AVP Tour
$125,000 Michelob Light Santa Barbara Open Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 14 - 16, 2002
(14) Jake Elliott/Brian Soldano
 
Jake Elliott
Photo: Seth Poch
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 27, 1975 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Charleston, SC
Height: 6'1"
College(s): College of Charleston
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 9th (10 times)
Career Winnings: $18,462.50
Brian Soldano
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 26, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Freehold, NJ
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Delaware
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 29
Career Best: 3rd (BVA Oceanside 2001)
Career AVP Best: 9th (7 times)
Career Winnings: $13,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP190000007363 $17,900.00
Previous Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Brian Soldano - 13th Jake Elliott - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/7-9/2002 Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash 16 25th 44 $100.00
AVP 5/24-26/2002 Huntington Beach Open 15 9th 144 $1,600.00
AVP 8/24-26/2001 Open at Manhattan Beach 18 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 8/17-19/2001 Open at Santa Barbara 19 13th 108 $850.00
AVP 7/27-29/2001 Open at Virginia Beach 12 13th 108 $850.00
AVP 7/20-22/2001 The Open at Belmar 14 9th 144 $1,500.00
AVP 7/13-15/2001 Open at Muskegon 19, Q1 9th 144 $1,600.00
Santa Barbara Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/15/2002 Winner 1 Chad Mowrey / Brad Torsone (19) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake ElliottTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/15/2002 Winner 2 Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (3) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake ElliottTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/15/2002 Contender 2 Anthony Medel / Colin Wellman (20) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake ElliottTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/15/2002 Contender 3 Jason Lee / Andrew Vazquez (28) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake ElliottTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 6/15/2002 Contender 4 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (1) Lost 9-21, 17-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake ElliottTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoTotalN/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
Jake ElliottN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
Brian SoldanoN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A2N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A7N/A2N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A12N/A3N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1500000063420 $14,460.00
Manhattan Beach300000010200 $3,340.00
Tour Championships100000000010 $100.00
Total1900000073630 $17,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jake Elliott Brian Soldano
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4400000149100 $13,942.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open23000009850 $9,180.00
5000002300 $3,220.00 Manhattan Beach3000001200 $1,670.00
2000001010 $1,300.00 Tour Championships1000000010 $50.00
51000001712110 $18,462.50 Total2700000101060 $10,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002AVP300000020010 $3,300.00 6650.0 %
TotalAVP300000020010 $3,300.00 6650.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jake Elliott  Brian Soldano
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000010 $337.50 1997AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 1999AVP          
5000002201 $3,375.00 2000AVP2000000101 $375.00
1000000100 $0.00 2000USAV          
1000000010 $750.00 2000FIVB1000000010 $750.00
7000005110 $3,350.00 2001AVP7000004210 $2,950.00
           2001BVA2001001000 $3,000.00
3000002010 $1,650.00 2002AVP3000002010 $1,650.00
19000009541 $9,462.50 TotalTotal15001007331 $8,725.00
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
Overall12 57.1% 4 19.0% 5 23.8% 16-5 76.2% 8 25.8% 4 12.9% 19 61.3% 8-23 25.8% 12-19 38.7% 12-9 57.1% 00 24-28 46.2%
2001-20026 60.0% 2 20.0% 2 20.0% 8-2 80.0% 4 28.6% 1 7.1% 9 64.3% 4-10 28.6% 6-9 40.0% 6-3 66.7% 00 12-12 50.0%
Against the Field3 50.0% 1 16.7% 2 33.3% 4-2 66.7% 3 27.3% 1 9.1% 7 63.6% 3-8 27.3% 6-14 30.0% 8-6 57.1% 00 7-10 41.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000005110000001822
Manhattan Beach000000002200000064
Tour Championships000000000100000002
Total000000007140000002428
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Metzger/Wong 0-1
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 1 Elliott/Soldano 14 21-9, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Elliott/Soldano 14 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Hannemann/Nygaard 0-1
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Hannemann/Nygaard 5 Elliott/Soldano 15 14-21, 21-16, 15-8  
Lead the series against # 11 Taliaferro/Witt 1-0
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Elliott/Soldano 15 Taliaferro/Witt 26 21-19, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Mowrey/Torsone 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 1 Elliott/Soldano 14 Mowrey/Torsone 19 21-19, 24-22 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Medel/Wellman 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 2 Elliott/Soldano 14 Medel/Wellman 20 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 28 Lee/Vazquez 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 Elliott/Soldano 14 Lee/Vazquez 28 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # Q12 Guigliano/Suxho 0-1
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Contender 1 Guigliano/Suxho 32 Elliott/Soldano 16 23-21, 21-19 0:47