Summer Ross once had to leave Seattle to find beach volleyball. Ross played indoor volleyball at the University of Washington for two quarters in 2011 before transferring to Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., so she could play beach volleyball, a program UW didn’t have at the time.
Even though the city couldn’t accommodate her collegiate goals, the Seattle area has given Ross a pair of victories on the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour.
After prevailing in the 2017 AVP Seattle Open, Ross has won the tournament in back-to-back years. On Sunday, Ross and her partner, Brooke Sweat, defeated Betsi Flint and Kelley Larsen 21-17, 24-22 in 90-plus-degree heat at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah.