AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Huntington Beach Open presented by Bud Light
June 3 - 6, 2010
(Q5) Gretchen Duffner-Hand/Carol Welcher
 
Gretchen Duffner-Hand
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 8, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Louis, MO
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Missouri-St. Louis
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 43
Career Best: 7th (NVL Mason 2013)
Career AVP Best: 13th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $6,337.50
Carol Hamilton Welcher
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Cal State Dominguez Hills
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 31
Career Best: 13th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $4,225.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253357Money
AVP120000000142221 $4,900.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Lynne Galli - 57th
2008 Kelly Hickam - 37th Makalani Hovey - 53rd
2009 Traci Morin - 57th Cayley Thurlby - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/29-5/2/2010 AVP Santa Barbara Open 30, Q10 17th 190 $700.00
AVP 4/16-18/2010 AVP Fort Lauderdale Open 31, Q11 25th 120 $350.00
AVP Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/3/2010 Qualifier 2 Melissa Maggiore / Kaitlin Nielsen (Q60) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Thu, 6/3/2010 Qualifier 3 Michelle Piantadosi / Kendra VanZwieten (Q28) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Thu, 6/3/2010 Qualifier 4 Dana Kabashima / Lauren Mills (28, Q12) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 11-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Duffner-Hand/Welcher lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 0-1
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 31, Q11 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Youngs 0-1
4/30/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 1 Scott/Youngs 3 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 30, Q10 21-12, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 28, Q12 Kabashima/Mills 0-1
6/3/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Qualifier 4 Kabashima/Mills 28, Q12 Duffner-Hand/Welcher Q5 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # Q13 Locascio/Morin 1-0
4/16/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Qualifier 3 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 31, Q11 Locascio/Morin Q6 21-18, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q28 Piantadosi/VanZwieten 1-0
6/3/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Qualifier 3 Duffner-Hand/Welcher Q5 Piantadosi/VanZwieten Q28 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # Q32 Hughes/Miller 1-0
4/29/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Qualifier 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 30, Q10 Hughes/Miller Q23 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q60 Maggiore/Nielsen 1-0
6/3/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Qualifier 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher Q5 Maggiore/Nielsen Q60 21-15, 21-11 0:34