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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light
July 5 - 8, 2007

(11) Nick Lucena/Bill Strickland

Nick Lucena

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davie, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

287

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,378,152.50

Bill Strickland

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malibu, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$139,600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	1	0	$29,425.00

Previous Seaside Heights Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sean Rooney - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	11	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	6/7-10/2007	Atlanta Open	12	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	9	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	10	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	11	13th	108	$1,500.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	9	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	12	5th	216	$6,000.00
AVP	4/19-21/2007	Dallas Open	13	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	16	13th	108	$1,700.00

Seaside Heights Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/6/2007

Winner 1

Tyler Hildebrand / Scott Lane (22)

Won 24-22, 18-21, 15-11

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nick Lucena	Total	27	19	5	0.519	0	9	0	2
	1	9	7	2	0.556	0	4	0	0
	2	10	6	2	0.400	0	2	0	1
	3	8	6	1	0.625	0	3	0	1
Bill Strickland	Total	36	18	3	0.417	5	2	0	2
	1	16	7	2	0.313	3	1	0	1
	2	13	7	1	0.462	0	0	0	1
	3	7	4	0	0.571	2	1	0	0

Fri, 7/6/2007

Winner 2

Dax Holdren / Jeff Nygaard (6)

Lost 15-21, 21-16, 13-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nick Lucena	Total	37	19	8	0.297	0	13	0	0
	1	15	6	3	0.200	0	6	0	0
	2	12	8	1	0.583	0	6	0	0
	3	10	5	4	0.100	0	1	0	0
Bill Strickland	Total	26	15	4	0.423	7	4	0	1
	1	10	5	3	0.200	0	3	0	1
	2	12	9	1	0.667	3	0	0	0
	3	4	1	0	0.250	4	1	0	0

Sat, 7/7/2007

Contender 2

Ben Koski / Jeff Minc (21)

Won 21-11, 21-17

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nick Lucena	Total	15	13	1	0.800	0	9	0	2
	1	9	8	0	0.889	0	6	0	1
	2	6	5	1	0.667	0	3	0	1
Bill Strickland	Total	16	7	1	0.375	3	0	0	2
	1	6	3	0	0.500	1	0	0	1
	2	10	4	1	0.300	2	0	0	1

Sat, 7/7/2007

Contender 3

Jason Lee / Austin Rester (19)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nick Lucena	Total	17	7	3	0.235	0	12	0	0
	1	6	3	1	0.333	0	4	0	0
	2	11	4	2	0.182	0	8	0	0
Bill Strickland	Total	32	16	3	0.406	4	3	1	2
	1	15	7	1	0.400	3	1	0	2
	2	17	9	2	0.412	1	2	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Nick Lucena	96	58	17	0.427	0	43	0	4
Bill Strickland	110	56	11	0.409	19	9	1	7

Head to Head Results
Lucena/Strickland trail the series against the field 12-17 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lucena/Strickland	12	21-11, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-2
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lucena/Strickland	10	24-22, 21-15	0:41
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lucena/Strickland	9	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	1:06
Trail the series against # 3 Lambert/Metzger 0-2
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Lucena/Strickland	10	21-12, 21-15	0:45
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lucena/Strickland	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 4 Kiraly/Wong 0-2
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 3	Kiraly/Wong	3	Lucena/Strickland	11	23-21, 21-17	0:50
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 2	Kiraly/Wong	10	Lucena/Strickland	16	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	1:02
Series tied with # 5 Jennings/Williams 1-1
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Jennings/Williams	6	Lucena/Strickland	11	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:27
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Lucena/Strickland	12	Jennings/Williams	5	21-19, 22-24, 15-7	0:54
Series tied with # 6 Holdren/Nygaard 2-2
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Nygaard	6	Lucena/Strickland	11	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	1:03
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 2	Lucena/Strickland	11	Holdren/Nygaard	6	15-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Nygaard	5	Lucena/Strickland	12	19-21, 21-17, 25-23	1:10
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 2	Lucena/Strickland	13	Holdren/Nygaard	5	21-18, 3-2 Retired	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Hyden/Keenan 0-3
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Contender 3	Hyden/Keenan	8	Lucena/Strickland	11	21-13, 23-21	0:41
6/9/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 3	Hyden/Keenan	7	Lucena/Strickland	12	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:04
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 2	Hyden/Keenan	8	Lucena/Strickland	9	23-25, 21-12, 15-5	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Scott 0-1
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Scott	4	Lucena/Strickland	13	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Olson/Ring 0-1
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Olson/Ring	8	Lucena/Strickland	9	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Medel/Souza 2-1
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 1	Medel/Souza	10	Lucena/Strickland	9	21-19, 21-16	0:35
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Lucena/Strickland	10	Medel/Souza	7	21-18, 21-12	0:40
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 3	Lucena/Strickland	13	Medel/Souza	7	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 19 Lee/Rester 1-1
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 3	Lee/Rester	19	Lucena/Strickland	11	21-18, 21-19	0:46
6/9/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 2	Lucena/Strickland	12	Lee/Rester	20	21-16, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Koski/Minc 1-0
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Contender 2	Lucena/Strickland	11	Koski/Minc	21	21-11, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Hildebrand/Lane 1-0
7/6/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Lucena/Strickland	11	Hildebrand/Lane	22	24-22, 18-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 23 Morrison/Tramblie 1-0
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Lucena/Strickland	12	Morrison/Tramblie	21, Q2	21-14, 23-21	0:46
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Marchewka/Zimet 2-0
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 1	Lucena/Strickland	12	Marchewka/Zimet	22, Q8	21-19, 21-8	0:47
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 1	Lucena/Strickland	10	Marchewka/Zimet	23, Q5	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # Q9 Becker/Bruning 1-0
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 1	Lucena/Strickland	9	Becker/Bruning	24, Q16	21-14, 21-13	0:38