Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004
(8) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Jeff Nygaard
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 204 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$64,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925CQMoney
FIVB17101113213121 US$129,000.00
Previous Carolina Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Eric Wurts - 34th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 8 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 4 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 5 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 7 5 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 5 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 12 4 364 US$15,000.00
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
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 24 1 300 US$22,000.00
Puerto Rico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 1 Milen Stoyanov / Boris Yankov, Bulgaria (25, Q4) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:47
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (9) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:49
Fri, 6/11/2004 Contender 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (26, Q5) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 0:54
Sat, 6/12/2004 Contender 3 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (17) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Sat, 6/12/2004 Contender 4 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (3) Won 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:11
Sat, 6/12/2004 Contender 5 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (7) Lost 21-17, 11-21, 9-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 14-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-2
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-18, 21-15 0:41
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:40
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Rogers/Scott 3 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:11
Lead the series against # 4 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 12 Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 10-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 7 Blanton/Nygaard 8 17-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:56
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 11 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:00
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Blanton/Nygaard 11 Baracetti/Conde 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 9 Blanton/Nygaard 8 21-19, 22-20 0:49
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 21-16, 25-23 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Schacht/Slack 17 21-12, 21-13 0:35
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Cunha/Ferreira 21, Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Gartmayer/Nowotny 19 21-13, 23-25, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 17 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Child/Heese 17 21-16, 21-13 0:43
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 28 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-18, 26-24 0:50
Series tied with # 18 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Shiratori/Watanabe 25 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:01
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Blanton/Nygaard 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Silva/Xisto Q30 21-6, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Stoyanov/Yankov 25, Q4 23-21, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 2 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q5 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 0:54