Match Recap

AVP Tour
$122,500 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open
Saturday, May 27, 2006

Match #16: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(2) Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser
def.
(31, Q45) Michael Thornton/Eyal Zimet
21-13, 21-15 (0:36)

Michael Thornton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$325.00

Eyal Zimet

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Brooklyn 2009)

Career Winnings:

$52,530.00

Todd Rogers

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

338

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,150,606.50

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

(2) Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser

(31, Q45) Michael Thornton/Eyal Zimet

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Michael Thornton	Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks	6	13	12	15
Kills	3	6	3	6
Errors	1	1	2	3
Hitting Pct	0.333	0.385	0.083	0.200
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	0	2	4
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	0	2
Digs	7	2	3	2

Game 2
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Michael Thornton	Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks	12	11	14	15
Kills	5	3	6	6
Errors	3	1	3	4
Hitting Pct	0.167	0.182	0.214	0.133
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	2	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	6	0	0
Digs	3	1	2	0

Match Total
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Michael Thornton	Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks	18	24	26	30
Kills	8	9	9	12
Errors	4	2	5	7
Hitting Pct	0.222	0.292	0.154	0.167
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	0	4	6
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	8	0	2
Digs	10	3	5	2

Play By Play

Server	Michael Thornton Eyal Zimet	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 1
Eyal Zimet	0	1	The match starts with Phil going hard on the side out
Todd Rogers	1	1	Two big digs by Todd are not enough as Todd misses wide on the shot
Michael Thornton	1	2	Phil with the hammer cross court
Phil Dalhausser	2	2	The over and two by Eyal
Eyal Zimet	2	3	Service error long
Todd Rogers	2	4	Michael misses just wide
Todd Rogers	2	5	Phil shows off his length with a tip over the net
Todd Rogers	2	6	Best rally of the match ends with Mike going to the right out
Todd Rogers	2	7	Phil with the roof job
Todd Rogers	2	8	Eyal wide
Todd Rogers	3	8	Mike off the block
Michael Thornton	3	9	Todd with the slam
Phil Dalhausser	4	9	Eyal off the block from Phil
Eyal Zimet	4	10	Service error long
Todd Rogers	5	10	Great recover by Mike as he tickles the back line
Michael Thornton	6	10	Smart play by eyal on the over and tip
Michael Thornton	6	11	Phil high and hard off the block
Phil Dalhausser	6	12	Phil closes off the line and blocks Mike at the net
Phil Dalhausser	6	13	Best rally of the match as Todd takes the inside out swing on the kill right
Phil Dalhausser	6	14	Net foul on Michael
Phil Dalhausser	7	14	Mike with the spike off of Phil
Eyal Zimet	7	15	Phil with the soft touch
Todd Rogers	8	15	Eyal with the cutter left
Michael Thornton	8	16	Service error short
Phil Dalhausser	9	16	Eyal with the big block on Phil
Eyal Zimet	9	17	Service error off the tape
Todd Rogers	10	17	Service error short
Michael Thornton	10	18	Todd with the cutter left
Phil Dalhausser	11	18	Net foul on Phil
Eyal Zimet	11	19	Eyal with the nice stab is for not on the cross court kill attempt
Todd Rogers	12	19	Mike with the side out cutter right
Michael Thornton	12	20	Service error short
Phil Dalhausser	13	20	Game point - Eyal says not yet as he cuts it left
Eyal Zimet	13	21	service error short
Server	Michael Thornton Eyal Zimet	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 2
Todd Rogers	1	0	Mike with the hard spike
Michael Thornton	2	0	Todd with the kill just wide
Michael Thornton	2	1	Phil with the touch short right
Phil Dalhausser	2	2	Phil with the hammer
Phil Dalhausser	3	2	Net foul phil
Eyal Zimet	4	2	Mike with spike in the middle
Eyal Zimet	4	3	Todd takes a hard angle left on the kill
Todd Rogers	4	4	Phil with the block
Todd Rogers	4	5	Phil again with the block
Todd Rogers	4	6	Mike just misses by a fraction of an inch wide
Todd Rogers	5	6	Mike rolls it cross court
Michael Thornton	5	7	Phil with the hammer cross court
Phil Dalhausser	6	7	Mike with the cross court right
Eyal Zimet	6	8	Great play by Todd throws off the d and can't recovery in time
Todd Rogers	6	9	Phil with the block
Todd Rogers	7	9	Eyal off the block on phil
Michael Thornton	7	10	Mike hits it long
Phil Dalhausser	8	10	Mike with the kill off of Phil
Eyal Zimet	8	11	Todd with the roll shot
Todd Rogers	8	12	The Thin Beast with the huge block
Todd Rogers	9	12	Eyal kill off of Phil
Michael Thornton	9	13	Todd with the kill cross court right
Phil Dalhausser	10	13	Mike with the kill down line
Eyal Zimet	10	14	Service error wide
Todd Rogers	10	15	Phil with the hard block
Todd Rogers	11	15	Mike with the block off of Phil
Michael Thornton	12	15	Eyal with the tip shot
Michael Thornton	12	16	Service error long
Phil Dalhausser	12	17	Todd cross court left
Phil Dalhausser	13	17	Todd can't get to the kill
Eyal Zimet	13	18	Service error short
Todd Rogers	13	19	Phil with the block
Todd Rogers	14	19	Eyal with the rolling shot down line
Michael Thornton	14	20	Service error long
Phil Dalhausser	15	20	Game point - Eyal with a cross court kill to the right
Eyal Zimet	15	21	Game point - Ends with Eyal not able to get to the kill by Todd - - More play by play to come later today