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AVP Tour
$125,000 San Diego Open Presented by Bud Light
June 13 - 15, 2003

(22) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

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 San Diego Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/6-8/2003	Hermosa Beach Open	18	13th	130	$1,260.00
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

San Diego Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/14/2003

Winner 1

Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (11)

Lost 21-15, 15-21, 11-15

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	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	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, 6/14/2003

Contender 1

Chris Kosty / Mark Paaluhi (27, Q5)

Won 30-32, 22-20, 15-13

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	2	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	1	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/14/2003

Contender 2

Eli Fairfield / Albert Hannemann (12)

Won 21-23, 23-21, 15-11

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	2	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	1	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	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

Sat, 6/14/2003

Contender 3

Ian Clark / Chip McCaw (13)

Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	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	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	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, 6/14/2003

Contender 4

Jake Gibb / Adam Jewell (15)

Lost 26-28, 13-21

0:50

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
Brian Soldano	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	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	1	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	10	N/A	2	N/A
Brian Soldano	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	2	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15	N/A	4	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28	N/A	9	N/A

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	4	2	0	$14,460.00
Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$3,340.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$100.00
Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	6	3	0	$17,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jake Elliott												Brian Soldano
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
44	0	0	0	0	0	14	9	10	0	$13,942.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	9	8	5	0	$9,180.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$3,220.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$1,670.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$1,300.00	Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00
51	0	0	0	0	0	17	12	11	0	$18,462.50	Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	6	0	$10,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	$6,040.00	12	12	50.0 %
2003	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$3,760.00	7	8	46.7 %
Total	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	2	0	$9,800.00	19	20	48.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jake Elliott													Brian Soldano
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$337.50	1997	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1999	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$3,375.00	2000	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2000	USAV
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	$3,350.00	2001	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	$2,950.00
											2001	BVA	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$3,020.00	2002	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	$3,020.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$1,880.00	2003	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$1,880.00
26	0	0	0	0	0	12	8	5	1	$12,712.50	Total	Total	22	0	0	1	0	0	10	6	4	1	$11,975.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	12	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%	0	0	24-28	46.2%
2002-2003	12	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%	0	0	24-28	46.2%
Against the Field	5	55.6%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	4	22.2%	1	5.6%	13	72.2%	4-14	22.2%	10-26	27.8%	12-6	66.7%	0	0	11-16	40.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	28

Head to Head Results
Elliott/Soldano trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 10 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 # 11 Blanton/Nygaard 0-1
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	11	Elliott/Soldano	22	15-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Fairfield/Hannemann 1-0
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Elliott/Soldano	22	Fairfield/Hannemann	12	21-23, 23-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Clark/McCaw 1-0
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 3	Elliott/Soldano	22	Clark/McCaw	13	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Jewell 0-1
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Gibb/Jewell	15	Elliott/Soldano	22	28-26, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Kosty/Paaluhi 1-0
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 1	Elliott/Soldano	22	Kosty/Paaluhi	27, Q5	30-32, 22-20, 15-13	1:11
Lead the series against # Q10 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