AVP Tour
$150,000 Aquafina AVP Shootout Presented by Bud Light
September 9 - 11, 2004
(8) 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 Las Vegas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Larry Witt - 3rd Sean Rosenthal - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 9/2-5/2004 Chicago Open 2 9th 172 $1,920.00
AVP 7/22-25/2004 Hermosa Beach Open 3 9th 200 $2,200.00
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$3,500.00
Las Vegas Shootout Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/9/2004 Winner 1 Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (1) Lost 21-23, 23-25 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal2912100.0691913
 112630.2500512
 21767-0.0591401
Larry WittTotal352280.4005610
 1201250.3501300
 2151030.4674310
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean Rosenthal2912100.0691913
Larry Witt352280.4005610
Total6434180.25061523
Opponents502780.3806900
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2004AVP1012102120100 $56,820.00 351767.3 %
2004FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalAVP1922303530100 $102,610.00 673267.7 %
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
10121032100 $28,410.00 2004AVP10121032100 $28,410.00
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
4222301191113 $65,775.00 TotalTotal4323401210534 $75,790.00
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 Field14 48.3% 6 20.7% 9 31.0% 20-9 69.0% 5 27.8% 3 16.7% 10 55.6% 5-13 27.8% 28-20 58.3% 22-24 47.8% 00 25-22 53.2%
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 19-18 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kiraly/Lambert 2-3
9/9/04AVPLas Vegas Shootout Winner 1 Kiraly/Lambert 1 Rosenthal/Witt 8 23-21, 25-23 0:40
7/24/04AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Kiraly/Lambert 1 Rosenthal/Witt 3 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:01
6/13/04AVPSan Diego Open Finals Kiraly/Lambert 2 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-18, 14-21, 15-8 0:59
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Rosenthal/Witt 1 Kiraly/Lambert 2 22-20, 21-19 0:40
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 # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Blanton/Nygaard 4-4
7/24/04AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Blanton/Nygaard 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 23-25, 21-17, 16-14 1:02
7/11/04AVPBelmar Open Contender 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Blanton/Nygaard 4 21-13, 13-21, 15-13 0:42
6/6/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Blanton/Nygaard 3 Rosenthal/Witt 2 20-22, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Rosenthal/Witt 1 Blanton/Nygaard 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Jewell 2-1
5/2/04AVPAustin Open Contender 5 Gibb/Jewell 12 Rosenthal/Witt 3 17-21, 29-27, 15-12 1:13
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
Trail the series against # 5 Ring/Roumain 0-1
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Ring/Roumain 3 Rosenthal/Witt 1 21-12, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 3-2
9/4/04AVPChicago Open Contender 4 Fonoimoana/Wong 4 Rosenthal/Witt 2 21-18, 21-17 0:44
6/13/04AVPSan Diego Open Contender 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Fonoimoana/Wong 6 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/2/04AVPAustin Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Fonoimoana/Wong 5 21-14, 21-19 0:42
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
Series tied with # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6-6
9/4/04AVPChicago Open Contender 3 Rosenthal/Witt 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 7 27-25, 21-18 1:01
7/11/04AVPBelmar Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:14
7/10/04AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-18, 21-19 0:35
6/13/04AVPSan Diego Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 21-19, 25-23 0:47
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-19, 21-19 0:42
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