These two beach volleyball players started as teammates… then fell in love
A post shared by Tim Brewster (@timbrewster)First they were admirers. Then there were teammates. And now, they’re lovers!Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Beach volleyball stars Kyle Friend and Tim Brewster have been playing together on the AVP Tour for two years, though it took a lot of coaxing.
Friend, who came out in 2013, admired Brewster’s game. The UCLA alum was an up-and-comer on the tour, much like Friend, who was a volleyball standout at Long Beach State.
Friend kept asking Brewster to team up, until he finally agreed. Their first tournament together was the 2022 Denver Tour Series, where they finished a respectable seventh.
From there, they kept qualifying for tourneys, steadily improving their ranking. After multiple top-10 finishes, they closed out the summer with four straight top-five finishes, and made the finals in Waupaca, a picturesque lake town in upper Wisconsin. “It was so rad.
