AVP Long Beach Open Day 2
Angela Lewis goes for the dig Saturday during a three-game loss in a winner’s bracket match of the AVP Long Beach Open. Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs defeated Lewis and her teammate, Priscilla Lima, 14-21, 21-13, 15-13. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Olympics-bound Nicole Branagh bumps the ball over her head toward teammate Elaine Youngs in a winner’s bracket victory over Angela Lewis and Priscilla Lima on Saturday during the AVP Long Beach Open. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Angela Lewis celebrates a point during a third-round match Saturday in the AVP Long Beach Open. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Elaine Youngs can’t reach the ball in time to make a dig Saturday during the AVP Long Beach Open. Youngs and teammate Nicole Branagh did remain unbeaten with a 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 victory over Angela Lewis and Priscilla Lima. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Jake Gibb puts down a winner over the head of Phil Dalhausser on Saturday in the AVP Long Beach Open men’s championship match. Gibb and teammate Sean Rosenthal upset top-seeded Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, 21-14, 21-14, to take the title. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Jake Gibb can’t quite make the dig during a diving attempt Saturday in the AVP Long Beach Open men’s final. Gibb and Rosenthal still won the title with a straight-set victory over top-seeded Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Todd Rogers stays face down in the sand after missing a shot during the men’s final at the AVP Long Beach Open on Saturday. Rogers and teammate Phil Dalhausser, seeded first, lost for the first time in 38 matches. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Jake Gibb, left, and Sean Rosenthal celebrate their championship with fans on Saturday at the AVP Long Beach Open. It was their first victory in a final over top-seeded Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers in 10 attempts. Both teams will be representing the U.S. at the Beijing Olympics. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
