A pair of East Beach volleyball veterans won the California Beach Volleyball Association Santa Barbara Men’s AA Tournament last weekend.
John Hancock and Marcelo Duarte defeated the Orange County team of Jody Eib and Jaemin Ragsdale in the final to earn their “AAA” ratings.
The CBVA Women’s Unrated Tournament title also went to a local team: Sarah Scarminach and Sara Andrews.
They beat Antonia Gomez and Alexandra Ardaki of the San Fernando Valley to claim their “B” ratings on the beach.
In other beach volleyball action, the Santa Barbara team of brothers Ric and Shane Cervantes placed second at the J.P. Saikley Open in Manhattan Beach.
They lost to Noah Dyer and Owen Yoshimoto in the final.
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.