AVP Tour
$175,000 Austin Open
April 29 - May 1, 2005
(19) Jim Nichols/Ed Ratledge
 
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
Ed Ratledge
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Fountain Valley, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (San Francisco 2018)
Career Winnings: $259,117.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP20000000020 $1,300.00
Previous Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Matt Olson - 13th Chad Mowrey - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/22-24/2005 Tempe Open 14 17th 72 $650.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/30/2005 Winner 1 Scott Ayakatubby / Eduardo Bacil (14) Won 18-21, 22-20, 20-18  
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal311020.25802800
 113520.2310500
 29300.33301400
 39200.2220900
Ed RatledgeTotal503460.5604512
 111710.5451311
 2211430.5242101
 3181320.6111100
Sat, 4/30/2005 Winner 2 Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (3) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal221350.36401500
 111730.3640800
 211620.3640700
Ed RatledgeTotal241160.2081110
 112620.3330000
 212540.0831110
Sat, 4/30/2005 Contender 1 Albert Hannemann / Chad Turner (20, Q2) Lost 21-17, 11-21, 10-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim NicholsTotal331050.15211511
 113410.2310511
 213430.0771400
 37210.1430600
Ed RatledgeTotal331680.2423701
 116920.4381200
 28430.1250200
 39330.0002301
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jim Nichols8633120.24415811
Ed Ratledge10761200.38381323
Total19394320.32197134
Opponents207110210.430146039
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open200000000200 $1,300.00
Total200000000200 $1,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jim Nichols Ed Ratledge
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1000000000 $0.00
154000374260250 $103,962.75 Challenge/Four Star/Open130103030573070 $172,240.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000001000 $150.00
16000017130 $8,986.00 Manhattan Beach18000047410 $28,877.50
20000008930 $18,832.75 Tour Championships9001034100 $18,975.00
           Gold Series3000002100 $4,300.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series5000003101 $2,700.00
           Contender Series/Tour Series3000010200 $750.00
190000385770310 $131,781.50 Total171104038743981 $227,992.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005AVP200000000200 $1,300.00 1420.0 %
TotalAVP200000000200 $1,300.00 1420.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jim Nichols  Ed Ratledge
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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 2000AVP1000000001 $0.00
7000113200 $6,685.00 2001AVP5000000032 $375.00
5000001121 $825.00 2002AVP6000000501 $1,150.00
7000001222 $1,025.00 2003AVP8000012320 $3,300.00
10000008200 $5,930.00 2004AVP9000014400 $5,625.00
3000000300 $925.00 2005AVP3000000210 $700.00
164000396066215 $135,006.50 TotalTotal320000261464 $11,150.00
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
Overall0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 1-4 20.0%
2004-20050 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 00 1-4 20.0%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 3 75.0% 1-3 25.0% 0-6 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 1-4 20.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000001200000014
Total000000001200000014
Head to Head Results
Nichols/Ratledge trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kiraly/Lambert 0-1
4/30/05AVPAustin Open Winner 2 Kiraly/Lambert 3 Nichols/Ratledge 19 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Ayakatubby/Bacil 1-0
4/30/05AVPAustin Open Winner 1 Nichols/Ratledge 19 Ayakatubby/Bacil 14 18-21, 22-20, 20-18  
Trail the series against # 15 Ceman/Lee 0-1
4/23/05AVPTempe Open Contender 1 Ceman/Lee 13 Nichols/Ratledge 14 21-15, 25-23 0:56
Trail the series against # 16 Lane/Mowrey 0-1
4/23/05AVPTempe Open Winner 1 Lane/Mowrey 19 Nichols/Ratledge 14 21-18, 21-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Hannemann/Turner 0-1
4/30/05AVPAustin Open Contender 1 Hannemann/Turner 20, Q2 Nichols/Ratledge 19 17-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:54