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$250,000 AVP Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
July 21 - 23, 2005

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

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:

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	22	1	5	6	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	$200,950.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Todd Rogers - 25th	Did not play
1997	Todd Rogers - 13th	Did not play
1997	Todd Rogers - 2nd	Did not play
1998	Todd Rogers - 5th	Did not play
1999	Todd Rogers - 5th	Did not play
2000	Todd Rogers - 2nd	Did not play
2001	Todd Rogers - 1st	John Hyden - 29th
2002	Eric Fonoimoana - 5th	Albert Hannemann - 1st
2003	Eric Fonoimoana - 17th	Did not play
2004	Stein Metzger - 7th	Dain Blanton - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-10/2005	Belmar Open	1	7th	180	$3,500.00
AVP	6/30-7/3/2005	Cincinnati Open	2	2nd	468	$20,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	1	3rd	270	$8,450.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	2	1st	360	$20,000.00
AVP	4/29-5/1/2005	Austin Open	2	3rd	270	$8,450.00
AVP	4/22-24/2005	Tempe Open	4	2nd	324	$14,000.00
AVP	4/1-3/2005	Fort Lauderdale Open	5	2nd	324	$14,000.00
AVP	10/16-17/2004	Santa Barbara Invitational	4	3rd	0	$6,000.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/22/2005

Winner 1

Jeff Carlucci / Chris Magill (31, Q10)

Won 21-16, 21-14

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	11	7	2	0.455	0	9	2	2
	1	2	2	0	1.000	0	1	1	2
	2	9	5	2	0.333	0	8	1	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	26	15	4	0.423	1	3	0	1
	1	16	10	2	0.500	0	3	0	1
	2	10	5	2	0.300	1	0	0	0

Fri, 7/22/2005

Winner 2

Ed Ratledge / Aaron Wachtfogel (18)

Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-13

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	34	18	4	0.412	2	14	2	1
	1	16	7	3	0.250	2	3	0	1
	2	9	5	1	0.444	0	5	1	0
	3	9	6	0	0.667	0	6	1	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	42	12	14	-0.048	6	7	0	0
	1	14	5	5	0.000	2	4	0	0
	2	13	4	3	0.077	3	2	0	0
	3	15	3	6	-0.200	1	1	0	0

Fri, 7/22/2005

Winner 3

Paul Baxter / Jason Ring (7)

Won 21-14, 21-18

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	24	15	4	0.458	1	12	0	1
	1	11	5	2	0.273	0	4	0	0
	2	13	10	2	0.615	1	8	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	19	9	2	0.368	4	1	0	0
	1	7	4	0	0.571	1	0	0	0
	2	12	5	2	0.250	3	1	0	0

Sat, 7/23/2005

Winner 4

Sean Rosenthal / Larry Witt (6)

Lost 18-21, 16-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	23	9	5	0.174	0	7	0	1
	1	14	5	2	0.214	0	5	0	1
	2	9	4	3	0.111	0	2	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	25	14	6	0.320	3	1	0	1
	1	12	8	2	0.500	2	1	0	0
	2	13	6	4	0.154	1	0	0	1

Sat, 7/23/2005

Contender 6

Mark Williams / Scott Wong (11)

Won 21-18, 21-14

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	15	11	0	0.733	0	8	0	0
	1	9	7	0	0.778	0	3	0	0
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	5	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	21	12	3	0.429	5	2	0	4
	1	10	5	2	0.300	4	1	0	2
	2	11	7	1	0.545	1	1	0	2

Sat, 7/23/2005

Semi-Finals

Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger (1)

Won 21-18, 12-21, 15-13

1:10

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	44	18	8	0.227	0	12	0	2
	1	12	5	1	0.333	0	5	0	1
	2	20	7	5	0.100	0	2	0	1
	3	12	6	2	0.333	0	5	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	24	11	7	0.167	5	5	3	3
	1	13	7	3	0.308	1	3	1	0
	2	5	2	3	-0.200	2	1	0	1
	3	6	2	1	0.167	2	1	2	2

Sat, 7/23/2005

Finals

Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (3)

Lost 21-19, 16-21, 13-15

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	Total	17	13	1	0.706	0	13	0	0
	1	9	8	1	0.778	0	8	0	0
	2	4	1	0	0.250	0	3	0	0
	3	4	4	0	1.000	0	2	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	48	22	12	0.208	5	1	0	2
	1	19	10	5	0.263	0	0	0	1
	2	17	6	3	0.176	3	0	0	1
	3	12	6	4	0.167	2	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dax Holdren	168	91	24	0.399	3	75	4	7
Jeff Nygaard	205	95	48	0.229	29	20	3	11
Total	373	186	72	0.306	32	95	7	18
Opponents	392	196	88	0.276	23	103	4	25

Head to Head Results
Holdren/Nygaard lead the series against the field 25-12 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Metzger 1-2
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Gibb/Metzger	1	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	1:10
4/24/05	AVP	Tempe Open	Finals	Gibb/Metzger	2	Holdren/Nygaard	4	21-19, 21-16	1:00
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Gibb/Metzger	6	Holdren/Nygaard	5	21-14, 21-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3-2
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	5	Holdren/Nygaard	1	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:05
5/1/05	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	1:05
4/24/05	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Nygaard	4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	21-16, 21-16	0:41
10/16/04	AVP	Santa Barbara Invitational	Contender 4	Holdren/Nygaard	4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-14, 27-25	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Lucena 3-1
7/3/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	5	21-19, 21-14	0:50
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 6	Holdren/Nygaard	1	Dalhausser/Lucena	7	21-14, 24-22	0:42
5/1/05	AVP	Austin Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Holdren/Nygaard	2	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
4/30/05	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	21-18, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott 2-2
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Rogers/Scott	3	Holdren/Nygaard	1	21-19, 21-18	0:59
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Rogers/Scott	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	1:20
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 6	Holdren/Nygaard	5	Rogers/Scott	2	21-11, 20-22, 15-10	1:00
10/16/04	AVP	Santa Barbara Invitational	Winner 3	Rogers/Scott	1	Holdren/Nygaard	4	13-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Rosenthal/Witt 1-3
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	6	Holdren/Nygaard	2	21-18, 21-16	0:45
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Holdren/Nygaard	1	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	1:07
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Rosenthal/Witt	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	8	Holdren/Nygaard	5	23-25, 21-16, 15-8	1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Baxter/Ring 3-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Baxter/Ring	7	21-14, 21-18	0:44
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Baxter/Ring	6	23-21, 21-14	0:46
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Baxter/Ring	8	21-19, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Wong 2-0
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Blanton/Wong	7	18-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:17
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	5	Blanton/Wong	3	21-18, 21-7	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Hyden/Lambert 0-1
7/3/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Finals	Hyden/Lambert	12	Holdren/Nygaard	2	17-21, 21-12, 15-10	1:05
Trail the series against # 10 Jewell/Kiraly 0-1
7/10/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 5	Jewell/Kiraly	12	Holdren/Nygaard	1	21-16, 30-28	0:59
Lead the series against # 11 Williams/Wong 1-0
7/23/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Williams/Wong	11	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Lane/Mowrey 1-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Nygaard	1	Lane/Mowrey	16	21-23, 21-17, 15-7	1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Ceman/Turner 1-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Nygaard	1	Ceman/Turner	17	21-12, 31-29	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1-0
10/16/04	AVP	Santa Barbara Invitational	Winner 1	Holdren/Nygaard	4	Ayakatubby/Lewis	13	24-22, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Ratledge/Wachtfogel 2-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Ratledge/Wachtfogel	18	20-22, 21-14, 15-13	1:02
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Holdren/Nygaard	1	Ratledge/Wachtfogel	21	21-9, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Mayer/Rooney 1-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Nygaard	1	Mayer/Rooney	32, Q40	21-17, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Kumgisky/Prosser 1-0
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Kumgisky/Prosser	31, Q14	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Carlucci/Magill 1-0
7/22/05	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Carlucci/Magill	31, Q10	21-16, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q7 Moraes/Morrison 1-0
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Moraes/Morrison	31, Q12	21-13, 21-13	0:37