The Dream of Women’s Pro Volleyball Lives On

I am one of the women who lost out on the dream (“Sand Storm,” by Janet Wiscombe, Nov. 15)--the fantasy of a woman playing a professional sport in a man’s world. For 10 years, I cherished every moment, and I’m still struggling to keep the dream alive.

Many thanks to Wiscombe for telling a story that, until now, the women of pro beach volleyball could not talk about for fear of retaliation. Unfortunately, it required that Kent Steffes and others get burned before the truth about mismanagement was allowed to surface.

There was a day when the men’s and women’s tours had an opportunity to work together. Sponsors wanted it to happen, but finances and egos got in the way.

I’m sure the future has a place for women in pro beach volleyball. There’s been success in international competition, but that hasn’t helped in the United States. It’s time for a nonconflicting visionary to step up to the plate.

Marla O’Hara

Agoura Hills