AVP Tour
$175,000 Belmar Open Presented by Bud Light
July 8 - 11, 2004
(12) 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 Belmar Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1993 Brian Gatzke - 17th Did not play
1994 Mark Kerins - 17th Did not play
1996 Dan Vrebalovich - 13th Did not play
1997 Ricci Luyties - 13th Did not play
2001 Daniel Cardenas - 5th Did not play
2003 Dan Fisher - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/11-13/2004 San Diego Open 14 9th 144 $1,600.00
AVP 6/4-6/2004 Manhattan Beach Open 16 13th 108 $1,050.00
AVP 5/28-30/2004 Huntington Beach Open 13 13th 108 $1,050.00
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 $400.00
Belmar Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/9/2004 Winner 1 Albert Hannemann / Chip McCaw (21) Won 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal442310.50002100
 116700.4380700
 2181010.50001000
 310600.6000400
Matt OlsonTotal261220.38531300
 17610.7141200
 211210.0910700
 38400.5002400
Fri, 7/9/2004 Winner 2 Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong (5) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal34870.02901610
 117430.0590610
 217440.00001000
Matt OlsonTotal20540.0500700
 110310.2000100
 21023-0.1000600
Sat, 7/10/2004 Contender 2 Chad Mowrey / Ed Ratledge (11) Won 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal602250.28301612
 119730.2110400
 225810.2800811
 316710.3750401
Matt OlsonTotal231330.4355701
 17410.4292101
 29620.4442400
 37300.4291200
Sat, 7/10/2004 Contender 3 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena (13) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal562430.37501901
 1281120.3210800
 215510.2670501
 313800.6150600
Matt OlsonTotal10310.2006011
 12000.0001010
 25300.6003000
 3301-0.3332001
Sat, 7/10/2004 Contender 4 Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh (7) Lost 10-21, 26-24, 13-15 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal481020.1670221
 123510.1740210
 210210.1000000
 315300.2000011
Matt OlsonTotal23840.1744300
 110510.4001100
 2613-0.3332100
 37200.2861100
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim Nichols24287180.28507444
Matt Olson10241140.265183012
Total344128320.2791810456
Opponents370173500.3329109216
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2004AVP700000033100 $8,950.00 221461.1 %
TotalAVP800000033200 $9,350.00 261661.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jim Nichols  Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
7000006100 $4,475.00 2004AVP7000006100 $4,475.00
158000395862215 $132,626.50 TotalTotal19000006346 $5,175.00
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 Field3 50.0% 3 50.0% 0 0.0% 6-0 100.0% 2 14.3% 3 21.4% 9 64.3% 2-12 14.3% 6-18 25.0% 10-6 62.5% 00 8-12 40.0%
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 trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Nichols/Olson 14 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard 0-1
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Nichols/Olson 13 21-14, 22-24, 15-9 1:04
Trail the series against # 5 Fonoimoana/Wong 0-3
7/9/04AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 5 Nichols/Olson 12 21-18, 21-15 0:49
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Fonoimoana/Wong 6 Nichols/Olson 14 21-19, 21-13 0:39
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Contender 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 5 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-2
7/10/04AVPBelmar Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 7 Nichols/Olson 12 21-10, 24-26, 15-13 1:06
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Nichols/Olson 13 21-13, 21-11 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 10 Baxter/Wong 1-0
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 2 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 Baxter/Wong 13 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Mowrey/Ratledge 2-1
7/10/04AVPBelmar Open Contender 2 Nichols/Olson 12 Mowrey/Ratledge 11 18-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:06
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 2 Nichols/Olson 13 Mowrey/Ratledge 14 21-11, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Winner 1 Mowrey/Ratledge 14 Nichols/Olson 19, Q3 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Dalhausser/Lucena 2-0
7/10/04AVPBelmar Open Contender 3 Nichols/Olson 12 Dalhausser/Lucena 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
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 # 21 Hannemann/McCaw 1-0
7/9/04AVPBelmar Open Winner 1 Nichols/Olson 12 Hannemann/McCaw 21 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 1:05