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$5,000 Bethpage FCU Summer Breeze Volleyball Tournament Coming to Long Beach
Presented by Spalding
East End Volleyball is running the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Summer Breeze tournament on August 2-3, in Long Beach, NY, co-sponsored by Spalding. This tournament will be the largest beach volleyball tournament on Long Island this year with the largest prize purse.
Men’s and women’s open players will be competing for $5,000 in prize money. On August 3, juniors will play in the Volley America Juniors Long Island Regional Championship. Junior players will be competing for free entry to the Volley America Junior National Championship, which will be held on August 10 in Seaside Heights, NJ.
The Bethpage FCU Summer Breeze tournament will attract players from throughout the East Coast. Top male players include AVP pro players Mark Burik (Queens, NY) and Hudson Bates (Richmond, VA). Volley America nationally ranked number 1 and 3 players, Greg Hunter and Mike Salad will be looking to add to their point total. Top female players include Dana Fiume and Hilary Pavels, who just finished 9th at the AVP Milwaukee Open. The two players are also tied for first place in Volley America Grand Prix rankings for women’s open.
This will be the 19th tournament in the 35 tournament Spalding Big Shot Volleyball series for 2014 promoted by East End Volleyball throughout the East Coast. The series awards over $75,000 cash prizes throughout the season that started February 25 in Clearwater Beach, FL.
The tournaments are sanctioned by Volley America, the largest grass roots program in the United States. Volley America offers tournaments, clinics and leagues creating opportunities for players of all levels to improve their game. Players of all levels will be eligible for play in the tournament sponsored by Rider Sandals. There will be divisions for intermediate and novice level players competing for merchandise prizes from 4C Totally light 2Go, Spalding, Rider Sandals, Reflekt Polarized, ZEMgear, Sprout Watches, Sports Authority, SOB Volleyball Vacations, Karch Kourt net systems, Dig Magazine, Sportime, Horry County, Spike Key, Volley America and South Shore Outdoors.
For further information and applications contact East End Volleyball at 631-728-0397 or www.eevb.net.
Register online for the August 2-3 tournament and clinic at http://www.volleyamerica.com