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$200,000 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 18 - 20, 2007

(3) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	32	9	6	11	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	$467,525.00
FIVB	10	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	3	0	US$105,800.00
Overall	42	9	6	13	0	6	1	2	1	4	0	US$573,325.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Wayne Seligson - 13th
1997	Mike Diehl - 17th	Sean Scott - 13th
1998	Did not play	Eduardo Bacil - 9th
1999	Did not play	Matt Unger - 17th
2000	Did not play	Ian Clark - 7th
2001	Wayne Seligson - 29th	Kevin Wong - 3rd
2002	Lee LeGrande - 13th	Kevin Wong - 2nd
2003	Did not play	Kevin Wong - 5th
2004	Karch Kiraly - 2nd	Dax Holdren - 7th
2005	John Hyden - 9th	Jake Gibb - 3rd
2006	Stein Metzger - 2nd	Mike Lambert - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	2	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	2	1st	360	$20,000.00
AVP	4/19-21/2007	Dallas Open	1	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	1	3rd	270	$9,500.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2006	Vitória Open	7	5th	360	US$10,000.00
AVP	9/14-17/2006	Lake Tahoe Best of the Beach	1	5th	0	$8,000.00
AVP	8/31-9/2/2006	Cincinnati Open	1	2nd	468	$18,000.00
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	1	1st	360	$50,000.00
AVP	8/17-19/2006	Brooklyn Open	1	1st	520	$25,000.00
AVP	8/10-13/2006	Manhattan Beach Open	1	2nd	468	$18,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$14,400.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	1	1st	520	$25,000.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	1	3rd	270	$8,500.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	2	1st	360	$19,000.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	2	3rd	270	$8,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	5	13th	240	US$6,500.00
AVP	6/15-17/2006	Sacramento Open	2	1st	520	$20,000.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	2	2nd	324	$13,400.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	19	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	1	3rd	270	$8,500.00
AVP	5/18-21/2006	Santa Barbara Open	1	3rd	390	$12,000.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 5/19/2007

Winner 1

Seth Burnham / Tony Pray (30, Q13)

Won 21-15, 21-12

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	13	7	1	0.462	8	2	1	1
	1	7	3	0	0.429	2	2	0	0
	2	6	4	1	0.500	6	0	1	1
Stein Metzger	Total	18	10	3	0.389	0	6	1	1
	1	11	6	2	0.364	0	4	1	1
	2	7	4	1	0.429	0	2	0	0

Sat, 5/19/2007

Winner 2

Austin Rester / Aaron Wachtfogel (14)

Won 21-13, 21-17

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	11	6	3	0.273	2	3	0	3
	1	5	2	2	0.000	0	1	0	2
	2	6	4	1	0.500	2	2	0	1
Stein Metzger	Total	23	17	2	0.652	0	8	1	2
	1	9	8	0	0.889	0	2	1	2
	2	14	9	2	0.500	0	6	0	0

Sat, 5/19/2007

Winner 3

Casey Jennings / Mark Williams (6)

Won 21-19, 26-28, 15-13

1:19

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	43	27	7	0.465	4	1	4	6
	1	11	6	3	0.273	1	0	2	2
	2	23	15	4	0.478	0	0	2	2
	3	9	6	0	0.667	3	1	0	2
Stein Metzger	Total	29	17	2	0.517	0	14	0	3
	1	9	6	1	0.556	0	5	0	2
	2	11	7	0	0.636	0	8	0	1
	3	9	4	1	0.333	0	1	0	0

Sun, 5/20/2007

Winner 4

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (2)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	23	15	2	0.565	4	8	0	4
	1	15	10	1	0.600	0	5	0	2
	2	8	5	1	0.500	4	3	0	2
Stein Metzger	Total	23	11	2	0.391	0	15	0	0
	1	9	4	1	0.333	0	6	0	0
	2	14	7	1	0.429	0	9	0	0

Sun, 5/20/2007

Semi-Finals

Matt Olson / Jason Ring (4)

Lost 18-21, 21-14, 13-15

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	28	15	3	0.429	4	5	0	3
	1	11	6	1	0.455	1	1	0	2
	2	8	3	1	0.250	3	4	0	1
	3	9	6	1	0.556	0	0	0	0
Stein Metzger	Total	44	25	7	0.409	0	19	2	2
	1	16	7	5	0.125	0	5	0	2
	2	20	13	0	0.650	0	10	1	0
	3	8	5	2	0.375	0	4	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	118	70	16	0.458	22	19	5	17
Stein Metzger	137	80	16	0.467	0	62	4	8

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$69,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	9	5	11	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	$450,025.00
Manhattan Beach	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$26,500.00
Total	40	9	6	12	0	5	1	2	1	4	0	0	$553,325.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mike Lambert												Stein Metzger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$31,750.00
6	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	$34,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	3	2	0	5	7	2	2	0	$125,650.00
61	12	9	15	1	10	8	4	1	0	$330,392.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	146	16	12	30	2	28	35	13	8	0	$576,955.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,750.00
6	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	$27,850.00	Manhattan Beach	10	2	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	$53,710.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,920.00	Tour Championships	9	0	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	$11,514.00
76	13	10	17	1	16	10	7	1	0	$401,562.50	Total	193	18	17	34	2	39	52	17	10	0	$809,329.00

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
2006	AVP	15	5	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$255,800.00	67	15	81.7 %
2006	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	$59,700.00	19	8	70.4 %
2007	AVP	5	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$44,450.00	17	8	68.0 %
Total	AVP	20	6	4	7	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	$300,250.00	84	23	78.5 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	$59,700.00	19	8	70.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mike Lambert													Stein Metzger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1996	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,675.00	1997	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	$13,105.00
											1998	AVP	16	0	1	0	0	1	11	2	1	0	$12,666.50
											1998	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,600.00
											1999	AVP	8	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	$16,312.50
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2000	AVP	12	0	0	3	0	4	5	0	0	0	$26,000.00
											2000	USAV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											2000	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$3,000.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	$4,775.00	2001	AVP	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$31,050.00
											2001	BVA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
											2001	FIVB	11	1	0	2	1	3	2	1	0	1	$56,750.00
7	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	$15,537.50	2002	AVP	7	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	$16,560.00
											2002	FIVB	7	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$38,700.00
											2003	AVP	7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$11,062.50
											2003	FIVB	8	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$52,000.00
12	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	$71,162.50	2004	AVP	6	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	$11,792.50
											2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	3	0	$26,875.00
14	3	1	1	0	5	4	0	0	0	$93,850.00	2005	AVP	14	4	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	$106,950.00
											2005	FIVB	7	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	$48,375.00
16	5	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	$133,150.00	2006	AVP	16	5	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	$133,150.00
5	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$29,850.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$29,850.00
5	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$22,225.00	2007	AVP	5	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$22,225.00
65	13	8	15	2	15	7	3	1	1	$372,225.00	Total	Total	162	14	14	31	2	36	41	12	9	3	$667,774.00

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	97	75.8%	18	14.1%	13	10.2%	115-13	89.8%	14	37.8%	6	16.2%	17	45.9%	14-23	37.8%	97-17	85.1%	32-19	62.7%	2	0	131-36	78.4%
2006-2007	97	75.8%	18	14.1%	13	10.2%	115-13	89.8%	14	37.8%	6	16.2%	17	45.9%	14-23	37.8%	97-17	85.1%	32-19	62.7%	2	0	131-36	78.4%
Against the Field	38	70.4%	8	14.8%	8	14.8%	46-8	85.2%	5	20.0%	4	16.0%	16	64.0%	5-20	20.0%	76-28	73.1%	26-24	52.0%	2	0	53-26	67.1%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	8	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	11
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	13	14	11	1	0	0	0	129	35
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
Total	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	99	20	15	12	2	0	0	0	160	50

Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 32-19 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4-6
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-14, 21-19	0:48
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-16, 21-13	1:11
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-13, 21-19	0:42
8/13/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	22-20, 21-23, 15-11	1:30
7/23/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-16, 21-18	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-18, 21-14	0:45
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lambert/Metzger	2	19-21, 21-12, 17-15	1:26
6/3/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	Lambert/Metzger	19	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
5/20/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	1:04
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10-7
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 21-16	0:45
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-18, 26-24	0:49
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-17, 21-18	0:56
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-18, 21-15	0:59
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:58
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-17	0:57
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-13	0:50
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Lambert/Metzger	7	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/16/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-14, 21-14	0:38
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	5	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	23-21, 21-18	1:16
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lambert/Metzger	2	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:02
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-19, 9-21, 20-18	1:01
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-18, 21-18	0:49
4/2/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	25-23, 21-16	0:58
9/10/05	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-18, 21-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Olson/Ring 1-2
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Olson/Ring	4	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:58
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Olson/Ring	7	21-18, 21-17	0:45
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 4	Olson/Ring	13	Lambert/Metzger	1	24-22, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Jennings/Williams 3-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	3	Jennings/Williams	6	21-19, 26-28, 15-13	1:19
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Jennings/Williams	5	21-18, 21-17	0:48
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Jennings/Williams	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	1:10
Lead the series against # 7 Medel/Souza 1-0
9/1/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Medel/Souza	8	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Series tied with # 9 Hyden/Keenan 1-1
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 3	Hyden/Keenan	10	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-19, 21-18	0:37
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Hyden/Keenan	15	21-18, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Kiraly/Wong 1-0
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	2	Kiraly/Wong	10	21-17, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Lucena/Strickland 1-0
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lucena/Strickland	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Stolfus/Wong 1-0
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Stolfus/Wong	11	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:17
Lead the series against # 14 Rester/Wachtfogel 1-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	3	Rester/Wachtfogel	14	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Hannemann/Ratledge 1-1
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Hannemann/Ratledge	15	21-18, 21-18	0:48
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 2	Hannemann/Ratledge	17	Lambert/Metzger	1	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:07
Lead the series against # 17 Doble/Mariano 3-1
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Doble/Mariano	8	21-19, 21-12	0:51
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Doble/Mariano	10	24-22, 21-17	0:50
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Doble/Mariano	14	Lambert/Metzger	1	14-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:11
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Doble/Mariano	16	21-19, 23-25, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # 19 Koski/Minc 1-0
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Koski/Minc	15	21-12, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Burnham/Pray 1-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	3	Burnham/Pray	30, Q13	21-15, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 Robbins/Wight 0-1
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Robbins/Wight	31, Q12	Lambert/Metzger	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # Q9 Denitz/Jeschke 1-0
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	2	Denitz/Jeschke	31, Q28	21-16, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Guigliano/Jordan 1-0
8/11/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	1	Guigliano/Jordan	32, Q38	21-8, 21-16	0:36