AVP Young Guns
$10,000 AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans
May 29 - 30, 2010
(1) 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: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Best: 2nd (AVP YG Ocean City 2010)
Career Winnings: $6,812.50
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: 33
Career Best: 5th (AVP YG New Orleans 2010)
Career Winnings: $4,425.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253357Money
AVP120000000142221 $4,900.00
AVP YG10000100000000 $400.00
Overall130000100142221 $5,300.00
Previous New Orleans Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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 $350.00
AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/29/2010 Winner 2 Kelsey Fautsch / Amy Williams (16) Won 21-18, 21-18  
Sat, 5/29/2010 Winner 3 Lisa Howard / Lorelee Smith (8) Lost 21-18, 14-21, 12-15  
Sat, 5/29/2010 Contender 4 Meghan Gilroy / Kara Gonzalez (13) Won 21-15, 21-9  
Sat, 5/29/2010 Contender 5 Laryssa Mereszczak / Aurora Paaluhi (4) Won 21-15, 21-9  
Sun, 5/30/2010 Contender 6 Morgan Flarity / Shayna Munson (2) Lost 12-25  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2010AVP200000000110 $1,050.00 5455.6 %
2010AVP YG100001000000 $400.00 3260.0 %
TotalAVP200000000110 $1,050.00 5455.6 %
TotalAVP YG100001000000 $400.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Gretchen Duffner-Hand  Carol Welcher
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
4002010010 $750.00 2009AVP YG1000000010 $0.00
2000000110 $525.00 2010AVP2000000110 $525.00
1000010000 $200.00 2010AVP YG1000010000 $200.00
270020201517 $3,487.50 TotalTotal190000103213 $1,500.00
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
Overall3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 0 0 0 0-0 3-0 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 00 3-2 60.0%
2009-20103 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 0 0 0 0-0 3-0 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 00 3-2 60.0%
Against the Field3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3-1 75.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 6-0 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 3-2 60.0%
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 lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Flarity/Munson 0-1
5/30/10AVP YGAVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Contender 6 Flarity/Munson 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1 25-12  
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 Mereszczak/Paaluhi 1-0
5/29/10AVP YGAVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Contender 5 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1 Mereszczak/Paaluhi 4 21-15, 21-9  
Trail the series against # 8 Howard/Smith 0-1
5/29/10AVP YGAVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Winner 3 Howard/Smith 8 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1 18-21, 21-14, 15-12  
Lead the series against # 13 Gilroy/Gonzalez 1-0
5/29/10AVP YGAVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Contender 4 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1 Gilroy/Gonzalez 13 21-15, 21-9  
Lead the series against # 16 Fautsch/Williams 1-0
5/29/10AVP YGAVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Winner 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1 Fautsch/Williams 16 21-18, 21-18