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$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 9, 2009

(4) Matt Olson/Kevin Wong

Matt Olson

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 2, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cardiff, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Arizona

Seasons:

19

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

2

Career Winnings:

$262,930.00

Kevin Wong

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

17

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

10

Career AVP Wins:

6

Career Winnings:

$757,282.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	31	1	1	9	0	10	7	2	1	0	0	$272,375.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,000.00
Overall	32	1	1	9	0	10	7	2	1	0	1	US$274,375.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 1995	Did not play	John Anselmo - 57th
1995	Did not play	John Anselmo - 25th
1996	Did not play	Greg Shankle - 17th
1997	Did not play	Raul Papaleo - 17th
1997	Did not play	Raul Papaleo - 13th
2001	Sean Burke - 25th	Stein Metzger - 3rd
2002	Jeff Hall - 25th	Stein Metzger - 2nd
2003	Did not play	Stein Metzger - 5th
2004	Jim Nichols - 17th	Eric Fonoimoana - 1st
2005	Brent Doble - 7th	Dain Blanton - 9th
2006	Canyon Ceman - 7th	Scott Wong - 13th
2007	Jason Ring - 2nd	Karch Kiraly - 5th
2008	Kevin Wong - 3rd	Matt Olson - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	5	2nd	640	$25,000.00
AVP	7/2-5/2009	Coney Island Open	3	7th	370	$5,280.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	5	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	4	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	6	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	5	7th	370	$5,280.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	6	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	6	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	6	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	9/17-21/2008	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	7	3rd	390	$44,500.00
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	6	5th	216	$8,000.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	7	7th	180	$5,000.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	5	7th	260	$4,650.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 1

Jeremie Holmes / Curt Toppel (29, Q12)

Won 21-17, 21-15

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	37	19	2	0.459	1	11	1	3
	1	19	9	2	0.368	1	4	1	1
	2	18	10	0	0.556	0	7	0	2
Kevin Wong	Total	13	8	2	0.462	1	6	2	2
	1	5	4	1	0.600	1	1	1	0
	2	8	4	1	0.375	0	5	1	2

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 2

Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (13)

Won 21-16, 21-16

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	18	11	0	0.611	1	10	0	2
	1	8	4	0	0.500	1	5	0	0
	2	10	7	0	0.700	0	5	0	2
Kevin Wong	Total	21	13	2	0.524	4	0	0	0
	1	8	5	0	0.625	2	0	0	0
	2	13	8	2	0.462	2	0	0	0

Sat, 8/8/2009

Winner 3

John Mayer / Jeff Nygaard (5)

Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	46	26	5	0.457	3	11	0	1
	1	15	7	3	0.267	1	2	0	0
	2	22	10	2	0.364	1	8	0	0
	3	9	9	0	1.000	1	1	0	1
Kevin Wong	Total	17	8	2	0.353	6	7	1	5
	1	7	4	1	0.429	3	1	0	1
	2	9	4	1	0.333	1	5	0	3
	3	1	0	0	0.000	2	1	1	1

Sat, 8/8/2009

Winner 4

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1)

Lost 19-21, 14-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	21	10	1	0.429	0	3	0	2
	1	9	3	1	0.222	0	1	0	1
	2	12	7	0	0.583	0	2	0	1
Kevin Wong	Total	29	12	6	0.207	1	5	0	1
	1	11	8	2	0.545	1	3	0	1
	2	18	4	4	0.000	0	2	0	0

Sun, 8/9/2009

Contender 6

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3)

Lost 16-21, 15-21

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	36	10	7	0.083	0	8	1	0
	1	15	4	3	0.067	0	4	1	0
	2	21	6	4	0.095	0	4	0	0
Kevin Wong	Total	23	7	6	0.043	3	7	2	0
	1	13	4	5	-0.077	2	3	0	0
	2	10	3	1	0.200	1	4	2	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	158	76	15	0.386	5	43	2	8
Kevin Wong	103	48	18	0.291	15	25	5	8

Head to Head Results
Olson/Wong trail the series against the field 31-34 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1-9
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	4	21-19, 21-14	0:45
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Olson/Wong	5	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	1:25
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	4	21-18, 21-19	0:56
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Contender 6	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	6	21-11, 21-18	0:48
9/21/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	7	23-21, 18-21, 10-2 Retired	1:11
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	5	21-16, 21-16	0:55
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	4	21-15, 21-13	0:47
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	8	24-22, 21-19	1:00
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	9	23-21, 21-16	0:53
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	9	21-14, 21-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 1-2
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Hyden/Scott	3	Olson/Wong	6	21-15, 21-17	0:52
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Hyden/Scott	4	Olson/Wong	5	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	1:27
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	6	Hyden/Scott	3	12-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2-11
8/9/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Olson/Wong	4	21-16, 21-15	0:49
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Olson/Wong	5	21-17, 23-21	1:02
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	6	22-24, 21-14, 15-13	1:09
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	6	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	1:08
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	6	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	6	21-15, 21-10	0:40
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 10-21, 15-13	1:07
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Olson/Wong	6	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	1:02
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	7	21-13, 21-19	0:42
6/8/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Olson/Wong	6	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-19, 21-14	0:45
6/1/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Olson/Wong	8	21-18, 21-11	0:37
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Olson/Wong	12	26-24, 18-21, 15-11	1:15
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Olson/Wong	12	21-14, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Mayer/Nygaard 5-3
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	4	Mayer/Nygaard	5	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:06
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Olson/Wong	5	19-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:57
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 5	Olson/Wong	4	Mayer/Nygaard	3	22-20, 21-19	1:01
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Olson/Wong	6	Mayer/Nygaard	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	6	Mayer/Nygaard	10	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:57
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	12	Olson/Wong	5	27-25, 21-11	0:56
6/21/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:10
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	14	Olson/Wong	6	21-19, 21-16	0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Keenan/Lucena 0-2
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Keenan/Lucena	8	Olson/Wong	5	21-19, 26-24	0:59
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Keenan/Lucena	5	Olson/Wong	4	12-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3-4
7/19/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 8	Olson/Wong	5	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:17
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	Olson/Wong	5	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	1:13
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Olson/Wong	6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	21-19, 21-19	0:54
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	1:10
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6, Q1	Olson/Wong	7	21-17, 21-14	0:46
8/2/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Olson/Wong	3	21-14, 21-15	0:40
6/8/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	2	Olson/Wong	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	1:10
Series tied with # 8 Loomis/Patterson 1-1
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 5	Loomis/Patterson	7	Olson/Wong	3	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	1:01
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Olson/Wong	6	Loomis/Patterson	12	21-17, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Allen/Halverson 3-0
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	6	Allen/Halverson	11	21-19, 21-15	0:36
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	7	Allen/Halverson	13	21-16, 21-12	0:36
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	4	Allen/Halverson	13	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Medel/Stolfus 2-1
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 5	Olson/Wong	5	Medel/Stolfus	8	21-11, 21-18	0:45
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 4	Medel/Stolfus	8	Olson/Wong	5	21-18, 21-16	0:50
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	6	Medel/Stolfus	14	21-17, 21-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Brazao/Prosser 4-1
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 3	Brazao/Prosser	6	Olson/Wong	3	21-16, 21-19	0:53
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	5	Brazao/Prosser	10	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	1:08
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	4	Brazao/Prosser	9	21-16, 24-22	0:51
5/1/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Brazao/Prosser	11	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:06
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Brazao/Prosser	11	22-20, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Morrison/Wachtfogel 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	5	Morrison/Wachtfogel	12	21-12, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Mariano/Ratledge 6-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	4	Mariano/Ratledge	13	21-16, 21-16	0:46
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Olson/Wong	5	Mariano/Ratledge	13	19-21, 21-19, 5-0 Retired
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	6	Mariano/Ratledge	10	21-15, 21-17	0:46
5/30/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	8	Mariano/Ratledge	9	21-19, 21-17	0:49
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 3	Olson/Wong	6	Mariano/Ratledge	7	18-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:09
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	9	Mariano/Ratledge	8	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Jackson/McKienzie 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	5	Jackson/McKienzie	28	21-19, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Holmes/Toppel 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	4	Holmes/Toppel	29, Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:43