Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Atlanta Open
Sunday, July 9, 2006

Match #44: Semi-Finals

(2) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
def.
(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings
21-16, 21-13 (0:47)

Matt Fuerbringer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, 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 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Las Vegas, NV

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$636,312.50

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

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

(2) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	7	12	18	4
Kills	6	8	11	1
Errors	0	1	3	1
Hitting Pct	0.857	0.583	0.444	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	3	0	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	0	4	1	3

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	7	10	16	7
Kills	3	7	7	3
Errors	1	1	7	2
Hitting Pct	0.286	0.600	0.000	0.143
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	6	0	0	0
Digs	0	4	0	3

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	14	22	34	11
Kills	9	15	18	4
Errors	1	2	10	3
Hitting Pct	0.571	0.591	0.235	0.091
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	3	0	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	8	0	1	0
Digs	0	8	1	6

Play By Play

Server	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Play
Game 1
Mike Lambert	0	1	The Men's Semifinals starts off with Lambo spiking it down off a miscue by Jennings and Fuerbs
Mike Lambert	1	1	Service error long
Casey Jennings	1	2	Off the hands of Fuerbs
Stein Metzger	2	2	Fuerbs with a cross court from left to right
Matt Fuerbringer	3	2	Fuerbs with the block
Matt Fuerbringer	4	2	Fuerbs with off speed cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	4	3	Service error wide
Mike Lambert	5	3	Service error wide
Casey Jennings	5	4	Stein great shot to the corner
Stein Metzger	5	5	Great Dig and Spike by Steino
Stein Metzger	5	6	Lambo the heads up block
Stein Metzger	6	6	Fuerbs with the kill off of Lambo's head
Matt Fuerbringer	6	7	Metzger to the left corner
Mike Lambert	7	7	Fuerbs paints the right side line
Casey Jennings	7	8	Metzger with a tap over the Fuerb's block
Stein Metzger	7	9	Fuerbs line shot is just wide
Stein Metzger	7	10	Great effort, but Jennings goes to the back line and is out
Stein Metzger	7	11	Great Defensive by both side, ends with Stein's shot off the block of Fuerbringer
Stein Metzger	8	11	Fuerbs with the cut shot to the right
Matt Fuerbringer	8	12	Lambo brings the heat from right to left
Mike Lambert	9	12	Nice effort by Stein is all for not
Casey Jennings	9	13	Stein with the shot to the back line
Stein Metzger	10	13	Fuerbs unleashes the kill
Matt Fuerbringer	10	14	Steino witht the kill from left to right
Mike Lambert	11	14	Service error short
Casey Jennings	11	15	Service error short
Stein Metzger	11	16	Lambo with the block
Stein Metzger	12	16	Fuerbs down the line and the diving Stein can't come up with the dig
Matt Fuerbringer	12	17	Service error long
Mike Lambert	13	17	Stein can't control the kill by Fuerbs
Casey Jennings	13	18	Lambo's shot goes to the backline
Stein Metzger	14	18	Jennings with the cross court kill
Matt Fuerbringer	14	19	Lambo off the block
Mike Lambert	15	19	Fuerbs off the block down the line
Casey Jennings	15	20	Lambo crushes one to the back line
Stein Metzger	16	20	Fuerbs throws down the hammer down the middle
Matt Fuerbringer	16	21	Game Point - Lambo kill deflects off Casey to end it
Server	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Play
Game 2
Casey Jennings	0	1	Lambo with the dig and cut shot
Mike Lambert	0	2	Lambo with the block
Mike Lambert	0	3	Lambo down the middle with the off speed
Mike Lambert	0	4	Lambo with the block
Mike Lambert	1	4	Fuerbs down the line and through the block of Lambo
Matt Fuerbringer	1	5	Fuerbs with the swat but just long
Stein Metzger	1	6	Lambo with the block
Stein Metzger	1	7	Fuerbs with a shot down the line but it is long
Stein Metzger	2	7	Fuerbs down the middle with the hard shot
Casey Jennings	2	8	Metzger with the off speed shot down the line
Mike Lambert	3	8	Fuerbs cross court shot that Stein digs, but Lambo can't get to the ball in time
Matt Fuerbringer	3	9	Lambo cut shot
Stein Metzger	4	9	Fuerbs off the hands of Lambo
Casey Jennings	4	10	Stein with the cut shot left to right
Mike Lambert	4	11	Block by Lambo
Mike Lambert	4	12	Lambo with another block
Mike Lambert	4	13	Casey tries to go to the back line but it is long
Mike Lambert	4	14	Lambo has turned it up a notch at the net. Another block
Mike Lambert	5	14	Casey nice shot down the line with the roller
Casey Jennings	5	15	Stein down the line
Stein Metzger	6	15	Fuerbs off the block of Lambo
Casey Jennings	6	16	Metzger with the trick shot over his head
Casey Jennings	7	16	Score Correction
Mike Lambert	7	17	Double hit on Fuerbs
Mike Lambert	8	17	Fuerbs down the line and good
Matt Fuerbringer	9	17	ACE
Matt Fuerbringer	9	18	Service error short
Stein Metzger	9	19	Dig and Kill by Metzger to the left
Stein Metzger	10	19	Casey on two down to the right corner
Casey Jennings	11	19	Off the dig the put away by Fuerbs
Casey Jennings	11	20	Stein poke shot and the D can't control
Casey Jennings	12	20	Game Match Point - Not Yet, as Casey Jennings puts it away down the line
Matt Fuerbringer	13	20	Game Match Point - Lambo can't get it over
Matt Fuerbringer	13	21	Game Match Point - Lambo brings the heat with kill to the left