USA’s Crabb brothers earn main draw spot at FIVB Cincinnati Open, presented by AVP

Mason, Ohio, USA, May 17, 2016 – Growing up in Hawaii, Trevor and Taylor Crabb had an abundance of idols to look up to as they learned Beach Volleyball.Guys like Kevin Wong, Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger were the trailblazers for the Hawaiians. The Crabb brothers might have taken a few lumps in the times they hit the sand against the legends, but the results are easy to see.Trevor and Taylor are now one of the hottest teams on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) tour, the major circuit in the United States. But this week at the FIVB Cincinnati Open, presented by AVP at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, they’re taking their game to the international level. And now they have a whole new set of heroes to follow as they keep their sights trained on the 2020 Olympics. They figure the more they can be around the likes of Jake Gibb, Casey Patterson, Phil Dalhausser, Nick Lucena, John Hyden and fellow Hawaiian Tri Bourne, the faster their game will develop.“It’s great always being around them, said the 6-foot Taylor, 24. “They’re phenomenal athletes and players so it’s nice getting to watch them at the top level and learn from them. How they go about their business is strictly professional, o the court, what they eat, how they maintain their bodies, their rest and practice-wise too. They’re smart about how they take care of their bodies.”The duo has made major breakthroughs in the past two years. In their first introduction to the legendary AVP Manhattan Beach Open in 2015, they beat Gibb and Patterson in an epic match to reach the semifinals.Last week in Huntington Beach, they reached their first AVP final by defeating veterans John Mayer, the reigning AVP MVP, and Ryan Doherty. Gibb and Patterson got them in the final, so they’re still waiting for that breakthrough title but not without confidence.“We always knew we could do well together but …

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