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New tournament to be played June 25-26 in Hermosa Beach, Calif.; One college and one high school player will be crowned "Queen of the Beach" as some of the country's best players compete in showcase event.
New tournament to be played June 25-26 in Hermosa Beach, Calif.; One college and one high school player will be crowned "Queen of the Beach" as some of the country's best players compete in showcase event
New tournament to be played June 25-26 in Hermosa Beach, Calif.; One college and one high school player will be crowned "Queen of the Beach" as some of the country's best players compete in showcase event
Hermosa Beach, Calif. (June 24, 2016) ---- A new beach volleyball tournament is set to bring together the top female college and high school players this weekend and crown a "Queen of the Beach" at both levels.
The inaugural Queen of the Beach Invitational will be played June 25-26, 2016 north of the Hermosa Beach Pier in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Hosted by Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana, the tournament will be a showcase event that allows the top college players to test themselves against the nation's best competition and the top high school players to do the same while also getting exposure to college coaches from across the country.
"I've always been a big supporter of helping beach volleyball grow, and I'm excited that some top competition will be showcased during the Queen of the Beach Invitational," said Fonoimoana, who alongside Dain Blanton won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Beach volleyball is the fastest growing sport for female athletes at the college and high school levels, with approximately 60 colleges fielding teams this year and the NCAA holding its first national championship in 2016.
The Queen of the Beach Invitational will feature separate fields of 16 college players and 48 high school players. Players in each field will be seeded and divided into pools of four, with each player playing a game to 21 with each of the other three players in her pool. The top two players in each pool, determined by their won-loss record and point differential, will advance to the next round, and play will continue in that fashion until a "Queen of the Beach" is crowned for the college field and the high school field.
The committed players in the high school division include:
Player Name
High School
College Commitment
Anselmo, Natalie
Westlake High School (Thousand Oaks, CA)
University of Arizona
Bailey, Maddy
Villanova Prep (Ojai, CA)
Undecided
Barry, Kelli
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Undecided
Blacker, Sarah
Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, CA)
Undecided
Bogust, Morgan
Westlake High School (Thousand Oaks, CA)
LMU
Bradley, Taylor
Round Rock High School (Austin, TX)
LSU
Campbell, Cate
Marymount High School (Los Angeles, CA)
Undecided
Cardoza, Alexis
Chino Hills High School (Chino Hills, CA)
Undecided
Copeland, Kennedy
Calabasas High School (Newbury Park, CA)
University of South Carolina
Doig, Kyla
Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, CA)
USC
Dreeuws, Paige
San Marcos High School (San Marcos, CA)
University of Hawaii
Esters, Morgan
Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, CA)
Undecided
Forbes, Presley
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Undecided
Frohoff, Rio
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Tulane University
Fulton, Quinn
Agoura High School (Agoura Hills, CA)
University of South Carolina
Gavin, Katie
Laguna Beach High School (Laguna Beach, CA)
Pepperdine
Gibson, Haley
The Bishop's School (La Jolla, CA)
Undecided
Goldfarb, Harper
Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Undecided
Graff, Kalee
Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, CA)
Undecided
Gray, Sadie
Palisades Charter High School (Pacific Palisades, CA)
UC Berkeley
Green, Peri
La Pietra High School (Honolulu, HI)
USC
Hazelrigg, Avery
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
USC
Hill, Haven
Saint Bonaventure High School (Ventura, CA)
Texas Christian University
Holtz, Kenzie
Halstrom Academy (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Undecided
Inman, Alexia
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
UC Berkeley
Justine, Lily
Pleasant Valley High School (Chico, CA)
UCLA
Kaiser, Maja
Smithson Valley High School (Spring Branch, TX)
USC
Kujan, Laurel
Laguna Blanca High School (Santa Barbara, CA)
Undecided
Lanesey, Lauren
Louisville High School (Woodland Hills, CA)
Undecided
Lawson, Olivia
Desert Vista High School Phoenix, Arizona
Undecided
Lipscomb, Gina
Esperanza High School (Anaheim, CA)
Loyola Marymount University
Micheletti, Maddie
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
UC Berkeley
Mirkovic, Mima
Woodbridge High School (Irvine, CA)
UC Berkeley
Monk-Heidrich, Piper
Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)
UCLA
Napoli, Emily
Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, CA)
TCU
Ortiz, Sophia
Mount Madonna school (Watsonville, CA)
Cal Poly SLO
Phair, Hannah
Edison High School (Huntington Beach, CA)
UCLA
Plummer, Kathryn
Aliso Niguel High School (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Stanford University
Red-Horse Mohl, Chelsea
Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, CA)
Stanford University
Ribiero, Jaqueline
Vandegrift High School (Austin, TX)
UC Berkeley
Richardson, Shannon
The Harker School (San Jose, CA)
Undecided
Robinson, Charlie
Marymount High School (Los Angeles, CA)
UCSB
Sanchez, Cami
Huntington Beach High School (Huntington Beach, CA)
UCLA
Sanchez, Kiora
Valencia High School (Valencia, CA)
Undecided
Sarber, Kathryn
Pasco High School (Dade City, FL)
Grand Canyon University
Sper, Peyton
Westlake High School (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Cal Poly SLO
Thomas, Lainy
Frisco High School (Frisco, TX)
USC
Walters, Maggie
Soquel High School (Soquel, CA)
UCLA
The players in the college division will be announced this weekend.
In addition to the competition on the court, the event will also feature coaching seminars and discussions with coaches from many of the country's top college beach volleyball programs.
Fans can connect with the tournament through Facebook (@QueenOfTheBeachInvitational), Instagram (@QueenOfTheBeachVB), Twitter (@QOTB_VB) and Snapchat (@QOTB_VB).
The Queen of the Beach Invitational is sponsored by USA Volleyball's Junior Beach Tour, Plaza Bank, Skechers, KIND, Chevron, Wai Koko Coconut Water, Nestle Nesquik and Solar City.
ABOUT THE QUEEN OF THE BEACH INVITATIONAL
The Queen of the Beach Invitational is a unique annual beach volleyball tournament set to be played for the first time June 25-26, 2016 in Hermosa Beach, California. Top college and high school players from around the country will be invited to compete, with a single player crowned "Queen of the Beach" at the college and high school levels. The event offers young beach volleyball athletes the opportunity to further develop their skills among elite players from across the country following an exclusive program developed by Olympic gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana in conjunction with top professionals and coaches in the sport.
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