That awkward moment when the guy you dumped last week shows up with his new partner... and then blocks your spike. In beach volleyball, breakups and showdowns are just part of the game.
star who won bronze five years ago alongside Kerri Walsh Jennings, now plays with Alix Klineman, after cycling through other partners on the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour.are among the rare returners from the last Summer Games, though Dalhausser’s greatest success came in 2008 when he won a gold medal with Todd Rogers at the Beijing Olympics.
Though Dalhausser announced his retirement Sunday after losing in the round of 16, he and Lucena each had a lot to offer one another. At 6-foot-9, Dalhausser is a shot-blocking maven whose skills are seemingly the perfect complement to Lucena’s quickness as a defender who roams the sand behind him. “You would keep calling until you got their answering machine,” Powers said with a laugh, “because of course you didn’t want to talk to anybody.”You know, we had a great weekend, but I just think we’re better off playing with other partners. I’m going to play with Louie this weekend.Of course, that only heightened the intrigue for the next match pitting Louie against the castaway. Other players would gather to watch. The outcome usually was unsurprising.
Powers, a onetime USC standout who joined Kiraly and Ricci Luyties as the only players to win an indoor and a beach world championship, said he partnered with everybody on the tour at one point in his career.Advertisement Finding a partner wasn’t always a major undertaking. All Kiraly had to do was walk into the living room.
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