AVP Huntington Beach Open: Hagen Smith, Logan Webber advance to semifinals

HUNTINGTON BEACH — Born into beach volleyball royalty, Hagen Smith might finally be ready to take the throne.
Smith and partner Logan Webber are having one of their best weekends since teaming up three years ago, reaching the semifinals of the AVP Tour’s Huntington Beach Open with a pair of hard-fought three-set victories on Saturday.
The 12th-seeded pair will take on top-seeded Miles Partain and Andy Benesh in the first semifinal at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Smith is the son of Sinjin Smit