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$150,000 VolleyHut Clearwater Beach Invitational
April 20 - 22, 2001

(1) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana

Dain Blanton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Laguna Beach, CA

Resides:

Los Angeles, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

Career BVA Wins:

1 (Oceanside 2001)

Career Winnings:

$720,032.75

Eric Fonoimoana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Resides:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

292

Career Wins:

Career BVA Wins:

1 (Oceanside 2001)

Career Winnings:

$1,000,809.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	46	3	7	9	2	7	7	4	3	2	2	$272,387.00
BVA	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,500.00
FIVB	31	1	1	1	3	3	3	10	5	4	0	US$194,400.00
USAV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$13,750.00
Overall	81	5	8	12	5	10	10	15	8	6	2	US$493,037.00

Previous Clearwater Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 1993	Did not play	Brian Gatzke - 13th
AVP 1994	Did not play	Tim Hovland - 5th
AVP 1995	Ian Clark - 9th	Ricci Luyties - 5th
AVP 1996	Canyon Ceman - 7th	Rob Heidger - 9th
AVP 1997	Canyon Ceman - 7th	Bill Boullianne - 3rd
AVP 1998	Eric Fonoimoana - 3rd	Dain Blanton - 3rd
AVP 1999	Eric Fonoimoana - 1st	Dain Blanton - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	9	1	0	US$0.00
AVP	8/25-27/2000	Manhattan Beach Open	2	7	0	$6,000.00
AVP	8/18-20/2000	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	6	2	0	$12,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	7	3	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	8	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	8	5	204	US$7,000.00
AVP	7/21-23/2000	Belmar Open	2	7	0	$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	11	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	8	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	9	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	8	9	136	US$4,000.00
AVP	6/9-11/2000	Mervyn's Beach Bash 2000 AVP Hermosa Beach Open	1	5	0	$4,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	6	13	102	US$3,000.00
AVP	5/26-28/2000	Santa Cruz Open	4	1	0	$16,000.00
AVP	4/28-30/2000	Tournament of Champions	2	7	0	$3,000.00
USAV	4/13-16/2000	Olympic Challenge Series	3	3	272	$10,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	4	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	5	9	136	US$4,000.00
AVP	8/28-29/1999	Manhattan Beach Open	3	4	0	$8,000.00
AVP	8/21-22/1999	Cleveland Tournament of Champions	2	1	0	$18,000.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	8	4	238	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	13	5	204	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	15	4	238	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	19	9	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	15	9	136	US$4,500.00
AVP	7/10-11/1999	Michigan Open	2	5	0	$5,000.00
AVP	7/3-4/1999	Chicago Grand Slam	3	3	0	$8,500.00
AVP	6/26-27/1999	Belmar Open	3	5	0	$3,500.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	12	17	68	US$2,500.00
AVP	6/11-13/1999	Hermosa Beach Open	3	5	0	$5,200.00
AVP	6/5-6/1999	Dallas Tournament of Champions	3	2	0	$10,000.00
AVP	5/22-23/1999	New Orleans Open		2	0	$11,000.00
USAV	5/14-16/1999	Beach Volleyball Series	4	9	136	$3,750.00
AVP	5/1-2/1999	Clearwater Grand Slam	5	1	0	$20,000.00

Clearwater Beach Invitational Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 4/21/2001	Winner 1	Coley Kyman / Mark Presho (16, Q14)	Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
Sat, 4/21/2001	Winner 2	Albert Hannemann / Sean Scott (8)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:38
Sun, 4/22/2001	Winner 3	Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw (5)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:53
Sun, 4/22/2001	Semi-Finals	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (4)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 17-19	1:05
Sun, 4/22/2001	Bronze Medal	Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw (5)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:40

Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 4-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Henkel/Smith 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Henkel/Smith	16	Blanton/Fonoimoana	19	15-1	0:20
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong 0-1
4/22/01	BVA	Clearwater Beach Invitational	Semi-Finals	Metzger/Wong	4	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	19-21, 21-15, 19-17	1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Heidger/McCaw 2-0
4/22/01	BVA	Clearwater Beach Invitational	Bronze Medal	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Heidger/McCaw	5	21-16, 21-18	0:40
4/22/01	BVA	Clearwater Beach Invitational	Winner 3	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Heidger/McCaw	5	15-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Hannemann/Scott 1-0
4/21/01	BVA	Clearwater Beach Invitational	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Hannemann/Scott	8	19-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 16, Q14 Kyman/Presho 1-0
4/21/01	BVA	Clearwater Beach Invitational	Winner 1	Blanton/Fonoimoana	1	Kyman/Presho	16, Q14	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:54