MANHATTAN BEACH — Chase Budinger and Miles Evans finally experienced what Phil Dalhausser and Trevor Crabb had accomplished 11 previous times.

Win a Manhattan Beach Open.

Budinger and Evans will have the honor of seeing their plaque on the Manhattan Beach pier with all the other past champions after they swept Dalhausser and Crabb in the men’s championship match on Sunday afternoon.

Budinger and Evans won the first set, 21-19, and then finished off Dalhausser and Crabb with a 21-16 win in the second.

“I tried to envision how it would end,” said Evans, who was playing in his first Manhattan Beach final after 11 years on the AVP. “It’s always different, but it’s such a good feeling. I’m so happy that Chase and I played good volleyball this weekend and, hopefully, this is the beginning of

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