In a taste of things to come, the AVP beach volleyball tour made a stop in Santa Barbara, its last of two events for 2012.Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb won the men's championship match sweeping the team of Brad Keenan and John Mayer in three sets, 21-16, 21-16, 21-18. Rosenthal and Gibb were the sixth seeded team in the AVP Championships at West Beach in Santa Barbara. Keenan and Mayer were seeded fourth.
Olympic silver medalists April Ross and Jennifer Kessy won the women's championship sweeping Kerri Walsh and Nicole Branagh.
Walsh won the gold medal with Misty May-Treanor at the Summer Olympics in London. May-Treanor retired from beach volleyball after the Olympics and Branagh joined Walsh as her new partner.
Donald Sun, the new owner of the AVP, said he wants to expand the pro beach volleyball tour schedule to at least four and possibly six events in 2013.
Photo: April Ross and Jennifer Kessy celebrate after winning the women's championship at the AVP Championships at West Beach in Santa Barbara. (Credit: Tim Haddock)
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