Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst, two members of the 2021 USA Volleyball Under-19 beach team, won the California Beach Volleyball Association Men’s Open at East Beach on Saturday.
Basey, of Lyon, Colo., and Hurst, of Plano, Texas, defeated the Santa Cruz duo of Jacob Landel and Kyle Winterbotham in the final. The local team of Ric Cervantes and Jonah Seif finished in third place at East Beach
Basey-Hurst played for Team USA at the Federation of International Volleyball U19 World Championships last December.
The open tournament drew 25 teams.
The CBVA also held a Men’s A tournament at East Beach, and the local team of Cam Fry and Palani Akana took first place, beating Jason Smith and Nick Collins in the final.
Laguna Blanca seniors Jack Shiebler and Thomas Couvillion finished in a tie for third place with local players Franklin Ly and Diego Almanza.
The next event at East Beach will be an AVP Youth One Star Qualifier for ages 12U to 18U on June 19.
On June 25, the CBVA will hold an AVP Manhattan Beach Wildcard Series event for women and men.
