Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
June 13 - 17, 2001
(5) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Eric Fonoimoana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2000)
Career Winnings: US$184,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3111133310540 US$194,400.00
Previous Tenerife Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Dain Blanton - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 9 1st 0 US$0.00
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
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/15/2001 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (28, Q8) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Fri, 6/15/2001 Winner 2 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (12) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Sat, 6/16/2001 Winner 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:45
Sat, 6/16/2001 Contender 4 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (17) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 6/16/2001 Contender 5 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (8) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-17, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Prosser/Zahner 12 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Lead the series against # 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:37