AVP Tour
$175,000 AVP Cincinnati Open
August 30 - September 2, 2012
(3) 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: 15
Tournaments: 195
Career Wins: 8
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: 21
Tournaments: 287
Career Wins: 29
Career AVP Wins: 16
Career Winnings: $1,378,152.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
AVP912201002100 $80,950.00
FIVB3403129262531 US$328,100.00
Pro Beach401201000000 $27,850.00
Wide Open100100000000 $7,000.00
Overall48166211264631 US$443,900.00
Previous Cincinnati Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 2010 Did not play Matt Heath - 7th
Wide Open 2011 Nick Lucena - 3rd Matt Fuerbringer - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 8/24-26/2012 Manhattan Beach Open 2 3rd 400 $5,500.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 12 4th 560 US$18,400.00
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
Pro Beach 9/23-25/2011 Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open 2 3rd 576 $6,750.00
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 2 2nd 648 $10,600.00
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 1 3rd 0 $7,000.00
AVP Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/31/2012 Winner 2 Paul Baxter / Pedro Brazao (14) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-12  
Sat, 9/1/2012 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (6) Won 18-21, 24-22, 15-9  
Sat, 9/1/2012 Winner 4 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (2) Won 23-21, 23-25, 15-12  
Sun, 9/2/2012 Semi-Finals Brad Keenan / John Mayer (4) Won    
Sun, 9/2/2012 Finals John Hyden / Sean Scott (1) Lost 17-21, 16-21  
Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena trail the series against the field 18-20 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 2-5
9/2/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-17, 21-16  
8/26/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-15, 22-24, 15-11  
9/18/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Finals Hyden/Scott 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-19, 21-11 1:05
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-18, 21-16  
9/4/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 1:01
6/20/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Hyden/Scott 1 21-17, 21-19 0:53
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 6 Hyden/Scott 2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:20
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2-7
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 23-21, 23-25, 15-12  
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 21-18, 21-19 0:42
4/22/12FIVBBrasília Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-17, 21-18 0:44
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-19, 21-12 0:40
7/24/11FIVBQuébec Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 23-21, 21-19 0:47
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-19 0:53
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 21-10, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 14 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Keenan/Mayer 2-0
9/2/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 Keenan/Mayer 4  
8/26/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Keenan/Mayer 4 25-23, 21-19  
Trail the series against # 5 Doherty/Patterson 0-1
8/26/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Doherty/Patterson 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 12-21, 21-19, 15-9  
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 6-5
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 18-21, 24-22, 15-9  
8/18/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 6 21-12, 21-19 0:34
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
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-17, 21-18 0:52
9/18/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 21-17, 23-21 0:50
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
5/2/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Jennings/Strickland 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Jennings/Strickland 26, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Mariano/Ratledge 0-2
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Contender 1 Mariano/Ratledge 11 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
6/5/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Contender 3 Mariano/Ratledge 11 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Carambula/Grotowski 2-0
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7 21-19, 21-18  
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Baxter/Brazao 1-0
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 Baxter/Brazao 14 16-21, 21-16, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 15 McColloch/Placek 1-0
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 McColloch/Placek 18 23-21, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Fuller/VanZwieten 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Fuller/VanZwieten 18 21-11, 21-14 0:40