AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP's Santa Barbara Invitational presented by Bud Light
October 16 - 17, 2004
(14) 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 Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Eric Westcott - 17th Did not play
1999 Aaron Smith - 17th Did not play
2000 Daniel Cardenas - 9th Did not play
2001 Daniel Cardenas - 9th Sean Burke - 33rd
2002 Daniel Cardenas - 13th Jeff Hall - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 9/2-5/2004 Chicago Open 13 13th 130 $1,260.00
AVP 7/22-25/2004 Hermosa Beach Open 14 17th 100 $550.00
AVP 7/8-11/2004 Belmar Open 12 9th 200 $2,200.00
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 $400.00
Santa Barbara Invitational Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/16/2004 Winner 1 Jason Ring / George Roumain (3) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal5019120.14001100
 1251150.2400500
 225870.0400600
Matt OlsonTotal12720.4172800
 111720.4551600
 21000.0001200
Sat, 10/16/2004 Contender 1 Julien Prosser / Mark Williams (11) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 25-27 1:16
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal241010.37501700
 112600.5000800
 212410.2500900
 30000000
Matt OlsonTotal392070.3334500
 1211150.2861200
 218920.3893300
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim Nichols7429130.21602800
Matt Olson512790.35361300
Total12556220.27264100
Opponents11760160.37693624
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2004AVP1000000035200 $11,860.00 252055.6 %
TotalAVP1100000035300 $12,260.00 292256.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jim Nichols  Matt Olson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10000008200 $5,930.00 2004AVP10000008200 $5,930.00
161000396063215 $134,081.50 TotalTotal22000008446 $6,630.00
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 Field2 66.7% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2-1 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 0-6 0.0% 4-12 25.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 2-7 22.2%
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 2-7 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 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 # 3 Ring/Roumain 0-4
10/16/04AVPSanta Barbara Invitational Winner 1 Ring/Roumain 3 Nichols/Olson 14 23-21, 21-16 0:42
9/4/04AVPChicago Open Contender 3 Ring/Roumain 6 Nichols/Olson 13 21-16, 21-16 0:33
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Contender 4 Ring/Roumain 1 Nichols/Olson 14 21-11, 21-19 0:39
6/5/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Ring/Roumain 1 Nichols/Olson 16 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Nichols/Olson 14 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 9 Baxter/Wong 1-1
7/24/04AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Baxter/Wong 13 Nichols/Olson 14 21-17, 21-16 0:46
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 2 Nichols/Olson 22, Q7 Baxter/Wong 13 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Prosser/Williams 0-1
10/16/04AVPSanta Barbara Invitational Contender 1 Prosser/Williams 11 Nichols/Olson 14 19-21, 21-18, 27-25 1:16