Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(4) John Mayer/Matt Prosser
 
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 Wide Open Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $400,282.50
Matt Prosser
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Ventura, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (AVP Huntington Beach 2011)
Career Wide Open Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $141,502.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP120100023222 $38,900.00
NVL10010000000 $3,500.00
P&R10000001000 $0.00
Pro Beach40120100000 $29,000.00
Wide Open40200011000 $18,875.00
Overall220430135222 $90,275.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2003 Yariv Lerner - 41st Dave McKienzie - 57th
AVP 2004 Sean Rooney - 33rd Jon Thompson - 57th
AVP 2005 Sean Rooney - 17th Ran Kumgisky - 17th
AVP 2006 Brad Keenan - 3rd Chip McCaw - 13th
AVP 2007 Matt Prosser - 17th John Mayer - 17th
AVP 2008 Jeff Nygaard - 3rd Paul Baxter - 17th
AVP 2009 Jeff Nygaard - 7th Pedro Brazao - 13th
AVP 2010 Matt Prosser - 2nd John Mayer - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 6 2nd 0 $10,000.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 1 3rd 1080 $3,500.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 3 2nd 0 $5,000.00
P&R 9/2-5/2010 Cincinnati Players Championship Q1 9th 0 $0.00
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Kevin Beukema / Guy Hamilton (36) Won 21-13, 21-16  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 3 Pedro Brazao / Andrew Fuller (20) Won 21-17, 21-14  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 4 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (12) Won 21-17, 21-14  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 6 Jeff Nygaard / Matt Olson (13) Won 21-17, 21-14  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 7 Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (8) Lost 10-21, 13-21  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1101000232120 $38,100.00
Manhattan Beach100000000100 $800.00
Total1201000232220 $38,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
John Mayer Matt Prosser
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships          
17000012510 $36,150.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
1074312227261580 $220,040.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6901108291370 $79,535.00
3200000100 $8,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
13002026100 $28,830.00 Manhattan Beach12000014230 $16,005.00
8023003000 $36,325.00 Tour Championships4100012000 $4,250.00
1000001000 $1,700.00 Gold Series          
1506517230382390 $334,545.00 Total851110103515100 $99,790.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005AVP200000000110 $1,125.00 7463.6 %
2007AVP600000112110 $12,575.00 101245.5 %
2010AVP401000120000 $25,200.00 13861.9 %
2010P&R100000010000 $0.00 2166.7 %
2011NVL100100000000 $3,500.00 6275.0 %
2011Wide Open302000100000 $16,875.00 10283.3 %
TotalAVP1201000232220 $38,900.00 302455.6 %
TotalP&R100000010000 $0.00 2166.7 %
TotalNVL100100000000 $3,500.00 6275.0 %
TotalWide Open302000100000 $16,875.00 10283.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Mayer  Matt Prosser
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000000003 $0.00 2003AVP6000000006 $0.00
4000000013 $50.00 2004AVP5000000023 $100.00
7000001321 $2,362.50 2005AVP8000000341 $1,512.50
13001006312 $12,250.00 2006AVP12000006510 $7,925.00
160000110320 $15,450.00 2007AVP8000013220 $6,887.50
17001067300 $38,687.50 2008AVP11000017300 $18,925.00
15104082000 $64,945.00 2009AVP140010310000 $33,890.00
           2009USAV IDQ1001000000 $0.00
1000000100 $1,400.00 2009FIVB          
7010013200 $14,050.00 2010AVP7010023100 $16,700.00
1000001000 $0.00 2010P&R1000001000 $0.00
           2010NORCECA1010000000 $500.00
1001000000 $1,750.00 2011NVL2011000000 $5,500.00
3020010000 $8,437.50 2011Wide Open3020010000 $8,437.50
88137017301569 $159,382.50 TotalTotal79053083014910 $100,377.50
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
Overall9 81.8% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 11-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 9-4 69.2% 2-0 100.0% 00 11-4 73.3%
2010-20119 81.8% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 11-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 9-4 69.2% 2-0 100.0% 00 11-4 73.3%
Against the Field4 80.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 8-8 50.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 5-4 55.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0030000011111000002622
Manhattan Beach003000001100000042
Total0060000012121000003024
Head to Head Results
Mayer/Prosser lead the series against the field 11-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 1-2
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Mayer/Prosser 6 21-15, 22-20  
7/18/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Mayer/Prosser 13 Hyden/Scott 2 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:17
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Prosser 15 25-23, 21-19 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Halverson/Roberts 0-1
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Semi-Finals Halverson/Roberts 9 Mayer/Prosser 1 21-11, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Loomis/Williams 2-0
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Semi-Finals Mayer/Prosser 6 Loomis/Williams 4 21-13, 16-21, 15-13  
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Contender 5 Mayer/Prosser 1 Loomis/Williams 11 21-15, 18-21, 15-7 0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Monteiro/Souza 1-0
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Contender 4 Mayer/Prosser 1 Monteiro/Souza 21 21-18, 24-22 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 1-2
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Mayer/Prosser 4 21-10, 21-13  
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Mayer/Prosser 13 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 3 Mayer/Prosser 8 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Series tied with # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 4 Mayer/Prosser 4 Mariano/Ratledge 12 21-17, 21-14  
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Contender 2 Mariano/Ratledge 11 Mayer/Prosser 8 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Nygaard/Olson 3-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 6 Mayer/Prosser 4 Nygaard/Olson 13 21-17, 21-14  
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Winner 1 Mayer/Prosser 8 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-17, 21-19 0:47
7/18/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Mayer/Prosser 13 Nygaard/Olson 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Winner 2 Nygaard/Olson 9 Mayer/Prosser 8 22-20, 21-23, 18-16 1:02
Lead the series against # 20 Brazao/Fuller 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Mayer/Prosser 4 Brazao/Fuller 20 21-17, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 36 Beukema/Hamilton 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Mayer/Prosser 4 Beukema/Hamilton 36 21-13, 21-16