SWATCH-FIVB BEACH VOLLEY WORLD TOUR 06

02.09.2007

HARLEY & SALGADO OVERCOME WEATHER, RUSSIANS TO NET ST. PETERSBURG OPEN GOLD

St. Petersburg , Russia, September 2, 2007 - With a St. Petersburg Open crowd braving the blustery conditions on the Neva River at the Peter-And-Paul Fortress here Sunday to cheer for their host country team, Brazilians Harley Marques and Pedro Salgado overcame the cool weather and the Russian Beach Volleyball fans to win their second-straight SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event.

01.09.2007

JULIANA & LARISSA SNARE THIRD-STRAIGHT ST. PETERSBURG OPEN GOLD MEDAL

St. Petersburg, Russia , September 1, 2007 - The top spot on the women’s podium at the US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open had the same look as the first two years of the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event on the Neva River with Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca capturing their third-straight gold medal at the Peter-And-Paul Fortress.

01.09.2007

RUSSIANS SPOIL BRAZILIANS BID FOR ANOTHER ST. PETERSBURG OPEN TITLE

St. Petersburg, Russia , September 1, 2007 - Dmitri Barsouk and Igor Kolodinsky prevented a sweep of the top four places in the men’s St. Petersburg Open by Brazilians here Saturday as the Russians earned a second opportunity this season for their country’s first-ever SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal.

31.08.2007

BRAZILIAN MEN SEEK 2005 REPEAT IN ST. PETERSBURG

St. Petersburg , Russia , August 31, 2007 - In appears that the 2007 St. Petersburg Open is headed towards a finish like the 2005 event on the Neva River at the Peter-And-Paul Fortress where four teams from Brazil secured all four semi-final berths at the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event.

But teams from Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands and host Russia are in position to prevent the eighth “final four” sweep by the South Americans at a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event as the US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open heads into the weekend with the women’s finale tomorrow followed by the men’s medal matches Sunday.

31.08.2007

Another SWATCH Brazil Vs. Women’s final set for St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg , Russia, August31, 2007 – the women’s gold medal match at the US$400 000 St. Petersburg Open will have a familiar theme after teams from Brazil and the United States captured semi-final matches on the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour.

31.08.2007

Friday turned out to be unsuccessful for the Russian players at the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 2007 St. Petersburg Open

Friday turned out to be unsuccessful for the Russian players at the SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour 2007 St. Petersburg Open.

30.08.2007

AUSTRIANS SEEKING STRONG 2007 SWATCH-FIVB WORLD TOUR FINISH

St. Petersburg , Russia , August 30, 2007 - At this time last year, Austrian Clemens Doppler was laying in a hospital bed following his second knee operation in a 25-month period and tracking the “live” scoring on the international Beach Volleyball tours.

30.08.2007

AMERICAN WOMEN UPSET BRAZILIANS IN ST. PETERSBURG

St. Petersburg, Russia , August 30, 2007 - It was a good day here Thursday for American women at the US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open as the Beach Volleyball pairs from the United States posted upset wins over teams from Brazil to advance to Saturday’s semi-finals in the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour event.