am and 3:30 pm) Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat (9:50 am and 4:30 pm) Irene Hester-Pollock/CaitlinLedoux (9:50 am and 4:30 pm) Kim DiCello/Kendra VanZwieten (10:40 am and 5:20 pm) Emily Day/Jennifer Kessy (10:40 am and 5:20 pm) Lane Carico/SummerRoss (11:30 am and 6:10 pm) Brittany Hochevar/Jennifer Fopma (11:30 am and 6:10 pm) Matches to watch: Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross will complete their 12th Olympic qualifying tournament and will confirm their Olympic berth. Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat and Emily Day/Jennifer Kessy are fighting for the second U.S. spot, separated by 430 points with three tournaments remaining. Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena still need one finish following Cincinnati to confirm their Olympic berth. Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson and Tri Bourne/John Hyden are contesting the second U.S. spot, separated by 450 points with only Cincinnati, Moscow, and Hamburg remaining. Tuesday’s qualifying: On the men's side, No. 1 seed Trevor and Taylor Crabb advanced over Southern California's Szymon Tralka/Marcin Jagoda (Pol) 2-0 (21-12, 21-18). No 3 seed Derek Olson and Jeremy Casebeer qualified by virtue of a win over Jason Lochhead/Sonny Hirini (Nzl) 2-0 (21-19, 21-16). No. 16 seed Raffe Paulis/Ian Satterfield failed...

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