AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP New Orleans Open
May 21 - 24, 2015
(16, Q11) 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 $4,900.00
Previous New Orleans Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
AVP New Orleans Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/21/2015 Qualifier 2 Autumn Erickson / Taylor Nutterfield (Q6) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:52
Thu, 5/21/2015 Qualifier 3 Meg Dawson / Tiffany Marinos (Q3) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:52
Sat, 5/23/2015 Winner 1 April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 7-21, 9-21 0:31
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-HandTotal1213-0.1670101
 1402-0.5000000
 28110.0000101
Carol WelcherTotal20950.2000011
 17410.4290010
 213540.0770001
Sat, 5/23/2015 Contender 1 Sarah Day / Sheila Shaw (8) Lost 12-21, 12-21 0:33
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-HandTotal15720.3330302
 14100.2500101
 211620.3640201
Carol WelcherTotal25880.0002300
 114540.0712000
 21134-0.0910300
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Gretchen Duffner-Hand27850.1110403
Carol Welcher4517130.0892311
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2010AVP600000000222 $2,100.00 111052.4 %
2015AVP100000001000 $2,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalAVP700000001222 $4,100.00 131252.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Gretchen Duffner-Hand  Carol Welcher
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
6000000222 $1,050.00 2010AVP6000000222 $1,050.00
3000002100 $250.00 2011NVL          
3000001200 $0.00 2011Wide Open          
3000001200 $1,000.00 2013AVP          
1000010000 $625.00 2013NVL          
           2014AVP1000000100 $0.00
1000001000 $1,000.00 2015AVP1000001000 $1,000.00
370000157519 $5,937.50 TotalTotal230000015215 $2,825.00
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%
2014-20153 60.0% 2 40.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1-5 16.7% 3-5 37.5% 3-0 100.0% 00 6-5 54.5%
Against the Field1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 2-6 25.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 2-3 40.0%
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
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 0-1
5/23/15AVPAVP New Orleans Open Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 16, Q11 21-7, 21-9 0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Day/Shaw 0-1
5/23/15AVPAVP New Orleans Open Contender 1 Day/Shaw 8 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 16, Q11 21-12, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 Dawson/Marinos 1-0
5/21/15AVPAVP New Orleans Open Qualifier 3 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 16, Q11 Dawson/Marinos Q3 21-18, 21-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q6 Erickson/Nutterfield 1-0
5/21/15AVPAVP New Orleans Open Qualifier 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 16, Q11 Erickson/Nutterfield Q6 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:52