Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
Saturday, July 23, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings
def.
(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard
19-21, 21-16, 15-13 (1:08)

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Resides:

Goleta, 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 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Resides:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

Matt Fuerbringer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, CA

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$706,982.50

Casey Jennings

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Las Vegas, NV

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$636,312.50

(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	11	12	9	19
Kills	6	5	8	10
Errors	2	2	1	5
Hitting Pct	0.364	0.250	0.778	0.263
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	0
Digs	0	4	8	0

Game 2
Statistics	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	14	13	4	17
Kills	9	8	1	6
Errors	4	2	0	3
Hitting Pct	0.357	0.462	0.250	0.176
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	2	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	0	0	3
Digs	1	10	3	0

Game 3
Statistics	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	8	8	4	12
Kills	5	5	4	6
Errors	2	1	0	4
Hitting Pct	0.375	0.500	1.000	0.167
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	0	2
Digs	0	2	2	1

Match Total
Statistics	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks	33	33	17	48
Kills	20	18	13	22
Errors	8	5	1	12
Hitting Pct	0.364	0.394	0.706	0.208
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	2	0	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	6	0	0	5
Digs	1	16	13	1

Play By Play

Server	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Play
Game 1
Casey Jennings	1	0	Jeff starts off the match with the touch shot down the line
Dax Holdren	2	0	Casey falls just short on the kill attempt
Dax Holdren	2	1	Casey fakes down the line and cuts it left
Matt Fuerbringer	3	1	Dax looks cross and fires it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	3	2	Service error wide
Casey Jennings	3	3	Dax tries the over in two but send the kill wide left
Casey Jennings	4	3	Jeff slams the nice set by Dax off Casey
Dax Holdren	5	3	Jeff rejects the Casey Kill
Dax Holdren	5	4	This time Casey slams it through the D
Matt Fuerbringer	6	4	Jeff powers it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	6	5	Casey shows off the touch with the floater over Jeff
Casey Jennings	6	6	Great dig by Casey leads to the Casey slam off Jeff to tie it up
Casey Jennings	7	6	Net foul on Furby
Dax Holdren	8	6	Net foul on Furby
Dax Holdren	9	6	Furby is short on the Kill attempt
Dax Holdren	9	7	Furby with the floater down the line
Matt Fuerbringer	10	7	Dax with authority after the nice set by Jeff
Jeff Nygaard	11	7	Trick shot by Casey does not pay off as Dax reads it and then puts away the kill cross court
Jeff Nygaard	11	8	Furby gets up high and slams it on the 2 foot line
Casey Jennings	11	9	Jeff sends the kill long
Casey Jennings	11	10	Jeff's attempted kill down the line just misses wide left
Casey Jennings	12	10	Long rally ends on the Dax kill cross court
Dax Holdren	12	11	Furby fakes the heat down the line and cuts it right
Matt Fuerbringer	13	11	Jeff's slam just catches Furby's arms
Jeff Nygaard	14	11	Long rally ends on the Dax kill off Casey
Jeff Nygaard	14	12	Furby just tips it by Jeff's extended hands
Casey Jennings	14	13	Great rally ends after two great digs -- Jeff sends the tip long
Casey Jennings	14	14	Jeff's kill attempt just misses the right line and we are all tied up
Casey Jennings	14	15	Furby's stretches with the right hand to reject Jeff's floater
Casey Jennings	14	16	Furby continues to own the net with the big rejection of the power slam by Jeff
Casey Jennings	15	16	Jeff ends the streak with the touch shot down the left line
Dax Holdren	16	16	Incredible dig by Dax leads to the Dax floater down the line to tie it
Dax Holdren	16	17	Furby un-ties it with the kill off Jeff's elbow
Matt Fuerbringer	17	17	Jeff comes right back and powers the slam cross court
Jeff Nygaard	17	18	Furby with the poke shot over Jeff and into the open court
Casey Jennings	18	18	Jeff ties it again as he winds up and goes hard down the line to tie it up again
Dax Holdren	18	19	Casey shows off his power as well with the kill off Dax
Matt Fuerbringer	19	19	Long rally ends on the Dax kill cross court - all tied up
Jeff Nygaard	20	19	Incredible dig by Dax leads to the duel above the net that Dax wins to set up game point
Jeff Nygaard	21	19	Game Point 1 - Dax with another incredible dig sets up Jeff for the over in two put away and game one
Server	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Play
Game 2
Dax Holdren	1	0	Long rally ends as Casey's kill attempt sails long
Dax Holdren	1	1	Furby slams it off Jeff and the ball sails wide
Casey Jennings	1	2	Incredible dig by Casey sets up the cut shot left
Casey Jennings	1	3	Furby closes off the net as Jeff has nowhere to go with the Slam
Casey Jennings	2	3	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	2	4	Great set by Casey sets up the Furby kill cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	2	5	Casey's D sets up the cut shot left by Casey
Matt Fuerbringer	3	5	Jeff fakes cross and sends the heater down the line
Dax Holdren	3	6	Furby shows off the height with the slam on the 3 foot line
Casey Jennings	3	7	Furby roof's Jeff high above the net
Casey Jennings	4	7	Jeff with power goes cross court
Jeff Nygaard	4	8	Casey kills if off Dax
Matt Fuerbringer	5	8	Jeff's cross court kill catches the line
Dax Holdren	5	9	Furby field goal as the slam splits Jeff's arms
Casey Jennings	6	9	Best rally of the day with digs by both Casey and Dax ends when Casey's kill goes long
Jeff Nygaard	6	10	Casey kill
Matt Fuerbringer	7	10	Jeff with the flop shot just over Furby's hands
Dax Holdren	7	11	Casey comes right back with his own flop shot down the right line
Casey Jennings	8	11	Jeff hits the 2 foot line with the hammer cross court
Jeff Nygaard	9	11	Double on Casey
Jeff Nygaard	9	12	Furby looks right and then places it left down the line
Matt Fuerbringer	10	12	Jeff with the huge rejection of Furby
Dax Holdren	11	12	Jeff comes right back and does it again - this time blocking Furby's touch shot
Dax Holdren	11	13	Third time is not a charm as Furby slams it off Jeff
Casey Jennings	11	14	Incredible rally on top of the net ends on the hammer by Casey cross court left
Casey Jennings	12	14	Jeff ends the long rally with another block
Jeff Nygaard	12	15	Furby slams it hard through Jeff's hands
Matt Fuerbringer	13	15	Dax goes over in two and throws the D on their heels with the kill
Dax Holdren	13	16	Furby splits the D with the kill up the middle
Casey Jennings	13	17	Great dig by Casey sets up the floater down the line by Casey
Casey Jennings	13	18	Furby closes down the net again as he sends Jeff's kill right back
Casey Jennings	14	18	Great rally ends when Furby send the kill attempt wide
Jeff Nygaard	14	19	Cut shot left by Casey
Matt Fuerbringer	15	19	Jeff really winds up and powers the kill down the line
Dax Holdren	15	20	Furby's kill lands just inside the back left corner setting up game point
Casey Jennings	16	20	Game Point 1 - Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	16	21	Game point 2 - Service error short and we are going three
Server	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Play
Game 3
Dax Holdren	0	1	Furby slams it cross court to open game 3
Casey Jennings	1	1	Jeff comes right back and slams it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	1	2	Furby kills it off Jeff after the incredible set by Casey
Matt Fuerbringer	1	3	Jeff sends the Kill wide right
Matt Fuerbringer	2	3	Furby's block of Jeff just sails wide
Dax Holdren	2	4	Casey fakes the heat down the line and cuts it left
Casey Jennings	2	5	Double on Jeff
Casey Jennings	3	5	Net foul on Furby
Jeff Nygaard	3	6	Furby winds up and kills if off Jeff
Matt Fuerbringer	4	6	Incredible rally ends on the Dax kill into the open court
Dax Holdren	4	7	Casey fakes hard and cuts it left
Casey Jennings	5	7	Jeff and Furby meet above the net and Jeff's power slam is just too much
Jeff Nygaard	5	8	Casey with the kill off Dax
Matt Fuerbringer	6	8	Dax goes over in two and just inside the left line
Dax Holdren	7	8	Furby's kill attempt catches the top of the net and falls short
Dax Holdren	8	8	Jeff ties it up with the big rejection of the Furby slam
Dax Holdren	8	9	Furby really loads up and slams it up the middle splitting the D
Casey Jennings	8	10	Furby and Jeff meet above the net once again and Furby rejects the Jeff slam
Casey Jennings	9	10	No rejecting that power slam by Jeff
Jeff Nygaard	9	11	Furby takes it to a new level slamming the hammer off Dax sending the ball high into the stands
Matt Fuerbringer	10	11	Dax shows off his power too with the huge kill
Dax Holdren	11	11	Dax make an incredible dig and then kills it to tie the score
Dax Holdren	11	12	Casey slams it off Jeff and the ball just misses the left sideline
Casey Jennings	11	13	Jeff's kill just misses the back left corner
Casey Jennings	11	14	Net foul on Jeff sets up game match point
Casey Jennings	12	14	Match Point 1 - Jeff says no as he domes Furby
Jeff Nygaard	13	14	Match Point 2 - Jeff says no once more with the huge block of Casey
Jeff Nygaard	13	15	Match Point 3 - Casey shows off the touch and drops it just over Jeff for the win. Make sure to tune in tomorrow for live coverage on NBC at 4:30pm EST. Log on to avp.com to give your answers in the watch & win for a 42" flat screen tv