AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Belmar Open presented by Lexus
June 25 - 27, 2010
(24) 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: 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 (44 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 Belmar Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/18-20/2010 AVP Virginia Beach Open 26, Q4 25th 120 $350.00
AVP 6/3-6/2010 AVP Huntington Beach Open Q5 33rd 100 $0.00
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 $350.00
AVP Belmar Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/26/2010 Winner 1 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift (9) Lost 12-21, 14-21 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-HandTotal19920.3680401
 17410.4290100
 212510.3330301
Carol WelcherTotal16640.1250102
 1713-0.2860102
 29510.4440000
Sat, 6/26/2010 Contender 1 Kelly Schumacher / Alicia Zamparelli-Flavia (25) Won 12-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:09
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-HandTotal331440.30321242
 112430.0830200
 212600.5000741
 39410.3332301
Carol WelcherTotal301230.30011033
 111310.1820312
 211610.4550311
 38310.2501410
Sat, 6/26/2010 Contender 2 Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (10) Lost 12-21, 10-21 0:31
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-HandTotal231230.3911412
 113620.3081111
 210610.5000301
Carol WelcherTotal19650.0530501
 16220.0000100
 213430.0770401
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-Hand753590.34732055
Carol Welcher6524120.18511636
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1000000001520 $4,100.00
Manhattan Beach200000000100 $800.00
Total1200000001620 $4,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Gretchen Duffner-Hand Carol Welcher
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
31000002840 $4,125.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open25000002820 $3,700.00
5000000110 $1,337.50 Manhattan Beach6000000101 $525.00
36000002950 $5,462.50 Total31000002921 $4,225.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010AVP500000000221 $2,100.00 9950.0 %
TotalAVP500000000221 $2,100.00 9950.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Gretchen Duffner-Hand  Carol Welcher
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 2004AVP          
           2005AVP2000000002 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2006AVP          
2000000002 $0.00 2007AVP4000000004 $0.00
5000000023 $1,050.00 2008AVP5000000203 $650.00
1000000010 $900.00 2008FIVB          
9000000009 $62.50 2009AVP4000000004 $125.00
5000000221 $1,050.00 2010AVP5000000221 $1,050.00
250000002518 $3,062.50 TotalTotal200000004214 $1,825.00
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
Overall13 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% 00 19-18 51.4%
2009-20109 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% 00 11-10 52.4%
Against the Field1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1-5 16.7% 2-10 16.7% 2-0 100.0% 00 2-5 28.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open001450000050000001615
Manhattan Beach002100000100000033
Total001660000060000001918
Head to Head Results
Duffner-Hand/Welcher trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4 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 # 7 Lewis/Lima 0-1
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Winner 1 Lewis/Lima 7 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 26, Q4 21-10, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 0-1
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 9 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 24 21-12, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 0-1
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 2 Jameson/Jones 10 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 24 21-12, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 25 Schumacher/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 1 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 24 Schumacher/Zamparelli-Flavia 25 12-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:09
Lead the series against # Q15 Kennedy/Wright 1-0
4/16/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Qualifier 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 31, Q11 Kennedy/Wright Q22 21-18, 21-14 0:33