AVP Players to Appear in 'CSI:Miami'

AVP Players to Appear in 'CSI:Miami'

~ AVP Beach Volleyball Tour Stars Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Featured in February 6 Episode ~

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AVP, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVPI) , a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball announced today that top players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are featured in a "CSI:Miami" show scheduled to air on CBS on Monday, February 6.

In addition to Misty and Kerri, other AVP players featured in the episode include Olympic bronze medalist Holly McPeak, Makare Wilson, Ashley Ivy, Brittany Hochevar, Chrissie Zartman and Ella Vakhidova. AVP Tour announcer Chris "Geeter" McGee is also featured in the episode.

The beginning of the show centers around an AVP beach volleyball tournament that "CSI: Miami" investigator Eric Delko (played by actor Adam Rodriguez) is attending. During Misty and Kerri's match, they accidentally discover a body part in the sand, which stops the match and leads Delko and the rest of the "CSI:Miami" team to investigate. The scene was filmed in Marina del Rey on January 10 where they replicated an actual AVP tournament featuring stands, tents and hundreds of extras.

"It is very exciting to have our players featured on a show like 'CSI:Miami,'" said Leonard Armato, CEO and Tour Commissioner. "It is a highly respected show with a strong viewership that can only help us further promote the AVP brand and our sport. We hope that we can reach more fans, and even create new ones from our involvement with the show. Hopefully there will be more opportunities like this to showcase our product and our talent."

About the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc.

AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. is a leading lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on the production, marketing and distribution of professional beach volleyball events worldwide. AVP operates the industry's most prominent national touring series, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, which was organized in 1983. Featuring more than 150 of the top American men and women competitors in the sport, AVP staged 14 events throughout the United States in 2005. In 2004, AVP athletes successfully represented the United States during the Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning gold and bronze medals, the first medals won by U.S. women in professional beach volleyball. For more information, please visit www.avp.com.

About "CSI:Miami"

Inspired by the top-rated series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: MIAMI," now in its fourth season, is a fast-paced drama that follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways; Ryan Wolfe, who joined Horatio's team last year and still hasn't found his place within the team and Alexx Woods, the no- nonsense know-it-all coroner. Natalia Boa Vista, the lab's new DNA specialist, assists the team using her grant-funded high-tech equipment. Helping Horatio with cases is Det. Frank Tripp, a tough, yet thorough police officer. Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to avenge those who cannot speak for themselves, the victims.

Contact:
Kimberly Moran Amy Cozamanis
Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc. Financial Relations Board
(818) 344-6195 ext. 121 (310) 854-8314
kimberlym@bzapr.comacozamanis@financialrelationsboard.com

Source: AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc.

CONTACT: Kimberly Moran of Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc.,
+1-818-344-6195 ext. 121, kimberlym@bzapr.com, for AVP Pro Beach Volleyball
Tour, Inc.; or Amy Cozamanis of Financial Relations Board, +1-310-854-8314,
acozamanis@financialrelationsboard.com, for AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour,
Inc.

Web site: http://www.avp.com/

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