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AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Michelob Light at Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 7 - 9, 2002

(13) Brandon Taliaferro/Andy Witt

Brandon Taliaferro

Photo: Brian Magee

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 28, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Clemente, CA

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Pfaeffikon 2000)

Career AVP Best:

13th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$7,152.50

Andy Witt

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Ynez, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$22,987.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$3,735.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Reid Priddy - 25th	Did not play
2001	Did not play	Larry Witt - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/24-26/2002	Huntington Beach Open	26	13th	108	$1,050.00

Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/8/2002

Winner 1

David Fischer / Jerry Graham (20)

Won 21-15, 17-21, 19-17

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brandon Taliaferro	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Andy Witt	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/8/2002

Winner 2

Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (4)

Lost 21-16, 13-21, 12-15

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brandon Taliaferro	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Andy Witt	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/8/2002

Contender 2

John Hyden / Chip McCaw (30)

Won 21-17, 24-22

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brandon Taliaferro	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Andy Witt	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	2	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	2	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/8/2002

Contender 3

Paul Baxter / Alika Williams (22)

Lost 21-15, 16-21, 9-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brandon Taliaferro	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Andy Witt	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Brandon Taliaferro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	N/A
Andy Witt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	2	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	4	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14	N/A	4	N/A

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,710.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$625.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$3,735.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Brandon Taliaferro												Andy Witt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	0	$3,905.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	0	0	6	8	5	1	0	$18,285.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Challenger
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Satellite
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$1,597.50	Manhattan Beach	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$3,702.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$450.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$450.00
22	0	0	1	0	1	5	7	5	0	$7,152.50	Total	30	0	0	0	0	6	12	8	1	0	$22,437.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,310.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,310.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Brandon Taliaferro													Andy Witt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$512.50	1999	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$512.50
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	$2,750.00	2000	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	2000	FIVB C&S
											2001	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$3,260.00
											2001	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	$2,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,155.00	2002	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,155.00
13	0	0	1	0	1	4	4	2	1	$5,617.50	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	3	$7,177.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	5-6	45.5%
2001-2002	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	5-6	45.5%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-5	37.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6

Head to Head Results
Taliaferro/Witt trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Rogers/Scott 0-1
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	4	Taliaferro/Witt	13	16-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Lambert/LeGrande 0-1
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Lambert/LeGrande	10	Taliaferro/Witt	26	21-18, 27-25	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Jewell/Smith 1-0
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Taliaferro/Witt	26	Jewell/Smith	9	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Elliott/Soldano 0-1
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Elliott/Soldano	15	Taliaferro/Witt	26	21-19, 22-20	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Fischer/Graham 1-0
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 1	Taliaferro/Witt	13	Fischer/Graham	20	21-15, 17-21, 19-17	1:00
Trail the series against # 22 Baxter/Williams 0-1
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Contender 3	Baxter/Williams	22	Taliaferro/Witt	13	15-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 30 Hyden/McCaw 1-0
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Contender 2	Taliaferro/Witt	13	Hyden/McCaw	30	21-17, 24-22	0:48