Sara Hughes the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively.

On the men’s side, Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner are the No. 1 seed, defending champion Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander are the No. 2 seed, and Olympic quarterfinalists Miles Partain and Andy Benesh are No. 3.

On Thursday, Scoles and Flint had their names placed on the Manhattan Beach Pier commemorating their victory in 2023.

“I think that it is such an honor and privilege to have your name on the pier,” Scoles said. “This area is known for beach volleyball, so the community really gets involved, and you feel the energy across the South Bay.”

Scoles started as an indoor volleyball player at North Carolina. However, she always had an interest in beach volleyball. She cites watching Misty May and Kerri Walsh playing in the Olympics as her inspiration, but since she grew up in North Carolina, she didn’t have the opportunity to pursue beach volleyball.

When Scoles was a sophomore at North Carolina, she sustained multiple concussions, which forced her to reconsider her future with indoor volleyball. She decided to switch to beach volleyball, and in 2018, she transferred to the University of Hawai’i with the intention of playing a new sport. At Hawai’i, she was named to the All-Big West First Team.

She finished the last two years of her career as a graduate student at USC where she helped the Trojans win two NCAA Championships before turning professional heading into 2023.

Scoles enters the world of beach volleyball at a time of major growth. With the AVP League starting next month, players in the United States will have a domestic circuit to play on.

“I thought that (the league) was a super unique idea,” Scoles said. “I’m very excited to see how everything plays out. I think this is where professional sports have been, and the trajectory continues to go that way towards franchises and teams.”

Scoles notes that, most importantly, athletes can have that chance to “make a living with the sport and have more stability.”

In the Heritage series, Scoles and Flint finished third in the Huntington Beach Open, so the two will look to repeat their success from last season at Manhattan Beach to participate in the AVP League.

However, Scoles says her team is focused on “living in the present moment.”

“Our goal is to play high-level volleyball and that is honestly the most fulfilling and most satisfying thing is to step on the court and feel like you’re playing some of your best volleyball,” Scoles said. “Obviously the goal is to win, but I think you need to be focused on the process in order for that outcome to happen.”

The event has free general admission, but premium seating is also available.

For more information, visit avp.com.