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Congratulations to Ty Loomis/Marty Lorenz, Michael Brunsting/Chase Frishman, T.J. Defalco/Matt Hilling, Paul Araiza/Alejandro Parra, Sara Hughes/Kelly Claes, Aurora Davis/Bree Scarbrough, Jace Pardon/Brittany Tiegs, and Madison/McKenna Witt for joining the dance that is AVP San Francisco, an event that continues Friday with, it seems, so many doing the the Do Si Do and swapping partners. John Mayer/Ryan Doherty and Stafford Slick/Ty Tramblie are performing the swap on the men’s side, while Jen Kessy/Emily Day and Brittany Hochevar/Jen Fopma are doing so on the women’s side. Among the top four seeds on both sides, starting with the women: No. 1 April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings: Yes, they are Olympic medal favorites. Yes, they have won 10 consecutive AVP events dating back to 2013. Yes, they will win this tournament. The real question is whether or not they will drop a set. No. 2 Lane Carico/Summer Ross: It’s no secret that Carico/Ross is the team of the future. How high will they go? This year they’ve shown the ability to find another level, with a fifth place at FIVB Fuzhou, and notching their first AVP win in Seattle. AVP San Francisco will tell us if they can sustain the level. No. 3 Kim DiCello/Kendra VanZwieten: DiCello is one of the smallest full-time blockers on the tour. VanZwieten is one of the smallest defenders on the tour. DiCello has excellent blocking technique, seals the net well, and gets over low. VanZwieten plays enthralling defense. The very top echelon of AVP teams can go to a physical level that this team cannot...

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