AVP Tour
$100,000 Pringles Smart Flavors Cincinnati Open presented by Herbalife
Friday, August 31, 2007
Match #8: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(15) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge
def.
(18) Paul Baxter/Dain Blanton
21-19, 21-19 (0:52)

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

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

1 2 3
(15) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge 21 21 0
(18) Paul Baxter/Dain Blanton 19 19 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 5 15 12 8
Kills 3 12 7 6
Errors 1 1 3 1
Hitting Pct 0.400 0.733 0.333 0.625
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 2
Errors 2 0 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 1 0
Digs 1 1 0 3
Game 2
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 12 16 14 7
Kills 7 9 6 2
Errors 1 2 4 1
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.438 0.143 0.143
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 2
Errors 2 3 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 1 0
Digs 5 3 4 3
Match Total
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Paul Baxter Dain Blanton
ATTACK
Attacks 17 31 26 15
Kills 10 21 13 8
Errors 2 3 7 2
Hitting Pct 0.471 0.581 0.231 0.400
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 4
Errors 4 3 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 6 2 0
Digs 6 4 4 6