AVP Tour
$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 (45 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
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (53 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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP3111901072100 $272,375.00
FIVB10000000001 US$2,000.00
Overall3211901072101 US$274,375.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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 $4,650.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 1 Jeremie Holmes / Curt Toppel (29, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt OlsonTotal371920.45911113
 119920.3681411
 2181000.5560702
Kevin WongTotal13820.4621622
 15410.6001110
 28410.3750512
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 2 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (13) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt OlsonTotal181100.61111002
 18400.5001500
 210700.7000502
Kevin WongTotal211320.5244000
 18500.6252000
 213820.4622000
Sat, 8/8/2009 Winner 3 John Mayer / Jeff Nygaard (5) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt OlsonTotal462650.45731101
 115730.2671200
 2221020.3641800
 39901.0001101
Kevin WongTotal17820.3536715
 17410.4293101
 29410.3331503
 31000.0002111
Sat, 8/8/2009 Winner 4 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt OlsonTotal211010.4290302
 19310.2220101
 212700.5830201
Kevin WongTotal291260.2071501
 111820.5451301
 218440.0000200
Sun, 8/9/2009 Contender 6 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt OlsonTotal361070.0830810
 115430.0670410
 221640.0950400
Kevin WongTotal23760.0433720
 11345-0.0772300
 210310.2001420
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Matt Olson15876150.38654328
Kevin Wong10348180.291152558
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open2610709521010 $178,225.00
Manhattan Beach201100000000 $69,500.00
Tour Championships100100000000 $9,000.00
Total2911909521010 $256,725.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Matt Olson Kevin Wong
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
           World Championships6000012200 $21,450.00
           Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam21011035610 $72,350.00
1001111026331650 $183,217.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open18865202585030110 $481,418.50
           Goodwill Games1001000000 $9,750.00
10011006010 $41,825.00 Manhattan Beach11212002310 $59,362.50
4101001100 $6,250.00 Tour Championships10001034110 $25,538.25
1142213026401760 $231,292.50 Total23887252666342140 $669,869.25
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008AVP1710406321000 $151,075.00 513162.2 %
2009AVP1001403200000 $95,080.00 351866.0 %
TotalAVP2711809521000 $246,155.00 864963.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Matt Olson  Kevin Wong
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995AVP2000000110 $925.00
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1996AVP5000000131 $1,830.00
           1997AVP22000068530 $42,581.25
           1998AVP11010016210 $9,000.50
           1998FIVB11000036110 $24,950.00
           1999USAV2110000000 $17,000.00
           1999FIVB13001152310 $41,750.00
2000000002 $0.00 2000AVP          
           2000USAV1000100000 $3,750.00
           2000FIVB14010035410 $29,500.00
4000000121 $400.00 2001AVP4301000000 $41,050.00
           2001BVA1010000000 $4,750.00
           2001FIVB11102132101 $56,750.00
4000000022 $100.00 2002AVP7012021100 $16,560.00
           2002FIVB7112011100 $38,700.00
2000000101 $200.00 2003AVP7101041000 $20,272.50
           2003FIVB8010012400 $33,000.00
10000008200 $5,930.00 2004AVP11112043000 $35,312.50
           2004FIVB9000014301 $21,625.00
12000017400 $10,625.00 2005AVP12002035200 $23,437.50
           2005FIVB4000010300 $14,500.00
14000036410 $17,150.00 2006AVP14000035510 $16,675.00
           2006FIVB5000012002 $10,125.00
160120310000 $39,625.00 2007AVP16012057100 $41,337.50
           2007FIVB3000000003 $1,700.00
17104093000 $75,537.50 2008AVP17104093000 $75,537.50
10014050000 $47,540.00 2009AVP10014050000 $47,540.00
911210021341256 $197,107.50 TotalTotal228910233616338129 $670,159.25
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
Overall73 79.3% 9 9.8% 10 10.9% 82-10 89.1% 16 25.8% 12 19.4% 34 54.8% 16-46 25.8% 73-34 68.2% 25-22 53.2% 11 99-57 63.5%
2008-200973 79.3% 9 9.8% 10 10.9% 82-10 89.1% 16 25.8% 12 19.4% 34 54.8% 16-46 25.8% 73-34 68.2% 25-22 53.2% 11 99-57 63.5%
Against the Field25 65.8% 7 18.4% 6 15.8% 32-6 84.2% 6 14.3% 8 19.0% 28 66.7% 6-36 14.3% 50-52 49.0% 26-28 48.1% 11 39-41 48.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000047241700007747
Manhattan Beach0000000072110000104
Tour Championships000000000101000042
Total0000000054272900009153
Head to Head Results
Olson/Wong trail the series against the field 31-34 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1-9
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 4 21-19, 21-14 0:45
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Olson/Wong 5 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-19, 21-23, 15-10 1:25
5/31/09AVPAtlanta Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 4 21-18, 21-19 0:56
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 6 21-11, 21-18 0:48
9/21/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 7 23-21, 18-21, 10-2 Retired 1:11
7/26/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 5 21-16, 21-16 0:55
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 4 21-15, 21-13 0:47
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 8 24-22, 21-19 1:00
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 9 23-21, 21-16 0:53
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Olson/Wong 9 21-14, 21-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 1-2
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 3 Olson/Wong 6 21-15, 21-17 0:52
5/16/09AVPHouston Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 4 Olson/Wong 5 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 1:27
3/29/09AVPPanama 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
8/9/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Olson/Wong 4 21-16, 21-15 0:49
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Olson/Wong 5 21-17, 23-21 1:02
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Olson/Wong 6 22-24, 21-14, 15-13 1:09
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Olson/Wong 6 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 1:08
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Olson/Wong 6 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Olson/Wong 6 21-15, 21-10 0:40
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Olson/Wong 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 21-19, 10-21, 15-13 1:07
9/12/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Olson/Wong 6 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 1:02
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Olson/Wong 7 21-13, 21-19 0:42
6/8/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Olson/Wong 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 21-19, 21-14 0:45
6/1/08AVPAVP Atlanta Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Olson/Wong 8 21-18, 21-11 0:37
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Olson/Wong 12 26-24, 18-21, 15-11 1:15
4/19/08AVPAVP 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
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Olson/Wong 4 Mayer/Nygaard 5 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:06
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 4 Olson/Wong 5 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:57
5/31/09AVPAtlanta Open Contender 5 Olson/Wong 4 Mayer/Nygaard 3 22-20, 21-19 1:01
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Olson/Wong 6 Mayer/Nygaard 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
9/13/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Contender 2 Olson/Wong 6 Mayer/Nygaard 10 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:57
8/29/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 12 Olson/Wong 5 27-25, 21-11 0:56
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 3 Olson/Wong 1 Mayer/Nygaard 8 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:10
6/7/08AVPAVP 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
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Keenan/Lucena 8 Olson/Wong 5 21-19, 26-24 0:59
5/30/09AVPAtlanta 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
7/19/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 8 Olson/Wong 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 7 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:17
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 7 Olson/Wong 5 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 1:13
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Olson/Wong 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 7 21-19, 21-19 0:54
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Olson/Wong 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 1:10
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6, Q1 Olson/Wong 7 21-17, 21-14 0:46
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Olson/Wong 3 21-14, 21-15 0:40
6/8/08AVPAVP 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
7/4/09AVPConey Island Open Contender 5 Loomis/Patterson 7 Olson/Wong 3 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 1:01
5/24/09AVPHuntington 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
9/12/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 1 Olson/Wong 6 Allen/Halverson 11 21-19, 21-15 0:36
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Contender 2 Olson/Wong 7 Allen/Halverson 13 21-16, 21-12 0:36
7/18/08AVPAVP 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
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 5 Olson/Wong 5 Medel/Stolfus 8 21-11, 21-18 0:45
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Contender 4 Medel/Stolfus 8 Olson/Wong 5 21-18, 21-16 0:50
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 3 Olson/Wong 6 Medel/Stolfus 14 21-17, 21-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Brazao/Prosser 4-1
7/4/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 3 Brazao/Prosser 6 Olson/Wong 3 21-16, 21-19 0:53
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 4 Olson/Wong 5 Brazao/Prosser 10 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 1:08
5/30/09AVPAtlanta Open Contender 4 Olson/Wong 4 Brazao/Prosser 9 21-16, 24-22 0:51
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Olson/Wong 6 Brazao/Prosser 11 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
3/29/09AVPPanama 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
7/18/09AVPManhattan 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
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Olson/Wong 4 Mariano/Ratledge 13 21-16, 21-16 0:46
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Olson/Wong 5 Mariano/Ratledge 13 19-21, 21-19, 5-0 Retired  
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Olson/Wong 6 Mariano/Ratledge 10 21-15, 21-17 0:46
5/30/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 2 Olson/Wong 8 Mariano/Ratledge 9 21-19, 21-17 0:49
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Contender 3 Olson/Wong 6 Mariano/Ratledge 7 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:09
5/8/08AVPAVP 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
7/17/09AVPManhattan 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
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Olson/Wong 4 Holmes/Toppel 29, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:43