AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented By Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 6 - 8, 2003
(5) Sean Rosenthal/Larry Witt
 
Sean Rosenthal
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'4"
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 282
Career Wins: 23
Career AVP Wins: 12
Career Winnings: $1,357,265.00
Larry Witt
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 13, 1979 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Ynez, CA
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $194,770.00
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2006
  • Most Outstanding 2012
  • Team of the Year 2012 (with Jake Gibb)
  • Tour Champion 2012 (with Jake Gibb)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
AVP3323706761100 $201,010.00
FIVB200000000011 US$3,500.00
Overall3523706761111 US$204,510.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Sean Smith - 49th Did not play
1998 Did not play Mark Williams - 25th
2000 Jeff Carlucci - 17th Brent Frohoff - 17th
2001 Casey Jennings - 17th Andy Witt - 17th
2002 Mark Williams - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 6 7th 180 $2,500.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 26 7th 180 $2,500.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/7/2003 Winner 1 Matt Heath / Adam Roberts (28, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/7/2003 Winner 2 David Fischer / Brad Torsone (12) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Sat, 6/7/2003 Winner 3 Scott Ayakatubby / Brian Lewis (4) Lost 21-15, 29-31, 15-17 1:10
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/7/2003 Contender 4 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (8) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sun, 6/8/2003 Contender 5 Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza (3) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Sun, 6/8/2003 Contender 6 Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (2) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal4529N/AN/A270N/A
 12618N/AN/A060N/A
 21911N/AN/A210N/A
Larry WittTotal80N/AN/A150N/A
 140N/AN/A130N/A
 240N/AN/A020N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean Rosenthal4529N/AN/A775N/A
Larry Witt80N/AN/A1252N/A
Total5329N/AN/A19127N/A
Opponents4022N/AN/A26122N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000010 $3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2723504461100 $162,260.00
Manhattan Beach300100200000 $17,500.00
Total3123604661110 $183,260.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sean Rosenthal Larry Witt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000020000 $0.00 Olympic Games          
4000012100 $23,500.00 World Championships          
64742212111860 $471,275.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000000010 $1,750.00
153113021137311440 $622,905.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open83246019311710 $155,445.00
6000011210 $4,450.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Satellite1001000000 $600.00
17222045100 $73,950.00 Manhattan Beach9001032120 $14,700.00
11100036100 $39,235.00 Tour Championships2000000110 $250.00
1000010000 $3,500.00 Gold Series          
2582136253615637110 $1,238,815.00 Total97248022331950 $172,745.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003AVP300001200000 $9,200.00 10662.5 %
TotalAVP300001200000 $9,200.00 10662.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sean Rosenthal  Larry Witt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997AVP          
           1998AVP1000000010 $0.00
           1999AVP1000000010 $0.00
8000000701 $2,750.00 2000AVP11010034300 $16,875.00
           2000FIVB C&S1001000000 $600.00
6000012300 $3,725.00 2001AVP4000012100 $3,260.00
           2001FIVB4000001003 $2,000.00
6000024000 $6,245.00 2002AVP          
3000030000 $4,600.00 2003AVP3000030000 $4,600.00
240000661002 $17,320.00 TotalTotal25011077423 $27,335.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall78 69.6% 17 15.2% 17 15.2% 95-17 84.8% 15 27.3% 9 16.4% 31 56.4% 15-40 27.3% 78-31 71.6% 32-26 55.2% 00 110-57 65.9%
2002-200323 67.6% 6 17.6% 5 14.7% 29-5 85.3% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 8 61.5% 3-10 23.1% 23-8 74.2% 9-7 56.3% 00 32-15 68.1%
Against the Field26 70.3% 6 16.2% 5 13.5% 32-5 86.5% 6 33.3% 4 22.2% 8 44.4% 6-12 33.3% 52-16 76.5% 24-18 57.1% 00 38-17 69.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000003000000000003
Challenge/Four Star/Open0100000046215500009546
Manhattan Beach0000000063010000116
Total01000300522456000010655
Head to Head Results
Rosenthal/Witt lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Doble/Kiraly 0-2
6/8/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Doble/Kiraly 2 Rosenthal/Witt 5 22-20, 21-15 0:41
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 3 Doble/Kiraly 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 3 Bacil/Souza 1-0
6/8/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Bacil/Souza 3 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Ayakatubby/Lewis 0-1
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Ayakatubby/Lewis 4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 15-21, 31-29, 17-15 1:10
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Wong 0-1
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 7 Rosenthal/Witt 6 21-23, 21-17, 15-6 0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Rogers/Scott 1-0
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Rogers/Scott 8 21-16, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Boss/Williams 1-0
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Boss/Williams 11 16-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Fischer/Torsone 2-0
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Fischer/Torsone 12 21-18, 21-19 0:50
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Contender 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Fischer/Torsone 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Davis/Simpson 1-0
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 3 Rosenthal/Witt 26 Davis/Simpson 18 18-21, 21-15, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Heath/Roberts 1-0
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Heath/Roberts 28, Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:39