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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Tournament of Champions
September 4 - 6, 2009

(6) John Mayer/Jeff Nygaard

John Mayer

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 11, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Culver City, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Pierce Junior College
Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$400,282.50

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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 Mason Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sean Rooney - 13th	Dax Holdren - 2nd
2006	Brad Keenan - 13th	John Hyden - 5th
2007	Matt Prosser - 9th	Jason Ring - 17th
2008	Jeff Nygaard - 5th	John Mayer - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/27-29/2009	Chicago Open	6	5th	450	$6,750.00
AVP	8/20-23/2009	Muskegon Open	6	3rd	540	$10,200.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	6	5th	450	$6,240.00
AVP	8/6-9/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	5	7th	370	$5,280.00
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

Tournament of Champions Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/4/2009

Winner 1

Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (11)

Lost 16-21, 19-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	12	6	0	0.500	0	10	0	3
	1	6	2	0	0.333	0	2	0	2
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	8	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	38	23	5	0.474	1	2	1	1
	1	18	11	3	0.444	1	2	0	0
	2	20	12	2	0.500	0	0	1	1

Fri, 9/4/2009

Contender 1

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3)

Lost 16-21, 17-21

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	Total	21	8	4	0.190	0	9	0	4
	1	9	4	1	0.333	0	5	0	2
	2	12	4	3	0.083	0	4	0	2
Jeff Nygaard	Total	28	17	3	0.500	1	3	0	1
	1	16	10	1	0.563	0	1	0	1
	2	12	7	2	0.417	1	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Mayer	33	14	4	0.303	0	19	0	7
Jeff Nygaard	66	40	8	0.485	2	5	1	2

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	24	1	0	5	0	9	1	3	2	3	0	0	$151,530.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$20,460.00
Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Total	27	1	0	5	0	9	1	5	3	3	0	0	$174,490.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

John Mayer												Jeff Nygaard
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	0	$36,150.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	$31,000.00
107	4	3	12	2	27	26	15	8	0	$220,040.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	100	7	6	16	0	33	27	8	1	0	$311,765.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$8,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
13	0	0	2	0	2	6	1	0	0	$28,830.00	Manhattan Beach	9	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	$28,507.50
8	0	2	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	$36,325.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,700.00	Gold Series
150	6	5	17	2	30	38	23	9	0	$334,545.00	Total	119	7	6	20	1	36	35	10	2	0	$381,522.50

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
2008	AVP	13	0	0	1	0	4	1	5	1	1	0	0	$68,250.00	30	24	55.6 %
2009	AVP	14	1	0	4	0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	$118,490.00	42	25	62.7 %
Total	AVP	27	1	0	5	0	10	2	6	2	1	0	0	$186,740.00	72	49	59.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

John Mayer													Jeff Nygaard
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	$6,700.00
											2001	BVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											2002	AVP	7	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$15,660.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	AVP	8	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$40,005.00
											2003	FIVB	8	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	$43,750.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$50.00	2004	AVP	11	1	0	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	$29,412.50
											2004	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	0	$20,750.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	$2,362.50	2005	AVP	14	1	5	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	$81,300.00
13	0	0	1	0	0	6	3	1	2	$12,250.00	2006	AVP	16	0	2	5	0	7	2	0	0	0	$76,675.00
16	0	0	0	0	1	10	3	2	0	$15,450.00	2007	AVP	13	0	0	2	0	1	9	1	0	0	$24,725.00
17	0	0	1	0	6	7	3	0	0	$38,687.50	2008	AVP	17	0	0	1	0	5	8	3	0	0	$36,625.00
14	1	0	4	0	7	2	0	0	0	$59,245.00	2009	AVP	14	1	0	4	0	7	2	0	0	0	$59,245.00
74	1	0	6	0	14	26	12	6	9	$128,045.00	Total	Total	125	8	8	20	1	39	37	8	2	2	$436,097.50

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	61	78.2%	7	9.0%	10	12.8%	68-10	87.2%	8	15.4%	12	23.1%	32	61.5%	8-44	15.4%	61-32	65.6%	15-22	40.5%	0	1	76-55	58.0%
2008-2009	58	79.5%	6	8.2%	9	12.3%	64-9	87.7%	8	17.0%	10	21.3%	29	61.7%	8-39	17.0%	58-29	66.7%	14-19	42.4%	0	1	72-49	59.5%
Against the Field	19	67.9%	1	3.6%	8	28.6%	20-8	71.4%	3	9.1%	5	15.2%	25	75.8%	3-30	9.1%	38-48	44.2%	8-26	23.5%	0	1	23-38	37.7%

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	45	23	1	5	0	0	0	0	63	43
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	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	48	26	1	5	0	0	0	0	70	49

Head to Head Results
Mayer/Nygaard trail the series against the field 23-36 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1-6
8/23/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-14, 21-12	0:44
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 1-7
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	2	Mayer/Nygaard	6	By Forfeit
8/22/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	2	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-15, 21-12	0:39
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	2	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4-5
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Contender 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-16, 21-17	0:52
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-18, 22-20	0:45
8/22/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-17, 21-16	0:38
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 5	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-17, 31-29	1:00
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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 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
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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Strickland/Wachtfogel 4-0
8/23/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 6	Mayer/Nygaard	6	Strickland/Wachtfogel	13	21-19, 21-15	0:46
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	Strickland/Wachtfogel	14	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	13	21-17, 21-17	0:50
5/22/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	13	21-12, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Mariano/Ratledge 2-5
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 1	Mariano/Ratledge	11	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-16, 21-19	0:48
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	6	Mariano/Ratledge	11	21-19, 21-19	0:53
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 # 14 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 # 15 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