It might have been the first time that the Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh duo have hit Charleston, South Carolina, but just like they have over the past three weeks, they hit Charleston by storm taking another weekend title defeating Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for their ninth victory of the season.

"We were just more aggressive. We talked it out and didn't worry about their side," May-Treanor said. "As long as we stayed in our groove we knew that everything would be OK. But we talked about bringing more fire."

On the mens side the action was just as good as it has been over the past couple of weeks and again another interesting finish.

The No. 4 seeded team of Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger topped No. 2 Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers, 21-19, 21-15, in 59 minutes to win their second title of the year. Their first title came on May 6 at Huntington Beach, Calif.

"It is so sweet when you struggle to get them," Metzger said. "We've been struggling to win at times, and when you're not getting as many as wins as you expect, it makes it that much better when you battle and fight and turn over every stone to find a win. Now, it's time to enjoy this."

The AVP Tour takes a couple week break after this weekend and returns to the East Coast after the 4th of July holiday starting JUly 5th with the Seaside Heights Open in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

During the two week vacation two FIVB events are taking place this week on both the women's and men's sides of the draw. The Henkel Grand Slam in Paris will be held June 19-24 for the women and June 20-24 for the men.

The following week in Stavanger, Norway, the women's draw of the Conoco Philips Grand Slam will be held June 26-30, and the men's draw will be held June 27-July 1.