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$375,000 Chicago Open Presented by McDonald's
September 1 - 3, 2005

(2) 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 Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Jeff Carlucci - 17th	Brent Frohoff - 5th
2002	Mark Williams - 9th	Did not play
2003	Larry Witt - 7th	Sean Rosenthal - 7th
2004	Larry Witt - 9th	Sean Rosenthal - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	2	9th	144	$2,200.00
AVP	8/18-21/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	4	3rd	390	$12,000.00
AVP	8/11-13/2005	Huntington Beach Open	6	2nd	468	$20,000.00
AVP	7/21-23/2005	Hermosa Beach Open	6	3rd	390	$12,000.00
AVP	7/8-10/2005	Belmar Open	8	3rd	270	$8,450.00
AVP	6/30-7/3/2005	Cincinnati Open	8	5th	312	$7,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	9	9th	144	$2,200.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	10	9th	144	$2,200.00
AVP	4/29-5/1/2005	Austin Open	8	5th	216	$5,000.00
AVP	4/22-24/2005	Tempe Open	6	13th	108	$1,400.00
AVP	4/1-3/2005	Fort Lauderdale Open	8	3rd	270	$8,450.00
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

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 1

Steve Delaney / Gaston Macau (31, Q13)

Won 21-16, 21-16

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	5	4	0	0.800	1	4	0	4
	1	1	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	1
	2	4	3	0	0.750	0	3	0	3
Larry Witt	Total	24	14	4	0.417	4	1	0	1
	1	11	6	2	0.364	3	0	0	0
	2	13	8	2	0.462	1	1	0	1

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 2

Jason Lee / Reid Priddy (15)

Won 22-20, 23-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	14	11	1	0.714	2	8	2	2
	1	7	6	0	0.857	1	4	2	2
	2	7	5	1	0.571	1	4	0	0
Larry Witt	Total	34	15	6	0.265	1	5	0	1
	1	12	6	2	0.333	0	3	0	0
	2	22	9	4	0.227	1	2	0	1

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 3

John Hyden / Adam Jewell (10)

Lost 19-21, 16-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	17	11	3	0.471	1	6	1	1
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	1	0	0
	2	11	7	2	0.455	1	5	1	1
Larry Witt	Total	29	16	5	0.379	2	5	0	0
	1	17	11	1	0.588	2	3	0	0
	2	12	5	4	0.083	0	2	0	0

Fri, 9/2/2005

Contender 4

Scott Ayakatubby / Aaron Wachtfogel (20)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	19	14	3	0.579	1	5	1	4
	1	7	5	1	0.571	0	1	1	2
	2	12	9	2	0.583	1	4	0	2
Larry Witt	Total	31	17	3	0.452	2	6	0	0
	1	18	11	2	0.500	1	5	0	0
	2	13	6	1	0.385	1	1	0	0

Sat, 9/3/2005

Contender 5

Dax Holdren / Jeff Nygaard (6)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	Total	26	14	5	0.346	1	7	0	3
	1	14	7	2	0.357	0	2	0	1
	2	12	7	3	0.333	1	5	0	2
Larry Witt	Total	25	11	6	0.200	1	6	0	0
	1	12	7	3	0.333	0	4	0	0
	2	13	4	3	0.077	1	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Sean Rosenthal	81	54	12	0.519	6	30	4	14
Larry Witt	143	73	24	0.343	10	23	0	2
Total	224	127	36	0.406	16	53	4	16
Opponents	233	131	40	0.391	14	58	4	13

Head to Head Results
Rosenthal/Witt lead the series against the field 33-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Metzger 0-4
7/10/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Metzger	2	Rosenthal/Witt	8	13-21, 25-23, 15-13	1:13
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Metzger	1	Rosenthal/Witt	8	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:57
4/30/05	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Metzger	1	Rosenthal/Witt	8	23-21, 21-16	0:38
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Metzger	6	Rosenthal/Witt	8	21-15, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 8-9
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	Rosenthal/Witt	6	21-18, 25-27, 15-12	1:18
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:01
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
5/1/05	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	8	26-24, 21-15	0:48
10/16/04	AVP	Santa Barbara Invitational	Contender 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Rosenthal/Witt	7	21-17, 21-6	0:41
9/4/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 3	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	27-25, 21-18	1:01
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
Trail the series against # 4 Kiraly/Lambert 4-5
8/21/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	4	Kiraly/Lambert	7	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:55
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Kiraly/Lambert	7	Rosenthal/Witt	6	15-21, 26-24, 17-15	1:27
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Kiraly/Lambert	7	Rosenthal/Witt	6	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Kiraly/Lambert	1	23-21, 22-20	0:45
9/9/04	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Winner 1	Kiraly/Lambert	1	Rosenthal/Witt	8	23-21, 25-23	0:40
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 # 5 Rogers/Scott 3-1
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Rogers/Scott	5	21-18, 21-18	0:43
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 # 6 Holdren/Nygaard 3-2
9/3/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 5	Holdren/Nygaard	6	Rosenthal/Witt	2	21-15, 21-15	0:37
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Holdren/Nygaard	2	21-18, 21-16	0:45
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Holdren/Nygaard	1	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	1:07
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Rosenthal/Witt	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Holdren/Nygaard	5	23-25, 21-16, 15-8	1:05
Trail the series against # 7 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-3
8/21/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	21-19, 21-19	0:40
8/20/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Lucena	5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	21-15, 21-18	0:35
7/10/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	15-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:47
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	Rosenthal/Witt	10	21-11, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 8 Williams/Wong 3-0
8/20/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	Williams/Wong	9	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:59
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Williams/Wong	11	21-14, 21-16	0:43
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Williams/Wong	9	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # 9 Blanton/Wong 2-2
8/13/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Blanton/Wong	8	23-21, 21-16	0:42
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Wong	6	Rosenthal/Witt	9	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	0:53
5/1/05	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Blanton/Wong	4	21-18, 21-19	0:46
4/23/05	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Wong	3	Rosenthal/Witt	6	11-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
Series tied with # 10 Hyden/Jewell 1-1
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Hyden/Jewell	10	Rosenthal/Witt	2	21-19, 21-16	0:41
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 2	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Hyden/Jewell	10	25-23, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Series tied with # 11 Baxter/Souza 1-1
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 3	Baxter/Souza	13	Rosenthal/Witt	2	22-20, 21-19	0:44
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	4	Baxter/Souza	13	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
Lead the series against # 15 Lee/Priddy 2-0
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Lee/Priddy	15	22-20, 23-21	0:40
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Lee/Priddy	20	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Ceman/Turner 0-1
8/27/05	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Turner	18	Rosenthal/Witt	2	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Loomis/Medel 2-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	9	Loomis/Medel	24	21-14, 21-19	0:42
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	10	Loomis/Medel	23	26-24, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Ayakatubby/Wachtfogel 1-0
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Ayakatubby/Wachtfogel	20	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Grotowski/Roberts 1-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Rosenthal/Witt	9	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q1	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Delaney/Macau 1-0
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Witt	2	Delaney/Macau	31, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:33