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AVP Tour
$125,000 Bud Light Huntington Beach Open Presented by Shark Energy Drink
May 28 - 30, 2004

(13) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$262,930.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	3	0	$12,260.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Paul Boyd - 25th	Did not play
2001	Ricci Luyties - 17th	Sean Burke - 25th
2002	Colin Wellman - 17th	Jeff Hall - 33rd
2003	Mark Paaluhi - 35th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/30-5/2/2004	Austin Open	19, Q3	13th	108	$1,050.00
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

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/28/2004

Winner 1

Ian Clark / Scott Davenport (20)

Won 22-20, 25-23

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jim Nichols	Total	35	20	1	0.543	0	7	0	0
	1	16	11	1	0.625	0	4	0	0
	2	19	9	0	0.474	0	3	0	0
Matt Olson	Total	15	10	2	0.533	3	1	0	0
	1	8	3	2	0.125	0	1	0	0
	2	7	7	0	1.000	3	0	0	0

Fri, 5/28/2004

Winner 2

Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (4)

Lost 14-21, 24-22, 9-15

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jim Nichols	Total	42	16	5	0.262	0	9	0	0
	1	12	4	4	0.000	0	1	0	0
	2	21	9	1	0.381	0	6	0	0
	3	9	3	0	0.333	0	2	0	0
Matt Olson	Total	26	13	9	0.154	4	1	1	1
	1	9	4	3	0.111	2	0	1	1
	2	11	5	4	0.091	2	1	0	0
	3	6	4	2	0.333	0	0	0	0

Fri, 5/28/2004

Contender 2

Chad Mowrey / Ed Ratledge (14)

Won 21-11, 16-21, 15-10

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jim Nichols	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Matt Olson	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 5/28/2004

Contender 3

Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (5)

Lost 13-21, 11-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jim Nichols	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Matt Olson	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jim Nichols	77	36	6	0.390	0	16	0	0
Matt Olson	41	23	11	0.293	7	2	1	1
Total	118	59	17	0.356	7	18	1	1
Opponents	122	83	23	0.492	9	35	1	10

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	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	$10,110.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,050.00
Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	0	0	$11,160.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jim Nichols												Matt Olson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
154	0	0	0	3	7	42	60	25	0	$103,962.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	100	1	1	11	0	26	33	16	5	0	$183,217.50
16	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	3	0	$8,986.00	Manhattan Beach	10	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	$41,825.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	8	9	3	0	$18,832.75	Tour Championships	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$6,250.00
190	0	0	0	3	8	57	70	31	0	$131,781.50	Total	114	2	2	13	0	26	40	17	6	0	$231,292.50

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
2003	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00	4	2	66.7 %
2004	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$4,100.00	15	8	65.2 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$4,500.00	19	10	65.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jim Nichols													Matt Olson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$200.00	1988	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$656.00	1989	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$2,500.00	1991	AVP
15	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	5	0	$9,312.50	1993	AVP
23	0	0	0	1	0	11	10	1	0	$22,185.25	1994	AVP
20	0	0	0	0	1	9	7	2	1	$20,280.00	1995	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	1995	FIVB
20	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	3	1	$24,950.00	1996	AVP
21	0	0	0	0	1	8	10	2	0	$27,793.25	1997	AVP
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1	0	$3,152.00	1998	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$962.50	1999	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	$5,625.00	2000	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	$6,685.00	2001	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$400.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	$825.00	2002	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$100.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	$1,025.00	2003	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$200.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$2,050.00	2004	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$2,050.00
155	0	0	0	3	9	55	62	21	5	$130,201.50	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	6	$2,750.00

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	19	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%	0	0	29-22	56.9%
2003-2004	19	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%	0	0	29-22	56.9%
Against the Field	6	54.5%	4	36.4%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	3	18.8%	3	18.8%	10	62.5%	3-13	18.8%	12-20	37.5%	14-8	63.6%	0	0	13-14	48.1%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	18
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	20

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard 0-1
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Nichols/Olson	13	21-14, 22-24, 15-9	1:04
Trail the series against # 5 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Nichols/Olson	13	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Jewell 0-1
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Jewell	12	Nichols/Olson	21, Q5	21-18, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Hyden/Witt 0-2
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 1	Hyden/Witt	11	Nichols/Olson	22, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:48
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 2	Hyden/Witt	11	Nichols/Olson	21, Q5	21-7, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 1	Nichols/Olson	22, Q7	Dalhausser/Lucena	21	25-23, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Baxter/Wong 1-0
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 2	Nichols/Olson	22, Q7	Baxter/Wong	13	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 14 Mowrey/Ratledge 1-1
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Nichols/Olson	13	Mowrey/Ratledge	14	21-11, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
5/1/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1	Mowrey/Ratledge	14	Nichols/Olson	19, Q3	21-13, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Clark/Davenport 1-0
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Nichols/Olson	13	Clark/Davenport	20	22-20, 25-23	0:45
Lead the series against # Q20 Bruning/Steele 2-0
4/23/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 2	Nichols/Olson	22, Q7	Bruning/Steele	Q26	21-19, 21-17	0:42
6/13/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Qualifier 3	Nichols/Olson	29, Q9	Bruning/Steele	Q41	21-7, 21-11	0:34