2014 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
# 2014 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

The 2014 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2014 beach volleyball season.

## Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

### Men

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 May 29 – June 1 | Brad Keenan (USA) John Mayer (USA) 16-21, 21–19, 18-16 (1:06) | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) |
| Milwaukee Open Milwaukee, Wisconsin US$75,000 July 3–6 | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) 21-15, 21-18 (0:56) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) |
| Salt Lake City Open Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 7–10 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 17-21, 21–17, 17-15 (1:05) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) Todd Rogers (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$75,000 August 14–17 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) 21-17, 21-13 (0:45) | Theo Brunner (USA) Todd Rogers (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Brad Keenan (USA) John Mayer (USA) |
| Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 28–31 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-13, 23-21 (0:47) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) Casey Jennings (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) |
| Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, New Jersey US$75,000 September 5–7 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-15, 21-14 (0:47) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Adrian Carambula (ITA) Stafford Slick (USA) | Billy Allen (USA) Trevor Crabb (USA) |
| AVP Championships Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 September 18–21 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-16, 15–21, 15-10 (1:09) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Adrian Carambula (ITA) Stafford Slick (USA) |

### Women

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 May 29 – June 1 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 19-21, 21–15, 15-11 (1:08) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) |
| Milwaukee Open Milwaukee, Wisconsin US$75,000 July 3–6 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 15-21, 21–16, 15-13 (1:05) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Jennifer Fopma (USA) Whitney Pavlik (USA) |
| Salt Lake City Open Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 7–10 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-16, 21-15 (0:50) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Heather McGuire (USA) Whitney Pavlik (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$75,000 August 14–17 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 19-21, 21–13, 9-0 retired (1:08) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Kim DiCello (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) |
| Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 28–31 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-14, 21-15 (0:50) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Kim DiCello (USA) | Brittany Hochevar (USA) Ali McColloch (USA) |
| Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, New Jersey US$75,000 September 5–7 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-19, 21-12 (0:45) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Kim DiCello (USA) | Kathryn Piening (USA) Megan Wallin-Brockway (USA) |
| AVP Championships Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 September 18–21 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 22-20, 21-17 (0:59) | Heather McGuire (USA) Whitney Pavlik (USA) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Kim DiCello (USA) |

## Milestones and events

### St. Petersburg Open

* Kerri Walsh Jennings won her 67th AVP tournament, breaking the record for most AVP tournament wins.

### Manhattan Beach Open

* Kerri Walsh Jennings won her seventh Manhattan Beach Open, breaking the record for the most Manhattan Beach Open titles by a female player.

## Points distribution

| Finish | US$150,000 tournaments | US$200,000 tournaments |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 750 | 1050 |
| 2 | 640 | 896 |
| 3 | 540 | 756 |
| 5 | 450 | 630 |
| 7 | 370 | 518 |
| 9 | 300 | 420 |
| 13 | 240 | 336 |
| 15 | 210 | 294 |
| 17 | 190 | 266 |
| 19 | 170 | 238 |
| 21 | 150 | 210 |
| 25 | 120 | 168 |
| -1 | 100 | 140 |
| -2 | 82 | 114 |
| -3 | 66 | 92 |
| -4 | 52 | 72 |

## Awards

The 2014 AVP year-end award winners were announced on November 19. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.

| Award | Men | Women |
| - | - | - |
| Best blocker | Theo Brunner (USA) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) |
| Best server | Brad Keenan (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Best defender | Nick Lucena (USA) | Brooke Sweat (USA) |
| Best Offensive Player | Tri Bourne (USA) | Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) |
| Most Improved Player | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) | Kim DiCello (USA) |
| Newcomer of the Year | Trevor Crabb (USA) | Amanda Dowdy (USA) |
| Most valuable player | Jake Gibb (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Team of the Year | Casey Patterson (USA) Jake Gibb (USA) | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) |
