$150,000 VolleyHut Clearwater Beach Invitational
April 20 - 22, 2001
(1) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana
 
Dain Blanton
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career BVA Wins: 1 (Oceanside 2001)
Career Winnings: $720,032.75
Eric Fonoimoana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 292
Career Wins: 15
Career BVA Wins: 1 (Oceanside 2001)
Career Winnings: $1,000,809.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP463792774322 $272,387.00
BVA21010000000 $12,500.00
FIVB3111133310540 US$194,400.00
USAV20010001000 $13,750.00
Overall8158125101015862 US$493,037.00
Previous Clearwater Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1993 Did not play Brian Gatzke - 13th
AVP 1994 Did not play Tim Hovland - 5th
AVP 1995 Ian Clark - 9th Ricci Luyties - 5th
AVP 1996 Canyon Ceman - 7th Rob Heidger - 9th
AVP 1997 Canyon Ceman - 7th Bill Boullianne - 3rd
AVP 1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 3rd Dain Blanton - 3rd
AVP 1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 1st Dain Blanton - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 9 1st 0 US$0.00
AVP 8/25-27/2000 Manhattan Beach Open 2 7th 0 $6,000.00
AVP 8/18-20/2000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 6 2nd 0 $12,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 7 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 8 5th 204 US$7,000.00
AVP 7/21-23/2000 Belmar Open 2 7th 0 $3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 11 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
AVP 6/9-11/2000 Mervyn's Beach Bash 2000 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 1 5th 0 $4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 6 13th 102 US$3,000.00
AVP 5/26-28/2000 Santa Cruz Open 4 1st 0 $16,000.00
AVP 4/28-30/2000 Tournament of Champions 2 7th 0 $3,000.00
Clearwater Beach Invitational Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/21/2001 Winner 1 Coley Kyman / Mark Presho (16, Q14) Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
Sat, 4/21/2001 Winner 2 Albert Hannemann / Sean Scott (8) Won 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:38
Sun, 4/22/2001 Winner 3 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw (5) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:53
Sun, 4/22/2001 Semi-Finals Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (4) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 17-19 1:05
Sun, 4/22/2001 Bronze Medal Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw (5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Henkel/Smith 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong 0-1
4/22/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Semi-Finals Metzger/Wong 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1 19-21, 21-15, 19-17 1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Heidger/McCaw 2-0
4/22/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Bronze Medal Blanton/Fonoimoana 1 Heidger/McCaw 5 21-16, 21-18 0:40
4/22/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1 Heidger/McCaw 5 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Hannemann/Scott 1-0
4/21/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1 Hannemann/Scott 8 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 16, Q14 Kyman/Presho 1-0
4/21/01BVAClearwater Beach Invitational Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1 Kyman/Presho 16, Q14 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:54