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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach
September 14 - 16, 2007

(2) 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 San Francisco Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/1/2007	Cincinnati Open	2	2	468	$15,000.00
AVP	8/23-25/2007	Brooklyn Open	2	3	390	$13,300.00
AVP	8/16-18/2007	Boston Open	1	3	390	$13,300.00
AVP	8/9-12/2007	Manhattan Beach Open	1	5	312	$8,500.00
AVP	8/2-4/2007	Chicago Open	1	1	520	$28,000.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	10	17	200	US$7,000.00
AVP	7/19-22/2007	Long Beach Open	3	3	390	$13,300.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	8	9	320	US$8,000.00
AVP	7/5-8/2007	Seaside Heights Open	3	1	360	$20,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	6	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	14	3	640	US$23,000.00
AVP	6/14-17/2007	Charleston Open	4	1	360	$20,000.00
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

San Francisco Best of the Beach Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/14/2007

Winner 1

Dax Holdren / Sean Scott (7)

Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	28	15	7	0.286	3	10	0	4
	1	13	6	3	0.231	2	4	0	2
	2	9	5	3	0.222	1	5	0	2
	3	6	4	1	0.500	0	1	0	0
Stein Metzger	Total	41	21	7	0.341	0	14	2	3
	1	17	6	3	0.176	0	6	2	1
	2	14	7	3	0.286	0	3	0	2
	3	10	8	1	0.700	0	5	0	0

Fri, 9/14/2007

Winner 2

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	23	15	4	0.478	4	5	4	3
	1	8	6	1	0.625	3	1	1	3
	2	15	9	3	0.400	1	4	3	0
Stein Metzger	Total	17	12	3	0.529	0	6	0	2
	1	9	6	2	0.444	0	4	0	1
	2	8	6	1	0.625	0	2	0	1

Sat, 9/15/2007

Semi-Finals

Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6)

Lost 16-21, 28-26, 16-18

1:14

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	18	14	2	0.667	4	2	1	8
	1	5	4	0	0.800	0	0	1	3
	2	6	5	1	0.667	3	1	0	3
	3	7	5	1	0.571	1	1	0	2
Stein Metzger	Total	62	29	14	0.242	0	14	0	0
	1	19	8	6	0.105	0	2	0	0
	2	26	15	4	0.423	0	6	0	0
	3	17	6	4	0.118	0	6	0	0

Sun, 9/16/2007

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1)

Won By Forfeit

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	69	44	13	0.449	11	17	5	15
Stein Metzger	120	62	24	0.317	0	34	2	5

Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 50-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 7-9
9/16/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach		Lambert/Metzger	2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	By Forfeit
9/1/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-12, 24-22	1:12
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-14, 21-18	0:49
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-19, 21-19	0:50
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	1:30
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 Gibb/Rosenthal 16-9
9/14/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-15, 21-17	0:42
9/1/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-17, 21-19	0:47
7/22/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	Lambert/Metzger	3	21-13, 21-16	0:47
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	8	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-13, 22-24, 15-10	1:10
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
Lead the series against # 4 Hyden/Keenan 5-1
9/1/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Hyden/Keenan	4	21-17, 21-12	0:41
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Hyden/Keenan	2	21-19, 21-17	1:01
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	3	Hyden/Keenan	7	21-17, 21-12	0:36
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 # 5 Medel/Souza 3-2
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Medel/Souza	5	22-20, 21-19	0:43
8/12/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Medel/Souza	6	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-23, 21-19, 15-7	1:08
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Medel/Souza	4	24-22, 21-14	0:52
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 # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6-2
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Lambert/Metzger	2	21-16, 26-28, 18-16	1:14
8/24/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	7	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	Lambert/Metzger	1	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:05
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	21-17, 21-14	0:44
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:13
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-19, 21-14	0:46
7/9/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-16, 21-13	0:47
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	21-17, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Holdren/Scott 8-4
9/14/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:05
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Scott	8	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-19, 21-18	0:53
9/15/06	AVP	Lake Tahoe Best of the Beach	Winner 2	Holdren/Scott	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:02
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Scott	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-13	1:04
8/12/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	1:06
7/23/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	21-14, 21-17	0:57
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	27-25, 21-15	0:55
7/9/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	6	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	1:25
7/2/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Scott	7	Lambert/Metzger	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:15
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	7	21-17, 21-17	0:52
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	8	21-18, 21-16	0:46
4/2/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
Lead the series against # 8 Lucena/Williams 5-0
8/31/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lucena/Williams	7	21-16, 21-18	0:42
8/4/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Williams	8	21-18, 21-18	0:42
8/3/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Williams	8	21-17, 21-18	0:44
7/22/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 6	Lambert/Metzger	3	Lucena/Williams	10	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:07
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Williams	8	21-16, 21-18	0:39