AVP Tour
$150,000 Las Vegas Aquafina AVP Shootout Presented by Bud Light
September 4 - 6, 2003
(8) Eric Fonoimoana/Dax Holdren
 
Eric Fonoimoana
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 15
Career AVP Wins: 13
Career Winnings: $1,000,809.50
Dax Holdren
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 14
Career AVP Wins: 11
Career Winnings: $699,496.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP145220121010 $142,225.00
FIVB110000105041 US$50,600.00
Overall255220226051 US$192,825.00
Previous Las Vegas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Various - 13th Did not play
1997 Various - 4th Did not play
1998 Various - 1st Various - 12th
1999 Various - 3rd Various - 9th
2000 Did not play Various - 2nd
2001 Various - 9th Various - 5th
2002 Dax Holdren - 1st Eric Fonoimoana - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 24 17th 104 US$4,500.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 7 7th 180 $2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 20 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 17 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 22 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 17 17th 60 US$2,500.00
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 4 7th 180 $2,500.00
AVP 6/6-8/2003 Hermosa Beach Open 1 17th 86 $500.00
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 1 3rd 270 $5,825.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 1 1st 360 $14,500.00
AVP 9/5-7/2002 Las Vegas Shootout 1 1st 0 $30,000.00
Las Vegas AVP Shootout Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/5/2003 Winner 1 Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (1) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eric FonoimoanaTotal1413N/AN/A260N/A
 188N/AN/A030N/A
 265N/AN/A230N/A
Dax HoldrenTotal3316N/AN/A0100N/A
 1147N/AN/A040N/A
 2199N/AN/A060N/A
Sat, 9/6/2003 Semi-Finals Scott Ayakatubby / Brian Lewis (5) Lost 21-23, 21-17, 11-15 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eric FonoimoanaTotal178N/AN/A4110N/A
 165N/AN/A250N/A
 241N/AN/A100N/A
 372N/AN/A160N/A
Dax HoldrenTotal5021N/AN/A3100N/A
 1196N/AN/A150N/A
 21811N/AN/A140N/A
 3134N/AN/A110N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Eric Fonoimoana3121N/AN/A6170N/A
Dax Holdren8337N/AN/A3200N/A
Total11458N/AN/A9370N/A
Opponents12058N/AN/A13310N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam500001010300 $30,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1622101250210 $87,425.00
Manhattan Beach110000000000 $20,000.00
Tour Championships110000000000 $17,400.00
Total2342102260510 $155,325.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Eric Fonoimoana Dax Holdren
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1100000000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
4000013000 $16,850.00 World Championships3010011000 $28,100.00
11000113600 $36,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam11000023420 $32,450.00
218610161260802750 $520,416.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open14081315641361630 $398,269.25
1000100000 $7,750.00 Goodwill Games          
14211142300 $48,962.50 Manhattan Beach11112212010 $53,745.00
23211198100 $80,521.00 Tour Championships14210054020 $54,859.75
2721112181675963750 $710,874.50 Total180111617851462080 $567,424.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002AVP742001000000 $105,600.00 35489.7 %
2002FIVB600000050100 $23,600.00 18772.0 %
2003AVP610200200100 $33,325.00 18966.7 %
2003FIVB500001000310 $27,000.00 61135.3 %
TotalAVP1352201200100 $138,925.00 531380.3 %
TotalFIVB1100001050410 $50,600.00 241857.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Eric Fonoimoana  Dax Holdren
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $500.00 1991AVP          
9000006300 $8,265.00 1992AVP          
230000611600 $34,543.75 1993AVP          
251001129200 $64,168.50 1994AVP          
23003397100 $75,482.50 1995AVP1000000010 $250.00
1010000000 $7,500.00 1995FIVB          
21001578000 $61,105.00 1996AVP5000002012 $3,115.00
2000011000 $5,750.00 1996FIVB          
220133113010 $109,968.75 1997AVP20010264520 $58,490.00
2000011000 $6,750.00 1997FIVB1000001000 $3,100.00
17127043000 $101,856.00 1998AVP201111133000 $33,466.50
7010033000 $25,950.00 1998FIVB          
10222130000 $64,600.00 1999AVP11112223000 $35,475.00
1000001000 $1,875.00 1999USAV1000010000 $3,000.00
9000213111 $24,750.00 1999FIVB1000000001 $0.00
6110040000 $22,000.00 2000AVP11230140100 $66,375.00
1001000000 $5,000.00 2000USAV1100000000 $10,000.00
11101017100 $25,500.00 2000FIVB3100010100 $17,500.00
5020021000 $14,975.00 2001AVP4110110000 $24,160.00
2101000000 $6,250.00 2001BVA2110000000 $9,250.00
9000223200 $34,250.00 2001FIVB8000013400 $19,000.00
7420010000 $52,800.00 2002AVP7420010000 $52,800.00
6000005100 $11,800.00 2002FIVB6000005100 $11,800.00
9202031100 $28,422.50 2003AVP9102023100 $19,212.50
5000010310 $13,500.00 2003FIVB5000010310 $13,500.00
2341312211772732231 $807,562.00 TotalTotal11613105733241653 $380,494.00
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
Overall45 77.6% 6 10.3% 7 12.1% 51-7 87.9% 5 38.5% 2 15.4% 6 46.2% 5-8 38.5% 45-6 88.2% 11-9 55.0% 00 56-15 78.9%
2002-200343 79.6% 6 11.1% 5 9.3% 49-5 90.7% 4 33.3% 2 16.7% 6 50.0% 4-8 33.3% 43-6 87.8% 10-7 58.8% 00 53-13 80.3%
Against the Field8 61.5% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 11-2 84.6% 1 12.5% 2 25.0% 5 62.5% 1-7 12.5% 16-10 61.5% 8-8 50.0% 00 12-9 57.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00001050023000000128
Challenge/Four Star/Open00001260024104100005224
Manhattan Beach000000004010000060
Tour Championships000000004010000060
Total000022110034136100007632
Head to Head Results
Fonoimoana/Holdren lead the series against the field 13-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Doble/Kiraly 3-2
9/5/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Winner 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 8 Doble/Kiraly 1 21-15, 21-17 0:44
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Contender 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 1:04
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Semi-Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Doble/Kiraly 4 21-17, 21-11 0:42
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Finals Doble/Kiraly 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 2 21-12, 21-18 0:50
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 3 Doble/Kiraly 7 Fonoimoana/Holdren 2 19-21, 21-13, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5-2
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fonoimoana/Holdren 7 23-21, 21-17 0:54
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 26-24, 21-18 0:52
8/24/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 4 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:03
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-15, 21-18 1:00
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:07
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-18, 21-14 0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Rogers/Scott 1-0
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Fonoimoana/Holdren 3 Rogers/Scott 2 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1-3
9/6/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Semi-Finals Ayakatubby/Lewis 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 8 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 3 Ayakatubby/Lewis 8 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 13-21, 21-14, 15-9 1:01
6/9/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Contender 6 Ayakatubby/Lewis 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 2 21-18, 21-17 0:44
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Fonoimoana/Holdren 3 Ayakatubby/Lewis 22 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 2-0
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 21-14, 26-28, 22-20 1:24
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 4 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 28-26, 23-21 1:17
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard 1-2
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Fonoimoana/Holdren 22 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
6/15/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 5 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Fonoimoana/Holdren 4 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 13 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 21-15, 21-16 0:45