AVP Tour
$140,000 McDonald's AVP Chicago Open presented by Nautica
Friday, August 3, 2007
Match #46: Contender's Bracket Round 2

(16) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge
def.
(15) Paul Baxter/Dain Blanton
21-17, 22-20 (1:04)

Paul Baxter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Ball State
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 174
Career Best: 3rd (6 times)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $171,788.25
Dain Blanton
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $720,032.75

Ryan Mariano
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Lake Forest, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Huntington Beach 2006)
Career Winnings: $162,107.50
Ed Ratledge
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Fountain Valley, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (San Francisco 2018)
Career Winnings: $259,117.50

1 2 3
(16) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge 21 22 0
(15) Paul Baxter/Dain Blanton 17 20 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 10 13 11 11
Kills 8 8 7 6
Errors 0 2 2 0
Hitting Pct 0.800 0.462 0.455 0.545
SERVE
Aces 2 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 1 0
Digs 2 5 1 4
Game 2
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 9 19 7 16
Kills 4 12 4 4
Errors 1 4 1 3
Hitting Pct 0.333 0.421 0.429 0.063
SERVE
Aces 0 0 2 1
Errors 3 1 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 0
Digs 6 5 2 5
Match Total
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 19 32 18 27
Kills 12 20 11 10
Errors 1 6 3 3
Hitting Pct 0.579 0.438 0.444 0.259
SERVE
Aces 2 0 2 1
Errors 3 2 1 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 1 0
Digs 8 10 3 9