Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(13) Jeff Nygaard/Matt Olson
 
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career Wide Open Best: 9th (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $470,797.50
Matt Olson
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 2, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Cardiff, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Arizona
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 2
Career Wide Open Best: 2nd (Siesta Key 2011)
Career Winnings: $262,930.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP40020011000 $26,600.00
Pro Beach10000000100 $1,500.00
Wide Open10000001000 $0.00
Overall60020012100 $28,100.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2001 John Hyden - 29th Sean Burke - 25th
AVP 2002 Albert Hannemann - 1st Jeff Hall - 25th
AVP 2004 Dain Blanton - 5th Jim Nichols - 17th
AVP 2005 Dax Holdren - 2nd Brent Doble - 7th
AVP 2006 John Hyden - 7th Canyon Ceman - 7th
AVP 2007 Dax Holdren - 3rd Jason Ring - 2nd
AVP 2008 John Mayer - 3rd Kevin Wong - 3rd
AVP 2009 John Mayer - 7th Kevin Wong - 5th
AVP 2010 Matt Olson - 3rd Jeff Nygaard - 3rd
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Pedro Brazao / Andrew Fuller (20) Lost 23-25, 21-18, 11-15  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 2 Parker Kalmbach / Vaun Lennon (47) Won 21-19, 21-13  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 3 Kevin Beukema / Guy Hamilton (36) Won 22-20, 22-24, 15-10  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 6 John Mayer / Matt Prosser (4) Lost 17-21, 14-21  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 4 Paul Baxter / Jon Mesko (19) Won 21-15, 21-17  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 5 Brian Bomgren / Tim Bomgren (21) Won 21-17, 21-14  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open400200110000 $26,600.00
Total400200110000 $26,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jeff Nygaard Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games          
1000010000 $7,500.00 World Championships          
6001111110 $31,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
100761603327810 $311,765.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open1001111026331650 $183,217.50
9003006000 $28,507.50 Manhattan Beach10011006010 $41,825.00
2000011000 $2,750.00 Tour Championships4101001100 $6,250.00
1197620136351020 $381,522.50 Total1142213026401760 $231,292.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010AVP400200110000 $26,600.00 13765.0 %
2011Wide Open100000010000 $0.00 4266.7 %
TotalAVP400200110000 $26,600.00 13765.0 %
TotalWide Open100000010000 $0.00 4266.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jeff Nygaard  Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000AVP2000000002 $0.00
7000033001 $6,700.00 2001AVP4000000121 $400.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2001BVA          
7100033000 $15,660.00 2002AVP4000000022 $100.00
8310022000 $40,005.00 2003AVP2000000101 $200.00
8101112011 $43,750.00 2003FIVB          
11104033000 $29,412.50 2004AVP10000008200 $5,930.00
9000031410 $20,750.00 2004FIVB          
14153041000 $81,300.00 2005AVP12000017400 $10,625.00
16025072000 $76,675.00 2006AVP14000036410 $17,150.00
13002019100 $24,725.00 2007AVP160120310000 $39,625.00
17001058300 $36,625.00 2008AVP17104093000 $75,537.50
15114072000 $75,945.00 2009AVP160150100000 $66,350.00
           2009FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
7002012200 $14,750.00 2010AVP7002021200 $16,300.00
           2010P&R1000010000 $2,000.00
1000000100 $0.00 2011NVL1000010000 $1,000.00
1000001000 $0.00 2011Wide Open4010012000 $3,500.00
1358922140401122 $467,547.50 TotalTotal1111313031371466 $239,717.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall3 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-1 75.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 4-2 66.7%
2010-20113 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-1 75.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 4-2 66.7%
Against the Field3 75.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 6-2 75.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 4-2 66.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000083020000137
Total0000000083020000137
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 1-3
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Nygaard/Olson 10 Hyden/Scott 2 21-19, 21-19 0:52
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 2 Nygaard/Olson 10 21-14, 21-19 0:55
6/20/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-14, 21-12 0:45
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 1 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-13, 5-2 Retired 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Mayer/Prosser 1-3
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 6 Mayer/Prosser 4 Nygaard/Olson 13 21-17, 21-14  
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Winner 1 Mayer/Prosser 8 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-17, 21-19 0:47
7/18/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Mayer/Prosser 13 Nygaard/Olson 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Winner 2 Nygaard/Olson 9 Mayer/Prosser 8 22-20, 21-23, 18-16 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-0
6/20/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Contender 5 Nygaard/Olson 9 Mariano/Ratledge 5 21-17, 23-21 0:59
Lead the series against # 19 Baxter/Mesko 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 4 Nygaard/Olson 13 Baxter/Mesko 19 21-15, 21-17  
Trail the series against # 20 Brazao/Fuller 0-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Brazao/Fuller 20 Nygaard/Olson 13 25-23, 18-21, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 21 Bomgren/Bomgren 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 5 Nygaard/Olson 13 Bomgren/Bomgren 21 21-17, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 36 Beukema/Hamilton 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 3 Nygaard/Olson 13 Beukema/Hamilton 36 22-20, 22-24, 15-10  
Lead the series against # 47 Kalmbach/Lennon 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 2 Nygaard/Olson 13 Kalmbach/Lennon 47 21-19, 21-13