AVP Miami 2023: Women's Tournament

 




Julia Scoles (left) and Betsi Flint (right) posing with Olympic gold medalist April Ross (middle) in Hermosa Beach, California. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram


Melissa Humana-Paredes (left) and Brandie Wilkerson (right) posing after winning in Copacabana, Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Don't forget to follow them on Instagram


Dear Readers~


From March 17th to March 19th the AVP had their first stop of the 2023 AVP season down in Miami, Florida. This blog will cover athletes from the women's tournament while the next blog will cover athletes from the men's tournament. The two teams I've chosen from the women's side are #3 ranked Betsi Flint with Julia Scoles and #1 ranked Melissa Humana-Paredes with Brandie Wilkerson. Now let's see how the two teams did in Miami.

Up first is Betsi and Julia. Their first game was against #14 Ashley Pater and Kennedy Coakley. The first set ended 21-12  and the second set ended 21-12 as well with Betsi and Julia winning both sets and moving on to their second game. Their second game was against #6 Carly Kan and Jennifer Keddy. The first set ended 21-14 and the second set ended 21-13 with Betsi and Julia winning both and moving on to their next game. Their third game was against #2 Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil. The first set ended 21-19 with Terese and Sarah taking that set. The second set ended 21-16 with Betsi and Julia taking that set and causing a third set. The third set ended at 15-13 with Sarah and Terese winning that set and giving Betsi and Julia their first loss of the tournament. Their fourth game was against #9 Brook Bauer and Katie Horton. The first set ended 21-12 and the second set ended 21-18 with Betsi and Julia taking both sets and moving on to their next game, which is the semifinals against #5 Maestrini Lili Maestrini Larissa so stay tuned for that coverage in a later blog.

Brandie and Melissa's first match was against #16 Amy Ozee and Mariah Whalen. The first set ended 21-15 and the second set ended 21-15 as well with Melissa and Brandie winning both sets and moving on to their second game. Their next game was against #9 Brook Bauer and Katie Horton. The first set ended 21-18 with Brook and Katie taking that set. The second set ended at 22-20 with Melissa and Brandie getting their revenge and causing a third set. The third set ended 15-11 with Melissa and Brandie winning and moving on to their third game. Their third game was against #5 Maestrini Larissa and Maestrini Lili. The first set ended 21-18 and the second set ended 21-19 with Larissa and Lili winning both sets and giving Brandie and Melissa their first loss of the tournament. Their fourth game was against #10 Kimberly Hildreth and Teegan Van Gunst. The first set ended 23-21 while the second set ended 21-9 with Melissa and Brandie winning both sets and moving on to their next game, which is the semifinals against #2 Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil so stay tuned for that coverage in a later blog.

With both teams being in the semifinals, stay tuned for the blog covering the Miami men's and women's semifinals and finals coming out here shortly as well as the next AVP stop taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana April 14th-16th. Until next time, Miller out


~J. Miller

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