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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:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$10,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Evan Cory - 9th	Jon Mesko - 21st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Avery Drost												Diego Perez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
56	0	0	4	0	4	27	5	1	0	$62,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
6	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$3,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	$11,537.50	Manhattan Beach
6	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	$9,725.00	Tour Championships
7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$25,250.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,150.00
13	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	$28,750.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$2,650.00
10	0	3	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	$11,000.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	16	0	0	3	0	2	4	5	0	2	$5,000.00
112	1	3	8	1	23	47	8	1	0	$156,537.50	Total	25	0	0	3	0	2	6	7	2	5	$9,800.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Avery Drost													Diego Perez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2009	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$175.00	2010	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	2010	NORCECA
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,312.50	2011	Pro Beach
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$575.00	2011	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2012	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	NVL
6	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	$9,125.00	2012	Pro Beach
3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	2012	NORCECA
5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$3,400.00	2013	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	NVL
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,150.00	2013	FIVB
5	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,475.00	2013	NORCECA
7	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	$10,000.00	2014	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$4,500.00	2014	FIVB
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$950.00	2014	NORCECA
7	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	$11,300.00	2015	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2015	FIVB
7	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	$12,050.00	2016	AVP
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$525.00	2016	NORCECA
8	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	$13,962.50	2017	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,300.00	2017	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	$11,075.00	2018	AVP
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,000.00	2018	FIVB
4	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2018	NORCECA
8	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	$13,500.00	2019	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$4,750.00	2020	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$4,775.00	2021	AVP
13	0	3	1	0	3	6	0	0	0	$20,950.00	2022	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$250.00
8	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	$22,800.00	2023	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	$2,650.00
4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00	2024	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$3,125.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2024	NORCECA	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
4	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$8,250.00	2025	AVP	7	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	1	$3,775.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$250.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA
146	3	6	14	5	30	56	10	1	21	$175,500.00	Total	Total	28	0	1	5	0	2	6	7	2	5	$10,800.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2024-2025	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
Drost/Perez lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bradford/Smith 1-0
9/14/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Winner 2	Drost/Perez	2	Bradford/Smith	1	23-21, 21-16
Trail the series against # 4 Ukkelberg/Webber 0-1
9/14/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Semi-Finals	Ukkelberg/Webber	4	Drost/Perez	2	21-18, 21-13
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Schultz 0-1
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna 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
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna 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
9/13/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Pool B	Drost/Perez	2	Amado/Frishman	15, Q3	21-15, 18-21, 15-13