AVP Tour
$150,000 Chicago Open Presented by Bud Light
August 28 - 31, 2003
(4) 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 Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Jeff Carlucci - 17th Brent Frohoff - 5th
2002 Mark Williams - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/14-17/2003 Huntington Beach Open 5 3rd 324 $6,990.00
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
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/29/2003 Winner 1 Anthony Medel / John Moran (29, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Fri, 8/29/2003 Winner 2 Ian Clark / Chip McCaw (20) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A3N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
Sat, 8/30/2003 Winner 3 Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (5) Lost 26-24, 17-21, 10-15 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/30/2003 Contender 4 Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel (18) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:53
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 8/31/2003 Contender 5 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (8) Lost 21-18, 12-21, 17-19 0:53
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalN/AN/AN/AN/A7N/A6N/A
Larry WittN/AN/AN/AN/A10N/A8N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A17N/A14N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A11N/A7N/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
2003AVP810101410000 $38,290.00 311468.9 %
TotalAVP810101410000 $38,290.00 311468.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sean Rosenthal  Larry Witt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
8101051000 $19,145.00 2003AVP8101051000 $19,145.00
291010871002 $31,865.00 TotalTotal30112098423 $41,880.00
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 Field31 62.0% 10 20.0% 9 18.0% 41-9 82.0% 8 27.6% 5 17.2% 16 55.2% 8-21 27.6% 62-32 66.0% 36-28 56.3% 00 49-30 62.0%
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 20-11 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Rosenthal/Witt 4 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Blanton/Nygaard 2-1
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Contender 5 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Rosenthal/Witt 4 18-21, 21-12, 19-17 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 13 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 # 16 Lee/Smith 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 1 Rosenthal/Witt 7 Lee/Smith 23 21-17, 17-21, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 17 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 1 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Elliott/Soldano 12 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 18 Baxter/Henkel 1-1
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 4 Baxter/Henkel 18 21-16, 21-19 0:53
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 5 Baxter/Henkel 9 Rosenthal/Witt 26 21-19, 23-21 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Clark/McCaw 1-0
8/29/03AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 4 Clark/McCaw 20 22-20, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 21 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 # 22 Mattarocci/Smith 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Mattarocci/Smith 22 21-14, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Medel/Moran 1-0
8/29/03AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 4 Medel/Moran 29, Q6 21-13, 21-13 0:36