Tramblie helps team upset No. 2 seeds in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ty Tramblie, a Newport Harbor High product, and his teammate Mike Morrison upset the No. 2-seeded team of John Hyden and Brad Keenan at the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals Charleston Open Thursday.

Tramblie and Morrison, the No. 18 seed, defeated Hyden and Keenan, 21-18, 21-19. Tramblie and his partner also beat Adam Roberts and Vince Robbins, 21-19, 21-17, in the first round.

“We’re really happy to have beaten them, especially after finishing 17th last weekend [at the Huntington Beach Open],” Tramblie said in a release. “We weren’t super nervous and we felt we didn’t have anything to lose. We played them in Dallas and we took them to three [games], so we knew we had a good shot.”

Tramblie and Morrison will play against No. 7 seeds Jason Ring, a Newport Beach resident, and Aaron Wachtfogel in today’s quarterfinals at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island.

The No. 6-seeded team of Ty Loomis of Newport Beach and Hans Stolfus of Costa Mesa advanced to the quarterfinals after a tough 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 win over John Mayer and Will Strickland.

Loomis and Stolfus face Stein Metzger and Mark Williams today.

On the women’s side, former Newport Harbor standout April Ross and Jen Boss also advanced to the quarterfinals. The No. 3-seeded duo will face sixth-seeded Holly McPeak and Angie Akers today.

Ross and Boss , who are third in Olympic qualifying points, defeated No. 14 seeds Sara Dukes and Chrissie Zartman, 21-11, 21-19.

— From staff reports