FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 16th, 2018

AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR COVERAGE CONTINUES FROM MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF., THIS SUNDAY, AUG. 19 LIVE AT 4:30 PM ET ON NBC

Chris Marlowe, Kevin Wong & Dain Blanton to Call the Action

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 16, 2018 – NBC Sports continues coverage of the 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour this Sunday, August 19, live at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC with the AVP Gold Series // Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Acer.

The nation’s best beach volleyball teams continue the 2018 AVP Tour with a stop in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and her partner Alix Klineman, along with defending champions Brittany Hochevar and new partner Kelly Claes, and Emily Day and new partner Betsi Flint, are expected to headline the women’s field. Rio Olympic teammates Phil Dalhausser, who won gold in Beijing in 2008, and Nick Lucena highlight the men’s competition.

Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action, joined beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Dain Blanton (reporter).

Following is the television schedule for the remainder of the 2018 AVP season:

Date Time (ET) Location Network
Sun., Aug. 19 4:30 p.m. Manhattan Beach (LIVE) NBC
Wed., Sept. 5 7 p.m. Chicago NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 16 11:30 p.m. Hawaii NBCSN

*(All times ET, subject to change)

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–