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AVP Tour
$150,000 Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 7 - 10, 2003

(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:

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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Riley Salmon - 17th	Did not play
2001	Brian Soldano - 17th	Jake Elliott - 17th
2002	Brian Soldano - 9th	Jake Elliott - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/25-27/2003	Belmar Open	14	9th	144	$1,600.00
AVP	6/13-15/2003	San Diego Open	22	9th	144	$1,600.00
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

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/8/2003

Winner 2

Ian Clark / Chip McCaw (19)

Won 22-20, 21-19

0:47

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	2	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	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/8/2003

Winner 3

Scott Ayakatubby / Brian Lewis (3)

Lost 17-21, 14-21

0:40

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	1	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	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

Sat, 8/9/2003

Contender 3

Ryan Mariano / Rich VanHuizen (30, Q1)

Lost 17-21, 21-17, 13-15

1:07

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	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

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jake Elliott	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
Brian Soldano	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	0	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8	N/A	2	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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$5,860.00	11	12	47.8 %
Total	AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	2	0	$11,900.00	23	24	48.9 %

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
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$2,930.00	2003	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	$2,930.00
28	0	0	0	0	0	13	9	5	1	$13,762.50	Total	Total	24	0	0	1	0	0	11	7	4	1	$13,025.00

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	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	7.1%	3	21.4%	10	71.4%	1-13	7.1%	10-20	33.3%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	8-14	36.4%

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 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Doble/Kiraly 0-1
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Doble/Kiraly	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-18, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Ayakatubby/Lewis 0-1
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Ayakatubby/Lewis	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 16 Ring/Wong 0-2
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Ring/Wong	19	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-19, 21-19	0:48
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 # 17 Boss/Williams 1-0
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Elliott/Soldano	14	Boss/Williams	13	21-16, 15-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Clark/McCaw 2-0
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Elliott/Soldano	14	Clark/McCaw	19	22-20, 21-19	0:47
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 # 20 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 # 21 Mowrey/Ratledge 1-0
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 3	Elliott/Soldano	14	Mowrey/Ratledge	21	21-16, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 30, Q1 Mariano/VanHuizen 0-1
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Mariano/VanHuizen	30, Q1	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:07
Lead the series against # 33, Q4 Delaney/Macau 1-0
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 1	Elliott/Soldano	14	Delaney/Macau	30, Q8	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # 34, Q5 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 # 35, Q7 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