AVP Tour
$150,000 Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 7 - 9, 2003
(19) Sharman Mitchell/Alicia Polzin
 
Sharman Grant Mitchell
Photo: Stan Liu
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 23, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Utah
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 31
Career Best: 7th (BVA Oceanside 2001)
Career AVP Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $6,405.00
Alicia Polzin
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 6, 1971 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Houston, TX
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2007)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (Chicago 2007)
Career Winnings: $71,517.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252733Money
AVP11000000223211 $7,960.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Dragana Djordjevic - 29th Did not play
2002 Alicia Polzin - 33rd Sharman Mitchell - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 18, Q2 17th 72 $500.00
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 16, Q5 17th 72 $500.00
AVP 6/6-8/2003 Hermosa Beach Open 14 13th 130 $1,260.00
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open Q7 25th 36 $0.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open Q11 25th 36 $0.00
AVP 8/22-24/2002 US Championships of Beach Volleyball 23 13th 130 $1,260.00
AVP 8/8-10/2002 Manhattan Beach Open Q7 33rd 24 $0.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Winner 1 Paula Roca / Gracie Santana-Baeni (14) Won 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 1:14
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sharman MitchellTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Alicia PolzinTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/8/2003 Winner 2 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3) Lost 10-21, 12-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sharman MitchellTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Alicia PolzinTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/8/2003 Contender 2 Kimberly Coleman / Julie Deckert (29, Q5) Lost 16-21, 23-25 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sharman MitchellTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Alicia PolzinTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sharman MitchellN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
Alicia PolzinN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A2N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A4N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open800000021220 $6,100.00
Manhattan Beach200000000100 $600.00
Tour Championships100000001000 $1,260.00
Total1100000022320 $7,960.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sharman Mitchell Alicia Polzin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
19000004540 $4,425.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open8100103343350 $61,050.00
           Challenger1000001000 $650.00
4000000110 $350.00 Manhattan Beach8000004200 $7,150.00
1000001000 $630.00 Tour Championships1000001000 $630.00
24000005650 $5,405.00 Total9100103403550 $69,480.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002AVP300000001002 $1,260.00 2250.0 %
2003AVP600000001320 $2,860.00 81142.1 %
TotalAVP900000002322 $4,120.00 101343.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sharman Mitchell  Alicia Polzin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000000042 $0.00 1996WPVA          
3000000003 $0.00 2001AVP          
1000010000 $1,000.00 2001BVA          
6000001005 $630.00 2002AVP6000001005 $630.00
6000001320 $1,430.00 2003AVP6000001320 $1,430.00
220000123610 $3,060.00 TotalTotal12000002325 $2,060.00
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
Overall11 73.3% 3 20.0% 1 6.7% 14-1 93.3% 1 6.3% 3 18.8% 12 75.0% 1-15 6.3% 11-12 47.8% 4-4 50.0% 00 15-17 46.9%
2002-200311 73.3% 3 20.0% 1 6.7% 14-1 93.3% 1 6.3% 3 18.8% 12 75.0% 1-15 6.3% 11-12 47.8% 4-4 50.0% 00 15-17 46.9%
Against the Field4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 1 7.7% 2 15.4% 10 76.9% 1-12 7.7% 8-18 30.8% 4-6 40.0% 00 6-13 31.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open00530000250000001213
Manhattan Beach000000001100000012
Tour Championships000000001100000022
Total00530000470000001517
Head to Head Results
Mitchell/Polzin trail the series against the field 3-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs 0-1
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 McPeak/Youngs 3 Mitchell/Polzin 14 21-13, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-1
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Mitchell/Polzin 19 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 DeNecochea/Reynolds 0-1
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Reynolds 6 Mitchell/Polzin 14 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 12 Bowles/Young 1-1
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 1 Bowles/Young 18 Mitchell/Polzin 16, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-13  
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Mitchell/Polzin 14 Bowles/Young 19 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Keller/Miller 0-1
8/23/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Contender 2 Keller/Miller 18 Mitchell/Polzin 23 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Roca/Santana-Baeni 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Mitchell/Polzin 19 Roca/Santana-Baeni 14 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 15 Jameson/Jones 0-1
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Contender 1 Jameson/Jones 16 Mitchell/Polzin 18, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 0-1
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 1 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 15 Mitchell/Polzin 18, Q2 21-11, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Khozam/Schritter 0-1
6/13/03AVPSan Diego Open Qualifier 4 Khozam/Schritter 21, Q4 Mitchell/Polzin 16, Q5 21-17, 12-21, 17-15 1:00
Series tied with # 27, Q4 Audette/Reale 1-1
6/7/03AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 1 Mitchell/Polzin 14 Audette/Reale 20, Q6 21-18, 21-13 0:40
4/25/03AVPTempe Open Qualifier 4 Audette/Reale 21, Q6 Mitchell/Polzin Q7 21-18  
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 Coleman/Deckert 0-1
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Coleman/Deckert 29, Q5 Mitchell/Polzin 19 21-16, 25-23 0:55