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$45,500 VolleyHut.com Oceanside Invitational
May 26 - 27, 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:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

292

Career Wins:

Career BVA Wins:

1 (Oceanside 2001)

Career Winnings:

$1,000,809.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	46	3	7	9	2	7	7	4	3	2	2	$272,387.00
BVA	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,500.00
FIVB	31	1	1	1	3	3	3	10	5	4	0	US$194,400.00
USAV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$13,750.00
Overall	81	5	8	12	5	10	10	15	8	6	2	US$493,037.00

Previous Oceanside Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
BVA	4/20-22/2001	Clearwater Beach Invitational	1	3rd	128	$7,500.00
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

Oceanside Invitational Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/26/2001	Winner 1	John Hyden / Dan Landry (8)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:21
Sat, 5/26/2001	Winner 2	Adam Roberts / Brian Soldano (5)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
Sun, 5/27/2001	Winner 3	Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers (2)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 11-15	1:04
Sun, 5/27/2001	Contender 4	Adam Roberts / Brian Soldano (5)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:32
Sun, 5/27/2001	Finals	Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers (2)	Won 21-19, 21-15, 21-18	0:40

Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Holdren/Rogers 1-1
5/27/01	BVA	Oceanside Invitational	Finals	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Holdren/Rogers	2	21-19, 21-15, 21-18	0:40
5/27/01	BVA	Oceanside Invitational	Winner 3	Holdren/Rogers	2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Roberts/Soldano 2-0
5/27/01	BVA	Oceanside Invitational	Contender 4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Roberts/Soldano	5	21-16, 21-15	0:32
5/26/01	BVA	Oceanside Invitational	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Roberts/Soldano	5	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Hyden/Landry 1-0
5/26/01	BVA	Oceanside Invitational	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Hyden/Landry	8	21-18, 21-18	0:21