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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(1) Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena

Matt Fuerbringer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$706,982.50

Nick Lucena

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davie, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

286

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,353,152.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
AVP	9	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	$80,950.00
FIVB	34	0	3	1	2	9	2	6	2	5	3	1	US$328,100.00
Pro Beach	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$27,850.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Overall	48	1	6	6	2	11	2	6	4	6	3	1	US$443,900.00

Previous Cincinnati Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 2010	Did not play	Matt Heath - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	4	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	11	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	7	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	24	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	25	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	17	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	7	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	7	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Brandon Kelly / William Robbins (16, Q2)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:41
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 2	Kevin McColloch / Matt Olson (9)	Won 21-19, 25-23	1:01
Sat, 9/3/2011	Winner 3	Billy Allen / Brad Keenan (4)	Won 21-10, 21-16	0:30
Sun, 9/4/2011	Semi-Finals	John Hyden / Sean Scott (2)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 9-15	1:01

Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 2-1
9/4/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	1:01
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Finals	Fuerbringer/Lucena	2	Hyden/Scott	1	21-17, 21-19	0:53
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Lucena	6	Hyden/Scott	2	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	1:20
Lead the series against # 4 Allen/Keenan 1-0
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Allen/Keenan	4	21-10, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 9 McColloch/Olson 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	McColloch/Olson	9	21-19, 25-23	1:01
Lead the series against # 12 Hill/Matthews 1-0
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	3	Hill/Matthews	30, Q9	21-13, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Kelly/Robbins 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Kelly/Robbins	16, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:41