Rosie Takes Second at Manhattan AVP

This Thursday through Sunday, the best beach volleyball players in the nation competed in Manhattan Beach with the hopes of winning their name on the iconic Manhattan Pier. After intense bracket play, semis, and finals, our winners were crowned.

In the men’s final, Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena beat Trevor Crabb and Smack Athlete Sean Rosenthal in three sets (23-25, 21-18, 15-10). On the women’s side, Brittany Hochevar and Emily Day became back-to-back champions after defeating Nicole Branagh and Brandie Wilkerson 21-18, 21-18.

Rosie is coming off of another second place finish (and an ESPN Top 10 Dig) in AVP Hermosa. Naturally, he had more sick swings and crazy ups throughout the weekend, like this one-armed up lefty swing over the best blocker in the world. He competed throughout the weekend in his own Rosie-Inspired Signature line, like the “Son of Jor-el” Sublimated Boardshorts and his 8th Street Local Sublimated Boardshorts.

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Smack Sportswear bikinis, board shorts, and high performance apparal were worn throughout the weekend by our #teamsmack athletes like Rosie, Jenny Kropp, Kim Smith, Jeff Samuels, and more. We even had some of them guest bartend at the Smack After Party on Saturday night at Shark’s Cove!

We’ve got one more AVP tourney for these amazing athletes to compete in. Thanks to all the fans, athletes, and sponsors for making it a great event. We’re thinking for Rosie in Chicago, a third time in the finals will be the charm 😉

Source: Original Smack Sportswear Blog