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April 29 - May 2, 2010
(7) 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: 16
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 6
Career AVP Wins: 4
Career Winnings: $400,282.50
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (53 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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP3010501026330 $189,640.00
Previous Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Scott Davenport - 5th
2002 Did not play Albert Hannemann - 9th
2004 Did not play Dax Holdren - 3rd
2005 Sean Rooney - 57th Dax Holdren - 1st
2006 Brad Keenan - 25th John Hyden - 2nd
2008 Jeff Nygaard - 9th John Mayer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/16-18/2010 AVP Fort Lauderdale Open 5 17th 190 $700.00
AVP 9/4-6/2009 Tournament of Champions 6 13th 240 $2,500.00
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 $24,000.00
AVP Santa Barbara Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/30/2010 Winner 1 Seth Burnham / Aaron Mansfield (26, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MayerTotal111010.8180444
 15501.0000241
 26510.6670203
Jeff NygaardTotal161020.5005102
 17510.5712101
 29510.4443001
Fri, 4/30/2010 Winner 2 Albert Hannemann / Scott Lane (23) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 15-17 1:09
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MayerTotal402120.47511103
 115810.4671201
 213800.6150501
 312510.3330401
Jeff NygaardTotal281630.4643711
 14210.2501300
 215910.5331211
 39510.4441200
Fri, 4/30/2010 Contender 2 Mike Bruning / Dana Camacho (24, Q1) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MayerTotal181120.50001134
 16510.6670313
 29310.2220620
 33301.0000201
Jeff NygaardTotal402220.5004312
 117910.4712200
 215810.4670112
 38500.6252000
Sat, 5/1/2010 Contender 3 John Hyden / Sean Scott (2) Lost 17-21, 22-24 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MayerTotal291540.3790806
 111820.5450103
 218720.2780703
Jeff NygaardTotal301740.4331212
 114530.1431201
 2161210.6880011
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John Mayer985790.490134717
Jeff Nygaard11465110.474131337
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open2410509132300 $151,530.00
Manhattan Beach200000020000 $20,460.00
Tour Championships100000001000 $2,500.00
Total2710509153300 $174,490.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
John Mayer Jeff Nygaard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships1000010000 $7,500.00
17000012510 $36,150.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6001111110 $31,000.00
1074312227261580 $220,040.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open100761603327810 $311,765.00
3200000100 $8,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
13002026100 $28,830.00 Manhattan Beach9003006000 $28,507.50
8023003000 $36,325.00 Tour Championships2000011000 $2,750.00
1000001000 $1,700.00 Gold Series          
1506517230382390 $334,545.00 Total1197620136351020 $381,522.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008AVP1300104151100 $68,250.00 302455.6 %
2009AVP1410406111000 $118,490.00 422562.7 %
2010AVP200000001100 $2,200.00 3442.9 %
TotalAVP29105010263200 $188,940.00 755358.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Mayer  Jeff Nygaard
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001AVP7000033001 $6,700.00
           2001BVA1000001000 $1,250.00
           2002AVP7100033000 $15,660.00
3000000003 $0.00 2003AVP8310022000 $40,005.00
           2003FIVB8101112011 $43,750.00
4000000013 $50.00 2004AVP11104033000 $29,412.50
           2004FIVB9000031410 $20,750.00
7000001321 $2,362.50 2005AVP14153041000 $81,300.00
13001006312 $12,250.00 2006AVP16025072000 $76,675.00
160000110320 $15,450.00 2007AVP13002019100 $24,725.00
17001067300 $38,687.50 2008AVP17001058300 $36,625.00
15104082000 $64,945.00 2009AVP15114072000 $75,945.00
1000000100 $1,400.00 2009FIVB          
2000001100 $1,100.00 2010AVP2000001100 $1,100.00
78106015271469 $136,245.00 TotalTotal128892013938922 $453,897.50
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
Overall61 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% 01 76-55 58.0%
2009-201038 82.6% 3 6.5% 5 10.9% 41-5 89.1% 5 16.7% 5 16.7% 20 66.7% 5-25 16.7% 38-20 65.5% 8-10 44.4% 01 46-31 59.7%
Against the Field12 66.7% 2 11.1% 4 22.2% 14-4 77.8% 3 11.1% 5 18.5% 19 70.4% 3-24 11.1% 24-36 40.0% 10-18 35.7% 01 17-28 37.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000045231500006343
Manhattan Beach000000003200000074
Tour Championships000000000100000002
Total0000000048261500007049
Head to Head Results
Mayer/Nygaard trail the series against the field 17-27 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1-6
8/23/09AVPMuskegon Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-14, 21-12 0:44
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 4 21-15, 21-14 0:43
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 8 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-16, 21-19 0:50
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 8 21-19, 21-8 0:39
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 12 21-14, 21-14 0:51
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 9 18-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:55
6/8/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Mayer/Nygaard 14 21-16, 21-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 1-8
5/1/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 3 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Nygaard 7 21-17, 24-22 0:51
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Nygaard 6 By Forfeit  
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-15, 21-12 0:39
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-16, 21-18 0:41
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 3 Mayer/Nygaard 4 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:01
5/30/09AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Nygaard 3 23-21, 14-21, 15-9 1:05
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Hyden/Scott 3 Mayer/Nygaard 4 21-16, 21-19 0:48
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Mayer/Nygaard 7 Hyden/Scott 4 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 1:10
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 5 Mayer/Nygaard 8 21-16, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 4-5
9/4/09AVPTournament of Champions Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-16, 21-17 0:52
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-18, 22-20 0:45
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 21-17, 21-16 0:38
8/16/09AVPSan Francisco Open Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-17, 31-29 1:00
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 6 Mayer/Nygaard 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 22-20, 21-19 0:51
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Mayer/Nygaard 3 21-12, 21-18 0:55
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Finals Mayer/Nygaard 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 21-18, 21-17 0:47
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 21-19, 21-17 0:45
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Mayer/Nygaard 8 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 4-0
8/23/09AVPMuskegon Open Contender 6 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 21-19, 21-15 0:46
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:04
6/19/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 21-17, 21-17 0:50
5/22/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 21-12, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Mariano/Ratledge 2-6
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 12 Mayer/Nygaard 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:05
9/4/09AVPTournament of Champions Winner 1 Mariano/Ratledge 11 Mayer/Nygaard 6 21-16, 21-19 0:48
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Mariano/Ratledge 11 21-19, 21-19 0:53
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Mariano/Ratledge 13 Mayer/Nygaard 4 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 1:22
9/12/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 1 Mayer/Nygaard 10 Mariano/Ratledge 7 21-16, 21-19 0:41
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Contender 2 Mariano/Ratledge 8 Mayer/Nygaard 11 24-22, 24-26, 24-22 1:27
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 10 Mayer/Nygaard 7 22-24, 21-16, 15-10  
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 4 Mariano/Ratledge 12 Mayer/Nygaard 9 22-20, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Allen/Halverson 2-0
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Mayer/Nygaard 5 Allen/Halverson 9 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 1:08
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Mayer/Nygaard 4 Allen/Halverson 14 22-20, 24-22 0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Marchewka/Tramblie 1-0
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Marchewka/Tramblie 19 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:15
Trail the series against # 21 DiPierro/Grotowski 0-1
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Contender 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 27, Q3 Mayer/Nygaard 5 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 1:22
Trail the series against # 23 Hannemann/Lane 0-1
4/30/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 2 Hannemann/Lane 23 Mayer/Nygaard 7 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 1:09
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Bruning/Camacho 1-0
4/30/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 2 Mayer/Nygaard 7 Bruning/Camacho 24, Q1 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Burnham/Mansfield 1-0
4/30/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 1 Mayer/Nygaard 7 Burnham/Mansfield 26, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:46