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 (46 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 (43 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  
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