Matt Heath Photo: Ken Delgado

Adam Roberts Photo: Ken Delgado

Barbara Khozam Photo: Ken Delgado

Kristin Schritter Photo: AVP

Main draw pro beach stars include 2002 Olympic Gold Medallist Eric Fonoimoana and partner Dax Holdren, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly and Brent Doble. The women's side will feature Holly McPeak and partner Elaine Youngs, Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan. Prize money is set at $62,500 for both men and women with first place taking home $14,500 to split.

Men qualifiers include Matt Heath, (Myrtle Beach, SC)/Adam Roberts (Myrtle Beach, SC) and Jim Nichols (Encintas, CA)/Matt Olson (Cardiff, CA) and Chris Kosty (Fountain Valley, CA)/Mark Paaluhi (Hermosa Beach, CA) and Kevin Craig (Deerfield Beach, FL)/Gaston Macau (Miami Beach, FL) and Dan Fisher (Goleta, CA)/Scott Lane (Long Beach, CA) and Brian Chapman (Manhattan Beach, CA) /Chris Harger (Calabasas, CA) and Anthony Medel (Carpenteria, CA)/John Moran (Hermosa Beach, CA) and Joe Rohr (Tampa, FL)/Derek Zimmerman (New Orleans, LA).

Women's qualifiers include;
Rhonda Kottke (Manhattan Beach, CA)/Marla O'Hara (Agoura Hills, CA) and Barbara Nyland (San Diego, CA)/Kristin Schritter (San Diego, CA) and Daven Casad-Allison (Santa Barbara, CA)/Kim Zuffelato (Ventura, CA) and Barb Birnbaum (La Jolla, CA)/Saralyn Smith (San Diego, CA) and Sharman Mitchell (San Diego, CA)/Alicia Polzin (San Diego, CA) and Anne McArthur (Los Angeles, CA)/Carrie Wright (Agoura Hills, CA).

2003 AVP Nissan Series $125,000 San Diego Open San Diego, Calif June 13-15, 2003

Men's Qualification Tournament Results (Friday, June 13)

First Round (losers eliminated, place 89th)
Jamie Johansen, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Matthew Osburn, San Diego (No. 65-seeded team) def. Chad Pua, Makawao, Hi. / Peter Pua III, Makawao, Hi. (64), 21-17, 21-19 (42 minutes);
Ryan Stuntz, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Trent Turner, Redondo Beach, Calif. (56) def. Steve Huante, Lawndale, Calif. / Clayton Parmaley, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (73), 21-16, 23-21 (54);
Donald Chen, San Diego / Steve Hubbard, San Diego (57) def. Aaron Montgomery, Peoria, Calif. / Travis Wiliams, Scottsdale, Ariz. (72), 21-16, 21-18;
Charles Cates, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Arqum Iqbal, Redondo Beach, Calif. (69) def. Jeremy Drescher, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Mike Wilkinson, Redondo Beach, Calif. (60), 24-22, 21-19 (54);
Joshua Cannon, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Jason Voorhees, Redondo Beach, Calif. (68) def. Sonny Knight, San Diego / Davis Ransom, San Diego (61), 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 (53);
Eric Burness, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Jeff Rosen, San Diego (62) def. Bradley Bukant, Carlsbad, Calif. / Garnett Scott, San Diego (67), 21-13, 21-16 (39);
Casey Brewer, San Diego / Leonardo Moraes, San Diego (54) def. Greg Reitz, El Paso, Tex. / Steve Walker, Tucson, Ariz. (75), 21-17, 18-21, 15-12;
Nick Pabarcus, San Diego / Adam Renfree, La Jolla, Calif. (70) def. Tyler Lesneski, Granger, Ind. / Mike Morrison, San Diego (59), 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 (58);
Jeff Jones, Lawndale, Calif. / Gale Wilson, Holt, Mich. (71) def. Justin Harris, San Diego / Dan Neiman, San Diego (58), 21-18, 21-11 (40);
Dave McKienzie, Long Beach, Calif. / Matt Prosser, Seal Beach, Calif. (55) def. Jordan Jung, Muskegon, Wisc. / Rik Petrovsky, Muskegon, Wisc. (74), 21-10, 21-2 (24);
Troy Hotz, Honolulu / Keoki Shupe (63) def. Michael DeRaffaele, San Diego / Ryan Phillips, San Diego (66), 21-15, 21-12.

Second Round (losers eliminated, place 57th)
Matt Heath, Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Adam Roberts, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (1) def. Johansen / Osburn (65), 26-24, 21-17 (46);
Yariv Lerner, Venice, Calif. / John Mayer, Venice, Calif. (32) def. Michael Doucette, San Diego / Andy Shean, San Diego (33), 21-17, 21-15 (35);
Tom Barber, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Brian Duff, Redondo Beach, Calif. (17) def. Joel Lentz, Santa Cruz, Calif. / Sergio Penaloza, San Francisco (48), 21-19, 22-20 (56);
Mike Scales, Newport Beach, Calif. / Said Souikane, San Diego (16) def. Justin Phipps / Reo Sorrentino, Bradenton, Fla. (49), 21-15, 21-17 (40);
Jim Nichols, Encinitas, Calif. / Matt Olson, Cardiff, Calif. (9) def. Stuntz / Turner (56), 21-12, 23-21 (42);
Mike Bruning, San Diego / Aaron Steele, San Diego (41) def. Sam Haghighi, Los Angeles / Ron Kumgisky, Santa Barbara, Calif. (24), 18-31, 21-16, 15-13;
Evan Hook, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Ty Tramalie, Newport Beach, Calif. (40) def. Jon Barnes, Mount Laurel, N.J. / Leon Lucas (25), 21-16, 21-19 (36);
John Braunstein, Costa Mesa, Calif. / Anthony Mihalic, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (8) def. Chen / Hubbard (57), 21-15, 21-16 (34);
Chris Kosty, Fountain Valley, Calif. / Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (5) def. Cates / Iqbal (69), 21-17, 21-17 (47);
Randy Meador, Houston / Myron Miller, San Diego (28) def. Seth Burnham, Northridge, Calif. / Daniel Skilins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (37), 10-21, 21-19, 15-9 (60);
Doug Foust, Henderson, Nev. / Chris Young, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (21) def. Timothy Cornelissen, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Tom Witt, Scottsdale, Ariz. (44), 21-16, 21-14 (43);
Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Kevin Dake, Irvine, Calif. (12) def. Ian Gallagher, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Mika Hunkin, San Diego (53), 19-21, 21-18, 21-19 (65);
Esteban Escobar, San Diego / Hans Stolfus, San Diego (13) def. Wesley DeFreitas, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Chad Wick, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (52), 21-16, 21-13 (48);
Steve Delaney, Orlando, Fla. / Everett Matthews, Airdric, Canada (20) def. Scott Behrbaum, Issaquah, Wash. / Brett Scharf, Los Angeles (45), 21-18, 21-13;
Jim Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. / Steve Van Zwieten, Pompano Beach, Fla. (29) def. Santana Aker, Long Beach, Calif. / Jeremy Harkins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (36), 21-19, 21-14 (53);
Kevin Craig, Deerfield Beach, Fla. / Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla. (4) def. Cannon / Voorhees (68), 22-24, 24-22, 15-8 (59);
Dan Fisher, Goleta, Calif. / Scott Lane, Long Beach, Calif. (3) def. Burness / Rosen (62), 21-18, 21-17 (40);
John Michelau, San Diego / Tom Slauterbeck, Santa Barbara, Calif. (35) def. Corey Glave, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Scott Kiedaisch, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (30), 21-14, 21-13 (41);
Ryan Mariano, Lake Forest, Calif. / Jon Thompson, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (19) def. Mike Desjardins, San Diego / James Hollis, San Diego (46), 21-14, 21-16 (42);
Jeff Murrell, Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Jeff Smith, Cardiff, Calif. (14) def. Jason Miller, Dallas / Kelly Sterne, Dallas (51), 21-19, 21-18 (46);
Brian Chapman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Chris Harger, Calabasas, Calif. (11) def. Brewer / Moraes (54), 21-16, 21-18 (45);
Ryan Cronin, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Tony Pray, Simi Valley, Calif. (22) def. Joe Boken, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Rocky Mayo, Torrance, Calif. (43), 21-14, 21-8 (33);
Samuel Rogers, San Diego / Bivin Sadler, San Diego (27) def. Travis Regner, Houston / Lucas Wisniakowski, Redondo Beach, Calif. (38), 21-17, 21-8 (41);
Pabarcus / Renfree (70) def. Mike Diehl, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ty Loomis, Newport Beach, Calif. (6) by forfeit;
Anthony Medel, Carpinteria, Calif. / John Moran, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (7) def. Jones / Wilson (71), 21-15, 23-21 (42);
Karl Owens, Santa Monica, Calif. / Jessie Webster, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (39) def. Dennis Marlow, Los Angeles / David Pryor, North Hollywood, Calif. (26), 21-8, 21-18 (38);
Chris Magill, San Diego / Bill Maik, West Palm Beach, Fla. (42) def. Ben Koski, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Jeff Minc, Santa Barbara, Calif. (23), 21-8, 21-15 (40);
Scott Hill, Los Angeles / Dan Mintz, Venice, Calif. (10) def. McKienzie / Prosser (55), 23-21, 21-10 (42);
Jack Quinn, Venice, Calif. / Matt Sokolowski, Los Angeles (15) def. Levi Gundert, Long Beach, Calif. / Ken Lentin, La Jolla, Calif. (50), 21-19, 21-17 (44);
Joe Rohr, Tampa, Fla. / Derek Zimmerman, New Orleans, La. (18) def. Ivan Mercer, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Eric Roberts, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (47), 23-21, 21-13 (45);
Jeff Myers, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Mark Smith, Redondo Beach, Calif. (34) def. Mike Daniel, Pleasant Grove, Utah / Casey Patterson, Elkridge, Calif. (31) by forfeit;
Dana Camacho, Dallas / Mike Mattarocci, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (2) def. Hotz / Shupe (63), 21-18, 26-24 (54).

Third round (losers eliminated, place 41st)
Heath / Roberts (1) def. Lerner / Mayer (32), 21-15, 21-14 (35);
Scales / Souikane (16) def. Barber / Duff (17), 21-16, 21-17 (40);
Nichols / Olson (9) def. Bruning / Steele (41), 21-7, 21-11 (34);
Braunstein / Mihalic (8) def. Hook / Tramalie (40), 21-19, 21-19 (28);
Kosty / Paaluhi (5) def. Meador / Miller (28), 21-12, 21-17 (37);
Barnes / Dake (12) def. Faust / Young (21), 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 (64);
Delaney / Matthews (20) def. Escobar / Stolfus (13), 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 (67);
Craig / Macau (4) def. J. Vanzweiten / S. Vanzweiten (29), 21-18, 21-15 (45);
Fisher / Lane (3) def. Michaleau / Slauterbeck (35), 21-8, 21-18 (38);
Mariano / Thompson (19) def. Murrell / J. Smith (14), 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 (56);
Chapman / Harger (11) def. Cronin / Pray (22), 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 (58);
Pabarcus / Renfree (70) def. Rogers / Sadler (27), 21-15, 21-19 (41);
Medel / Moran (7) def. Owens / Webster (39), 21-12, 21-16 (34);
Hill / Mintz (10) def. Magill / Maik (42), 21-19, 21-19 (45);
Rohr / Zimmerman (18) def. Quinn / Sokolowski (15), 21-17, 21-13 (40);
Camacho / Mattarocci (2) def. Myers / M. Smith (34), 21-12, 21-17 (41).

Fourth round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 33rd)
Heath / Roberts (1) def. Scales / Souikane (16), 21-16, 21-12;
Nichols / Olson (9) def. Braunstein / Mihalic (8), 21-11, 21-16 (35);
Kosty / Paaluhi (5) def. Barnes / Dake (12), 21-13, 21-12 (34);
Craig / Macau (4) def. Delaney / Matthews (20), 24-22, 21-17 (51);
Fisher / Lane (3) def. Mariano / Thompson (19) 17-21, 30-28, 15-13 (62);
Chapman / Harger (11) def. Pabarcus / Renfree (70), 23-21,18-21, 15-12 (63);
Medel / Moran (7) def. Hill / Mintz (10), 21-19, 21-19 (52);
Rohr / Zimmerman (18) def. Camacho / Mattarocci (2), 21-16, 21-18 (36).

Women's Qualification Tournament Results (Friday, June 13)

First Round (losers eliminated, place 51st)
Amy Ernest, Fellsmere, Fla. / Cathy Orquiola, Kissimmee, Fla. (No. 33-seeded team) def. Leanne Haarbauer, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Nicole Midwin, San Jose, Calif (32), 22-20, 19-21, 15-8 (51 minutes);
Karen Reitz, San Diego / Gretchen Sanders, San Diego (17) def. Ashley Regner, Houston / Kelly Smith, Houston (48), 21-19, 21-10 (37);
Jessica Alvarado, Fountain Valley, Calif. / Danielle Shinn, Oakley, Calif. (16) def. Keao Burdine, Pico Rivera, Calif. / Natasha Nguyen, El Segundo, Calif. (49), 21-13, 21-12 (33);
Tanya Gwinn, Costa Mesa, Calif. / Amber Woolsey, Dallas (41) def. Jean Mathews, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Shannon Sneed, Redondo Beach, Calif. (24), 21-17, 19-21, 15-5 (60);
Lauren Fendrick, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Makalani Hovey, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (25) def. Kristy Kierulff, Yorba Linda, Calif. / Michelle Kyman, Aliso Viejo, Calif. (40), 21-15, 21-15 (40);
Jennifer Adams-Beard, San Clemente, Calif. / Heather Frewin, Long Beach, Calif. (37) def. April Chapple Zanella, Beverly Hills, Calif. / Heather Hafner, Redondo Beach, Calif. (28), 21-17, 21-19 (41);
Tammy Rau, Boca Raton, Fla. / Laura Romeika, Coconut Creek, Fla. (21) def. Jenn Hoft, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Johanna Lehman, Santa Monica, Calif. (44), 21-12, 21-17 (41);
Kashi Cormier, Los Angeles / Debbie Lambert, Venice, Calif. (45) def. Kim Goodwin, San Diego / Natacha Nelson, Redondo Beach, Calif. (20), 21-14, 21-17 (38);
Ramona Caouette, Newport Beach, Calif. / Suzana Manole, San Diego (36) def. Amber Davis, San Diego / Kelly Yengst, Capistrano Beach, Calif. (29), 21-12, 21-12 (39);
Jo Convis, Redondo Beach, Calif. / Barb Letts, Manhattan Beach, Calif (35) def. Gigi Krueger, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Kirstin Olsen, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (30), 21-13, 21-19 (39);
Julie McGarr, Houston / Samantha Meador, Houston (19) def. Amanda Harris, San Diego / Aimee Richardson, Imperial Beach, Calif. (46), 21-9, 21-12 (34);
Kimberly Coleman, Corona del Mar, Calif. / Jeanette Simenson, Chicago (14) def. Krystal Mcfarland, Brentwood, Calif. / Claire Robertson, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. (51), 15-21, 21-12, 15-12 (46);
Karen Helyer, San Diego / Beth Van Fleet, San Diego (22) def. Shari Leckman, San Diego / Susan Postnikoff, San Diego (43), 21-4, 21-8 (27);
Diane Pascua, Carlsbad, Calif. / Josie Youngblood, Oceanside, Calif. (27) def. Melissa Karwowski, San Antonio, Tex. / Holly Reisor, Austin, Tex. (38), 21-12, 21-14 (38);
Courtney Guerra, Isla Vista, Calif. / Brooke Niles, Isla Vista, Calif. (26) def. Rachel Errthum, San Diego / Laura Ratto, San Diego (39), 21-14, 21-14 (36);
Cherry Simkins, Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Ashanti Taylor, Long Beach, Calif. (23) def. Heather Alley, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Tara Brinkerhoff, Mesa, Ariz. (42), 24-22, 21-19 (40);
Michelle Hart, San Diego / Amber Willey, San Diego (50) def. Jill Changaris, Los Angeles / Lisa Marshall, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (15), 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 (55);
Catie Fleisher, Los Angeles / Kelly Rowe, Los Angeles (18) def. Karla Martin, Miami / Carol Killeen, Los Angeles (47), 21-9, 21-7 (30);
Sarah Jones, Santa Cruz, Calif. / Shannon Sauer, San Ramon, Calif. (31) def. Joy Akins, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Dawn Steinhauser, Huntington Beach, Calif. (34), 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 (58).

Second round (losers eliminated, place 35th)
Rhonda Kottke, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Marla O'Hara, Agoura Hills, Calif. (1) def. Ernest / Orquiola (33), 21-16, 21-16 (38);
Alvarado / Shinn (16) def. Reitz / Sanders (17), 18-21, 25-23, 15-9 (60);
Mary Baily, Calabasas, Calif. / Teri Van Dyke, Deerfield Beach, Fla. (9) def. Gwinn / Woolsey (41), 21-12, 21-15 (34);
Fendrick / Hovey (25) def. Kerri Eich, Santa Monica, Calif. / Sarah White, Venice, Calif. (8), 18-21, 22-20, 15-9 (63);
Sharman Mitchell, San Diego / Alicia Polzin, San Diego (5) def. Chapple Zanella / Hafner (28), 21-7, 21-12 (26);
Julie Romias, Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Alicia Zamparelli, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (12) def. Rau / Romeika (21), 21-16, 21-17 (59);
Sarah Clark, Laguna Nigel, Calif. / Kaili Kimura, Hawthorne, Calif. (13) def. Cormier / Lambert (45), 12-15, 21-17 (38);
Barbara Nyland, San Diego / Kristen Schritter, San Diego (4) def. Caouette / Manole (36), 21-18, 21-11 (42);
Daven Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif. / Kim Zuffelato, Ventura, Calif. (3) def. Convis / Letts (35), 21-6, 21-16 (32);
Coleman / Simenson (14) def. McGarr / Meador (19), 21-15, 21-18 (40);
Helyer / Van Fleet (22) def. Denise Johns, San Diego / Janelle Koester, San Diego (11), 23-21, 21-19 (46);
Pascua / Youngblood (27) def. Tyra Harper, Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. / Franci Rard, Pompano Beach, Fla. (6), 21-16, 21-19 (40);
Guerra / Niles (26) def. Nikki Audette, Valencia, Calif. / Helen Reale, Los Angeles (7), 21-13, 21-16 (39);
Barb Birnbaum, La Jolla, Calif. / Saralyn Smith, San Diego (10) def. Simkins / Taylor (23), 21-13, 21-14 (34);
Fleisher / Rowe (18) def. Hart / Wiley (50), 21-18, 21-17 (34);
Anne McArthur, Los Angeles / Carrie Wright, Agoura Hills, Calif. (2) def. Jones / Sauer (31), 21-17, 21-15 (29).

Third round (losers eliminated, place 27th)
Kottke / O'Hara (1) def. Alvarado / Shinn (16), 21-15, 21-19;
Baily / Van Dyke (9) def. Fendrick / Hovey (25), 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 (32);
Mitchell / Polzin (5) def. Romias / Zamparelli (12), 21-9, 18-21, 15-5 (45);
Nyland / Schritter (4) def. Clark / Kimura (13), 21-16, 21-12 (38);
Casad-Allison / Zuffelato (3) def. Coleman / Simenson (14), 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 (61);
Helyer / Van Fleet (22) def. Pascua / Youngblood (27), 21-16, 21-18 (50);
Birnbaum / S. Smith (10) def. Guerra / Niles (26), 21-19, 21-14;
McArthur / Wright (2) def. Fleisher / Rowe (18), 21-19, 18-21, 15-13.

Fourth round (winners advance to main draw, losers to fifth round)
Kottke / O'Hara (1) def. Baily / Van Dyke (9), 21-18, 21-16 (41);
Nyland / Schritter (4) def. Mitchell / Polzin (5), 21-17, 12-21, 17-15 (60);
Casad-Allison / Zuffelato (3) def. Helyer / Van Fleet (22), 21-15, 21-19 (43);
Birnbaum / S. Smith (10) def. McArthur / Wright (2), 21-16, 21-18 (40).

Fifth round (winners advance to main draw, losers eliminated, place 25th)
Mitchell / Polzin (5) def. Baily / Van Dyke (9), 21-19, 21-23, 15-7 (65);
McArthur / Wright (2) def. Helyer / Van Fleet (22), 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 (62).

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