Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
September 23 - 25, 2011
(1) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
 
Jake Gibb
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bountiful, UT
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Utah
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 324
Career Wins: 43
Career Pro Beach Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $1,780,572.50
Sean Rosenthal
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'4"
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 281
Career Wins: 23
Career Pro Beach Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $1,356,765.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP628191111445000 $808,780.00
FIVB634533142152132 US$731,300.00
NVL10100000000 $10,000.00
Pro Beach40210100000 $33,250.00
Overall1301227154296202132 US$1,583,330.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1997 Did not play Sean Smith - 49th
AVP 2000 Did not play Jeff Carlucci - 17th
AVP 2001 Did not play Casey Jennings - 17th
AVP 2002 Mike Daniel - 33rd Mark Williams - 9th
AVP 2003 Adam Jewell - 3rd Larry Witt - 5th
AVP 2004 Adam Jewell - 5th Larry Witt - 9th
AVP 2005 Stein Metzger - 3rd Larry Witt - 3rd
AVP 2006 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
AVP 2007 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
AVP 2008 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
AVP 2009 Sean Rosenthal - 3rd Jake Gibb - 3rd
AVP 2010 Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 1 3rd 576 $7,500.00
NVL 9/10-11/2011 NVL Miami Beach 2 2nd 1280 $10,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 10 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 5 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 10 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 11 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 6 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 1 Eddie Stokes / Brad Torsone (32, Q31) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:36
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 2 Kevin McColloch / Mike Placek (16) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:41
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 3 Steve Grotowski / Matt Olson (8) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-6 0:51
Sun, 9/25/2011 Winner 4 Casey Jennings / Pedro Solberg (4) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 19-21 1:15
Sun, 9/25/2011 Contender 6 John Hyden / Sean Scott (3) Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-13  
Sun, 9/25/2011 Semi-Finals Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena (2) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:52
Sun, 9/25/2011 Finals Casey Jennings / Pedro Solberg (4) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:53
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 25-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3-3
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-17, 21-18 0:52
9/18/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 21-17, 23-21 0:50
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-12, 21-16 0:34
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:05
5/2/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 1:05
Series tied with # 3 Hyden/Scott 4-4
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Hyden/Scott 3 22-20, 17-21, 15-13  
9/11/11NVLNVL Miami Beach Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Hyden/Scott 3 33-31 Retired  
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Hyden/Scott 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 24-22, 19-21, 15-9 1:23
6/6/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 1:10
8/9/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 23-21, 21-14 0:58
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 8 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Hyden/Scott 1 13-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:15
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Hyden/Scott 3 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:13
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 21-14, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Jennings/Solberg 0-2
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Finals Jennings/Solberg 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 21-18, 21-17 0:53
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Jennings/Solberg 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 1:15
Lead the series against # 5 Allen/Keenan 1-0
9/11/11NVLNVL Miami Beach Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Allen/Keenan 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-7  
Series tied with # 6 Mayer/Prosser 1-1
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Mayer/Prosser 13 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 30-28, 21-17 1:00
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Mayer/Prosser 18 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Grotowski/Olson 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Grotowski/Olson 8 21-17, 17-21, 15-6 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Mariano/Ratledge 7-0
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Mariano/Ratledge 11 23-21, 21-14 0:51
5/16/09AVPHouston Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 21-15, 21-18 0:50
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 22-20, 21-14 0:49
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mariano/Ratledge 11 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 1:05
8/24/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mariano/Ratledge 14 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:07
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mariano/Ratledge 14 21-16, 21-14 0:47
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Mariano/Ratledge 17 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 1:06
Series tied with # 14 Strickland/Wachtfogel 4-4
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 24-26, 21-16, 16-14 1:10
6/27/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:15
6/5/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-14, 21-23, 15-12 1:06
5/2/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 6 24-26, 21-18, 18-16 1:19
9/5/09AVPTournament of Champions Contender 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 24-22, 21-16 0:54
8/14/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 14-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:56
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 24-22, 21-17 0:51
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 21-18, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 16 McColloch/Placek 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 McColloch/Placek 16 21-18, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Danley/Wight 1-0
4/30/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Danley/Wight 29 21-23, 21-15, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 32, Q31 Stokes/Torsone 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Stokes/Torsone 32, Q31 21-14, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q27 Hastings/Schroeder 1-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Hastings/Schroeder 29, Q14 21-16, 21-11 0:35