AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Cincinnati Open Presented by Liftoff
Friday, July 1, 2005
Match #32: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(25, Q1) Ed Ratledge/Aaron Wachtfogel
def.
(24) Jim Nichols/Mike DiPierro
21-14, 21-19 (0:45)

Jim Nichols
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 4, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Encinitas, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 195
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $168,511.50
Mike DiPierro
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompano Beach, FL
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Lindenwood University
St. Louis Junior
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 93
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career AVP Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $56,817.50

Ed Ratledge
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Fountain Valley, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (San Francisco 2018)
Career Winnings: $259,117.50
Aaron Wachtfogel
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Pacific
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)
Career Winnings: $168,102.50

1 2 3
(25, Q1) Ed Ratledge/Aaron Wachtfogel 21 21 0
(24) Jim Nichols/Mike DiPierro 14 19 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Ed Ratledge Aaron Wachtfogel Jim Nichols Mike DiPierro
ATTACK
Attacks 14 12 21 9
Kills 8 7 8 7
Errors 1 0 1 0
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.583 0.333 0.778
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 0 2 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 1
Digs 4 5 5 7
Game 2
Statistics Ed Ratledge Aaron Wachtfogel Jim Nichols Mike DiPierro
ATTACK
Attacks 20 16 13 19
Kills 11 8 4 8
Errors 3 3 2 2
Hitting Pct 0.400 0.313 0.154 0.316
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 0 0 3
Digs 3 8 6 4
Match Total
Statistics Ed Ratledge Aaron Wachtfogel Jim Nichols Mike DiPierro
ATTACK
Attacks 34 28 34 28
Kills 19 15 12 15
Errors 4 3 3 2
Hitting Pct 0.441 0.429 0.265 0.464
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 0 2 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 0 0 4
Digs 7 13 11 11