AVP Tour
$225,000 Manhattan Beach Open
August 17 - 20, 2017
(Q4) Raffe Paulis/Spencer Sauter
 
Raffe Paulis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Northeastern Illinois
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 84
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $24,075.00
Spencer Sauter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 18, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Woodridge, IL
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Penn State
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Grand Cayman 2019)
Career AVP Best: 13th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $4,950.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791315172557Money
AVP3000000011001 $2,500.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
Pro Beach 2012 Vincent Robbins - 41st Did not play
2013 Billy Kolinske - 41st Did not play
2014 Kyle Stevenson - 41st Did not play
2015 Marty Lorenz - 17th Did not play
2016 Andrew Dentler - 41st Dan Buehring - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/20-23/2017 Hermosa Beach Open 15 15th 210 $500.00
AVP 7/6-9/2017 San Francisco Open 15, Q4 13th 240 $2,000.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/17/2017 Qualifier 2 Mike DiPierro / Steve VanZwieten (Q61) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 9-15 0:53
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open200000002000 $2,500.00
Manhattan Beach100000000000 $0.00
Total300000002000 $2,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Raffe Paulis Spencer Sauter
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3400000101601 $11,400.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open17000004711 $3,350.00
1000000100 $0.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
8000000121 $1,000.00 Manhattan Beach5000000201 $900.00
7000001420 $1,650.00 Tour Championships3000000010 $0.00
3000011000 $5,350.00 Gold Series3000000002 $0.00
9000003402 $2,700.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series7000001105 $700.00
13000025600 $1,400.00 Contender Series/Tour Series2000000011 $0.00
7500003203244 $23,500.00 Total3700000510310 $4,950.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2017AVP300000002001 $2,500.00 4544.4 %
TotalAVP300000002001 $2,500.00 4544.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Raffe Paulis  Spencer Sauter
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2009AVP          
           2010AVP1000000001 $0.00
1000000010 $0.00 2011NVL          
1000000001 $0.00 2012AVP          
4000001021 $475.00 2012Pro Beach          
5000000302 $0.00 2013AVP          
1000000010 $50.00 2013NVL          
3000000102 $0.00 2014AVP          
1000001000 $50.00 2014NVL          
7000001600 $1,650.00 2015AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 2015NVL          
7000001501 $1,400.00 2016AVP2000000101 $400.00
           2016NVL1000000001 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2016FIVB          
6000003201 $2,250.00 2017AVP6000002301 $1,250.00
3900000718410 $5,875.00 TotalTotal10000002404 $1,650.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall4 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 4-3 57.1% 0-2 0.0% 00 4-5 44.4%
2016-20174 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 4-3 57.1% 0-2 0.0% 00 4-5 44.4%
Against the Field2 66.7% 0 0.0% 1 33.3% 2-1 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-6 40.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 2-4 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open003000001200000044
Manhattan Beach000100000000000001
Total003100001200000045
Head to Head Results
Paulis/Sauter trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Crabb/Gibb 0-1
7/21/17AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Crabb/Gibb 2 Paulis/Sauter 15 21-9, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Casebeer/Mayer 0-1
7/7/17AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 1 Casebeer/Mayer 2 Paulis/Sauter 15, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Priddy/Santos 0-1
7/7/17AVPSan Francisco Open Contender 1 Priddy/Santos 7 Paulis/Sauter 15, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Rosener/Wessberg 1-0
7/21/17AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Paulis/Sauter 15 Rosener/Wessberg 18, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q36 Flood/McLean 1-0
7/6/17AVPSan Francisco Open Qualifier 2 Paulis/Sauter 15, Q4 Flood/McLean Q29 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # Q61 DiPierro/VanZwieten 0-1
8/17/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Qualifier 2 DiPierro/VanZwieten Q61 Paulis/Sauter Q4 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53