AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Santa Barbara Open
September 26 - 29, 2013
(3) Theo Brunner/Nick Lucena
 
Theo Brunner
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Ridgefield, CT
Height: 6'7"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 180
Career Wins: 14
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $550,887.50
Nick Lucena
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1979 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Davie, FL
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Florida State
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 288
Career Wins: 29
Career AVP Wins: 16
Career Winnings: $1,382,652.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913141725Money
AVP712201001000 $60,500.00
FIVB900112020012 US$103,750.00
NORCECA310001000100 US$3,500.00
Overall1922314021112 US$167,750.00
Previous Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Chad Turner - 13th
2005 Did not play Phil Dalhausser - 7th
2006 Did not play George Roumain - 7th
2008 Did not play Sean Scott - 3rd
2010 Did not play Matt Fuerbringer - 3rd
2012 Did not play Matt Fuerbringer - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NORCECA 9/20-22/2013 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Rico 14th 0 US$0.00
AVP 9/13-15/2013 AVP St. Petersburg Open 3 2nd 640 $10,000.00
AVP 9/6-8/2013 Atlantic City Invitational 3 3rd 0 $6,000.00
AVP 8/30-9/2/2013 AVP Cincinnati Open 5 2nd 640 $10,000.00
AVP 8/23-25/2013 AVP Manhattan Beach Open 7 5th 450 $6,000.00
AVP 8/15-18/2013 AVP Salt Lake City Open 9 3rd 540 $6,500.00
AVP Santa Barbara Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/27/2013 Winner 1 Russ Marchewka / Derek Olson (14, Q7) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 12-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Theo BrunnerTotal251710.6407412
 111710.5454101
 27701.0002211
 37300.4291100
Nick LucenaTotal401550.25001303
 18400.5000400
 218610.2780401
 314540.0710502
Sat, 9/28/2013 Contender 1 Brad Keenan / John Mayer (6) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Theo BrunnerTotal9420.2226012
 13210.3332000
 26210.1674012
Nick LucenaTotal3416100.1760810
 118950.2220500
 216750.1250310
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Theo Brunner342130.52913424
Nick Lucena7431150.21602113
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100010000000 $28,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600100020120 $69,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open602102001000 $35,250.00
Manhattan Beach100001000000 $6,000.00
Tour Championships110000000000 $20,000.00
Total1512213021120 $158,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Theo Brunner Nick Lucena
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games2000011000 $0.00
4000300100 $45,500.00 World Championships6000121100 $43,400.00
2000001000 $7,500.00 World Tour Finals4110010100 $87,500.00
3900203131180 $141,350.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5935321381450 $406,900.00
83456218191180 $165,257.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open15913191944338890 $528,627.50
5110002010 $8,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1100000000 $5,000.00
1001000000 $250.00 Confederation Championship          
11013030200 $28,530.00 Manhattan Beach15323024010 $110,200.00
6101040000 $26,500.00 Tour Championships9223020000 $55,400.00
7132001000 $60,850.00 Gold Series2100010000 $15,000.00
10312021100 $47,800.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series4000031000 $8,500.00
1100000000 $4,875.00 Contender Series/Tour Series          
1691111175303726170 $536,912.50 Total2612429287685324150 $1,260,527.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013AVP602201001000 $40,500.00 191261.3 %
TotalAVP602201001000 $40,500.00 191261.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Theo Brunner  Nick Lucena
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001BVA1000000001 $0.00
           2003AVP6000001032 $780.00
           2004AVP10001017100 $10,310.00
           2005AVP13112062100 $49,537.50
           2005FIVB2000000020 $3,250.00
1000000001 $0.00 2006AVP16000095110 $31,525.00
1000000001 $0.00 2007AVP17001078100 $38,187.50
           2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2008AVP18065061000 $121,262.50
           2008FIVB3000000102 $1,250.00
7000001132 $2,150.00 2009AVP14015152000 $58,725.00
           2009FIVB5000002102 $8,625.00
3000002010 $1,675.00 2010AVP7111012100 $28,475.00
           2010P&R1000010000 $1,000.00
           2010FIVB9011033100 $49,775.00
           2011AVP1001000000 $0.00
           2011NVL1100000000 $10,000.00
           2011Wide Open1001000000 $3,500.00
           2011Pro Beach2011000000 $8,675.00
           2011FIVB14010134221 $54,275.00
           2012AVP2011000000 $12,000.00
           2012NVL1001000000 $0.00
           2012Pro Beach2001010000 $5,250.00
           2012FIVB11010151210 $60,000.00
6022011000 $20,250.00 2013AVP6022011000 $20,250.00
1001000000 $300.00 2013NVL          
           2013FIVB7000000304 $7,950.00
1000001000 $0.00 2013NORCECA1000001000 $0.00
22023015146 $24,375.00 TotalTotal172316243494015913 $584,602.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall17 85.0% 1 5.0% 2 10.0% 18-2 90.0% 6 37.5% 3 18.8% 7 43.8% 6-10 37.5% 17-7 70.8% 7-5 58.3% 00 24-12 66.7%
2012-201317 85.0% 1 5.0% 2 10.0% 18-2 90.0% 6 37.5% 3 18.8% 7 43.8% 6-10 37.5% 17-7 70.8% 7-5 58.3% 00 24-12 66.7%
Against the Field8 72.7% 1 9.1% 2 18.2% 9-2 81.8% 5 33.3% 3 20.0% 7 46.7% 5-10 33.3% 16-14 53.3% 12-10 54.5% 00 14-12 53.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000030003001010062
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam209011700330110002611
Challenge/Four Star/Open00006000662100002110
Manhattan Beach000000002100000042
Tour Championships000000003010000050
Total20902070017103311006225
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Lucena trail the series against the field 10-12 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson 0-5
9/15/13AVPAVP St. Petersburg Open Finals Gibb/Patterson 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 22-20, 21-19 0:49
9/14/13AVPAVP St. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 21-16, 21-18 0:43
9/7/13AVPAtlantic City Invitational Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 1:05
9/2/13AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Finals Gibb/Patterson 2 Brunner/Lucena 5 21-14, 22-20 0:56
8/23/13AVPAVP Manhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 2 Brunner/Lucena 7 27-25, 19-21, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2-4
9/15/13AVPAVP St. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Brunner/Lucena 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:58
9/7/13AVPAtlantic City Invitational Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Brunner/Lucena 3 21-16, 21-12 0:39
9/2/13AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals Brunner/Lucena 5 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 21-19, 21-14 0:44
8/25/13AVPAVP Manhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Brunner/Lucena 7 21-13, 21-15 0:36
8/18/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Brunner/Lucena 9 21-14, 22-20 0:40
8/17/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Brunner/Lucena 9 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:56
Series tied with # 4 Bourne/Hyden 1-1
8/31/13AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 4 Brunner/Lucena 5 17-21, 21-15, 15-6 0:49
8/18/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Contender 4 Brunner/Lucena 9 Bourne/Hyden 6 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Keenan/Mayer 2-1
9/28/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 1 Keenan/Mayer 6 Brunner/Lucena 3 21-16, 21-19 0:40
9/13/13AVPAVP St. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 Keenan/Mayer 6 21-15, 21-15 0:35
9/7/13AVPAtlantic City Invitational Winner 1 Brunner/Lucena 3 Keenan/Mayer 6 14-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Carambula/Slick 3-0
9/15/13AVPAVP St. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Brunner/Lucena 3 Carambula/Slick 9 21-18, 21-13 0:40
9/7/13AVPAtlantic City Invitational Contender 2 Brunner/Lucena 3 Carambula/Slick 8, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:37
9/1/13AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Contender 3 Brunner/Lucena 5 Carambula/Slick 8, Q1 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Allen/Halverson 2-0
9/1/13AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Contender 2 Brunner/Lucena 5 Allen/Halverson 7 21-15, 21-15 0:34
8/23/13AVPAVP Manhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Brunner/Lucena 7 Allen/Halverson 10 21-17, 24-22 0:41
Trail the series against # 14, Q7 Marchewka/Olson 0-1
9/27/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 1 Marchewka/Olson 14, Q7 Brunner/Lucena 3 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:54