BEACH VOLLEYBALL : Form Holds True at Hermosa
The top-seeded team of Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno advanced to the quarterfinals of a women’s pro beach volleyball event Friday at Hermosa Beach.
McPeak and Reno defeated Kristine Middeler and Maggie Philgence, 15-4, and Jenny Griffith and Pat Keller, 14-7, in a match called because of time.
The second-seeded team of Linda Hanley and Angela Rock beat Erin Deiters and Shannon Vessup-Millen, 15-3, and Krista Blomquist and Gayle Stammer, 15-9.
Minda Rich and Teri Schroeder, seeded No. 22, defeated 11th-seeded Jackie Campbell and Charlotte Roach, 13-12, then lost to sixth-seeded Gail Castro and Elaine Roque, 15-5.
Elizabeth Chavez and Evelyn Conley, seeded No. 23, beat Patty Dodd and Karrie Poppinga, 15-7, then lost to seventh-seeded Marla O’Hara and Ali Wood, 15-10.
The top eight seeded teams advanced to the quarterfinals, which begin at 9 a.m. today.
The featured matches are expected to be fourth-seeded Deb Richardson and Dennie Shupryt-Knoop against fifth-seeded Barbra Fontana Harris and Lori Forsythe and third-seeded Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan challenging Castro and Roque.
The championship match is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday.
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