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World Series of Beach Volleyball: Montgomery denied

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LONG BEACH — Former UC Irvine men’s volleyball player Will Montgomery and partner Ed Ratledge were defeated in the second round of qualifying at the Federation Internationale de Volleyball World Series of Beach Volleyball on Tuesday.

Montgomery and Ratledge won their first-round match, 21-14, 21-17, over Oivand Hordvik and Morten Mvamsdal of Norway.

But the Americans were eliminated by Markus Beckermann and Lars Fluggen of Germany, 21-19, 21-12.

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In women’s qualifying, Costa Mesa resident Sara Hughes and partner Kelly Claes fell, 21-16, 20-22, 15-11, in the first round against Tanja Goricanec and Tanja Huberli of Switzerland.

— From staff reports

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