Match Recap

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

Match #61: Finals

(12) Mike Lambert/John Hyden
def.
(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard
17-21, 21-12, 15-10 (1:05)

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

John Hyden

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

San Diego State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,073,137.50

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

(12) Mike Lambert/John Hyden

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	John Hyden	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	7	19	10	10
Kills	2	8	4	5
Errors	5	5	3	1
Hitting Pct	-0.429	0.158	0.100	0.400
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	6
Digs	0	6	5	0

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	John Hyden	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	5	8	4	20
Kills	3	5	0	11
Errors	1	0	3	8
Hitting Pct	0.400	0.625	-0.750	0.150
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	6	0	0	0
Digs	0	2	4	0

Game 3
Statistics	Mike Lambert	John Hyden	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	4	8	2	12
Kills	4	5	1	6
Errors	0	1	0	5
Hitting Pct	1.000	0.500	0.500	0.083
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	0	1
Digs	0	2	2	0

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	John Hyden	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	16	35	16	42
Kills	9	18	5	22
Errors	6	6	6	14
Hitting Pct	0.188	0.343	-0.063	0.190
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	1	2	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	12	0	0	7
Digs	0	10	11	0

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert John Hyden	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 1
Dax Holdren	1	0	service error short
John Hyden	2	0	Lambo rejects Jeff
John Hyden	3	0	Dax falls just short on the tip
John Hyden	3	1	John's dig is not enough as the long rally ends
Jeff Nygaard	4	1	John goes with the cut shot right
Mike Lambert	5	1	ace down the middle
Mike Lambert	5	2	Jeff slams it through Lambo's hands
Dax Holdren	6	2	John tips it over Jeff into the open court
John Hyden	6	3	Jeff powers it cross court
Jeff Nygaard	6	4	Jeff roofs John at the net
Jeff Nygaard	7	4	John tips it over Jeff's arms
Mike Lambert	8	4	Long rally ends as Lambo slams it off Jeff
Mike Lambert	8	5	John can't handle the heat from Jeff as the ball sails out
Dax Holdren	8	6	Lambo over-shoots on the kill
Dax Holdren	9	6	service error long
John Hyden	9	7	Jeff with authority down the middle
Jeff Nygaard	10	7	John with the deep touch shot to the back right corner
Mike Lambert	10	8	Jeff slams it down the middle
Dax Holdren	10	9	Jeff rejects Lambo high above the net
Dax Holdren	11	9	Lambo comes right back with the cross court kill
John Hyden	12	9	Dax's kill just misses the left sideline
John Hyden	12	10	Great rally ends on the net foul by Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	13	10	John shows off the touch down the line
Mike Lambert	14	10	Lambo roofs Dax
Mike Lambert	14	11	Dax says not this time as he slams it cross court
Dax Holdren	15	11	John with the kill cross court
John Hyden	15	12	Service error long
Jeff Nygaard	15	13	Jeff rejects John high above the Nissan Net
Jeff Nygaard	16	13	John catches the back of the back line with the kill down the middle
Mike Lambert	16	14	service error short
Dax Holdren	16	15	Great rally ends on the Dax Kill
Dax Holdren	16	16	Jeff rejects John to tie it up
Dax Holdren	16	17	John falls just short on the touch shot
Dax Holdren	17	17	John goes with the right hand tip down the line to tie it
John Hyden	17	18	Dax cut shot left
Jeff Nygaard	17	19	John's floater down the line just misses wide
Jeff Nygaard	17	20	Jeff uses his dome to block Lambo as the ball falls into the deep middle of the court
Jeff Nygaard	17	21	Game point 1 - Jeff rejects Lambo to win game one
Server	Mike Lambert John Hyden	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 2
John Hyden	1	0	Lambo blocks Jeff
John Hyden	1	1	Jeff fakes the heat and tips it softly
Dax Holdren	2	1	John powers it through Jeff's hands
Mike Lambert	3	1	Lambo rejects Jeff
Mike Lambert	4	1	Again - Lambo roofs Jeff's kill
Mike Lambert	5	1	Jeff tries the touch shot over Lambo but it sails long
Mike Lambert	6	1	Lambo is covering all of the net as he shuts down the Jeff slam again
Mike Lambert	6	2	Jeff comes right back with the soft tip down the line
Jeff Nygaard	7	2	Lambo goes over in two with the perfect corner placement
John Hyden	7	3	Jeff winds up and fires down the line
Dax Holdren	8	3	Long rally ends as Lambo's second block fully rejects Dax
Mike Lambert	9	3	Jeff sends the cross court kill wide right
Mike Lambert	9	4	Jeff slams it cross court
Jeff Nygaard	10	4	John fakes cross and goes down the line with power to end the long rally
John Hyden	10	5	Jeff comes right back and powers it cross court
Dax Holdren	11	5	Lambo shows power and goes with the soft touch into the deep corner
Mike Lambert	12	5	Two hand foul (double) on Dax
Mike Lambert	12	6	Jeff's slam catches the corner tape
Jeff Nygaard	13	6	John cuts it left
John Hyden	14	6	Jeff's power is too much as the ball sails long
John Hyden	14	7	Jeff gets real high as he kills it down the line
Dax Holdren	15	7	John slams it off Jeff
Mike Lambert	16	7	Lambo is at it again with the rejection of Dax
Mike Lambert	16	8	Jeff fires it through Lambo's arms
Jeff Nygaard	17	8	Dax misses just short on the Kill
John Hyden	17	9	Jeff winds it up and unloads cross court
Dax Holdren	17	10	Dax's power serve throws off the D
Dax Holdren	18	10	Service error long
Mike Lambert	18	11	Dax kill
Jeff Nygaard	19	11	Lambo goes huge cross court
John Hyden	19	12	Jeff on the kill
Dax Holdren	20	12	John on the kill for game point
Mike Lambert	21	12	Game point 1 - Jeff sends it long and we are going 3
Server	Mike Lambert John Hyden	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 3
Dax Holdren	1	0	John kills it off Jeff to open game 3
John Hyden	1	1	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	2	1	Lambo with authority cross court
Mike Lambert	3	1	Lambo with the big block of Jeff
Mike Lambert	3	2	Jeff comes right back with the nice flop over Lambo
Dax Holdren	3	3	Two hand foul (double) on Lambo and we are tied up
Dax Holdren	3	4	Dax makes the incredible dig and then slams the ball off Lambo for the lead
Dax Holdren	4	4	John gets up and kills it
John Hyden	4	5	Jeff fakes cross and slams it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	5	5	Lambo powers it off Jeff's arms and we are tied again
Mike Lambert	6	5	Lambo with the huge block of Jeff just catches the sideline
Mike Lambert	6	6	John is just short on the cut shot
Dax Holdren	7	6	John is not short this time as he powers it off Jeff's arms
John Hyden	7	7	Jeff with the dome shot off Lambo to tie it again
Jeff Nygaard	8	7	Lambo reaches high and delivers the power blow
Mike Lambert	8	8	Jeff down the line with the slam
Dax Holdren	9	8	Dax's great dig just sails wide by an inch or two
John Hyden	10	8	Jeff falls short on the Slam attempt
John Hyden	11	8	Lambo continues to own the net with the block of Jeff
John Hyden	12	8	Two hand foul (double) on Dax
John Hyden	12	9	Jeff comes right back and slams it through Lambo's hands
Jeff Nygaard	13	9	Great rally ends on the Lambo kill cross court
Mike Lambert	13	10	Jeff powers it straight down the line
Dax Holdren	14	10	John fakes line and goes cross court to set up game match point
John Hyden	15	10	Match Point 1 - a perfect ending - Lambo blocks another for the Cinci Win - Make sure to log on to AVP.com and enter the Watch and Win sweepstakes for the 42" Flat Screen TV -- see you in Belmar!