AVP Tour
$125,000 Austin Open
April 30 - May 2, 2004
(19, Q3) Jim Nichols/Matt Olson
 
Jim Nichols
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 4, 1966 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Encinitas, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 195
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $168,511.50
Matt Olson
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 2, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Cardiff, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Arizona
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $262,930.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP110000003530 $12,260.00
Previous Austin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/23-25/2004 Tempe Open 22, Q7 9th 144 $1,600.00
AVP 4/2-4/2004 Fort Lauderdale Open 21, Q5 17th 72 $400.00
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 29, Q9 17th 72 $400.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/30/2004 Qualifier 2 Randy Meador / Riley Salmon (Q30) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 4/30/2004 Qualifier 3 Brian Corso / Mike Morrison (Q19) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 4/30/2004 Qualifier 4 David Fischer / Jack Quinn (Q6) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:46
Sat, 5/1/2004 Winner 1 Chad Mowrey / Ed Ratledge (14) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal461160.10912300
 128540.03611800
 218620.2220500
Matt OlsonTotal8110.0000301
 1301-0.3330300
 25100.2000001
Sat, 5/1/2004 Contender 1 Ian Clark / Chip McCaw (20) Won 16-21, 21-8, 15-8 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal312040.51601411
 113720.3850501
 27610.7140510
 311710.5450400
Matt OlsonTotal14820.42911710
 16320.1673300
 27400.5713200
 31101.0005210
Sat, 5/1/2004 Contender 2 Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong (5) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal461560.19602201
 118620.22201000
 228940.17901201
Matt OlsonTotal241070.1251713
 11145-0.0911201
 213620.3080512
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim Nichols12346160.24415912
Matt Olson4619100.196121724
Total16965260.231137636
Opponents18089330.31189038
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open900000033300 $10,110.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $1,050.00
Total1000000034300 $11,160.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jim Nichols Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
154000374260250 $103,962.75 Challenge/Four Star/Open1001111026331650 $183,217.50
16000017130 $8,986.00 Manhattan Beach10011006010 $41,825.00
20000008930 $18,832.75 Tour Championships4101001100 $6,250.00
190000385770310 $131,781.50 Total1142213026401760 $231,292.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003AVP100000000100 $400.00 4266.7 %
2004AVP300000011100 $3,050.00 13668.4 %
TotalAVP400000011200 $3,450.00 17868.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jim Nichols  Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $200.00 1988AVP          
1000001000 $656.00 1989AVP          
5000010400 $2,500.00 1991AVP          
15000013650 $9,312.50 1993AVP          
2300010111010 $22,185.25 1994AVP          
20000019721 $20,280.00 1995AVP          
1000010000 $2,000.00 1995FIVB          
20000137531 $24,950.00 1996AVP          
210000181020 $27,793.25 1997AVP          
11000001910 $3,152.00 1998AVP          
6000001320 $962.50 1999AVP          
8000005210 $5,625.00 2000AVP2000000002 $0.00
7000113200 $6,685.00 2001AVP4000000121 $400.00
5000001121 $825.00 2002AVP4000000022 $100.00
7000001222 $1,025.00 2003AVP2000000101 $200.00
3000002100 $1,525.00 2004AVP3000002100 $1,525.00
154000395462215 $129,676.50 TotalTotal15000002346 $2,225.00
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
Overall19 70.4% 6 22.2% 2 7.4% 25-2 92.6% 4 16.7% 4 16.7% 16 66.7% 4-20 16.7% 19-16 54.3% 10-6 62.5% 00 29-22 56.9%
2003-200419 70.4% 6 22.2% 2 7.4% 25-2 92.6% 4 16.7% 4 16.7% 16 66.7% 4-20 16.7% 19-16 54.3% 10-6 62.5% 00 29-22 56.9%
Against the Field8 72.7% 3 27.3% 0 0.0% 11-0 100.0% 3 15.8% 2 10.5% 14 73.7% 3-16 15.8% 16-28 36.4% 12-4 75.0% 00 14-16 46.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open001200000490000002718
Manhattan Beach000000001100000022
Total0012000005100000002920
Head to Head Results
Nichols/Olson lead the series against the field 9-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rogers/Scott 0-1
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 3 Rogers/Scott 2 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Fonoimoana/Wong 0-1
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Contender 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 5 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Hyden/Witt 0-2
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Winner 1 Hyden/Witt 11 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:48
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 2 Hyden/Witt 11 Nichols/Olson 21, Q5 21-7, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Jewell 0-1
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Gibb/Jewell 12 Nichols/Olson 21, Q5 21-18, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Baxter/Wong 1-0
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 2 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 Baxter/Wong 13 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Mowrey/Ratledge 0-1
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Winner 1 Mowrey/Ratledge 14 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Boss/Williams 0-1
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Boss/Williams 14 Nichols/Olson 29, Q9 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Clark/McCaw 1-0
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Contender 1 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 Clark/McCaw 20 16-21, 21-8, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 1 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 Dalhausser/Lucena 21 25-23, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # Q6 Fischer/Quinn 1-0
4/30/04AVPAustin Open Qualifier 4 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 Fischer/Quinn Q6 21-12, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # Q8 Hill/Mintz 1-0
4/23/04AVPTempe Open Qualifier 3 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 Hill/Mintz Q10 21-11, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q12 Kaslow/Wooliver 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 1 Nichols/Olson 21, Q5 Kaslow/Wooliver 28 21-14, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # Q19 Corso/Morrison 1-0
4/30/04AVPAustin Open Qualifier 3 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 Corso/Morrison Q19 21-17, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q24 Cline/Maik 1-0
4/2/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Qualifier 3 Nichols/Olson 21, Q5 Cline/Maik Q28 21-15, 21-16  
Lead the series against # Q30 Meador/Salmon 1-0
4/30/04AVPAustin Open Qualifier 2 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 Meador/Salmon Q30 21-12, 21-18 0:40