Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Cincinnati Open Presented by Liftoff
Sunday, July 3, 2005

Match #60: Semi-Finals

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard
def.
(5) Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena
21-19, 21-14 (0:50)

Phil Dalhausser

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baden, Switzerland

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Central Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

300

Career Wins:

103

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,592,785.00

Nick Lucena

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davie, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

287

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,378,152.50

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard

(5) Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	2	17	6	18
Kills	1	9	5	9
Errors	1	3	0	8
Hitting Pct	0.000	0.353	0.833	0.056
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	1	0	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	1	0
Digs	1	0	1	4

Game 2
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	7	11	6	24
Kills	4	8	2	9
Errors	0	1	1	8
Hitting Pct	0.571	0.636	0.167	0.042
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	0	0
Digs	2	4	2	5

Match Total
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	9	28	12	42
Kills	5	17	7	18
Errors	1	4	1	16
Hitting Pct	0.444	0.464	0.500	0.048
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	2	1	3	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	5	1	0
Digs	3	4	3	9

Play By Play

Server	Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 1
Nick Lucena	0	1	NL's cut shot sails wide
Dax Holdren	0	2	Nick's slam attempt catches the net
Dax Holdren	1	2	Phil puts it down hard cross court
Phil Dalhausser	1	3	Jeff tips it over Phil
Jeff Nygaard	2	3	Nick goes cross court left
Nick Lucena	2	4	Jeff fakes cross and goes with power down the line
Dax Holdren	2	5	Jeff rejects Nick high above the net
Dax Holdren	3	5	Nick cross court with authority
Phil Dalhausser	4	5	Ace right line
Phil Dalhausser	4	6	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	5	6	Phil over in two with power
Nick Lucena	5	7	Jeff fakes power cross and shows off the touch down the line
Dax Holdren	6	7	Nick shows off his on touch with the cut shot left
Phil Dalhausser	6	8	Service error long
Jeff Nygaard	7	8	Phil over in two with the tip over Jeff
Nick Lucena	7	9	service error short
Dax Holdren	7	10	Nick's touch shot just misses the line
Dax Holdren	8	10	Long rally ends as Phil slams the ball off Jeff's arms
Phil Dalhausser	9	10	Jeff's kill attempt sail long
Phil Dalhausser	9	11	Jeff fakes the heat and drops it just over the net
Jeff Nygaard	9	12	Nick's touch shot catches the tape and falls wide
Jeff Nygaard	10	12	Nick kills it off Dax
Nick Lucena	10	13	Jeff comes right back and slams it off Phil
Dax Holdren	11	13	Nick's turn -- Nick bombs it off Dax
Phil Dalhausser	12	13	Great dig by Nick leads to Nick's kill down the middle
Phil Dalhausser	13	13	Jeff's kill attempt lands just wide right and we are all tied up
Phil Dalhausser	13	14	Jeff doesn't miss this time placing the touch shot down the right line
Jeff Nygaard	13	15	Nick misses with the kill wide right
Jeff Nygaard	14	15	Great rally as Phil makes the big dig and bigger Kill
Nick Lucena	15	15	Great rally ends after Jeff's touch shot sails wide left and we are tied again
Nick Lucena	15	16	Huge slam by Dax cross court
Dax Holdren	16	16	Nicki shows off the touch and ties it up
Phil Dalhausser	16	17	Jeff fakes cross and puts the great set down the line left
Jeff Nygaard	17	17	Nick slams it off the tape and just in
Nick Lucena	18	17	Phil rejects Jeff and Nick and Phil grab their first lead
Nick Lucena	18	18	Jeff brings out the guns with the cross court kill
Dax Holdren	19	18	service error short
Phil Dalhausser	19	19	Jeff with the flop shot over Phil and we are all tied up
Jeff Nygaard	19	20	Nick's touch shot sails just wide and game point is here
Jeff Nygaard	19	21	Game point 1 - Jeff rejects Nick slam to capture game one
Server	Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 2
Dax Holdren	1	0	Nick powers it through Jeff's arms
Nick Lucena	1	1	Jeff looks cross and powers it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	2	1	Service error short
Phil Dalhausser	2	2	Jeff with touch just over the net right
Dax Holdren	2	3	Jeff rejects Nick
Dax Holdren	2	4	Great rally ends as Nick's touch shot just misses the left line
Dax Holdren	3	4	Incredible rally with a huge dig by Dax goes unrewarded as Phil slams it home
Nick Lucena	3	5	Dax looks the D cross and come right down the line
Jeff Nygaard	4	5	Nick winds up and lets loose on the Wilson cross court
Phil Dalhausser	4	6	Jeff just tips it over Phil's long arms
Dax Holdren	4	7	Jeff with the big block of Nick's attempted kill
Dax Holdren	5	7	Nick flops it just over Jeff
Nick Lucena	5	8	Net foul on Phil
Jeff Nygaard	6	8	Nick shows off the touch with the tip over Jeff and down the line
Phil Dalhausser	6	9	Jeff with authority down the left line
Dax Holdren	7	9	Jeff's block of Nick catches the tape and falls wide
Nick Lucena	7	10	Incredible rally with several digs ends as Jeff roofs Nick
Jeff Nygaard	8	10	Phil over in two with the cross court bomb
Phil Dalhausser	8	11	Jeff's cut kill catches the right side line
Dax Holdren	8	12	Phil attempts the left handed tip but it fall just wide
Dax Holdren	9	12	Nick cross court kill
Nick Lucena	9	13	Dax domes Phil
Jeff Nygaard	10	13	Nick with authority down the line
Phil Dalhausser	10	14	service error short
Dax Holdren	11	14	service error short
Nick Lucena	11	15	Jeff powers the kill down the line
Jeff Nygaard	11	16	Nick's kill attempt catches the tape and falls wide left
Jeff Nygaard	11	17	Nick's kill just misses the left line
Jeff Nygaard	12	17	Best rally of the match ends when Phil tips the ball into the open left corner
Phil Dalhausser	13	17	Jeff just misses the open court kill
Phil Dalhausser	13	18	Dax over in two off the big dig by Jeff
Dax Holdren	13	19	Jeff out jumps Nick high above the net
Dax Holdren	14	19	Big slam by Nick
Nick Lucena	14	20	Dax goes big to set up match point
Jeff Nygaard	14	21	Match point 1 - Jeff rejects Nick above the net to set up a meeting with Lambo and Hyden in the finals live on NBC at 4:30est. Watch the match and then log on to avp.com to enter for a chance to win a 42" plasma