Matt Heath Photo: Ken Delgado

Adam Roberts Photo: Ken Delgado

Karen Reitz Photo: Stan Liu

Helen Reale Photo: Wide Open Photography

Main draw pro beach stars include 2002 Olympic Gold Medalist Eric Fonoimoana and partner Dax Holdren, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly and Brent Doble. The women's side will feature Olympians Misty May and Kerri Walsh along with Holly McPeak and partner Elaine Youngs. Prize money is set at $75,000 for both men and women with first place taking home $18,000 to split. Tournament action begins at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday with women's final at 2 p.m. on Sunday followed by the men's final at 3:30 p.m.

Men qualifiers include Matt Heath, (Myrtle Beach, SC)/Adam Roberts (Myrtle Beach, SC) and John Anselmo (Manhattan Beach, CA)/John Braunstein (Costa Mesa, CA) and Anthony Medel (Carpenteria, CA)/John Moran (Hermosa Beach, CA) and Dana Camacho (Dallas, TX)/Mark Paaluhi (Hermosa Beach, CA) and

Women's qualifiers include;
Paula Roca (Tierra Verde, FL)/Gracie Santana-Baeni (Switzerland) Karen Reitz (San Diego)/Gretchen Sanders (San Diego) and Nikki Audette, (Valencia, CA)/ Helen Reale (Los Angeles, CA) and Tyra Harper/(Ft. Myers, FL)/Franci Rarde, (Pompano Beach, FL).

2003 AVP Nissan Series
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
Hermosa Beach, Calif. · June 6-8, 2003

Men's Qualification Tournament Results (Friday, June 6)
First Round (losers eliminated, place 89th)
Chad Wick, Playa Del Rey, Calif. / Matt Wilkens, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (no. 64-seeded team) def. Jeff Urton, Santa Ynez, Calif. / Steve Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. (65), 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 (70 minutes);
Sergio Penaloza, San Francisco / Jared Sellers, Foster City, Calif. (48) def. Joshua Cannon / Jason Vorhees (81) by forfeit;
Karl Owens, Santa Monica, Calif. / Jessie Webster, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (49) def. Chad Pua, Makawao, Hi. / Peter Pua III, Makawao, Hi. (80), 21-9, 21-11 (42);
Brian Corso, El Cajon, Calif. / Jeff Rosen, San Diego (73) def. Michael Desjardins, San Diego / Mike Morrison, San Diego (56), 27-25, 21-18;
John Michelau, San Diego / Jed Stotsenberger, Encinitas, Calif. (72) def. Jason Pursley, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Dancer Styles, San Clamente, Calif. (57), 21-18, 21-14 (48);
Casey Brewer, San Diego / Leonardo Moraes, San Diego (69) def. JaRhome Buckley, Santa Clara, Calif. / Joel Lentz, Santa Cruz, Calif. (60), 21-10, 21-17 (37);
Dhiraj Coats, Simi Valley, Calif. / Erik Gomez, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (53) def. Troy Hotz, Honolulu / Keoki Shupe (76), 21-18, 21-17 (44);
Ivan Mercer, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Eric Roberts, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (52) def. Jamie Johansen, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Matthew Osburn, San Diego (77), 21-16, 25-27, 15-12;
David McKienzie, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Matt Prosser, Seal Beach, Calif. (61) def. Steven Allas, Santa Monica, Calif. / Ian Gallagher, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (68), 21-11, 21-7 (35);
Nguyen Le, Torrance, Calif. / Peter Tourigny, Buzzards Bay, Mass. (67) def. Jaime Calata, San Antonio, Tex. / John Viriyapunt, San Antonio, Tex. (62), 21-10, 21-15 (34);
Ron Kumgisky, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dane Pearson, Venice, Calif. (51) def. Ronny Jenkins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Kevin Norman, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (78), 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 (67);
Pete Guthy, Pompano Beach, Fla. / Scott Terry, Greenville, S.C. (54) def. Erich Hoehne, Ft. Collins, Colo. / Pete Kucera, Boulder, Colo. (75) by forfeit;
Mike Adamoski / Reo Sorrentino, Bradenton, Fla. (70) def. Brad Bukant, Carlsbad, Calif. / Mika Hunkin, San Diego (59), 16-21, 21-18, 15-8 (50);
Guy Hamilton, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Jeremy Harkins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (58) def. Chad Barbier, Studio City, Calif. / Mike Nichols, Long Beach, Calif. (71), 21-8, 21-14 (38);
Steve Hubbard, San Diego / Aaron Steele, San Diego (74) def. Kevin Cleary, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Joel Jones, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (55), 16-21, 23-21, 18-16 (70);
Cory Chandler, Mission Viejo, Calif. / Miguel Monterola, Riverside, Calif. (79) def. Tim Cornellissen, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Tom Witt, Scottsdale, Ariz. (50), 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 (60);
Ryan Stuntz, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Trent Turner, Redondo Beach, Calif. (66) def. Vince Fierro, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Luis Sandoval, Santa Monica, Calif. (63), 21-19, 21-16 (41).

Second round (losers eliminated, place 57th)
Matt Heath, Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (1) def. Wick / Wilkens (64), 21-11, 21-15 (37);
Jon Barnes, Mount Laurel, N.J. / Leon Lucas, Browns Mills, N.J., (33) def. Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Scott Kiedaisch, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (32), 21-13, 21-17 (38);
Jeff Murrell, Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Jeff Smith, Cardiff, Calif. (17) def. Penaloza / Sellers (48), 21-18, 21-18 (53);
Owens / Webster (49) def. Justin Hersey, Houston / Jamey Martin, Littleton, Colo. (16), 22-20, 21-12 (38);
John Anselmo, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / John Braunstein, Costa Mesa, Calif. (9) def. Corso / Rosen (73);
Masui Allen, Anaheim, Calif. / Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif. (24) def. Travis Regner, Houston / Lucas Wisniakowski, Redondo Beach, Calif. (41), 21-17, 21-17;
Phillip Dalhausser, Ozona, Fla. / Justin Phipps, Duneidun, Fla. (40) def. Donnie Harris, La Canada, Calif. / Michael Rupp, Irvine, Calif. (25), 21-0, 22-20 (21);
Scott Hill, Los Angeles / Dan Mintz, Venice, Calif. (8) def. Michelau / Stotsenberger (72), 21-16, 21-14;
Mike Diehl, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ty Loomis, Newport Beach, Calif. (5) def. Brewer / Moraes (69), 21-18, 21-15 (42);
Jeff Myers, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Mark Smith, Redondo Beach, Calif. (37) def. Mike Daniel, Pleasant Grove, Utah / Casey Patterson, Elkridge, Calif. (28), 24-22, 18-21, 15-6 (55);
Nick Lucena, Tallahassee, Fla. / Derek Zimmerman, New Orleans, La. (21) def. Jason Greenlaw, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ian Martin, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (44), 21-14, 21-17 (41);
Ryan Cronin, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Anthony Mihalic, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (12) def. Coats / Gomez (53), 21-13, 21-14 (33);
David DiPierro, Oakland Park, Fla. / Michael DiPierro, Pompano Beach, Fla. (13) def. Mercer / E, Roberts (52), 21-17, 21-14 (45);
Jon Beerman, Mountain View, Calif. / Sam Haghighi, Los Angeles (20) def. Coley Kyman, Aliso Viejo, Calif. / Zack Pelzel, Mission Viejo, Calif. (45), 27-25, 21-15 (53);
Bill Maik, West Palm Beach, Fla. / Joe Rohr, St. Petersburg, Fla. (36) def. Dennis Marlow, Los Angeles / David Pryor, North Hollywood, Calif. (29), 21-15, 21-18 (39);
Anthony Medel, Carpinteria, Calif. / John Moran, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (4) def. McKienzie / Prosser (61), 21-16, 21-15 (49);
Daniel Fisher, Goleta, Calif. / Scott Lane, Long Beach, Calif. (3) def. Le / Tourigny (67), 21-16, 21-18 (44);
Colin Kaslow, Austin, Tex. / Randy Meador, Houston (30) def. Tony Pray, Simi Valley, Calif. / Michael Risley, Los Angeles (35), 21-15, 20-22, 20-18 (69);
Esteban Escobar, San Diego / Hans Stolfus, San Diego (19) def. Mike Bruning, San Diego / Michael DeRaffaele, San Diego (46), 21-17, 21-19 (36);
Second round (losers eliminated, place 57th) cont'd Kumgisky / Pearson (51) def. Brian Duff, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Evan Hook, Huntington Beach, Calif. (14), 14-21, 21-17, 15-9 (59);
Brian Chapman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Chris Harger, Calabasas, Calif. (11) def. Guthy / Terry (54), 21-15, 21-11 (34);
Seth Burnham, Northridge, Calif. / Daniel Skilins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (43) def. Joseph Boken, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Tom Slauterbeck, Santa Barbara, Calif. (22), 21-12, 21-18;
Tom Barber, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Chris Magill, San Diego (27) def. Santana Aker, Long Beach, Calif. / Jeremy Drescher, Redondo Beach, Calif. (38), 21-12, 10-21, 15-9 (53);
Dana Camacho, Dallas / Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (6) def. Adamoski / Sorrentino (70), 21-17, 21-10;
Brett Becker, Sarasota, Fla. / Tim Wooliver, Austin, Tex. (7) def. Hamilton / Harkins (58), 21-15, 21-15 (43);
Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Todd Hart, Redondo Beach, Calif. (26) def. Michael Doucette, San Diego / Andrew Shean, San Diego (39), 21-18, 22-20 (47);
Yariv Lerner, Venice, Calif. / John Mayer, Venice, Calif. (42) def. Steve Grotowski, Ft.Lauderdale, Fla. / Jim Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. (23), 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 (55);
Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach, Fla. / Ranse Jones, Virginia Beach, Va. (10) def. Hubbard / Steele (74), 21-15, 21-15 (37);
Steve Delaney, Orlando, Fla. / Everett Matthews, Airdric, Canada (15) def. Chandler / Monterola (79), 21-15, 21-12 (36);
Jack Quinn, Venice, Calif. / Matthew Sokolowski, Redondo Beach, Calif. (18) def. Michael Fegley, Dallas / Jason Miller, Irving, Tex. (47), 21-12, 21-13 (39);
Ryan Mariano, Lake Forest, Calif. / Jon Thompson, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (34) def. Samuel Rogers, San Diego / Bivin Sadler, San Diego (31), 21-10, 21-15;
Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif. / Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (2) def. Stuntz / Turner (66), 16-21, 21-15, 15-9.

Third round (losers eliminated, place 41st)
Heath / Roberts (1) def. J. Barnes / Lucas (33), 21-14, 21-12 (38);
Murrell / J. Smith (17) def. Owens / Webster (49), 21-17, 21-16 (48);
Anselmo / Braunstein (9) def. M. Allen / Dake (24), 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 (62);
Dalhausser / Phipps (25) def. Hill / Mintz (8), 21-18, 21-17 (45);
Diehl / Loomis (5) def. Myers / M. Smith (37), 21-10, 21-8;
Cronin / Mihalic (12) def. Lucena / Zimmerman (21), 21-18, 13-21, 19-17 (63);
D. DiPierro / M. DiPierro (13) def. Beerman / Haghighi (20), 21-13, 21-19 (43);
Medel / Moran (4) def. Maik / Rohr (36), 21-11, 21-18 (51);
Fisher / Lane (3) def. Kaslow / Meador (30);
Escobar / Stolfus (19) def. Kumgisky / Pearson (51), 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 (66);
Chapman / Harger (11) def. Burnham / Skilins (43), 21-11, 21-16 (41);
Camacho / Paaluhi (6) def. Barber / Magill (27), 21-15, 21-11 (38);
Becker / Wooliver (7) def. G. Barnes / Hart (26), 21-18, 21-10 (39);
Craig / R. Jones (10) def. Lerner / Mayer (42), 21-12, 21-10 (40);
Quinn / Sokolowski (18) def. Delaney / Matthews (15), 21-18, 24-22 (49);
Mariano / Thompson (34) def. Kosty / Macau (2), 21-19, 21-16.

Fifth round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 33rd)
Heath / Roberts (1) def. Murrell / J. Smith (17), 21-18, 21-16 (46);
Anselmo / Braunstein (9) def. Dalhausser / Phipps (25), 21-17, 21-18 (46);
Diehl / Loomis (5) def. Cronin / Mihalic (12), 15-21, 21-18, 15-12;
Medel / Moran (4) def. D. DiPierro / M. DiPierro (13), 21-14, 21-13 (45);
Fisher / Lane (3) def. Escobar / Stolfus (19), 21-17, 21-16 (46);
Camacho / Paaluhi (6) def. Chapman / Harger (11), 24-22, 21-18 (47);
Craig / R. Jones (10) def. Becker / Wooliver (7), 24-22, 21-17;
Mariano / Thompson (34) def. Quinn / Sokolowski (18), 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 (55).

2003 AVP Nissan Series
$150,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light at Target/Mervyn's Beach Bash
Hermosa Beach, Calif. · June 6-8, 2003

Women's Qualification Tournament Results (Friday, June 6)
First Round (losers eliminated, place 51st)
Barb Letts, Manhattan Beach, Calif / Marlene Monteleone, Bellflower, Calif. (no. 32-seeded team) def. Amber Davis, San Diego / Beth Van Fleet, San Diego (33), 21-18, 21-19 (46 minutes);
Jessica Alvarado, Fountain Valley, Calif. / Danielle Shinn, Oakley, Calif. (17) def. Ashley Regner, Houston / Amber Woolsey, Dallas (48), 21-15, 21-16 (48);
Kelly Kuebler, Seal Beach, Calif. / Julie Sprague, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (16) def. Amanda Harris, San Diego / Aimee Richardson, Imperial Beach, Calif. (49), 21-7, 21-10 (30);
Kathleen McKienzie, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Alyson Randick, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (41) def. Lauren Fendrick, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Makalani Hovey, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (24), 21-19, 21-12 (37);
Cherry Simkins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ashanti Taylor, Long Beach, Calif. (25) def. Heather Bassett, Carlsbad, Calif. / Kelly Yengst, Capistrano Beach, Calif. (40), 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 (55);
April Chapple Zanella, Beverly Hills, Calif. / Heather Hafner, Redondo Beach, Calif. (28) def. Gigi Krueger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Kirstin Olsen, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (37), 21-12, 21-12 (37);
Karen Reitz, San Diego / Gretchen Sanders, San Diego (21) def. Shannon Sauer, San Ramon, Calif. / Jennifer Yates, Sacramento, Calif. (44), 21-18, 10-21, 15-11 (48);
Kimberly Coleman, Corona del Mar, Calif. / Jeanette Simenson, Chicago (13) def. Tiffany Rodriguez, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ann Windes, Redondo Beach, Calif. (52), 21-18, 21-16 (48);
Arcadia Berjonneau, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Karen Helyer, San Diego (20) def. Heather Alley, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Olga Schabbauer, San Diego (45), 21-15, 21-13 (39);
Leanne Haarbauer, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Michelle Kyman, Aliso Viejo, Calif. (36) def. Tanya Gwinn, Costa Mesa, Calif. / Dawn Steinhauser, Huntington Beach, Calif. (29), 21-17, 21-15 (32);
Amy Ernest, Fellsmere, Fla. / Karla Jones, Miami (30) def. Katherine Fay, Grandville, Mich. / Stephanie Roberts, South Haven, Mich. (35), 19-21, 21-16, 15-7;
Ramona Caouette, Newport Beach, Calif. / Julie Ryan, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (46) def. Kim Goodwin, San Diego / Jean Mathews, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (19), 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 (59);
Denise Johns, San Diego / Janelle Koester, San Diego (14) def. Ali Finucane, Long Beach, Calif. / Natasha Nguyen, El Segundo, Calif. (51), 21-9, 21-12 (29);
Tammy Rau, Boca Raton, Fla. / Laura Romeika, Coconut Creek, Fla. (22) def. Suzana Manole, San Diego / Nicole Midwin, San Jose, Calif (43), 21-15, 21-11;
Courtney Guerra, Isla Vista, Calif. / Brooke Niles, Isla Vista, Calif. (27) def. Melissa Karwowski, San Antonio, Tex. / Holly Reisor, Austin, Tex. (38), 11-21, 21-15 and 15-11 (48);
Diane Pascua, Carlsbad, Calif. / Josie Youngblood, Oceanside, Calif. (26) def. Deanna Johnson, Cardiff, Calif. / Shannon Nembach, Chula Vista, Calif. (39), 21-13, 21-19 (48);
Kim Keim, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Johanna Lehman, Santa Monica, Calif. (42) def. Maggie Philgence, Santa Monica, Calif. / Susan Postnikoff, San Diego (23), 21-18, 21-13 (37);
Jill Changaris, Los Angeles / Lisa Marshall, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (15) def. Kristee Porter, Los Angeles / Cheryl Weaver, Los Angeles (50), 21-5, 21-12;
Catie Fleisher, Los Angeles / Kelly Rowe, Los Angeles (18) def. Rachel Errthum, San Diego / Laura Ratto, San Diego (47), 21-11, 21-11 (33);
Sarah Jones, Santa Cruz, Calif. / Jana Monello, Soquel, Calif. (31) def. Tina Damasco, Los Angeles / Shannon Sneed, Redondo Beach, Calif. (34), 21-3, 21-14 (29).

Second round (losers eliminated, place 35th)
Paula Roca, Tierra Verde, Fla. / Gracie Santana-Baeni, Basel, Switzerland (1) def. Letts / Monteleone (32), 21-9, 21-17;
Kuebler / Sprague (16) def. Alvarado / Shinn (17), 21-14, 21-16 (35);
McKienzie / Randick (41) def. Natacha Nelson, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Carrie Wright, Agoura Hills, Calif. (9), 21-16, 21-13 (38);
Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif. / Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (8) def. Simkins / Taylor (25), 21-11, 21-14 (34);
Kerri Eich, Santa Monica, Calif. / Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (5) def. Chapple Zanella / Hafner (28), 22-20, 17-21, 15-13;
Reitz / Sanders (21) def. Sarah Clark, Laguna Nigel, Calif. / Kaili Kimura, Hawthorne, Calif. (12), 14-21, 21-16, 15-5 (46);
Berjonneau / Helyer (20) def. Coleman / Simenson (13), 21-14, 16-21, 15-11;
Daven Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Kim Zuffelato, Ventura, Calif. (4) def. Haarbauer / Kyman (36), 21-14, 21-15;
Barbara Nyland, San Diego / Kristen Schritter, San Diego (3) def. Ernest / K. Jones (30), 21-17, 21-13 (40);
Johns / Koester (14) def. Caouette / Ryan (46), 21-14, 19-21, 15-8 (51);
Julie Romias, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Alicia Zamparelli, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (11) def. Rau / Romeika (22), 21-19, 21-13 (39);
Nikki Audette, Valencia, Calif. / Helen Reale, Los Angeles (6) def. Guerra / Niles (27), 21-17, 21-16 (44);
Barb Birnbaum, La Jolla, Calif. / Saralyn Smith, San Diego (7) def. Pascua / Youngblood (26), 21-15, 21-11 (38);
Tyra Harper, Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. / Franci Rard, Pompano Beach, Fla. (10) def. Keim / Lehman (42), 24-22, 21-11 (41);
Fleisher / Rowe (18) def. Changaris / Marshall (15), 21-18, 21-19 (43);
Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (2) def. S. Jones / Monello (31), 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 (63).

Third round (losers eliminated, place 27th)
Roca / Santana-Baeni (1) def. Kuebler / Sprague (16), 21-16, 21-16 (44);
Baily / Van Dyke (8) def. McKienzie / Randick (41), 21-8, 21-17 (38);
Reitz / Sanders (21) def. Eich / White (5), 21-19, 21-12 (38);
Casad-Allison / Zuffelato (4) def. Berjonneau / Helyer (20), 21-13, 21-16 (38);
Johns / Koester (14) def. Nyland / Schritter (3), 21-15, 21-12 (38);
Audette / Reale (6) def. Romias / Zamparelli (11), 21-16, 21-13;
Harper / Rard (10) def. Birnbaum / S. Smith (7), 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 (54);
Kottke / O'Hara (2) def Fleisher / Rowe (18), 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 (64).

Fourth round (winners advance to main draw, losers to fifth round)
Roca / Santana-Baeni (1) def. Baily / Van Dyke (8), 21-12, 21-14 (41);
Reitz / Sanders (21) def. Casad-Allison / Zuffelato (4), 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 (54);
Audette / Reale (6) def. Johns / Koester (14), 21-17, 21-19 (43);
Harper / Rard (10) def. Kottke / O'Hara (2), 21-19, 21-12 (36).

Fifth round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 25th)
Casad-Allison / Zuffelato (4) def. Baily / Van Dyke (8), 18-21, 21-17, 15-12;
Johns / Koester (14) def. Kottke / O'Hara (2), 21-15, 21-14 (36).

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