AVP Tour
$60,000 Laguna Beach Contender Series
September 12 - 14, 2025
(2) Avery Drost/Diego Perez
 
James Avery Drost
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Redlands, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Westmont College
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 4
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $176,500.00
Diego Perez
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Irvine, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Orange Coast College
Pepperdine
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 28
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $10,800.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10010000000 $3,000.00
Previous Laguna Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Evan Cory - 9th Jon Mesko - 21st
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool B Nicholas Amado / Chase Frishman (15, Q3) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-13  
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool B Seain Cook / Earl Schultz (10) Lost 16-21, 18-21  
Sat, 9/13/2025 Winner 1 Devon Burki / Jake Urrutia (13, Q1) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-9  
Sun, 9/14/2025 Winner 2 Derek Bradford / Hagen Smith (1) Won 23-21, 21-16  
Sun, 9/14/2025 Semi-Finals Alex Ukkelberg / Logan Webber (4) Lost 18-21, 13-21  
Head to Head Results
Drost/Perez lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bradford/Smith 1-0
9/14/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Winner 2 Drost/Perez 2 Bradford/Smith 1 23-21, 21-16  
Trail the series against # 4 Ukkelberg/Webber 0-1
9/14/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Semi-Finals Ukkelberg/Webber 4 Drost/Perez 2 21-18, 21-13  
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Schultz 0-1
9/13/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Pool B Cook/Schultz 10 Drost/Perez 2 21-16, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Burki/Urrutia 1-0
9/13/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Winner 1 Drost/Perez 2 Burki/Urrutia 13, Q1 16-21, 21-18, 15-9  
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 Amado/Frishman 1-0
9/13/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Pool B Drost/Perez 2 Amado/Frishman 15, Q3 21-15, 18-21, 15-13