Women’s beach volleyball: May finishes third

SANTA MONICA - Newport Harbor High graduate Misty May teamed with

Holly McPeak to finish third in the Beach Volleyball America women’s

tournament Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier.

May and McPeak, the No. 1 seed, lost in the semifinals to No. 4 Linda

Hanley and Nancy Reno, 15-13, but defeated Liz Masakayan and Elaine

Youngs, 15-13, in the third-place match.

May, a former two-time national player of the year at Long Beach State,

pocketed half of the $7,500 third-place prize.

Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson-Jordan, the No. 2 seed, split the $15,000

first prize.