Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(8) Bill Strickland/Aaron Wachtfogel
 
Bill Strickland
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Malibu, CA
Resides: Malibu, CA
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $139,600.00
Aaron Wachtfogel
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Pacific
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $168,102.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317253349Money
AVP240040303560012 $102,280.00
NORCECA10000010000000 US$300.00
P&R10000100000000 $4,000.00
Pro Beach20000000101000 $3,525.00
Wide Open40010201000000 $11,000.00
Overall320050614661012 US$121,105.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2001 Did not play Shawn Davis - 37th
AVP 2004 Ryan Stuntz - 41st Jeff Minc - 41st
AVP 2005 Justin Phipps - 33rd Ed Ratledge - 17th
AVP 2006 Adam Roberts - 17th Hans Stolfus - 5th
AVP 2007 Nick Lucena - 13th Austin Rester - 17th
AVP 2008 Dax Holdren - 13th Mike Lambert - 7th
AVP 2009 Reid Priddy - 9th Mike Morrison - 13th
AVP 2010 Aaron Wachtfogel - 7th Bill Strickland - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 10 7 0 $2,500.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 2 5 0 $2,000.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 5 0 $2,000.00
NORCECA 4/22-24/2011 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Dominican Republic 4 6 0 US$300.00
P&R 9/2-5/2010 Cincinnati Players Championship 4 5 0 $4,000.00
AVP 7/24-25/2010 AVP Long Beach Open 5 3 540 $10,000.00
AVP 7/16-18/2010 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 5 7 370 $4,600.00
AVP 6/25-27/2010 AVP Belmar Open 5 3 540 $9,500.00
AVP 6/18-20/2010 AVP Virginia Beach Open 3 3 540 $9,500.00
AVP 6/3-6/2010 AVP Huntington Beach Open 5 7 370 $4,600.00
AVP 4/29-5/2/2010 AVP Santa Barbara Open 6 5 450 $6,000.00
AVP 4/16-18/2010 AVP Fort Lauderdale Open 8 5 450 $6,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2009 Tournament of Champions 10 3 540 $9,000.00
AVP 8/27-29/2009 Chicago Open 9 13 240 $1,900.00
AVP 8/20-23/2009 Muskegon Open 13 5 450 $6,240.00
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Avery Drost / Aaron Mansfield (25) Won 21-12, 21-16  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 3 Russ Marchewka / Eyal Zimet (9) Won 21-16, 21-19  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 4 John Hyden / Sean Scott (1) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 6 Billy Allen / Kevin McColloch (10) Won 21-17, 21-18  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Contender 7 John Mayer / Matt Prosser (4) Won 21-10, 21-13  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Semi-Finals John Hyden / Sean Scott (1) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 8 Ty Loomis / Mark Williams (6) Won 21-16, 21-17  
Head to Head Results
Strickland/Wachtfogel trail the series against the field 9-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-4
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-10  
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-11  
6/27/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-10 0:50
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 4 Mayer/Prosser 2-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Mayer/Prosser 4 21-10, 21-13  
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Mayer/Prosser 13 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 3 Mayer/Prosser 8 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Loomis/Williams 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Loomis/Williams 6 21-16, 21-17  
Trail the series against # 7 Monteiro/Souza 0-2
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 7 Monteiro/Souza 13 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 15-21, 21-16, 15-13  
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Contender 6 Monteiro/Souza 13 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 15-21, 21-16, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 9 Marchewka/Zimet 2-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Marchewka/Zimet 9 21-16, 21-19  
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 Marchewka/Zimet 7 22-20, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 10 Allen/McColloch 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 6 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Allen/McColloch 10 21-17, 21-18  
Trail the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-3
5/1/10AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 6 Mariano/Ratledge 10 21-18, 21-19 0:54
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 9 29-31, 21-14, 15-13 1:35
5/15/09AVPHouston Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 21-13, 21-17 0:51
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 2 Mariano/Ratledge 7 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 21-15, 12-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 20 Brazao/Fuller 1-0
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Brazao/Fuller 18 21-18, 21-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Drost/Mansfield 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Drost/Mansfield 25 21-12, 21-16