AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 14 - 17, 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 Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Jeff Carlucci - 17th Brent Frohoff - 17th
2001 Casey Jennings - 9th Andy Witt - 5th
2002 Mark Williams - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/7-10/2003 Manhattan Beach Open 6 7th 216 $3,000.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 8 1st 360 $14,500.00
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 7 9th 144 $1,600.00
AVP 6/6-8/2003 Hermosa Beach Open 5 5th 260 $4,200.00
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
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Winner 1 Chris Kosty / Ty Loomis (28, Q4) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/15/2003 Contender 1 Jake Elliott / Brian Soldano (12) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A2N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 2 Jake Gibb / Adam Jewell (11) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A4N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A2N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 3 Lee LeGrande / Mark Williams (19) Won 26-24, 21-14 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 4 Aaron Boss / Alika Williams (16) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:37
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/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 5 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 8/17/2003 Contender 6 Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong (6) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal2216N/AN/A5121N/A
 1109N/AN/A260N/A
 263N/AN/A230N/A
 364N/AN/A131N/A
Larry WittTotal4019N/AN/A261N/A
 1136N/AN/A100N/A
 2178N/AN/A130N/A
 3105N/AN/A031N/A
Sun, 8/17/2003 Semi-Finals Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (9) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal2517N/AN/A151N/A
 1119N/AN/A030N/A
 2148N/AN/A121N/A
Larry WittTotal219N/AN/A112N/A
 1102N/AN/A101N/A
 2117N/AN/A011N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean Rosenthal4733N/AN/A15175N/A
Larry Witt6128N/AN/A16712N/A
Total10861N/AN/A312417N/A
Opponents10260N/AN/A22304N/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
2003AVP710101310000 $35,290.00 281270.0 %
TotalAVP710101310000 $35,290.00 281270.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sean Rosenthal  Larry Witt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
7101041000 $17,645.00 2003AVP7101041000 $17,645.00
281010771002 $30,365.00 TotalTotal29112088423 $40,380.00
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 Field34 63.0% 11 20.4% 9 16.7% 45-9 83.3% 8 26.7% 5 16.7% 17 56.7% 8-22 26.7% 68-34 66.7% 38-28 57.6% 00 53-31 63.1%
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 21-10 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 2-1
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Finals Rosenthal/Witt 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 4 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 21-19, 21-18 0:43
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Rosenthal/Witt 7 16-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Doble/Kiraly 1-2
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Semi-Finals Rosenthal/Witt 8 Doble/Kiraly 3 31-29, 21-16 0:59
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
Trail the series against # 4 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1-2
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Ayakatubby/Lewis 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 21-16, 27-25 0:56
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Ayakatubby/Lewis 4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 15-21, 31-29, 17-15 1:10
Series tied with # 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 1-1
8/17/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Fonoimoana/Wong 6 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 1:05
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 7 Rosenthal/Witt 6 21-17, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard 2-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-18, 21-18 0:38
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 26 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # 9 Rogers/Scott 1-1
8/17/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Rogers/Scott 9 Rosenthal/Witt 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Rogers/Scott 8 21-16, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Holdren/Metzger 1-0
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Holdren/Metzger 8 21-18, 20-22, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Gibb/Jewell 2-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 2 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Gibb/Jewell 11 21-18, 24-22 0:46
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Gibb/Jewell 9 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 1 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Elliott/Soldano 12 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Boss/Williams 2-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Boss/Williams 16 21-14, 21-19 0:37
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Boss/Williams 11 16-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:03
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 LeGrande/Williams 1-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Rosenthal/Witt 5 LeGrande/Williams 19 26-24, 21-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 21 Lee/Smith 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 1 Rosenthal/Witt 7 Lee/Smith 23 21-17, 17-21, 15-12  
Trail the series against # 22 Baxter/Henkel 0-1
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 5 Baxter/Henkel 9 Rosenthal/Witt 26 21-19, 23-21 0:53
Series tied with # 23 Heath/Roberts 1-1
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Winner 1 Heath/Roberts 26, Q1 Rosenthal/Witt 7 21-16, 11-21, 15-8 0:47
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Heath/Roberts 28, Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Mattarocci/Smith 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Mattarocci/Smith 22 21-14, 21-10 0:40
Trail the series against # 28, Q4 Kosty/Loomis 0-1
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Kosty/Loomis 28, Q4 Rosenthal/Witt 5 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Davis/Walls 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Davis/Walls 27 21-11, 24-22 0:38