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AVP Tour
$175,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
July 22 - 25, 2004

(3) Sean Rosenthal/Larry Witt

Sean Rosenthal

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

282

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,357,265.00

Larry Witt

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 13, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Ynez, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

105

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$194,770.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
AVP	33	2	3	7	0	6	7	6	1	1	0	0	$201,010.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$3,500.00
Overall	35	2	3	7	0	6	7	6	1	1	1	1	US$204,510.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2003	Larry Witt - 5th	Sean Rosenthal - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-11/2004	Belmar Open	3	3rd	378	$8,450.00
AVP	6/11-13/2004	San Diego Open	3	2nd	324	$9,750.00
AVP	6/4-6/2004	Manhattan Beach Open	2	7th	180	$2,500.00
AVP	5/28-30/2004	Huntington Beach Open	1	2nd	324	$9,750.00
AVP	4/30-5/2/2004	Austin Open	3	5th	216	$3,500.00
AVP	4/23-25/2004	Tempe Open	1	17th	72	$500.00
AVP	4/2-4/2004	Fort Lauderdale Open	6	1st	360	$14,500.00
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

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 1

Morgan Mainz / Dennis Roberts (30, Q13)

Won 21-17, 21-11

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	11	11	0	1.000	1	4	0	6
	1	6	6	0	1.000	0	0	0	3
	2	5	5	0	1.000	1	4	0	3
Larry Witt	Total	21	17	1	0.762	0	4	2	4
	1	10	8	0	0.800	0	0	1	3
	2	11	9	1	0.727	0	4	1	1

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 2

Chad Mowrey / Ed Ratledge (19)

Won 21-15, 21-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	29	27	1	0.897	1	6	0	2
	1	14	13	0	0.929	1	3	0	1
	2	15	14	1	0.867	0	3	0	1
Larry Witt	Total	6	6	0	1.000	0	6	2	1
	1	4	4	0	1.000	0	2	1	0
	2	2	2	0	1.000	0	4	1	1

Sat, 7/24/2004

Winner 3

Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (6)

Lost 25-23, 17-21, 14-16

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	14	4	7	-0.214	3	7	0	4
	1	6	2	3	-0.167	3	2	0	2
	2	3	1	2	-0.333	0	3	0	1
	3	5	1	2	-0.200	0	2	0	1
Larry Witt	Total	49	16	21	-0.102	2	8	0	7
	1	15	0	13	-0.867	2	0	0	3
	2	22	15	1	0.636	0	3	0	2
	3	12	1	7	-0.500	0	5	0	2

Sat, 7/24/2004

Contender 4

Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (1)

Lost 21-18, 20-22, 13-15

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	28	13	4	0.321	1	11	2	4
	1	15	8	3	0.333	0	3	2	1
	2	9	3	0	0.333	1	6	0	3
	3	4	2	1	0.250	0	2	0	0
Larry Witt	Total	50	24	9	0.300	0	13	0	8
	1	12	6	1	0.417	0	2	0	2
	2	22	9	4	0.227	0	7	0	4
	3	16	9	4	0.313	0	4	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	82	55	12	0.524	6	28	2	16
Larry Witt	126	63	31	0.254	2	31	4	20
Total	208	118	43	0.361	8	59	6	36
Opponents	173	65	60	0.029	17	56	1	6

Head to Head Results
Rosenthal/Witt lead the series against the field 37-25 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Kiraly/Lambert 2-2
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Kiraly/Lambert	1	Rosenthal/Witt	3	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:01
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	Kiraly/Lambert	2	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-18, 14-21, 15-8	0:59
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	1	Kiraly/Lambert	2	22-20, 21-19	0:40
4/4/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Kiraly/Lambert	2	18-21, 24-22, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 2 Rogers/Scott 2-1
4/4/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Rogers/Scott	7	21-18, 21-14	0:40
8/17/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Rogers/Scott	9	Rosenthal/Witt	5	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Rogers/Scott	8	21-16, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Jewell 2-1
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 5	Gibb/Jewell	12	Rosenthal/Witt	3	17-21, 29-27, 15-12	1:13
8/16/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Gibb/Jewell	11	21-18, 24-22	0:46
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Gibb/Jewell	9	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Ring/Roumain 0-1
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Ring/Roumain	3	Rosenthal/Witt	1	21-12, 21-16	0:47
Series tied with # 6 Blanton/Nygaard 4-4
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Blanton/Nygaard	6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	1:02
7/11/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Blanton/Nygaard	4	21-13, 13-21, 15-13	0:42
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Rosenthal/Witt	2	20-22, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	1	Blanton/Nygaard	4	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:58
9/6/03	AVP	Las Vegas AVP Shootout	Semi-Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 5	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Rosenthal/Witt	4	18-21, 21-12, 19-17	0:53
8/16/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Blanton/Nygaard	7	21-18, 21-18	0:38
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	26	Blanton/Nygaard	12	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5-6
7/11/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:14
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-18, 21-19	0:35
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	21-19, 25-23	0:47
5/1/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-19, 21-19	0:42
4/4/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-17, 21-14	0:50
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	Rosenthal/Witt	6	21-15, 19-21, 15-13	1:03
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Country Quota	Fuerbringer/Jennings		Rosenthal/Witt		22-20, 21-17	0:42
9/4/03	AVP	Las Vegas AVP Shootout	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
7/27/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	1:06
7/27/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	21-19, 21-18	0:43
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	7	16-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:57
Series tied with # 8 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2-2
7/11/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	21-18, 23-25, 15-9	0:56
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	21-19, 21-15	0:34
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	Rosenthal/Witt	2	24-22, 21-16	0:47
8/30/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	24-26, 21-17, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Fonoimoana/Wong 3-1
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Fonoimoana/Wong	6	21-19, 21-13	0:40
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Fonoimoana/Wong	5	21-14, 21-19	0:42
8/17/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Fonoimoana/Wong	6	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	1:05
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Fonoimoana/Wong	7	Rosenthal/Witt	6	21-17, 21-17	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Holdren/Metzger 2-1
4/4/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Holdren/Metzger	9	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool A	Holdren/Metzger	17, Q1	Rosenthal/Witt	32	21-15, 21-16	0:34
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Holdren/Metzger	8	21-18, 20-22, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1-2
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Ayakatubby/Lewis	3	Rosenthal/Witt	6	21-16, 27-25	0:56
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Ayakatubby/Lewis	1	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Ayakatubby/Lewis	4	Rosenthal/Witt	5	15-21, 31-29, 17-15	1:10
Lead the series against # 12 Hyden/Witt 3-0
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Hyden/Witt	8	21-19, 21-15	0:36
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	1	Hyden/Witt	9	21-10, 21-12	0:41
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Hyden/Witt	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Baxter/Wong 2-0
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 3	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Baxter/Wong	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Baxter/Wong	13	21-16, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Nichols/Olson 0-1
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Nichols/Olson	14	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Doble/Mariano 1-0
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 3	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Doble/Mariano	15	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Mowrey/Ratledge 2-1
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Mowrey/Ratledge	19	21-15, 21-15	0:40
5/1/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Mowrey/Ratledge	14	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	1:08
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Mowrey/Ratledge	17	Rosenthal/Witt	1	21-19, 22-24, 15-3	0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Heath/Roberts 5-2
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Heath/Roberts	14	30-32, 21-16, 15-11	1:06
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Heath/Roberts	16	21-14, 21-18	0:30
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Heath/Roberts	15	22-20, 21-17	0:34
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	1	Heath/Roberts	16	21-18, 21-12	0:38
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 1	Heath/Roberts	18	Rosenthal/Witt	1	24-22, 21-18	0:38
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Heath/Roberts	26, Q1	Rosenthal/Witt	7	21-16, 11-21, 15-8	0:47
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Heath/Roberts	28, Q1	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Mainz/Roberts 1-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Mainz/Roberts	30, Q13	21-17, 21-11	0:35