Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Birmingham-Hoover Open presented by Vault
Sunday, July 16, 2006

Match #61: Finals

(2) Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser
def.
(6) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
21-14, 17-21, 15-11 (1:14)

Jake Gibb

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

325

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,781,197.50

Sean Rosenthal

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

282

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,357,265.00

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

(6) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal
ATTACK
Attacks	13	13	7	18
Kills	7	6	4	5
Errors	1	0	1	3
Hitting Pct	0.462	0.462	0.429	0.111
SERVE
Aces	0	1	0	1
Errors	0	2	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	1	0
Digs	11	0	2	3

Game 2
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal
ATTACK
Attacks	15	9	8	19
Kills	5	7	5	11
Errors	1	2	0	3
Hitting Pct	0.267	0.556	0.625	0.421
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	1
Errors	0	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	2	0
Digs	4	2	1	6

Game 3
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal
ATTACK
Attacks	13	2	5	10
Kills	8	2	3	5
Errors	2	0	0	3
Hitting Pct	0.462	1.000	0.600	0.200
SERVE
Aces	0	2	0	0
Errors	0	1	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	2	0
Digs	4	0	1	2

Match Total
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal
ATTACK
Attacks	41	24	20	47
Kills	20	15	12	21
Errors	4	2	1	9
Hitting Pct	0.390	0.542	0.550	0.255
SERVE
Aces	0	3	0	2
Errors	0	4	3	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	5	0
Digs	19	2	4	11

Play By Play

Server	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 1
Sean Rosenthal	1	0	Ace to start the match
Sean Rosenthal	1	1	Jake blocks the first two but Phil puts it away on the third attempt
Todd Rogers	2	1	Jake rolls it over Phil and down the line
Jake Gibb	2	2	Jake blocks one, but it is not enough as Phil ends the rally with the roof of Rosie
Phil Dalhausser	3	2	Jake rolls it over Phil and down the line
Sean Rosenthal	3	3	Phil comes right back rolling it over Jake
Todd Rogers	3	4	Todd with the dig and then the put away right
Todd Rogers	3	5	Best rally of the match ends as Phil sends it through the Rosie block
Todd Rogers	4	5	Rosie with the left hand up the middle
Jake Gibb	4	6	Service error long
Phil Dalhausser	5	6	Jake with the hard cross court kill
Sean Rosenthal	5	7	Service error long
Todd Rogers	6	7	Jake takes advantage in one with the poke after the nice dig by Todd
Jake Gibb	6	8	service error long
Phil Dalhausser	7	8	service error long
Sean Rosenthal	7	9	Phil in two
Todd Rogers	7	10	Great rally with a sick dig by Todd ends as Todd looks the D cross and fires down the line
Todd Rogers	8	10	Rosie goes behind with the hard cross court answer - quoted directly from Lambo who is sitting in the media tent
Jake Gibb	9	10	Jake with the big block of Todd
Jake Gibb	9	11	Todd answers with the huge kill up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	9	12	Todd sneaks it past Rosie at the net
Phil Dalhausser	10	12	Rosie rises high above the sand and slams it cross court
Sean Rosenthal	11	12	Double on Phil - Lambo yells "Chowder on Phil!"
Sean Rosenthal	11	13	Todd with the kill off Rosie as Jake is caught out of position
Todd Rogers	12	13	Sean shows off the power with the huge delivery cross court
Jake Gibb	12	14	Jake blocks the first by Phil slams it home in one
Phil Dalhausser	12	15	Ace
Phil Dalhausser	12	16	Great serve leads to the put away by Todd up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	12	17	Phil gets a piece on the block, Todd with the nice bump and Phil the put away
Phil Dalhausser	13	17	Service error long
Jake Gibb	13	18	"Where you running Rosie," Lambo says as Todd goes cross court after the nice rally
Todd Rogers	13	19	Unbelievable dig by Todd and the in two poke by Phil
Todd Rogers	13	20	Rosie catches the tape and the ball sails wide to set up game point
Todd Rogers	14	20	"Rosie thunders the line" on the sideout (All quotes by Lambo)
Jake Gibb	14	21	Game one is over as Rosie's save attempt catches the antenna
Server	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 2
Todd Rogers	0	1	Rosie misses wide to start game two
Todd Rogers	1	1	Not this time -- Rosie catches the sideline on the hard angle shot
Sean Rosenthal	1	2	Big dig by Rosie is not enough as the rally goes on and ends on Phils dagger cross court
Phil Dalhausser	2	2	Rosie winds up and thunders it down the left line
Jake Gibb	2	3	Todd takes a hard angle left on the sideout
Todd Rogers	3	3	Rosie off the Phil block in two
Sean Rosenthal	4	3	Ace - "Jump float spader"
Sean Rosenthal	4	4	Todd spanks it cross court on the sideout
Phil Dalhausser	5	4	Great serve is not enough as Jake sends it off the Phil block
Jake Gibb	5	5	Todd goes offspeed to get it past Jake
Todd Rogers	6	5	Jake kills it off Todd cross court
Sean Rosenthal	6	6	Phil with the hammer on the second go around after Jake scores an early block
Phil Dalhausser	7	6	Rosie with the hammer cross court
Jake Gibb	7	7	Service error short
Todd Rogers	7	8	Rosie is short on the cut attempt
Todd Rogers	7	9	Rosie is just wide on the shot down the line
Todd Rogers	8	9	Rosie goes cross court on the sideout
Sean Rosenthal	9	9	Jake with the big rejection of Todd
Sean Rosenthal	10	9	Nice dig by Rosie and then the inside out swing to send the kill down the right line
Sean Rosenthal	11	9	Rosie with another great dig and then the spike off the block
Sean Rosenthal	11	10	Incredible rally with digs on both sides comes to a close as Phil sends the hammer down the line
Phil Dalhausser	12	10	Rosie in two after the nice bump return by Jake
Jake Gibb	13	10	Great serve and then the bomb by Rosie cross court that just catches the line
Jake Gibb	13	11	Phil in two off the tape
Todd Rogers	14	11	Rosie takes an extreme hard angle shot from the right side
Sean Rosenthal	14	12	Phil winds up and fires down the line
Phil Dalhausser	15	12	"Rosie saves the day" as he makes a huge dig and then goes off the block
Jake Gibb	15	13	Todd with the sideout takes us into a timeout
Todd Rogers	16	13	Jake with the roll shot into the back corner
Sean Rosenthal	16	14	Sideout
Phil Dalhausser	17	14	The big nasty puts it down in one after the nice rally
Jake Gibb	17	15	Phil thunders one down
Todd Rogers	18	15	Jake cuts it hard left after the nice serve by Todd
Sean Rosenthal	18	16	Todd rolls it down the right line on the sideout
Phil Dalhausser	19	16	Service error short
Jake Gibb	20	16	Jake with the huge block of Phil to set up game two point
Jake Gibb	20	17	Phil says not yet as he hammers it cross court
Todd Rogers	21	17	Jake ends the game and forces a game three with the hammer after the nice rally
Server	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 3
Todd Rogers	1	0	Rosie with the roll shot over Phil to start game three
Sean Rosenthal	1	1	Todd off the block - Jake argues that it was a double on Phil
Phil Dalhausser	1	2	"Spader by the Beast" - Ace
Phil Dalhausser	1	3	Huge dig by Todd and then the hammer in two by Phil
Phil Dalhausser	2	3	Rosie muscles it through Phil's arms
Jake Gibb	2	4	Phil in two after the bump return by Todd
Todd Rogers	3	4	Rosie glides through the air to sideout down the line
Sean Rosenthal	3	5	Todd with the hard cross court kill
Phil Dalhausser	3	6	Lambo has left the building and says he will see you all in Chicago - Phil with the Ace
Phil Dalhausser	4	6	Service error long
Jake Gibb	4	7	Great rally, but the saving effort from Jake and Rosie is not enough
Todd Rogers	4	8	Unbelievable rally and huge dig by Todd ends as Rosie and Jakes saving stabs are not enough
Todd Rogers	5	8	Rosie off the block
Sean Rosenthal	6	8	Great dig by Rosie and the in two poke by Jake over the D
Sean Rosenthal	7	8	The Big Nasty comes up with a huge block of Todd
Sean Rosenthal	8	8	The Big Nasty is at it again with another huge block of Todd to tie it
Sean Rosenthal	8	9	Todd says enough with the crushing blow from the right side
Phil Dalhausser	8	10	Great rally ends as the beast rejects Rosie's last effort
Phil Dalhausser	9	10	Jake goes offspeed to sneak it through the D
Jake Gibb	9	11	Todd with the great cut shot
Todd Rogers	9	12	Phil rejects Rosie high above the net
Todd Rogers	10	12	Rosie comes right back going off the Beast's block
Sean Rosenthal	10	13	Todd with the poke over Jake and down the line
Phil Dalhausser	11	13	Jake with the cross court kill off the block
Jake Gibb	11	14	Todd goes offspeed off the block to set up championship point
Todd Rogers	11	15	Rosie misses long on the roll shot attempt and Todd and Phil have won the first Beach Volleyball title in Alabama history and their fifth title of the year.