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Lambert, Metzger win on beach
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger defeated Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, 23-21, 21-18, yesterday to capture the Association of Volleyball Professionals Crocs Tour Sacramento Open in Sacramento, Calif.
It was the first tournament title of the 2006 season for the Punahou School graduates, who were seeded second.
"We trained hard and worked hard this year, (but) we had just been hitting the wall and couldn't get over it," Metzger said. "Today, we got over it."
Lambert and Metzger reached the final by beating the top-seeded team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, 21-18, 21-14. Rogers and Dalhausser had won the last four AVP events.
Gibb and Rosenthal, the third seeds, beat Matt Fuerbringer and Casey Jennings in the semifinals, 21-18, 21-14. They also beat Lambert and Metzger, 17-21, 21-17, 15-8, earlier in the day — forcing the Hawai'i tandem to battle through the contenders' bracket.
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KIM GETS PUBLINX BERTH
Chan Kim, a junior-to-be at Kaimuki High School, earned a berth to the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship yesterday by winning a 36-hole qualifier at the Ala Wai golf course.
Kim shot rounds of even-par 70 and 2-under 68 to win by three strokes.
Matthew Ma shot 70-71 to earn the first alternate spot. Jack Sisler will be the second alternate after shooting 69-73.
