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AVP Young Guns
$10,000 AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans
May 29 - 30, 2010

(1) Gretchen Duffner-Hand/Carol Welcher

Gretchen Duffner-Hand

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Louis, MO

Resides:

Fort Lauderdale , FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Missouri-St. Louis

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (AVP YG Ocean City 2010)

Career Winnings:

$6,812.50

Carol Hamilton Welcher

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 18, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Resides:

El Cajon, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Cal State Dominguez Hills

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (AVP YG New Orleans 2010)

Career Winnings:

$4,425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	57	Money
AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	2	1	$4,900.00
AVP YG	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	2	2	1	$5,300.00

Previous New Orleans Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/29-5/2/2010	AVP Santa Barbara Open	30, Q10	17	190	$700.00
AVP	4/16-18/2010	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	31, Q11	25	120	$350.00

AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/29/2010	Winner 2	Kelsey Fautsch / Amy Williams (16)	Won 21-18, 21-18
Sat, 5/29/2010	Winner 3	Lisa Howard / Lorelee Smith (8)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 12-15
Sat, 5/29/2010	Contender 4	Meghan Gilroy / Kara Gonzalez (13)	Won 21-15, 21-9
Sat, 5/29/2010	Contender 5	Laryssa Mereszczak / Aurora Paaluhi (4)	Won 21-15, 21-9
Sun, 5/30/2010	Contender 6	Morgan Flarity / Shayna Munson (2)	Lost 12-25

Head to Head Results
Duffner-Hand/Welcher 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 Flarity/Munson 0-1
5/30/10	AVP YG	AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans	Contender 6	Flarity/Munson	2	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	1	25-12
Lead the series against # 3 Locascio/Morin 1-0
4/16/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Qualifier 3	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	31, Q11	Locascio/Morin	Q6	21-18, 21-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Mereszczak/Paaluhi 1-0
5/29/10	AVP YG	AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans	Contender 5	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	1	Mereszczak/Paaluhi	4	21-15, 21-9
Trail the series against # 8 Howard/Smith 0-1
5/29/10	AVP YG	AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans	Winner 3	Howard/Smith	8	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	1	18-21, 21-14, 15-12
Lead the series against # 13 Gilroy/Gonzalez 1-0
5/29/10	AVP YG	AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans	Contender 4	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	1	Gilroy/Gonzalez	13	21-15, 21-9
Lead the series against # 16 Fautsch/Williams 1-0
5/29/10	AVP YG	AVP Qualifier Tour New Orleans	Winner 2	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	1	Fautsch/Williams	16	21-18, 21-18