Match Recap

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

Match #48: Contender's Bracket Round 3

(14) Brent Doble/Ryan Mariano
def.
(11) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana
21-19, 21-16 (0:54)

Dain Blanton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Laguna Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$720,032.75

Eric Fonoimoana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

293

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,000,809.50

Brent Doble

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 3, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Paul, MN

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Michigan Technological

Seasons:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$259,613.50

Ryan Mariano

Photo: VolleyShots.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lake Forest, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Huntington Beach 2006)

Career Winnings:

$162,107.50

(14) Brent Doble/Ryan Mariano

(11) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Brent Doble	Ryan Mariano	Dain Blanton	Eric Fonoimoana
ATTACK
Attacks	14	14	13	19
Kills	5	8	4	9
Errors	1	1	2	3
Hitting Pct	0.286	0.500	0.154	0.316
SERVE
Aces	0	2	1	0
Errors	1	1	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	4	5	7	4

Game 2
Statistics	Brent Doble	Ryan Mariano	Dain Blanton	Eric Fonoimoana
ATTACK
Attacks	14	18	8	20
Kills	9	8	3	5
Errors	2	4	1	2
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.222	0.250	0.150
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	0
Digs	2	12	3	3

Match Total
Statistics	Brent Doble	Ryan Mariano	Dain Blanton	Eric Fonoimoana
ATTACK
Attacks	28	32	21	39
Kills	14	16	7	14
Errors	3	5	3	5
Hitting Pct	0.393	0.344	0.190	0.231
SERVE
Aces	0	2	1	0
Errors	1	2	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	6	17	10	7

Play By Play

Server	Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana	Brent Doble Ryan Mariano	Play
Game 1
Dain Blanton	1	0	Game starts with a net foul on Brent
Dain Blanton	2	0	Down the line Ace
Dain Blanton	2	1	Cross court kill by Ryan
Ryan Mariano	3	1	Fonoi with the shot down the line
Eric Fonoimoana	4	1	Dain with the block
Eric Fonoimoana	5	1	Dain with the spike down the middle
Eric Fonoimoana	5	2	Brent with the spike and Fonoi can't control it
Brent Doble	6	2	Service error long
Dain Blanton	6	3	Ryan with the spike cross court right
Ryan Mariano	6	4	Fonoi can't control the serve
Ryan Mariano	7	4	service error wide
Eric Fonoimoana	7	5	Dain the block, but it was out
Brent Doble	7	6	Block by Brent down the line and stays in
Brent Doble	8	6	Dain with a hard cross court shot
Dain Blanton	8	7	Great rally ends with Fonoi hitting it wide
Ryan Mariano	9	7	Block hits wide out by Ryan
Eric Fonoimoana	9	8	Brent taps it over the net down the line
Brent Doble	9	9	Brent spike cross court
Brent Doble	10	9	Eric down the line
Dain Blanton	10	10	Ryan shot down the line and the D can't get there in time
Ryan Mariano	11	10	Dain brings the hammer
Eric Fonoimoana	11	11	Ryan powers it over Dain
Brent Doble	11	12	Fonoi hits the shot to long
Brent Doble	11	13	Fonoi with the cross court shot hits the net
Brent Doble	12	13	Fonoi down the line
Dain Blanton	13	13	Net foul on Brent
Dain Blanton	13	14	Hard spike by Ryan
Ryan Mariano	13	15	ace
Ryan Mariano	14	15	Fonoi down the line
Eric Fonoimoana	14	16	Great effor by Dain, but cannot get there in time
Brent Doble	14	17	Brent hits it cross court on the corner. The refs are looking at the ball mark and the decision is held.
Brent Doble	15	17	Dain answers with a hard spike
Dain Blanton	16	17	Fonoi with a spike down the middle
Dain Blanton	16	18	Dain dives for the ball and hits it in the net
Ryan Mariano	17	18	Fonoi spike down the middle and the D can't get it
Eric Fonoimoana	17	19	Dain held the ball and is called on the foul
Brent Doble	18	19	Fonoi on the hard spike down the middle cannot be controlled
Dain Blanton	18	20	Spike down the middle by Ryan
Ryan Mariano	19	20	Dain the the tap over the block
Eric Fonoimoana	19	21	Fonoi hits the ball into the net ends game one
Server	Dain Blanton Eric Fonoimoana	Brent Doble Ryan Mariano	Play
Game 2
Ryan Mariano	1	0	service error short
Dain Blanton	1	1	Brent tap over the block by Fonoi
Brent Doble	1	2	Dain block but goes wide
Brent Doble	1	3	Great digs by Ryan ends with him spiking down the middle
Brent Doble	2	3	Net foul on Brent
Eric Fonoimoana	2	4	Hard spike by Doble
Ryan Mariano	3	4	Service error long
Dain Blanton	3	5	Ryan with the spike cross court
Brent Doble	3	6	Brent powers it over Fonoi
Brent Doble	4	7	Out wide by Doble
Eric Fonoimoana	5	6
Ryan Mariano	5	7	Wide by Eric
Ryan Mariano	5	8	Dain hits it long
Dain Blanton	6	8	Dain with the kill
Dain Blanton	6	9	Fonoi long
Brent Doble	7	9	Fonoi with the kill down the middle
Brent Doble	8	9	Dain with the kill
Eric Fonoimoana	8	10	Service error
Ryan Mariano	8	11	Fonoi long
Ryan Mariano	8	12	Dain hits it long
Dain Blanton	9	12	Dain with the kill
Brent Doble	10	12	Net foul on Doble
Eric Fonoimoana	10	13	Doble with the tap job down the line
Ryan Mariano	11	13	Doble block out
Dain Blanton	12	13	Fonoi cross court
Dain Blanton	13	13	Ryan down the line out
Dain Blanton	13	14	Service error long
Brent Doble	13	15	Dain hits the spike off the net and it does not make it over
Brent Doble	14	15	Dain the spike down line
Eric Fonoimoana	14	16	Ryan spike down the middle
Ryan Mariano	15	16	Dain with a spike that the D can't make. Ryan does not agree with the call and throws the ball
Dain Blanton	15	17	Doble with the spike
Brent Doble	15	18	Doble with the block over the d
Brent Doble	15	19	Hard spike down the line by Ryan
Brent Doble	16	19	Dain spike down the line. Refs look at the mark and call it point for Dain and Fonoi
Eric Fonoimoana	16	20	Brent taps over the block by Dain
Ryan Mariano	16	21	Game match point - ends with a spike down the middle that the D cannot control. Stay tuned for the play by play of the last match of the day.