2015 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

The 2015 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2015 beach volleyball season.

2015 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
LeagueAssociation of Volleyball Professionals
SportBeach volleyball
DurationMay 21 – September 13, 2015
TV partner(s)NBC
NBCSN
Universal Sports[1]

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

Men
Tournament[2] Champions Runners-up Semifinalist #1 Semifinalist #2
New Orleans Open[3]
New Orleans, Louisiana
US$75,000
May 21–24		  Jake Gibb (USA)
 Casey Patterson (USA)
23-21, 21-14 (0:38)		  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
 Sean Rosenthal (USA)		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)		  Brian Bomgren (USA)
 Tim Bomgren (USA)
New York City Open[4]
New York City, New York
US$75,000
July 16–19		  Jake Gibb (USA)
 Casey Patterson (USA)
19-21, 21-15, 15-12 (1:11)		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)		  Trevor Crabb (USA)
 Ty Tramblie (USA)		  Avery Drost (USA)
 Billy Kolinske (USA)
Seattle Open[5]
Seattle, Washington
US$75,000
August 6–9		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)
20-22, 21-17, 15-13 (1:16)		  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
 Sean Rosenthal (USA)		  Tri Bourne (USA)
 John Hyden (USA)		  Jake Gibb (USA)
 Casey Patterson (USA)
Manhattan Beach Open[6]
Manhattan Beach, California
US$100,000
August 13–16		  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
 Nick Lucena (USA)
21-19, 21-17 (0:57)		  Tri Bourne (USA)
 John Hyden (USA)		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)		  Taylor Crabb (USA)
 Trevor Crabb (USA)
Chicago Open[7]
Chicago, Illinois
US$75,000
August 27–30		  Brad Kennan (USA)
 Ty Tramblie (USA)
21-19, 22-20 (0:54)		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)		  Casey Jennings (USA)
 Billy Kolinske (USA)		  Todd Rogers (USA)
 Stafford Slick (USA)
Cincinnati Open[8]
Mason, Ohio
US$75,000
September 3–6		  Tri Bourne (USA)
 John Hyden (USA)
21-15, 21-18 (0:55)		  Jake Gibb (USA)
 Casey Patterson (USA)		  Phil Dalhausser (USA)
 Nick Lucena (USA)		  Ty Loomis (USA)
 Marty Lorenz (USA)
AVP Championships[9]
Huntington Beach, California
US$100,000
September 10–13		  Tri Bourne (USA)
 John Hyden (USA)
21-17, 23-25, 15-13 (1:10)		  Ryan Doherty (USA)
 John Mayer (USA)		  Taylor Crabb (USA)
 Trevor Crabb (USA)		  Jake Gibb (USA)
 Casey Patterson (USA)

Women
Tournament[2] Champions Runners-up Semifinalist #1 Semifinalist #2
New Orleans Open[10]
New Orleans, Louisiana
US$75,000
May 21–24		  April Ross (USA)
 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
21-16, 22-20 (1:01)		  Emily Day (USA)
 Jennifer Kessy (USA)		  Angela Bensend (USA)
 Geena Urango (USA)		  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
 Megan Wallin-Brockway (USA)
New York City Open[11]
New York City, New York
US$75,000
July 16–19		  Emily Day (USA)
 Jennifer Kessy (USA)
24-22, 19-21, 23-21 (1:20)		  Nicole Branagh (USA)
 Jenny Kropp (USA)		  Kim DiCello (USA)
 Kendra VanZwieten (USA)		  Kelly Claes (USA)
 Sara Hughes (USA)
Seattle Open[12]
Seattle, Washington
US$75,000
August 6–9		  Jennifer Fopma (USA)
 April Ross (USA)
21-18, 15-21, 15-13 (1:00)		  Lane Carico (USA)
 Summer Ross (USA)		  Kim DiCello (USA)
 Kendra VanZwieten (USA)		  Brittany Hochevar (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
Manhattan Beach Open[13]
Manhattan Beach, California
US$100,000
August 13–16		  Jennifer Fopma (USA)
 April Ross (USA)
21-15, 26-24 (0:56)		  Nicole Branagh (USA)
 Jenny Kropp (USA)		  Emily Day (USA)
 Jennifer Kessy (USA)		  Lane Carico (USA)
 Summer Ross (USA)
Chicago Open[14]
Chicago, Illinois
US$75,000
August 27–30		  Nicole Branagh (USA)
 Jenny Kropp (USA)
21-16, 21-19 (0:45)		  Kim DiCello (USA)
 Kendra VanZwieten (USA)		  Amanda Dowdy (USA)
 Heather McGuire (USA)		  Lane Carico (USA)
 Summer Ross (USA)
Cincinnati Open[15]
Mason, Ohio
US$75,000
September 3–6		  Betsi Flint (USA)
 Kelley Larsen (USA)
21-13, 18-21, 15-7 (1:02)		  Angela Bensend (USA)
 Geena Urango (USA)		  Ali McColloch (USA)
 Emily Stockman (USA)		  Kim DiCello (USA)
 Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
AVP Championships[16]
Huntington Beach, California
US$100,000
September 10–13		  Lauren Fendrick (USA)
 April Ross (USA)
21-19, 23-21 (1:03)		  Nicole Branagh (USA)
 Jenny Kropp (USA)		  Emily Day (USA)
 Jennifer Kessy (USA)		  Brittany Hochevar (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)

Milestones and events
Seattle Open
Miscellaneous
  • AVP and NBC Sports Group signed an agreement for NBC Sports to air 17.5 hours of AVP tournaments, 10 hours on NBC and 7.5 hours on NBCSN, as well as livestreaming on NBC Sports Live Extra.[1]
  • April Ross became the first player to win four AVP tournaments with three different partners, after her regular partner Kerri Walsh Jennings suffered a shoulder injury that kept her from playing for most of the season.[18]

Statistics leaders

Men's statistical leaders

Women's statistical leaders

Points distribution
Finish[20]US$150,000
tournaments		US$200,000
tournaments
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Awards

The 2015 AVP Awards Banquet was held on October 28 in Newport Beach, California. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.[21]

Award[22] Men Women
Best Blocker  Phil Dalhausser (USA)  Jenny Kropp (USA)
Best Server  Robbie Page (USA)  April Ross (USA)
Best Defender  John Mayer (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
Best Offensive Player  Ryan Doherty (USA)  Nicole Branagh (USA)
Most Improved Player  Billy Kolinske (USA)  Kendra VanZwieten (USA)
Newcomer of the Year  Taylor Crabb (USA)  Betsi Flint (USA)
Most Valuable Player  John Mayer (USA)  April Ross (USA)
Team of the Year  Tri Bourne (USA)
 John Hyden (USA)		  Jenny Kropp (USA)
 Nicole Branagh (USA)
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  4. "Men's $75,000 AVP New York City Open July 16-19, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. "Men's $75,000 AVP Seattle Open August 6-9, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. "Men's $100,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open August 13-16, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. "Men's $75,000 AVP Chicago Open August 27-30, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  8. "Men's $75,000 AVP Cincinnati Open September 3-6, 2015 Mason, Ohio". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. "Men's $100,000 AVP Championships at Huntington Beach September 10-13, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  10. "Women's $75,000 AVP New Orleans Open May 21-24, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  11. "Women's $75,000 AVP New York City Open July 16-19, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  12. "Women's $75,000 AVP Seattle Open August 6-9, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  13. "Women's $100,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open August 13-16, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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  16. "Women's $100,000 AVP Championships at Huntington Beach September 10-13, 2015". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  17. Evans, Jayda (August 5, 2015). "Misty May-Treanor among the participants at AVP Kingston Seattle Open". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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