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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Charleston Open
June 14 - 17, 2007

(4) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Resides:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	32	9	6	11	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	$467,525.00
FIVB	10	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	3	0	US$105,800.00
Overall	42	9	6	13	0	6	1	2	1	4	0	US$573,325.00

Previous Charleston Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/7-10/2007	Atlanta Open	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/31-6/3/2007	Tampa Open	3	9	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	3	5	216	$6,000.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	3	3	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	2	7	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	2	1	360	$20,000.00
AVP	4/19-21/2007	Dallas Open	1	17	72	$800.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	1	3	270	$9,500.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2006	Vitória Open	7	5	360	US$10,000.00
AVP	9/14-17/2006	Lake Tahoe Best of the Beach	1	5	0	$8,000.00
AVP	8/31-9/2/2006	Cincinnati Open	1	2	468	$18,000.00
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	1	1	360	$50,000.00
AVP	8/17-19/2006	Brooklyn Open	1	1	520	$25,000.00
AVP	8/10-13/2006	Manhattan Beach Open	1	2	468	$18,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	6	5	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$14,400.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	1	1	520	$25,000.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	1	3	270	$8,500.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	2	1	360	$19,000.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	2	3	270	$8,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	5	13	240	US$6,500.00
AVP	6/15-17/2006	Sacramento Open	2	1	520	$20,000.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	2	2	324	$13,400.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	19	3	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	1	3	270	$8,500.00
AVP	5/18-21/2006	Santa Barbara Open	1	3	390	$12,000.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	1	3	270	$8,500.00
AVP	3/31-4/2/2006	Fort Lauderdale Open	1	2	324	$13,400.00

Charleston Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/15/2007

Winner 2

Aaron Wachtfogel / Scott Wong (13)

Won 21-18, 21-10

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	13	6	1	0.385	6	0	2	1
	1	8	4	1	0.375	4	0	1	1
	2	5	2	0	0.400	2	0	1	0
Stein Metzger	Total	17	13	3	0.588	0	8	2	1
	1	8	6	2	0.500	0	3	1	1
	2	9	7	1	0.667	0	5	1	0

Fri, 6/15/2007

Winner 3

Ty Loomis / Hans Stolfus (12)

Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-11

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	13	8	1	0.538	6	1	2	4
	1	2	2	0	1.000	2	1	0	2
	2	9	5	1	0.444	4	0	0	2
	3	2	1	0	0.500	0	0	2	0
Stein Metzger	Total	43	25	8	0.395	0	17	1	2
	1	15	10	2	0.533	0	7	0	1
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	2	0	1
	3	16	7	4	0.188	0	8	1	0

Sat, 6/16/2007

Winner 4

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (1)

Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	29	20	3	0.586	6	2	5	9
	1	8	6	2	0.500	2	1	2	3
	2	11	7	1	0.545	1	1	2	3
	3	10	7	0	0.700	3	0	1	3
Stein Metzger	Total	27	15	5	0.370	0	10	0	1
	1	12	3	4	-0.083	0	2	0	0
	2	11	8	1	0.636	0	4	0	0
	3	4	4	0	1.000	0	4	0	1

Sun, 6/17/2007

Semi-Finals

Casey Jennings / Mark Williams (9)

Won 21-19, 21-19

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	15	10	1	0.600	3	4	1	5
	1	8	4	1	0.375	0	3	1	2
	2	7	6	0	0.857	3	1	0	3
Stein Metzger	Total	39	21	4	0.436	0	6	0	1
	1	19	10	2	0.421	0	2	0	0
	2	20	11	2	0.450	0	4	0	1

Sun, 6/17/2007

Finals

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (2)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	15	9	2	0.467	2	3	2	3
	1	7	5	0	0.714	0	1	1	2
	2	8	4	2	0.250	2	2	1	1
Stein Metzger	Total	25	15	4	0.440	0	7	0	2
	1	14	7	3	0.286	0	4	0	2
	2	11	8	1	0.636	0	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	85	53	8	0.529	23	10	12	22
Stein Metzger	151	89	24	0.430	0	48	3	7

Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 35-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 12-8
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	4	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:06
6/10/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	1:20
6/9/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:59
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 21-16	0:45
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-18, 26-24	0:49
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-17, 21-18	0:56
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-18, 21-15	0:59
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:58
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-17	0:57
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-13	0:50
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Lambert/Metzger	7	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/16/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-14, 21-14	0:38
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	5	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	23-21, 21-18	1:16
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lambert/Metzger	2	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:02
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-19, 9-21, 20-18	1:01
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-18, 21-18	0:49
4/2/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	25-23, 21-16	0:58
9/10/05	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-18, 21-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 5-6
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	4	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-19, 21-15	0:59
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-14, 21-19	0:48
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-16, 21-13	1:11
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-13, 21-19	0:42
8/13/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	22-20, 21-23, 15-11	1:30
7/23/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-16, 21-18	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-18, 21-14	0:45
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lambert/Metzger	2	19-21, 21-12, 17-15	1:26
6/3/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	Lambert/Metzger	19	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
5/20/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	1:04
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Kiraly/Wong 2-0
6/10/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	3	Kiraly/Wong	4	21-11, 21-16	0:46
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	2	Kiraly/Wong	10	21-17, 21-18	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Olson/Ring 1-2
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Olson/Ring	4	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:58
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Olson/Ring	7	21-18, 21-17	0:45
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 4	Olson/Ring	13	Lambert/Metzger	1	24-22, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Hyden/Keenan 2-1
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 3	Lambert/Metzger	3	Hyden/Keenan	8	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 3	Hyden/Keenan	10	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-19, 21-18	0:37
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Hyden/Keenan	15	21-18, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Jennings/Williams 4-1
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	4	Jennings/Williams	9	21-19, 21-19	0:52
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 3	Jennings/Williams	6	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-17, 11-21, 15-13	0:57
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	3	Jennings/Williams	6	21-19, 26-28, 15-13	1:19
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Jennings/Williams	5	21-18, 21-17	0:48
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Jennings/Williams	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	1:10
Series tied with # 10 Medel/Souza 1-1
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 3	Medel/Souza	10	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-18, 21-15	0:44
9/1/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Medel/Souza	8	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Lucena/Strickland 2-0
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Lucena/Strickland	10	21-12, 21-15	0:45
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lucena/Strickland	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Loomis/Stolfus 1-0
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	4	Loomis/Stolfus	12	21-15, 21-23, 15-11	1:08
Lead the series against # 13 Wachtfogel/Wong 1-0
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	4	Wachtfogel/Wong	13	21-18, 21-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Hannemann/Ratledge 2-1
6/8/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	3	Hannemann/Ratledge	14	21-17, 21-13	0:44
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Hannemann/Ratledge	15	21-18, 21-18	0:48
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 2	Hannemann/Ratledge	17	Lambert/Metzger	1	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:07
Lead the series against # 18 Lee/Rester 1-0
7/7/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lee/Rester	23, Q5	21-13, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Brewer/Iordanov 1-0
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	2	Brewer/Iordanov	31, Q8	15-21, 21-9, 15-12	0:51