With AVP points on the line, teams with East Coast roots took home titles at the Oct. 17-18 AVPNext/Wilson National Championships in Siesta Key, Fla.

Steve Grotowski and Mark Van Zwieten claimed the men's title and Dana Fiume and Shayna Munson won on the women's side. Van Zwieten resides in Pompano Beach, Fla., Munson in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Fiume in Long Beach, N.Y. Grotowski, born in Bath, Fla., further confirmed beach volleyball prowess exists far beyond the AVP's Manhattan Beach birthplace.

Each player from the winning teams gained 60 AVP points, equivalent to a 25th-place finish on the AVP Tour, good for the 2010 season.

Grotowski and Van Zwieten have played in AVP events before, but not as partners. Grotowski has dual United States/Great Britain citizenship and has played in Europe the past three years. One of Great Britain's best players, he looks to qualify for a spot in the 2012 Olympics. Grotowski played in 29 AVP tournaments from 2002-2006, posting a career-best ninth in Atlanta in 2006.

Van Zwieten, whose older brothers Steve and Jim have played on the Tour, has competed in 37 events over the past six seasons. With one top-nine finish each of the past two years and an AVPNext crown, he continues to move up in the rankings.

Fiume and Munson, teaming up to form one of the East Coast's best teams, boast AVP experience as well. They have played in seven events together, with five top-25 finishes. The tandem earned its best AVP finish by taking 13th in Brooklyn in July.

Fiume starred at Syracuse from 1997-2000 and as a senior set nine school records, including all-time kills and blocks.

Munson played at Eastern Michigan, where she led the team in blocks her first year.

In addition to the winners, teams finishing second through seventh earned AVP points. Second place garnered 55 points per player; third, 50; fifth, 45.5; and seventh, 41.

For complete results from the AVPNext National Championships, click here.

East End Volleyball has posted videos of the men's final on its Facebook page, available here.

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