AVP Tour
$175,000 Fort Lauderdale Open
April 1 - 3, 2005
(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 Fort Lauderdale Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Larry Witt - 7th Sean Rosenthal - 7th
2004 Larry Witt - 1st Sean Rosenthal - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 10/16-17/2004 Santa Barbara Invitational 7 7th 0 $3,000.00
AVP 9/9-11/2004 Las Vegas Shootout 8 5th 260 $3,750.00
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 $14,500.00
Fort Lauderdale Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/2/2005 Winner 1 Scott Hill / Dan Mintz (25, Q12) Won 24-22, 21-17 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal2915110.1380124
 112660.0000113
 217950.2350011
Larry WittTotal1569-0.20031011
 11156-0.0911311
 2413-0.5002700
Sat, 4/2/2005 Winner 2 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu (24) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal261240.3083541
 114510.2861221
 212730.3332320
Larry WittTotal191040.31651001
 110510.4003600
 29530.2222401
Sat, 4/2/2005 Winner 3 Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (1) Won 23-21, 22-20 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal221320.50051601
 111620.3642800
 211700.6363801
Larry WittTotal442080.2732911
 1211050.2382301
 2231030.3040610
Sun, 4/3/2005 Winner 4 Dax Holdren / Jeff Nygaard (5) Won 23-25, 21-16, 15-8 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal341910.52911242
 116710.3750511
 212700.5831511
 36500.8330220
Larry WittTotal362140.47201411
 122940.22701210
 29700.7780101
 35501.0000100
Sun, 4/3/2005 Semi-Finals Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger (6) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean RosenthalTotal351013-0.08601413
 112330.0000701
 223710-0.1300712
Larry WittTotal231340.3912501
 1171040.3532300
 26300.5000201
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sean Rosenthal14669310.2609481111
Larry Witt13770290.299124835
Total283139600.27921961416
Opponents272128500.2873082412
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2004AVP1112102220100 $59,820.00 371966.1 %
2004FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2005AVP100100000000 $8,450.00 4180.0 %
TotalAVP2122403630100 $114,060.00 733567.6 %
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
12121043100 $31,410.00 2004AVP12121052100 $35,160.00
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1001000000 $4,225.00 2005AVP1001000000 $4,225.00
45224012101113 $73,000.00 TotalTotal4623501410534 $86,765.00
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%
2004-200555 70.5% 11 14.1% 12 15.4% 66-12 84.6% 12 28.6% 7 16.7% 23 54.8% 12-30 28.6% 55-23 70.5% 23-19 54.8% 00 78-42 65.0%
Against the Field25 62.5% 6 15.0% 9 22.5% 31-9 77.5% 5 20.8% 6 25.0% 13 54.2% 5-19 20.8% 50-26 65.8% 22-30 42.3% 00 36-28 56.3%
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 17-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kiraly/Lambert 3-3
4/2/05AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Kiraly/Lambert 1 23-21, 22-20 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 5 Holdren/Nygaard 1-0
4/3/05AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 4 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Holdren/Nygaard 5 23-25, 21-16, 15-8 1:05
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Metzger 0-1
4/3/05AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Metzger 6 Rosenthal/Witt 8 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6-7
10/16/04AVPSanta Barbara Invitational Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Rosenthal/Witt 7 21-17, 21-6 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 24 Xu/Xu 1-0
4/2/05AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Xu/Xu 24 21-18, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 25, Q12 Hill/Mintz 1-0
4/2/05AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 8 Hill/Mintz 25, Q12 24-22, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 29 DiPierro/DiPierro 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 6 DiPierro/DiPierro 27, Q7 21-15, 21-9 0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Fischer/Quinn 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Rosenthal/Witt 3 Fischer/Quinn 29, Q1 21-11, 21-7 0:30
Lead the series against # Q13 Mercer/Wick 1-0
9/3/04AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Rosenthal/Witt 2 Mercer/Wick 31, Q13 21-7, 22-20 0:37