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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011

(8) Bill Strickland/Aaron Wachtfogel

Bill Strickland

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malibu, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$139,600.00

Aaron Wachtfogel

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 8, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Pacific

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$168,102.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	33	49	Money
AVP	24	0	0	4	0	3	0	3	5	6	0	0	1	2	$102,280.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$300.00
P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Pro Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$3,525.00
Wide Open	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Overall	32	0	0	5	0	6	1	4	6	6	1	0	1	2	US$121,105.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2001	Did not play	Shawn Davis - 37th
AVP 2004	Ryan Stuntz - 41st	Jeff Minc - 41st
AVP 2005	Justin Phipps - 33rd	Ed Ratledge - 17th
AVP 2006	Adam Roberts - 17th	Hans Stolfus - 5th
AVP 2007	Nick Lucena - 13th	Austin Rester - 17th
AVP 2008	Dax Holdren - 13th	Mike Lambert - 7th
AVP 2009	Reid Priddy - 9th	Mike Morrison - 13th
AVP 2010	Aaron Wachtfogel - 7th	Bill Strickland - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
Wide Open	7/30-31/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	10	7th	0	$2,500.00
Wide Open	6/25-26/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights	2	5th	0	$2,000.00
Wide Open	6/11-12/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key		5th	0	$2,000.00
NORCECA	4/22-24/2011	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Dominican Republic	4	6th	0	US$300.00
P&R	9/2-5/2010	Cincinnati Players Championship	4	5th	0	$4,000.00

Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 2	Avery Drost / Aaron Mansfield (25)	Won 21-12, 21-16
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 3	Russ Marchewka / Eyal Zimet (9)	Won 21-16, 21-19
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 4	John Hyden / Sean Scott (1)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15
Sat, 8/20/2011	Contender 6	Billy Allen / Kevin McColloch (10)	Won 21-17, 21-18
Sat, 8/20/2011	Contender 7	John Mayer / Matt Prosser (4)	Won 21-10, 21-13
Sat, 8/20/2011	Semi-Finals	John Hyden / Sean Scott (1)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15
Sun, 8/21/2011	Contender 8	Ty Loomis / Mark Williams (6)	Won 21-16, 21-17

Head to Head Results
Strickland/Wachtfogel trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-4
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	1	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	16-21, 21-18, 15-10
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 4	Hyden/Scott	1	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-11
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	5	21-16, 21-10	0:50
5/1/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Hyden/Scott	4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	13	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:07
Lead the series against # 4 Mayer/Prosser 2-1
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 7	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	Mayer/Prosser	4	21-10, 21-13
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Prosser	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	5	21-16, 21-16	0:44
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	3	Mayer/Prosser	8	21-17, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Loomis/Williams 1-0
8/21/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 8	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	Loomis/Williams	6	21-16, 21-17
Trail the series against # 7 Monteiro/Souza 0-2
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 7	Monteiro/Souza	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	15-21, 21-16, 15-13
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 6	Monteiro/Souza	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	15-21, 21-16, 15-13
Lead the series against # 9 Marchewka/Zimet 2-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 3	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	Marchewka/Zimet	9	21-16, 21-19
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 3	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	Marchewka/Zimet	7	22-20, 21-19
Lead the series against # 10 Allen/McColloch 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 6	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	Allen/McColloch	10	21-17, 21-18
Trail the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-3
5/1/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	6	Mariano/Ratledge	10	21-18, 21-19	0:54
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 2	Mariano/Ratledge	8	Strickland/Wachtfogel	9	29-31, 21-14, 15-13	1:35
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Mariano/Ratledge	7	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	21-13, 21-17	0:51
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 2	Mariano/Ratledge	7	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	21-15, 12-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 20 Brazao/Fuller 1-0
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	5	Brazao/Fuller	18	21-18, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Drost/Mansfield 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	8	Drost/Mansfield	25	21-12, 21-16