Honolulu, Hawaii is the second of two new additions to the 2004 AVP Nissan Series schedule. This event gives fans the unique chance to watch their favorite AVP pros compete as individuals.

Players compete with a different partner every match to decide which player is truly Best of the Beach. A player's best five finishes over the course of the season is used to determine which players can compete. Only sixteen players are extended an invitation.

This is the first time an AVP event has enjoyed the sands of Waikiki since its departure in 1992, where a total of eight AVP tournaments have occurred on these beaches.

WHO:
Top athletes on the men's side include 2000 Olympic Gold Medalists Eric Fonoimoana, Dain Blanton and three-time Olympic Gold Medallist Karch Kiraly.

Top women's teams include Misty May & Kerri Walsh, Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs, Annett Davis & Jenny Johnson Jordan

EVENT PURSE:
$150,000

WHEN:
Thursday, September 23rd, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Friday, September 24th, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 25th, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (Men's/Women's Finals begin @ 1:15pm).

WHERE:
Queens Beach, Waikiki, Hawaii

Where to play in the area:

• The AVPNext sanctioned O'ahu Volleyball Association offers tournaments for island players

• Outrigger Canoe Club

Top Local Players to watch:

• Men: Stein Metzger, Kevin Wong, Mike Lambert, Sean Scott

• Women: Lia Young and Barbara Nyland, Heidi Ilustre and Tanya Fuamatu

Interesting fact:

• Punahou High School lays claim to breeding the likes of AVP stars Stein Metzger, Kevin Wong, Mike Lambert, Lee LeGrande and Sean Scott who all played high school ball together.

 

Women's RESULTS

$150,000 AVP's Best of the Beach
Presented by Paul Mitchell
September 23-25, 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii
Preliminary Pools
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(1) Kerri Walsh	3	0	6	0	MAX	127	92	1.380
(8) Barbra Fontana	1	2	2	4	0.500	108	111	0.973
(9) Nancy Mason	1	2	2	4	0.500	104	115	0.904
(16) Pat Keller	1	2	2	4	0.500	99	120	0.825

Round 1
Match 1: Kerri Walsh (Q1) / Barbra Fontana (Q8) def. Nancy Mason (Q9) / Pat Keller (Q16) 21-14, 21-12 (0:34)

Round 2
Match 5: Kerri Walsh (Q1) / Nancy Mason (Q9) def. Barbra Fontana (Q8) / Pat Keller (Q16) 21-12, 21-18 (0:38)

Round 3
Match 9: Kerri Walsh (Q1) / Pat Keller (Q16) def. Barbra Fontana (Q8) / Nancy Mason (Q9) 22-20, 21-16 (0:38)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(7) Jennifer Kessy	3	0	6	1	6.000	140	109	1.284
(2) Holly McPeak	1	2	3	4	0.750	127	122	1.041
(15) Tyra Harper	1	2	3	4	0.750	113	136	0.831
(10) Carrie Busch	1	2	2	5	0.400	118	131	0.901

Round 1
Match 2: Holly McPeak (Q2) / Jennifer Kessy (Q7) def. Carrie Busch (Q10) / Tyra Harper (Q15) 21-8, 21-16 (0:38)

Round 2
Match 6: Jennifer Kessy (Q7) / Tyra Harper (Q15) def. Holly McPeak (Q2) / Carrie Busch (Q10) 21-19, 21-19 (0:41)

Round 3
Match 10: Jennifer Kessy (Q7) / Carrie Busch (Q10) def. Holly McPeak (Q2) / Tyra Harper (Q15) 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 (0:58)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(3) Elaine Youngs	2	1	5	3	1.667	141	123	1.146
(6) Annett Davis	2	1	5	3	1.667	140	124	1.129
(11) Angie Akers	2	1	4	4	1.000	128	136	0.941
(14) Tammy Leibl	0	3	2	6	0.333	119	145	0.821

Round 1
Match 3: Elaine Youngs (Q3) / Annett Davis (Q6) def. Angie Akers (Q11) / Tammy Leibl (Q14) 21-13, 21-12 (0:39)

Round 2
Match 7: Elaine Youngs (Q3) / Angie Akers (Q11) def. Annett Davis (Q6) / Tammy Leibl (Q14) 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 (1:01)

Round 3
Match 11: Annett Davis (Q6) / Angie Akers (Q11) def. Elaine Youngs (Q3) / Tammy Leibl (Q14) 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 (0:51)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(12) Leanne McSorley	2	1	5	4	1.250	177	166	1.066
(5) Jenny Johnson Jordan	2	1	5	4	1.250	176	167	1.054
(13) Jennifer Meredith	2	1	5	4	1.250	169	174	0.971
(4) Misty May	0	3	3	6	0.500	164	179	0.916

Round 1
Match 4: Leanne McSorley (Q12) / Jennifer Meredith (Q13) def. Misty May (Q4) / Jenny Johnson Jordan (Q5) 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 (1:00)

Round 2
Match 8: Jenny Johnson Jordan (Q5) / Jennifer Meredith (Q13) def. Misty May (Q4) / Leanne McSorley (Q12) 22-24, 26-24, 15-13 (0:58)

Round 3
Match 12: Jenny Johnson Jordan (Q5) / Leanne McSorley (Q12) def. Misty May (Q4) / Jennifer Meredith (Q13) 21-13, 23-25, 15-11 (0:53)

Final Pools
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(4) Annett Davis	3	0	6	1	6.000	140	130	1.077
(5) Jenny Johnson Jordan	1	2	3	4	0.750	135	135	1.000
(8) Holly McPeak	1	2	3	4	0.750	135	135	1.000
(1) Jennifer Kessy	1	2	2	5	0.400	130	140	0.929

Round 1
Match 1: Jennifer Kessy (1, Q7) / Annett Davis (4, Q6) def. Jenny Johnson Jordan (5, Q5) / Holly McPeak (8, Q2) 25-23, 15-21, 15-11 (1:03)

Round 2
Match 3: Annett Davis (4, Q6) / Holly McPeak (8, Q2) def. Jennifer Kessy (1, Q7) / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5, Q5) 21-18, 22-20 (0:46)

Round 3
Match 5: Annett Davis (4, Q6) / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5, Q5) def. Jennifer Kessy (1, Q7) / Holly McPeak (8, Q2) 21-19, 21-18 (0:39)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(2) Kerri Walsh	3	0	6	1	6.000	141	112	1.259
(3) Elaine Youngs	1	2	3	4	0.750	124	129	0.961
(7) Barbra Fontana	1	2	3	4	0.750	120	133	0.902
(6) Leanne McSorley	1	2	2	5	0.400	121	132	0.917

Round 1
Match 2: Kerri Walsh (2, Q1) / Elaine Youngs (3, Q3) def. Leanne McSorley (6, Q12) / Barbra Fontana (7, Q8) 21-16, 21-14 (0:35)

Round 2
Match 4: Kerri Walsh (2, Q1) / Leanne McSorley (6, Q12) def. Elaine Youngs (3, Q3) / Barbra Fontana (7, Q8) 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 (0:57)

Round 3
Match 6: Kerri Walsh (2, Q1) / Barbra Fontana (7, Q8) def. Elaine Youngs (3, Q3) / Leanne McSorley (6, Q12) 23-21, 21-15 (0:51)

Finals
Match 7: Annett Davis (4, Q6) / Misty May (Q4) def. Kerri Walsh (2, Q1) / Elaine Youngs (3, Q3) 21-12, 15-21, 15-6 (1:05)

 

STATISTICS

 

Aces Player Games Aces Average Annett Davis 18 13 0.72 Elaine Youngs 18 13 0.72 Jennifer Meredith 9 7 0.78 Kerri Walsh 16 7 0.44 Angie Akers 8 4 0.50 Holly McPeak 14 4 0.29 Barbra Fontana 13 3 0.23 Tyra Harper 7 3 0.43 Jennifer Kessy 14 3 0.21 Tammy Leibl 8 2 0.25 Nancy Mason 6 2 0.33 Leanne McSorley 16 2 0.13 Carrie Busch 7 1 0.14 Jenny Johnson Jordan 16 1 0.06 Pat Keller 6 1 0.17 Misty May 12 1 0.08

Blocks Player Games Blocks Average Elaine Youngs 18 14 0.78 Annett Davis 18 13 0.72 Jenny Johnson Jordan 16 11 0.69 Kerri Walsh 16 10 0.63 Tyra Harper 7 7 1.00 Jennifer Kessy 14 5 0.36 Leanne McSorley 16 5 0.31 Jennifer Meredith 9 5 0.56 Tammy Leibl 8 2 0.25 Nancy Mason 6 1 0.17 Misty May 12 1 0.08 Holly McPeak 14 1 0.07 Angie Akers 8 0 0.00 Carrie Busch 7 0 0.00 Barbra Fontana 13 0 0.00 Pat Keller 6 0 0.00

Digs Player Games Digs Average Leanne McSorley 16 108 6.75 Barbra Fontana 13 91 7.00 Holly McPeak 14 86 6.14 Jenny Johnson Jordan 16 82 5.13 Misty May 12 69 5.75 Jennifer Kessy 14 58 4.14 Kerri Walsh 16 55 3.44 Annett Davis 18 54 3.00 Jennifer Meredith 9 50 5.56 Elaine Youngs 18 43 2.39 Carrie Busch 7 28 4.00 Angie Akers 8 26 3.25 Pat Keller 6 26 4.33 Tammy Leibl 8 22 2.75 Nancy Mason 6 21 3.50 Tyra Harper 7 17 2.43

Kill Pct. Player Games Attacks Kills Kill Pct. Annett Davis 18 189 112 0.593 Elaine Youngs 18 201 117 0.582 Jennifer Kessy 14 178 97 0.545 Kerri Walsh 16 104 55 0.529 Angie Akers 8 91 48 0.527 Tammy Leibl 8 77 39 0.506 Holly McPeak 14 180 91 0.506 Jenny Johnson Jordan 16 200 99 0.495 Nancy Mason 6 77 38 0.494 Misty May 12 155 74 0.477 Pat Keller 6 109 52 0.477 Leanne McSorley 16 289 130 0.450 Tyra Harper 7 118 53 0.449 Barbra Fontana 13 225 100 0.444 Jennifer Meredith 9 144 62 0.431 Carrie Busch 7 58 23 0.397

 

Women's $150,000 AVP's Best of the Beach Presented by Paul Mitchell September 23-25, 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii
Finish	Player	Seed	Winnings
1	Annett Davis	4, Q6	$19,750.00
2	Kerri Walsh	2, Q1	$13,750.00
3	Holly McPeak	8, Q2	$3,250.00
4	Jenny Johnson Jordan	5, Q5	$4,250.00
5	Elaine Youngs	3, Q3	$6,250.00
6	Barbra Fontana	7, Q8	$3,250.00
7	Jennifer Kessy	1, Q7	$5,250.00
8	Leanne McSorley	6, Q12	$4,250.00
9	Jennifer Meredith	Q13	$2,500.00
10	Angie Akers	Q11	$2,500.00
11	Tyra Harper	Q15	$1,500.00
12	Nancy Mason	Q9	$1,500.00
13	Pat Keller	Q16	$1,500.00
14	Carrie Busch	Q10	$1,500.00
15	Misty May	Q4	$3,500.00
16	Tammy Leibl	Q14	$500.00

 

Men's RESULTS

$150,000 AVP's Best of the Beach
Presented by Paul Mitchell
September 23-25, 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii
Preliminary Pools
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(1) Mike Lambert	2	1	5	2	2.500	128	113	1.133
(16) John Hyden	2	1	4	3	1.333	124	117	1.060
(9) Dain Blanton	2	1	4	3	1.333	123	118	1.042
(8) Jeff Nygaard	0	3	1	6	0.167	107	134	0.799

Round 1
Match 1: Dain Blanton (Q9) / John Hyden (Q16) def. Mike Lambert (Q1) / Jeff Nygaard (Q8) 21-11, 14-21, 15-12 (0:57)

Round 2
Match 5: Mike Lambert (Q1) / Dain Blanton (Q9) def. Jeff Nygaard (Q8) / John Hyden (Q16) 21-18, 21-14 (0:40)

Round 3
Match 9: Mike Lambert (Q1) / John Hyden (Q16) def. Jeff Nygaard (Q8) / Dain Blanton (Q9) 21-12, 21-19 (0:38)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(10) Casey Jennings	2	1	5	2	2.500	141	120	1.175
(7) Sean Scott	2	1	4	3	1.333	132	129	1.023
(15) Kevin Wong	2	1	4	3	1.333	132	129	1.023
(2) Adam Jewell	0	3	1	6	0.167	117	144	0.813

Round 1
Match 2: Casey Jennings (Q10) / Kevin Wong (Q15) def. Adam Jewell (Q2) / Sean Scott (Q7) 21-16, 21-14 (0:48)

Round 2
Match 6: Sean Scott (Q7) / Kevin Wong (Q15) def. Adam Jewell (Q2) / Casey Jennings (Q10) 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 (1:37)

Round 3
Match 10: Sean Scott (Q7) / Casey Jennings (Q10) def. Adam Jewell (Q2) / Kevin Wong (Q15) 21-16, 21-14 (0:43)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(3) Jake Gibb	3	0	6	1	6.000	148	127	1.165
(14) Eric Fonoimoana	1	2	3	4	0.750	137	138	0.993
(6) Todd Rogers	1	2	3	4	0.750	136	139	0.978
(11) Matt Fuerbringer	1	2	2	5	0.400	129	146	0.884

Round 1
Match 3: Jake Gibb (Q3) / Todd Rogers (Q6) def. Matt Fuerbringer (Q11) / Eric Fonoimoana (Q14) 21-18, 21-15 (0:46)

Round 2
Match 7: Jake Gibb (Q3) / Matt Fuerbringer (Q11) def. Todd Rogers (Q6) / Eric Fonoimoana (Q14) 21-23, 23-21, 16-14 (1:22)

Round 3
Match 11: Jake Gibb (Q3) / Eric Fonoimoana (Q14) def. Todd Rogers (Q6) / Matt Fuerbringer (Q11) 25-23, 21-13 (0:55)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(4) Larry Witt	3	0	6	2	3.000	169	157	1.076
(13) George Roumain	1	2	4	4	1.000	162	164	0.988
(5) Sean Rosenthal	1	2	3	5	0.600	165	161	1.025
(12) Jason Ring	1	2	3	5	0.600	156	170	0.918

Round 1
Match 4: Larry Witt (Q4) / Sean Rosenthal (Q5) def. Jason Ring (Q12) / George Roumain (Q13) 21-23, 23-21, 15-7 (1:05)

Round 2
Match 8: Larry Witt (Q4) / Jason Ring (Q12) def. Sean Rosenthal (Q5) / George Roumain (Q13) 16-21, 21-19, 20-18

Round 3
Match 12: Larry Witt (Q4) / George Roumain (Q13) def. Sean Rosenthal (Q5) / Jason Ring (Q12) 32-30, 21-18 (1:24)

Final Pools
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(5) Sean Scott	3	0	6	1	6.000	135	115	1.174
(4) Mike Lambert	1	2	3	4	0.750	127	123	1.033
(1) Larry Witt	1	2	3	4	0.750	122	128	0.953
(8) George Roumain	1	2	2	5	0.400	116	134	0.866

Round 1
Match 1: Sean Scott (5, Q7) / George Roumain (8, Q13) def. Larry Witt (1, Q4) / Mike Lambert (4, Q1) 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 (1:00)

Round 2
Match 3: Larry Witt (1, Q4) / Sean Scott (5, Q7) def. Mike Lambert (4, Q1) / George Roumain (8, Q13) 21-17, 21-18 (0:46)

Round 3
Match 5: Larry Witt (1, Q4) / George Roumain (8, Q13) vs. Mike Lambert (4, Q1) / Sean Scott (5, Q7)
 

Team	Matches		Sets			Points
	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Ratio	Won	Lost	Ratio
(2) Jake Gibb	3	0	6	1	6.000	137	109	1.257
(3) Casey Jennings	1	2	3	4	0.750	122	124	0.984
(6) John Hyden	1	2	2	5	0.400	115	131	0.878
(7) Eric Fonoimoana	0	2	1	4	0.250	76	95	0.800

Round 1
Match 2: Jake Gibb (2, Q3) / Casey Jennings (3, Q10) def. John Hyden (6, Q16) / Eric Fonoimoana (7, Q14) 21-13, 21-16 (0:44)

Round 2
Match 4: Jake Gibb (2, Q3) / John Hyden (6, Q16) def. Casey Jennings (3, Q10) / Eric Fonoimoana (7, Q14) 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 (1:09)

Round 3
Match 6: Jake Gibb (2, Q3) / Kevin Wong (Q15) def. Casey Jennings (3, Q10) / John Hyden (6, Q16) 21-19, 21-14 (0:45)

Finals
Match 7: Sean Scott (5, Q7) / Mike Lambert (4, Q1) def. Jake Gibb (2, Q3) / Todd Rogers (Q6) 15-21, 22-20, 15-9 (1:20)

 

STATISTICS

Men's $150,000 AVP's Best of the Beach Presented by Paul Mitchell September 23-25, 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii
Finish	Player	Seed	Winnings
1	Sean Scott	5, Q7	$19,750.00
2	Jake Gibb	2, Q3	$13,750.00
3	Mike Lambert	4, Q1	$7,250.00
4	Casey Jennings	3, Q10	$4,250.00
5	Larry Witt	1, Q4	$5,250.00
6	Eric Fonoimoana	7, Q14	$1,500.00
7	John Hyden	6, Q16	$4,250.00
8	George Roumain	8, Q13	$3,250.00
9	Dain Blanton	Q9	$2,500.00
10	Kevin Wong	Q15	$4,250.00
11	Todd Rogers	Q6	$3,500.00
12	Sean Rosenthal	Q5	$1,500.00
13	Jason Ring	Q12	$1,500.00
14	Matt Fuerbringer	Q11	$1,500.00
15	Adam Jewell	Q2	$500.00
16	Jeff Nygaard	Q8	$500.00