Women’s Tour Comes to an End With Tournament in Las Vegas

The season-ending $75,000 Women’s Professional Volleyball Assn. World Championship will be held on Friday through Sunday at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas.

There will be 32 teams in the field, led by top-seeded Karolyn Kirby and Angela Rock, who have each earned $64,440 and won 12 of the tour’s 16 events this year.

Janice Opalinski-Harrer and Elaine Roque, who have not won a tournament but placed in the top four of 16, are seeded second. Lori Kotas and Gail Castro are seeded third. They have won three tournaments, including the July 13-14 U.S. Open at Venice Beach.

Over 700 tons of sand will be dumped in the casino’s parking lot to create the courts. To avoid playing in the desert’s intense heat, play will be divided into two time periods: from 8 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m.