May-Treanor rubs it in

LOUISVILLE — Last week, Misty May-Treanor outdid her former partner, Holly McPeak, by capturing tournament win No. 73 that surpassed McPeak’s former record. This week, May-Treanor, the Newport Harbor High product, one-upped McPeak again.

May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defeated McPeak and Logan Tom, 21-14, 21-12, Sunday, as May-Treanor kept her former partner from catching her for most tournaments titles by a woman at the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals Louisville Open. This one was the first tournament title in Louisville for May-Treanor and Walsh, the AVP Team of the Year the past three seasons.

The duo just might be on their way to another Team of the Year honor, as they have now won five straight tournaments. They’ve won 12 of the last 13 AVP events.

May-Treanor and Walsh, the top seed, also defeated the fourth-seeded team of Dianne DeNecochea and Barbra Fontana, 21-17, 21-14, earlier on Sunday en route to the finals.

May-Treanor and Walsh split the winning purse of $20,000. Newport Harbor High alumna April Ross and her teammate Jennifer Boss finished fifth, and split $6,000.

While May-Treanor and Walsh dominate the women’s division, there’s another pair ruling the men’s side, and it’s meant yet another runner-up finish for Costa Mesa resident Jake Gibb.

The top-seeded tandem of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won their 14th team title and their fifth in six AVP events this season Sunday. They defeated Gibb and Sean Rosenthal, 21-18, 21-16, in the final.

Gibb and Rosenthal have been finalists in five of the six AVP events this season, coming up empty each time. They’ve lost to Dalhausser and Rogers four out of the five times.

Their other loss was to Costa Mesa resident Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger May 6.

Lambert and Metzger finished tied for sixth with Estancia High product Matt Fuerbringer and Sean Scott. Each team won $6,000. Dalhausser and Rogers won $20,000, while Gibb and Rosenthal took home $15,000.

— From staff reports