AVP Tour
$125,000 Fort Lauderdale Open
April 2 - 4, 2004
(6) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Larry Witt - 7th Sean Rosenthal - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 32 25th 60 US$3,500.00
AVP 9/4-6/2003 Las Vegas AVP Shootout 3 3rd 324 $7,500.00
AVP 8/28-31/2003 Chicago Open 4 7th 216 $3,000.00
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
Fort Lauderdale Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/3/2004 Winner 1 David DiPierro / Mike DiPierro (27, Q7) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A4N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A3N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A1N/A
Sat, 4/3/2004 Winner 2 John Hyden / Andy Witt (11) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A5N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/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, 4/3/2004 Winner 3 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (3) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 13-15 1:03
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
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sat, 4/3/2004 Contender 4 Brent Doble / Jose Loiola (8) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/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, 4/4/2004 Contender 5 Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (2) Won 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Larry WittTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sun, 4/4/2004 Contender 6 Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger (9) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal4125N/AN/A680N/A
 11711N/AN/A120N/A
 2148N/AN/A420N/A
 3106N/AN/A140N/A
Larry WittTotal2112N/AN/A171N/A
 184N/AN/A130N/A
 252N/AN/A000N/A
 386N/AN/A041N/A
Sun, 4/4/2004 Semi-Finals Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (7) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal3121N/AN/A2131N/A
 11613N/AN/A180N/A
 2158N/AN/A151N/A
Larry WittTotal178N/AN/A290N/A
 1106N/AN/A040N/A
 272N/AN/A250N/A
Sun, 4/4/2004 Finals Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (3) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal2314N/AN/A381N/A
 1127N/AN/A141N/A
 2117N/AN/A240N/A
Larry WittTotal2315N/AN/A160N/A
 1128N/AN/A030N/A
 2117N/AN/A130N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean Rosenthal9560N/AN/A182911N/A
Larry Witt6135N/AN/A12222N/A
Total15695N/AN/A305113N/A
Opponents16590N/AN/A30530N/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
2003AVP910201410000 $45,790.00 321568.1 %
2003FIVB100000000010 $3,500.00 030.0 %
2004AVP110000000000 $14,500.00 7187.5 %
2004FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalAVP1020201410000 $60,290.00 391670.9 %
TotalFIVB200000000011 $3,500.00 040.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sean Rosenthal  Larry Witt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
9102051000 $22,895.00 2003AVP9102051000 $22,895.00
1000000010 $1,750.00 2003FIVB1000000010 $1,750.00
1100000000 $7,250.00 2004AVP1100000000 $7,250.00
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
332020871013 $44,615.00 TotalTotal34213098434 $54,630.00
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%
2003-200450 70.4% 11 15.5% 10 14.1% 61-10 85.9% 8 25.0% 5 15.6% 19 59.4% 8-24 25.0% 50-19 72.5% 19-15 55.9% 00 69-34 67.0%
Against the Field28 54.9% 12 23.5% 11 21.6% 40-11 78.4% 9 30.0% 5 16.7% 16 53.3% 9-21 30.0% 56-32 63.6% 42-32 56.8% 00 49-32 60.5%
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 22-10 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Rosenthal/Witt 4 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Kiraly/Lambert 1-0
4/4/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Kiraly/Lambert 2 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4-3
4/4/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Finals Rosenthal/Witt 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 21-17, 21-14 0:50
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 Rosenthal/Witt 6 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 1:03
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings Rosenthal/Witt 22-20, 21-17 0:42
9/4/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 4 Blanton/Nygaard 2-2
9/6/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 7 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-17, 21-18 0:37
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
Series tied with # 5 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 Rogers/Scott 2-1
4/4/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Rosenthal/Witt 6 Rogers/Scott 7 21-18, 21-14 0:40
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 Doble/Loiola 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Doble/Loiola 8 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Holdren/Metzger 2-1
4/4/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 6 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Holdren/Metzger 9 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Rosenthal/Witt 32 21-15, 21-16 0:34
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 Hyden/Witt 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 6 Hyden/Witt 11 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 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 # 15 Lee/Smith 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 1 Rosenthal/Witt 7 Lee/Smith 23 21-17, 17-21, 15-12  
Series tied with # 17 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 # 26, Q2 Medel/Moran 1-0
8/29/03AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 4 Medel/Moran 29, Q6 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 DiPierro/DiPierro 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 6 DiPierro/DiPierro 27, Q7 21-15, 21-9 0:35