New Mexico Beach Volleyball 2007

This could be the best year for sand volleyball in New Mexico in a really long time. With Charlie's Sandbox addition of four outdoor sandcourts, bringing the total at the facility to 6 outdoor and 2 indoor sand, we have the possibility of running larger events. For the first time in a while, Men and Women will have concurrent tournaments at that location. Sneakerz remains in the mix, running its annual summer sand series with monthly volleyball tournaments. Finally, we are looking at two special events in state taking off and establishing themselves for the first time this year. There will be a major event in May at Charlie's Sandbox - The Sandia Mountain New Mexico Volleyball Classic. This event promises to offer cash and prizes that is already drawing in top players from around the country and offering competition for all levels of play. There will also be a major tournament in Taos July 28th-29th. This event will feature open play on three sand courts and amateur divisions on the grass. There may be additional events added to te schedule in upcoming weeks. All this means good things for the growth of volleyball in New Mexico. Here is the official Sand Schedule for New Mexico, 2007:

Date	Title	Surface	Format	Location
4/14	Sandbox Tourney	Sand	2’s-W,M,Jr	Charlie’s Sandbox
4/28	Sneakerz King of the Beach	Sand	2’s – KoB	Sneakerz
5/12	Sandia Mountain New Mexico Volleyball Classic	Sand	2’s – M,W (Open, A, B)	Charlie’s Sandbox
5/19	ARVCRebels.com	Grass	2’s-M,W,Jr (Sat) 2’s-Coed; 4’s-Coed (Sun)	Manzano Mesa Park
5/26	Sneakerz Series #1	Sand	2’s-M	Sneakerz
6/9	Sandbox Tourney	Sand	2’s-W,M,Jr	Charlie’s Sandbox
6/10	ABQ Volleyfest Series #1	Grass	2’s-M,W,Jr	Manzano Mesa Park
6/23-24	ABQ Volleyfest Series #2	Grass	2’s-M,W,Jr (Sat) 2’s-Coed; 4’s-Coed (Sun)	Manzano Mesa Park
6/30	Sneakerz Series #2	Sand	2’s-M	Sneakerz
7/8	ABQ Volleyfest Series #3	Grass	2’-Coed (Aspen Format)	Manzano Mesa Park
7/14	Sandbox Tourney	Sand	2’s-W,M,Jr	Charlie’s Sandbox
7/21-22	ABQ Volleyfest Series #2	Grass	2’s-M,W,Jr (Sat) 2’s-Coed; 4’s-Coed (Sun)	Manzano Mesa Park
7/28-29	Taos Solar Spike Open	Sand (open)/ Grass (other)	2’s-M,W (Open,A,B); Jr	Taos
8/4	Sneakerz Series #3	Sand	2’s-M	Sneakerz
8/11-12	ABQ Volleyfest Final Series	Grass	2’s-M,W,Jr (Sat) 2’s-Coed; 4’s-Coed (Sun)	Manzano Mesa Park
8/18	Sandbox Tourney	Sand	2’s-W,M,Jr	Charlie’s Sandbox
8/25	Sneakerz Series Finale	Sand	2’s-M	Sneakerz
9/15	Sandbox Tourney	Sand	2’s-W,M,Jr	Charlie’s Sandbox

Contact Information

Location	Director/ Event Info
Charlie’s Sandbox	M-Adam Rubel; nmsvbteam[at]gmail.com W-Stephanie Sauer; stephsauer14[at]yahoo.com With 8 sand courts, tournaments here promise to be a good time. Cash and prizes for all events. $20-36 Entry Fee More info: http://desertsandvb.blogspot.com/ http://desertnmwsandvball.blogspot.com/
Sneakerz	Tavake Misailegalu; 505-720-4209 2 sand courts and longest running tournament series in New Mexico. High payouts and year-end bonus pool. Cash Prizes. $30 Entry Fee. More info: http://www.sneakerzsportsbar.com/
Sandia Mountain Classic	Sonny Marquez www.plasticclothing.com; 505-269-6119; sonny[at]plasticclothing.com First year and first major tournament in NM in a long time. Top players from around the country as well as multiple divisions for all skill levels. Special events. All entries receive Tee shirt. $60 Entry fee, registration online at Plastic website. More info visit: http://sandiavolleyball.blogspot.com/
Abq Volleyfest and grass Events	Fred Ader: 505-480-4196, fmader[at]sandia.gov Long running grass series of tournaments, featuring multiple levels of competition. Cash and prizes. $20 entry fee, pre-reg. More info: http://www.arvcrebels.com/
Taos Solar Spike Open	First year event hoping to draw teams from around the region. Run on three sand courts and many grass courts. Cash and prizes. $50/team entry fee. http://www.solarspikevolleyball.com