Grindel, Jones Take Co-Ed Volleyball Title

Tom Grindel of Del Mar and Cathy Jones of Leucadia defeated Tim Muret and Wendy Lewis of Cardiff to win the co-ed open division of the Jose Cuervo amateur beach volleyball tournament Sunday at Capistrano Beach.

Grindel and Jones won, 15-4.

Kirt Riedl of San Juan Capistrano and Shannon Meixsell of Dana Point finished third.

In the women’s open division, Kristi Atkinson of San Juan Capistrano and Renee Rozunko of San Clemente won by default over Shannon Williams of Dallas and Mary McDowell of Manhattan Beach. Jim Kane of Monarch Beach and Wardy Bandel of Dana Point beat Gary Seaton of Newport Beach and Kevin Bazyorous of Cost Mesa, 15-8, in the men’s B division.

Saturday, Lance Lyons and Brent Gonnerman of San Juan Capistrano won the men’s open division and John Frishman of El Toro and John Blackburn of San Juan Capistrano won the men’s A division.