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$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 9, 2009

(5) John Mayer/Jeff Nygaard

John Mayer

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 11, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Culver City, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Pierce Junior College
Pepperdine

Seasons:

16

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

6

Career AVP Wins:

4

Career Winnings:

$400,282.50

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

11

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

8

Career AVP Wins:

7

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	30	1	0	5	0	10	2	6	3	3	0	$189,640.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	John Hyden - 29th
2002	Did not play	Albert Hannemann - 1st
2003	Yariv Lerner - 41st	Did not play
2004	Sean Rooney - 33rd	Dain Blanton - 5th
2005	Sean Rooney - 17th	Dax Holdren - 2nd
2006	Brad Keenan - 3rd	John Hyden - 7th
2007	Matt Prosser - 17th	Dax Holdren - 3rd
2008	Jeff Nygaard - 3rd	John Mayer - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/16-19/2009	Manhattan Beach Open	4	9th	300	$3,960.00
AVP	7/2-5/2009	Coney Island Open	2	3rd	540	$14,200.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	4	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	3	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	4	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	3	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	7	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	8	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	8	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	9/17-21/2008	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	11	9th	208	$16,500.00
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	10	7th	180	$6,000.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	11	9th	144	$3,150.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	12	5th	312	$6,000.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 1

Daniel Dalanhese / Andrew Fuller (28, Q8)

Won 21-11, 21-10

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	13	8	3	0.385	0	8	2	1
	1	9	5	2	0.333	0	5	2	0
	2	4	3	1	0.500	0	3	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	6	4	0	0.667	7	1	1	2
	1	2	2	0	1.000	2	0	1	2
	2	4	2	0	0.500	5	1	0	0

Fri, 8/7/2009

Winner 2

Jeff Carlucci / Larry Witt (21)

Won 21-14, 21-14

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	19	9	2	0.368	0	9	1	3
	1	12	5	2	0.250	0	8	0	1
	2	7	4	0	0.571	0	1	1	2
Jeff Nygaard	Total	21	13	2	0.524	5	8	0	1
	1	12	8	1	0.583	2	5	0	0
	2	9	5	1	0.444	3	3	0	1

Sat, 8/8/2009

Winner 3

Matt Olson / Kevin Wong (4)

Lost 21-18, 18-21, 9-15

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	55	27	11	0.291	0	19	1	1
	1	21	11	4	0.333	0	4	0	0
	2	25	11	5	0.240	0	14	0	0
	3	9	5	2	0.333	0	1	1	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	18	4	4	0.000	4	1	0	3
	1	9	3	1	0.222	3	1	0	2
	2	6	1	1	0.000	1	0	0	1
	3	3	0	2	-0.667	0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/8/2009

Contender 4

Billy Allen / Braidy Halverson (9)

Won 21-23, 23-21, 15-13

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	27	11	7	0.148	0	15	2	3
	1	11	6	3	0.273	0	5	0	1
	2	11	4	3	0.091	0	4	1	1
	3	5	1	1	0.000	0	6	1	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	41	25	6	0.463	7	3	1	3
	1	11	7	2	0.455	3	0	1	1
	2	19	11	4	0.368	0	2	0	1
	3	11	7	0	0.636	4	1	0	1

Sat, 8/8/2009

Contender 5

Ty Loomis / Casey Patterson (8)

Lost 22-20, 38-40, 10-15

1:31

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	33	18	8	0.303	0	14	2	6
	1	7	4	1	0.429	0	4	0	1
	2	21	12	5	0.333	0	8	2	3
	3	5	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	2
Jeff Nygaard	Total	39	21	8	0.333	3	3	2	2
	1	16	7	2	0.313	3	1	0	0
	2	15	11	2	0.600	0	2	2	2
	3	8	3	4	-0.125	0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	147	73	31	0.286	0	65	8	14
Jeff Nygaard	125	67	20	0.376	26	16	4	11

Head to Head Results
Mayer/Nygaard trail the series against the field 25-28 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1-5
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	4	21-15, 21-14	0:43
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	8	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-16, 21-19	0:50
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	21-19, 21-8	0:39
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	12	21-14, 21-14	0:51
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	9	18-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:55
6/8/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	14	21-16, 21-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 1-4
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	3	Mayer/Nygaard	4	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:01
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	2	Mayer/Nygaard	3	23-21, 14-21, 15-9	1:05
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Hyden/Scott	3	Mayer/Nygaard	4	21-16, 21-19	0:48
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Mayer/Nygaard	7	Hyden/Scott	4	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	1:10
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	5	Mayer/Nygaard	8	21-16, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 3-2
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Contender 6	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	22-20, 21-19	0:51
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Mayer/Nygaard	3	21-12, 21-18	0:55
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	Mayer/Nygaard	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-18, 21-17	0:47
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 21-17	0:45
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Mayer/Nygaard	8	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Olson/Wong 3-5
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	4	Mayer/Nygaard	5	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:06
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Olson/Wong	5	19-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:57
5/31/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 5	Olson/Wong	4	Mayer/Nygaard	3	22-20, 21-19	1:01
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Olson/Wong	6	Mayer/Nygaard	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	6	Mayer/Nygaard	10	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:57
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	12	Olson/Wong	5	27-25, 21-11	0:56
6/21/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:10
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	14	Olson/Wong	6	21-19, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Keenan/Lucena 1-0
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Mayer/Nygaard	7	Keenan/Lucena	5	13-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-4
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	Mayer/Nygaard	4	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:06
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6, Q1	Mayer/Nygaard	11	28-26, 21-15	1:06
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	Mayer/Nygaard	9	21-19, 21-17	0:50
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	2	Mayer/Nygaard	14	21-16, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Loomis/Patterson 1-3
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Loomis/Patterson	8	Mayer/Nygaard	5	20-22, 40-38, 15-10	1:31
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Semi-Finals	Loomis/Patterson	7	Mayer/Nygaard	2	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:02
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	2	Loomis/Patterson	7	27-25, 22-20	1:00
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Loomis/Patterson	12	Mayer/Nygaard	4	21-14, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Allen/Halverson 2-0
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Mayer/Nygaard	5	Allen/Halverson	9	21-23, 23-21, 15-13	1:08
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Allen/Halverson	14	22-20, 24-22	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Medel/Stolfus 2-1
5/30/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	3	Medel/Stolfus	6	21-19, 21-14	0:42
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Contender 5	Medel/Stolfus	8	Mayer/Nygaard	3	21-17, 21-17	0:51
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Contender 6	Mayer/Nygaard	8	Medel/Stolfus	14	21-12, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Brazao/Prosser 2-0
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 4	Mayer/Nygaard	2	Brazao/Prosser	6	21-14, 21-19	0:49
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Brazao/Prosser	10	26-24, 21-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 12 Morrison/Wachtfogel 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Morrison/Wachtfogel	12	21-16, 19-21, 19-17	1:10
Trail the series against # 13 Mariano/Ratledge 1-4
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Mariano/Ratledge	13	Mayer/Nygaard	4	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	1:22
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	10	Mariano/Ratledge	7	21-16, 21-19	0:41
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 2	Mariano/Ratledge	8	Mayer/Nygaard	11	24-22, 24-26, 24-22	1:27
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Mariano/Ratledge	10	Mayer/Nygaard	7	22-24, 21-16, 15-10
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 4	Mariano/Ratledge	12	Mayer/Nygaard	9	22-20, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Rambis/Williams 1-0
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	3	Rambis/Williams	14	21-16, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Budinger/VanZwieten 1-0
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	3	Budinger/VanZwieten	19	21-15, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 DiPierro/Roberts 1-0
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	DiPierro/Roberts	25, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Carlucci/Witt 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	5	Carlucci/Witt	21	21-14, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Priddy/Strickland 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Priddy/Strickland	30	21-19, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Dalanhese/Fuller 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	5	Dalanhese/Fuller	28, Q8	21-11, 21-10	0:38