Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(13) Jeff Nygaard/Matt Olson
 
Jeff Nygaard
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
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 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Cardiff, CA
Resides: Carlsbad, 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/24-25/2010 AVP Long Beach Open 9 7 370 $5,000.00
AVP 7/16-18/2010 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 10 3 540 $9,500.00
AVP 6/25-27/2010 AVP Belmar Open 10 9 300 $2,600.00
AVP 6/18-20/2010 AVP Virginia Beach Open 9 3 540 $9,500.00
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  
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7
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