Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$200,000 2011 Manhattan Beach Open
August 26 - 28, 2011
(5) 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: 16
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)
Career Pro Beach Best: 5th (2 times)
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: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)
Career Pro Beach Best: 9th (Manhattan Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $168,102.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317253349Money
AVP240040303560012 $102,280.00
NORCECA10000010000000 US$300.00
P&R10000100000000 $4,000.00
Pro Beach20000000101000 $3,525.00
Wide Open40010201000000 $11,000.00
Overall320050614661012 US$121,105.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2000 Did not play Shawn Davis - 41st
AVP 2003 Did not play Shawn Davis - 65th
AVP 2004 Did not play Michael Rupp - 57th
AVP 2005 Dan Mintz - 33rd Ed Ratledge - 25th
AVP 2006 Ran Kumgisky - 17th Hans Stolfus - 7th
AVP 2007 Canyon Ceman - 13th Scott Wong - 7th
AVP 2008 Dax Holdren - 7th Scott Wong - 13th
AVP 2009 Reid Priddy - 17th Mike Morrison - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 8 3rd 0 $4,500.00
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
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 2 Ben Diggins / Nate Hagstrom (28) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 3 Evan Engle / Stafford Slick (12) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Sat, 8/27/2011 Winner 4 Ty Loomis / Mark Williams (4) Lost 11-21, 24-22, 13-15 1:05
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 6 Jesse Rambis / Kevin Wong (2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Strickland/Wachtfogel trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-4
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-10  
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-11  
6/27/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-10 0:50
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:07
Trail the series against # 2 Rambis/Wong 0-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Rambis/Wong 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Mayer/Prosser 2-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Mayer/Prosser 4 21-10, 21-13  
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Mayer/Prosser 13 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 3 Mayer/Prosser 8 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Series tied with # 4 Loomis/Williams 1-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Loomis/Williams 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-11, 22-24, 15-13 1:05
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Loomis/Williams 6 21-16, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 8 Marchewka/Zimet 2-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Marchewka/Zimet 9 21-16, 21-19  
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 Marchewka/Zimet 7 22-20, 21-19  
Trail the series against # 9 Mariano/Ratledge 1-3
5/1/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 6 Mariano/Ratledge 10 21-18, 21-19 0:54
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 9 29-31, 21-14, 15-13 1:35
5/15/09AVPHouston Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 21-13, 21-17 0:51
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 21-15, 12-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Engle/Slick 1-0
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Engle/Slick 12 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Diggins/Hagstrom 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Diggins/Hagstrom 28 16-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53