Team FUBAR would like to congratulate Angie “Never Quit” Akers and Holly McPeak for a hard fought weekend at the AVP Long Beach Volleyball Open. Angie and Holly advanced to the semi-finals where they met (again) the #1 Womens team, Match 40: Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (6) def. Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar (23, Q4) 21-18, 22-20 (0:36)

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Rounds 4 - 6
Match 39: Angie Akers/Holly McPeak (8) def. Tyra Turner / Rachel Wacholder (5) 21-17, 21-15 (0:47)
Match 41: Angie Akers/Holly McPeak (8) def. Angela Lewis / Priscilla Lima (15) 21-17, 21-16 (0:49)
Match 42: Jennifer Boss/April Ross (4) def. Carrie Dodd/Tatiana Minello (6) 21-23, 21-13, 15-8 (1:02)

Semifinals

Match 43: Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh (1) def. Angie Akers / Holly McPeak (8) 21-17, 21-17

AVP, Inc. is a leading lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on the production, marketing and distribution of professional beach volleyball events worldwide. One of the fastest growing entities in the sports world, the AVP operates two of the industry’s most prominent national outdoor touring series, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour (1983) and the AVP Hot Winter Nights Indoor Tour (launched in 2008). The AVP is set to stage more than 35 events throughout the United States in 2008 and features more than 150 of the top men and women competitors in the sport. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, AVP athletes representing the United States won gold and bronze. The medals were the first won by the U.S. women in professional beach volleyball, and the 2007 World Champions in each gender are AVP athletes. AVP is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., and the company’s stock trades under the symbol AVPI on the OTC Bulletin Board. For more information, please visit avp.com

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