Players Gear Up for AVP Manhattan Beach Open Finals
Aug 17, 2025 08:59AM ● By Mb News Staff
(Photo credit: Evelyn Schmitt.)
Sunday's final matches at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open will determine who walks away with claim to the title.
On the womens' side, #1-seeded Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss is taking on #19-seeded Kennedy Coakley and Ashley Pater at 8:30 a.m. Coakley/Pater took down #3-seeded Kelly Chang and Molly Shaw yesterday.
Meanwhile, #5-seeded Corinne Quiggle and Teegan Van Gunst take on #2-seeded Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft at 9:30 a.m.
The final will take place at 1:00 p.m.
(Megan Kraft dives for the ball on Saturday at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Photo credit: Evelyn Schmitt.)
On the mens' side, #1-seeded Chase Budinger and Miles Evans will take on #3-seeded Chaim Schalk and James Shaw at 10:30 a.m.; while #4-seeded Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser will take on #2-seeded Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander at 11:30 a.m. The final round will be held at 2:00 p.m.
Crabb and Dalhausser had worked their way back into contention after defeating Tri Bourn and Nick Lucena to
get back into the semis. The four players know each other well: Dalhausser and Lucena
were partners in the Olympics, and Crabb and Bourne together won the MB Open in
2021.
This weekend is Dalhausser's last Manhattan Beach Open, after having previously won seven times, in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
General admission to the Manhattan Beach Open is free but
fans can
select from a variety of paid ticket options. More information on
tickets and ticket sales - as well as brackets and schedules - can be
found at the MBO by AVP website.
