Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
September 23 - 25, 2011
(14) 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
Wide Open 2011 Aaron Wachtfogel - 3rd Bill Strickland - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 8/26-28/2011 Manhattan Beach Open 5 9th 288 $3,000.00
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
Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 1 Scott Hill / Jon Mesko (19) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Sat, 9/24/2011 Winner 2 John Hyden / Sean Scott (3) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:43
Sat, 9/24/2011 Contender 2 Avery Drost / Andrew McGuire (20) Lost 22-20, 18-21, 15-17  
Head to Head Results
Strickland/Wachtfogel trail the series against the field 11-17 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 4-4
7/24/10AVPAVP Long Beach Open Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 24-26, 21-16, 16-14 1:10
6/27/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:15
6/5/10AVPAVP Huntington Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-14, 21-23, 15-12 1:06
5/2/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 6 24-26, 21-18, 18-16 1:19
9/5/09AVPTournament of Champions Contender 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 24-22, 21-16 0:54
8/14/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 14-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:56
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 24-22, 21-17 0:51
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 21-18, 21-19 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 0-2
6/20/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 3 21-12, 21-12 0:35
5/1/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 6 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Hyden/Scott 0-5
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 21-16, 21-15 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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  
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 15 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 # 19 Hill/Mesko 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 Hill/Mesko 19 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Drost/McGuire 0-1
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Drost/McGuire 20 Strickland/Wachtfogel 14 20-22, 21-18, 17-15  
Lead the series against # Q15 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