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AVP Tour
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented By Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
June 6 - 8, 2003

(18) Jake Elliott/Brian Soldano

Jake Elliott

Photo: Seth Poch

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 27, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Charleston, SC

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

College of Charleston

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (10 times)

Career Winnings:

$18,462.50

Brian Soldano

Photo: AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Freehold, NJ

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Delaware

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (BVA Oceanside 2001)

Career AVP Best:

9th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

$13,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	6	3	$17,900.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Mark Paaluhi - 13th	Jim Walls - 25th
2002	Brian Soldano - 25th	Jake Elliott - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/25-27/2003	Tempe Open	17	17th	72	$500.00
AVP	4/4-6/2003	Fort Lauderdale Open	16	17th	72	$400.00
AVP	8/22-25/2002	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	19	25th	44	$100.00
AVP	8/8-11/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	12	9th	190	$2,240.00
AVP	6/28-30/2002	Belmar Open	14	17th	72	$400.00
AVP	6/14-16/2002	Santa Barbara Open	14	9th	144	$1,600.00
AVP	6/7-9/2002	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	16	25th	44	$100.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/7/2003

Winner 1

John Hyden / Andy Witt (15)

Lost 22-24, 21-18, 10-15

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Contender 1

Kevin Craig / Ranse Jones (31, Q10)

Won 21-19, 21-12

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Contender 2

Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1)

Won 16-21, 21-17, 17-15

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/7/2003

Contender 3

Jason Ring / Scott Wong (26)

Lost 15-21, 21-19, 10-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	0	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13	N/A	2	N/A

Head to Head Results
Elliott/Soldano trail the series against the field 8-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Elliott/Soldano	18	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	16-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:58
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Elliott/Soldano	17	13-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Doble/Kiraly 0-1
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Doble/Kiraly	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-18, 21-17	0:45
Series tied with # 7 Metzger/Wong 1-1
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Elliott/Soldano	12	Metzger/Wong	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	1:06
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Wong	1	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-9, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Rogers/Scott 0-1
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	2	Elliott/Soldano	15	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Fischer/Torsone 0-1
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 1	Fischer/Torsone	15	Elliott/Soldano	17	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Davis/Simpson 1-2
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Elliott/Soldano	17	Davis/Simpson	16	21-15, 21-17	0:43
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 2	Davis/Simpson	18	Elliott/Soldano	16	21-16, 21-16	0:53
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 1	Davis/Simpson	30	Elliott/Soldano	19	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Hyden/Witt 0-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Hyden/Witt	15	Elliott/Soldano	18	24-22, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
Trail the series against # 26 Ring/Wong 0-1
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Ring/Wong	26	Elliott/Soldano	18	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 27 Nichols/Wellman 1-0
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Elliott/Soldano	15	Nichols/Wellman	18	21-11, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Craig/Jones 1-0
6/7/03	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Elliott/Soldano	18	Craig/Jones	31, Q10	21-19, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Hill/Mintz 1-0
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 1	Elliott/Soldano	16	Hill/Mintz	32, Q10	21-14, 23-21	0:46
Lead the series against # Q24 Allen/Dake 1-0
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Elliott/Soldano	12	Allen/Dake	46	21-14, 20-22, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # Q25 Harris/Rupp 1-0
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Elliott/Soldano	12	Harris/Rupp	45	22-24, 21-19, 15-7	1:00