AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 14 - 17, 2003
(7) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard
 
Dain Blanton
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: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $720,032.75
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $470,797.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925CQMoney
AVP17413032310000 $131,835.00
FIVB17101113213121 US$129,000.00
Overall34514145523121 US$260,835.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
USAV 1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001 Did not play Scott Davenport - 7th
2002 Carl Henkel - 13th Albert Hannemann - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/7-10/2003 Manhattan Beach Open 5 13 130 $1,260.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 12 4 364 US$15,000.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 5 7 180 $2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 16, Q3 3 432 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 19, Q1 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 11 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 11 1 360 $14,500.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 24 1 300 US$22,000.00
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 13 2 324 $9,750.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 12 9 144 $1,600.00
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Winner 1 Dan Fisher / Chris Guigliano (26, Q1) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
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Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A9N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/15/2003 Winner 2 Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger (10) Lost 21-17, 14-21, 12-15 1:00
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A5N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 2 Mike Mattarocci / Collin Smith (24) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A7N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A1N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 3 Eli Fairfield / Fred Souza (15) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 4 Jason Lee / David Smith (21) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 5 Sean Rosenthal / Larry Witt (5) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
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Jeff NygaardTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A2N/A
Jeff NygaardN/AN/AN/AN/A28N/A2N/A
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 18-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3-4
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 Blanton/Nygaard 5 13-21, 21-15, 18-16 1:00
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Country Quota Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 1:01
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Blanton/Nygaard 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:58
6/15/03AVPSan Diego Open Finals Blanton/Nygaard 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 21-16, 13-21, 15-12 1:06
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 21-19 0:45
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:03
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-17, 15-21, 21-19 0:57
Series tied with # 2 Doble/Kiraly 1-1
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Contender 5 Doble/Kiraly 3 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/15/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 6 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Doble/Kiraly 3 19-21, 21-17, 25-23 1:14
Trail the series against # 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-1
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 4 Ayakatubby/Lewis 2-0
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Winner 4 Blanton/Nygaard 13 Ayakatubby/Lewis 8 21-17, 21-15 0:49
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Ayakatubby/Lewis 5 23-21, 21-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Rosenthal/Witt 0-2
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-18, 21-18 0:38
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 26 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Rogers/Scott 0-1
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Rogers/Scott 12 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-12, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Holdren/Metzger 0-1
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 10 Blanton/Nygaard 7 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Gibb/Jewell 1-0
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Gibb/Jewell 11 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Elliott/Soldano 22 15-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 13 Hyden/Witt 1-1
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Hyden/Witt 20 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-16, 14-21, 15-11 1:01
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hyden/Witt 16 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Fairfield/Souza 1-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Fairfield/Souza 15 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Boss/Williams 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Boss/Williams 14 21-18, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 20 Mowrey/Ratledge 2-0
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Mowrey/Ratledge 21 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Mowrey/Ratledge 21 23-21, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Lee/Smith 1-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Lee/Smith 21 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Baxter/Henkel 1-0
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Baxter/Henkel 9 21-17, 21-23, 15-8 1:10
Lead the series against # 24 Mattarocci/Smith 1-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 2 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Mattarocci/Smith 24 21-13, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Fisher/Guigliano 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Fisher/Guigliano 26, Q1 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Dalhausser/Lucena 37, Q11 21-13, 21-18 0:32