Billy Allen hits around the block of Jake Gibb during a third round match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. Allen and his teammate Trevor Crabb defeated Gibb and Casey Patterson. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Phil Dalhausser, center, at 6-foot-9, jousts over the block of the 7-foot-1 Ryan Doherty during a third round match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal won over Doherty and Nick Lucena. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Olaya Pazo bumps the ball to her teammate Sheila Shaw during a third round match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Trevor Crabb unsuccessfully back-hands the ball past the block of Jake Gibb during a third round match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Fans of Hermosa Beach’s Emily Day cheer her and teammate Summer Ross on during their win over Jessica Gysin and Morgan Miller on Saturday during Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Morgan Miller, left, hits past Summer Ross, right, during the second game of their match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Sean Rosenthal and Ryan Doherty, right, reach for the ball during a third round match Saturday at the Manhanttan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jake Gibb, center, goes up to hit against the block of Billy Allen during a third round match Saturday at the Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Billy Allen and Trevor Crabb, left, take on Brad Keenan and John Mayer, right, during quarterfinal play of the Manhattan Beach Open. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)