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Lambert, Metzger triumph on beach
Advertiser Staff
Punahou School alums Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger defeated Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, 21-18, 21-15, yesterday to capture the Boulder Open pro beach volleyball tournament at Boulder, Colo.
Lambert and Metzger had to fight back to get to the finals through the contenders' bracket when Gibb and Rosenthal defeated them earlier in the tournament, 16-21, 21-14, 15-11.
Lambert and Metzger earned $50,000, plus $25,000 for winning the Cuervo Gold Crown, a three-event series.
"The whole time you're playing, you're just telling yourself, 'It's not that big of a deal. We're not playing for money. We don't need $75,000,' " Metzger said. "But then it gets down to the end, you're like two points away from maybe winning, and you're like, 'Holy smokes! $75,000!' "
In the women's final, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defeated Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan, 21-13, 21-12, to also pocket $75,000.
"It's so awesome to win the first Cuervo Crown for women," Walsh said. "We're proud to do that. It's a big paycheck and a lot of fun. Now we can go shopping and not feel guilty about it."
The finals were played in front of packed stands for the second straight year.
"How could Boulder not be my favorite city?" Metzger said, addressing the crowd after the victory. "I love this state."
Entering yesterday's final, Lambert-Metzger and Gibb-Rosenthal had split matches this season (6-6), games (14-14) and three-game matches (2-2).
"It's like every other," Metzger said of the give-and-take rivalry, "so next time we play them, they'll probably smoke us."
GOLF
SOERO BEATS MA BY ONE AT BARBERS POINT
Pierre-Henri Soero shot a final-round 67 yesterday to win the Barbers Point Invitational by one stroke over Matthew Ma.
Soero, who was tied with Ma entering the final round, finished with a 54-hole total of 205.
Henry Park shot 71—211 to place third.
David Hamada shot 79—225 to win A flight by two strokes and 12-year-old Rudy Cabalar Jr. shot 81—238 to win B flight by two shots.
BOXING
KAUHANE, JONES WIN MAIN-EVENT BOUTS
Kainoa Oca Kauhane, of Kawano Boxing Club, decisioned Earl Fritz III, of Wailuku, Maui, in the 160-pound open division of a USA Boxing Hawai'i Association event Saturday at Palolo District Park gym.
In a companion main event, Jesse Jones, of PearlSide, decisioned Joseph Bissen, of Central Maui, in the 165-pound open division.
