# 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

The 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2013 beach volleyball season.

## Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

### Men

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| Salt Lake City Open Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 15–18 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 (1:03) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Todd Rogers (USA) | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 August 23–25 | Matt Fuerbringer (USA) Casey Jennings (USA) 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 (1:26) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Todd Rogers (USA) | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) |
| Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 30 – September 2 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-14, 22-20 (0:56) | Theo Brunner (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) |
| Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, New Jersey US$50,000 September 6–8 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-19, 21-15 (0:41) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Ryan Doherty (USA) Todd Rogers (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) |
| St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 September 13–15 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 22-20, 21-19 (0:49) | Theo Brunner (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) |
| Santa Barbara Open Santa Barbara, California US$75,000 September 26–29 | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) 21-19, 21-19 (0:53) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Adrian Carambula (ITA) Stafford Slick (USA) | Billy Allen (USA) Braidy Halverson (USA) |
| AVP Championships Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 October 17–20 | Theo Brunner (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) 23-21, 7-21, 15-13 (1:03) | Tri Bourne (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) | Brad Keenan (USA) John Mayer (USA) |

### Women

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| Salt Lake City Open Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 15–18 | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 (1:11) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Christal Engle (USA) Tealle Hunkus (USA) | Jennifer Fopma (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 August 23–25 | Whitney Pavlik (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 22-20, 21-17 (0:53) | Jennifer Fopma (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) |
| Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 30 – September 2 | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) 21-15, 21-11 (0:50) | Whitney Pavlik (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) | Angie Akers (USA) Priscilla Lima (USA) |
| Atlantic City Open Atlantic City, New Jersey US$50,000 September 6–8 | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) 23-25, 21-16, 15-13 (1:04) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Whitney Pavlik (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) |
| St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 September 13–15 | No winner | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Whitney Pavlik (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) |
| Santa Barbara Open Santa Barbara, California US$75,000 September 26–29 | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) 21-18, 21-10 (0:34) | Jennifer Fopma (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) |
| AVP Championships Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 October 17–20 | Jennifer Fopma (USA) Brooke Sweat (USA) 21-9, 15-21, 15-9 (0:58) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | April Ross (USA) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Summer Ross (USA) |

## Milestones and events
### Miscellaneous

* The 2013 season was the AVP's first full season under new CEO Donald Sun.

## Points distribution

| Finish | US$150,000 tournaments | US$200,000 tournaments |
| 1 | 750 | 1050 |
| 2 | 640 | 896 |
| 3 | 540 | 756 |
| 5 | 450 | 630 |
| 7 | 370 | 518 |
| 9 | 300 | 420 |
| 13 | 240 | 336 |
| 15 | 210 | 294 |
| 17 | 190 | 266 |
| 19 | 170 | 238 |
| 21 | 150 | 210 |
| 25 | 120 | 168 |
| -1 | 100 | 140 |
| -2 | 82 | 114 |
| -3 | 66 | 92 |
| -4 | 52 | 72 |

## Awards

The 2013 AVP year-end award winners were announced on November 19. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.
| Award | Men | Women |
| Best blocker | Theo Brunner (USA) | Jennifer Fopma (USA) |
| Best server | Andrei Belov (RUS) | April Ross (USA) |
| Best Defensive Player | John Hyden (USA) | Brooke Sweat (USA) |
| Best Offensive Player | Casey Patterson (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Most Improved Player | Tri Bourne (USA) | Emily Day (USA) |
| Newcomer of the Year | Tri Bourne (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) |
| Most valuable player | Jake Gibb (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Team of the Year | Jake Gibb (USA) Casey Patterson (USA) | Jennifer Kessy (USA) April Ross (USA) |