Overview
- Chase Budinger and Miles Evans defeated Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb 21-19, 21-16 in the men’s final for their inaugural Manhattan Beach Open championship
- Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher rallied from a first-set loss to beat Megan Kraft and Terese Cannon 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 and became the first women’s team to defend the title since 2017
- Budinger, a former NBA player who switched to beach volleyball in 2017 and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reached the Manhattan Beach final in 2019 and 2021 before breaking through in 2025
- International Volleyball Hall of Famer Phil Dalhausser ended his final Manhattan Beach Open appearance as runner-up after a medical timeout for shoulder stiffness highlighted his fatigue
- The Manhattan Beach Open’s iconic pier plaque tradition and packed spectator lines underscored the tournament’s prestige on the AVP Tour