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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(14, Q1) Chris Luers/Ronnie Mahlerwein

Chris Luers

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lebanon, OH

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Dayton

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Wide Open Best:

13th (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$4,013.43

Ronnie Mahlerwein

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 17, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cincinnati, OH

Height:

6'2"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

10th (P&R Cincinnati 2010)

Career Wide Open Best:

13th (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	37	41	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$0.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Overall	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	$1,000.00

Previous Cincinnati Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 2010	Brandon Nelson - 10th	Brandon Webb - 10th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
Wide Open	7/30-31/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	29	33rd	0	$0.00

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/1/2011	Qualifier 2	Mark Donaldson / Scott Stuckert (Q9)	Won 21-10, 12-21, 15-10	0:55
Thu, 9/1/2011	Qualifier 3	Jerry Dietz / Clint Gentry (Q5)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:41
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	John Mayer / Matt Prosser (3)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:41
Sat, 9/3/2011	Contender 1	Joaquin Acosta / Ty Tramblie (11)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:50

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Chris Luers												Ronnie Mahlerwein
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
54	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	2	1	$1,740.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	$975.00	Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$400.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Gold Series
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series
69	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	8	1	$3,165.00	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2008	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,000.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Chris Luers													Ronnie Mahlerwein
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2006	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$0.00	2007	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2008	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$240.00	2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2010	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	P&R	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$500.00	2011	Wide Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$500.00
31	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	27	$740.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	$500.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2010-2011	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Mayer/Prosser 0-1
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Mayer/Prosser	3	Luers/Mahlerwein	14, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Acosta/Tramblie 0-1
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Contender 1	Acosta/Tramblie	11	Luers/Mahlerwein	14, Q1	21-14, 21-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q5 Dietz/Gentry 1-0
9/1/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 3	Luers/Mahlerwein	14, Q1	Dietz/Gentry	Q5	21-14, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # Q9 Donaldson/Stuckert 1-0
9/1/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 2	Luers/Mahlerwein	14, Q1	Donaldson/Stuckert	Q9	21-10, 12-21, 15-10	0:55