Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser had a very thin margin of error in the third game of the men's final at the AVP Crocs Tour Santa Barbara Open, so it's a good thing they also had a Thin Beast.
Dalhausser, nicknamed the "Thin Beast," almost single-handedly rescued the reigning gold medalists from the clutches of upset by turning in a third-game display that turned Sunday's final match into one of the all-time AVP classics when Rogers and Dalhausser completed a come-from-behind 16-21, 21-19, 20-18 victory over Brad Keenan and John Hyden.
Rogers and Dalhausser trailed, 14-9, in the third game, but staved off five consecutive match points -- almost unheard of in rally scoring -- to tie it at 14-14, before capping it with -- what else? -- a Dalhausser block that gave the team their AVP-best 10th victory this season.
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