Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(12) Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States
 
Matt Fuerbringer
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 71
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$259,525.00
Nick Lucena
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Davie, FL
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$697,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB3403129262531 US$328,100.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Brad Keenan - 33rd
2011 Nick Lucena - 9th Matt Fuerbringer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 2 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 4 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 11 4th 420 US$11,200.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool N Thiago Barbosa / Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil (21, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool N Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (5) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 10-15 0:58
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool N Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (28, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 2 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (10) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:04
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 3 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
Sat, 6/16/2012 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 21-14, 10-15 0:53
Sat, 6/16/2012 Bronze Medal Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (25) Lost 21-23, 13-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena lead the series against the field 65-38 (Lead 25 Series, Trail 6 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 17 21-18, 21-11 0:35
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 16-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Cerutti/Rego 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-15, 21-17 0:36
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-10, 21-17 0:36
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 16-21, 22-20, 15-8 1:01
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 1:06
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 21-17, 21-19 0:44
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 29-27, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 4-2
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 0:58
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 13-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:56
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-12, 21-16 0:34
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 24-22, 22-20 0:49
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 21-15 0:39
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-1
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Erdmann/Matysik 7 21-19, 26-24 0:48
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Erdmann/Matysik 6 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 23-21, 21-19 0:44
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Erdmann/Matysik 2 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:02
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 10 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:04
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q3 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-2
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-13, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Boersma/Spijkers 24 Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
8/29/10FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-19, 15-21, 15-8 0:56
Series tied with # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-2
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 23-21, 21-14 0:39
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 17, Q5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:48
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 28 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 0:59
Series tied with # 16 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Benes/Kubala 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-5
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Gavira/Herrera 5 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-16, 21-14 0:29
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Gavira/Herrera 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:56
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Gavira/Herrera 3 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 23-21, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 18 Wu/Xu, China 5-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Wu/Xu 10 26-28, 23-21, 15-12 1:07
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 Wu/Xu 9 21-18, 21-19 0:50
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Wu/Xu 15 21-16, 22-20 0:37
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Wu/Xu 5 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Wu/Xu 4 20-22, 21-17 Retired 0:41
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-18, 21-16 0:35
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 1-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q3 21-17, 21-11 0:33
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Barbosa/Ferramenta 19 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 22-20, 17-21, 22-20 1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Series tied with # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 9 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 15 Fuerbringer/Lucena 17 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-3
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Bronze Medal Chevallier/Heyer 25 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 23-21, 21-13 0:41
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 Chevallier/Heyer 21 21-18, 21-16 0:44
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 Chevallier/Heyer 25 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Chevallier/Heyer 23 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 22-20, 21-17 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Chevallier/Heyer 29, Q9 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Laciga/Weingart 14 24-22, 21-13 0:35
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Laciga/Weingart 21 21-19, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q26 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Hernandez/Villafane 29, Q19 21-19, 21-12 0:34
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane Q19 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 31 22-20, 21-13 0:41
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 By Forfeit  
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 Hoyer/Soderberg 25 21-12, 21-17 0:34
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 29-27, 21-19 0:52
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 14 31-29, 8-21, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Koshkarev/Semenov 10 By Forfeit  
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 Koshkarev/Semenov 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Felipe/Santos 16, Q16 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 Insfran/Schmidt 8 25-23, 15-21, 24-22 1:08
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 21-12, 21-13 0:37
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # Q1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Klemperer/Koreng 23 21-14, 15-21, 15-8 0:50
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-13, 21-11 0:38
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 21-16, 21-14 0:41
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31 18-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26, Q7 21-15, 29-31, 15-7 1:01
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q11 14-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Redmann/Saxton 29, Q11 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Ces/Ces 27, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:36
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 Ces/Ces 18 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-13, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q16 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Boehm/Kapa 42 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Binstock/Reader 30, Q22 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q23 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 29 21-19, 21-12 0:39