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The first reshuffle of the top-five sees Hawaii and UC Irvine swap places after the Rainbow Warriors drop the first match of the season. We have another week to go before all of Division III is in action, but we still check in on those rankings as well in week two with the season slowly ramping up. The college roundup showcases some of the key matches of the week while also highlighting athletes who are part of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.
Chaim Schalk/Theo Brunner advanced to the 2022 FIVB Beach World Championships semifinals with a three-set win over Robert Meeuwsen/Alexander Brouwer of the Netherlands.
Chaim Schalk/Theo Brunner and Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske advanced to the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships with Round-of-16 wins Thursday.
Four U.S. pairs won Round of 32 matches at the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Wednesday and advanced to the Round of 16.
The final three U.S. Beach National Team pairs clinched berths at the 2022 FIVB Beach World Championships Monday as pool play concluded.
Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske clinched a pool title while they, Sarah Sponcil/Terese Cannon and Trevor Crabb/Tri Bourne earned playoff berths at the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Four U.S. Beach National Team pairs won matches on day two of the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Saturday
Three U.S. pairs won during day one of the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Friday in Rome: Sarah Sponcil/Terese Cannon, Kelly Cheng/Betsi Flint and Taylor Sander/Taylor Crabb.
Trevor Crabb and Tri Bourne made it off the reserve list and into the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships after another team withdrew.
Six U.S. pairs will compete in the 2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships, held June 10-19 in Rome, Italy.
Jessica Gaffney/Molly Turner took bronze at the Klaipeda Futures while Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske placed fourth at the Jurmala Elite 16.
Ten U.S. beach pairs are competing in Eastern Europe this week as seven take on the best players in the field at the Jurmala (Latvia) Elite 16 and three are in the Klaipeda (Lithuania) Futures.
Four U.S. Beach National Team pairs wrapped up play at the Ostrava Elite 16 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Five U.S. Beach National Team pairs will compete at the Ostrava Elite 16 this weekend: Chaim Schalk/Theo Brunner, Sara Hughes/Kelley Kolinske, Tri Bourne/Trevor Crabb, Sarah Sponcil/Terese Cannon and Corinne Quittle/Sarah Schermerhorn.
The U.S. Beach National Team won three medals Sunday, including a gold medal from Taryn Kloth/Kristen Nuss at the Kusadasi Challenge.
The U.S. Beach National Team picked up three medals, including two golds, at the NORCECA event in La Paz, Mexico, last weekend.
The U.S. won two medals at the NORCECA Varadero event last weekend when Mewhirter/Brewster won silver and Wheeler/Lindahl bronze. This weekend, four American pairs will compete at a NORCECA event in La Paz, Mexico.
The U.S. Beach National Team will compete in two international tournaments this weekend while many others begin the domestic season in Austin, Texas.
Longtime Beach National Team contractor coach Jose Loiola has formally joined the USA Volleyball staff as Development Coach for the U.S. Beach National Team
Sara Hughes and Kelley Kolinske won the Itapema Challenge last weekend while Andy Benesh and Miles Evans took second at the Songkhla Futures as the U.S. Beach National Team won two Beach Pro Tour medals.
Members of the U.S. Beach National Team will compete in three different tournaments across the world this week. Most will play in the Beach World Tour's Challenge event in Itapema, Brazil.
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss won the Coolangatta Futures tournament Sunday for the pair's first international win. Zana Muno and Toni Rodriguez claimed bronze.
