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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 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Louis, MO

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Missouri-St. Louis

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Cal State Dominguez Hills

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$4,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	57	Money
AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	2	1	$4,900.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Lynne Galli - 57th
2008	Kelly Hickam - 37th	Makalani Hovey - 53rd
2009	Traci Morin - 57th	Cayley Thurlby - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	$4,100.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	$4,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gretchen Duffner-Hand												Carol Welcher
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
31	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	4	0	$4,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	2	0	$3,700.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,337.50	Manhattan Beach	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$525.00
36	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	0	$5,462.50	Total	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	2	1	$4,225.00

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
2010	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,050.00	7	5	58.3 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,050.00	7	5	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gretchen Duffner-Hand													Carol Welcher
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	AVP
											2005	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$1,050.00	2008	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$900.00	2008	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$62.50	2009	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$125.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$525.00	2010	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$525.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	18	$2,537.50	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	14	$1,300.00

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	13	65.0%	4	20.0%	3	15.0%	17-3	85.0%	2	11.8%	0	0.0%	15	88.2%	2-15	11.8%	13-15	46.4%	6-3	66.7%	0	0	19-18	51.4%
2009-2010	9	69.2%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	1	12.5%	0	0.0%	7	87.5%	1-7	12.5%	9-7	56.3%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	11-10	52.4%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	5	83.3%	1-5	16.7%	10-10	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	6-6	50.0%

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	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	15
Manhattan Beach	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Total	0	0	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	18

Head to Head Results
Duffner-Hand/Welcher lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross 0-1
4/17/10	AVP	AVP 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
4/30/10	AVP	AVP 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
6/3/10	AVP	AVP 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
4/16/10	AVP	AVP 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
6/3/10	AVP	AVP 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
4/29/10	AVP	AVP 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
6/3/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	Q5	Maggiore/Nielsen	Q60	21-15, 21-11	0:34