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$158,000 AVP Hermosa Beach
July 26 - 29, 2018

(15) Raffe Paulis/Jeff Samuels

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$24,075.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$32,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	$8,350.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Charles VanRees - 89th
Pro Beach 2012	Nils Nielsen - 25th	Did not play
NVL 2013	Did not play	Matthew O'Sullivan - 25th
NVL 2014	Reuben Danley - 13th	Daniel Lindsey - 5th
NVL 2015	Did not play	Mike Placek - 3rd
NVL 2016	Did not play	Travis Schoonover - 13th
2017	Spencer Sauter - 15th	Michael Brunsting - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/31-9/3/2017	Chicago Championships	18, Q2	13th	384	$2,500.00

AVP Hermosa Beach Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/27/2018

Winner 1

Branden Clemens / Ben Vaught (18, Q3)

Lost 19-21, 16-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	27	12	5	0.259	0	7	0	3
	1	12	5	3	0.167	0	3	0	2
	2	15	7	2	0.333	0	4	0	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	17	11	2	0.529	2	2	0	0
	1	8	5	1	0.500	2	1	0	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	0	1	0	0

Fri, 7/27/2018

Contender 1

Kyle Friend / Myles Muagututia (16, Q1)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	23	15	2	0.565	0	10	1	1
	1	10	7	0	0.700	0	4	0	0
	2	13	8	2	0.462	0	6	1	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	15	9	4	0.333	6	2	1	2
	1	9	5	3	0.222	3	1	1	1
	2	6	4	1	0.500	3	1	0	1

Sat, 7/28/2018

Contender 2

Piotr Marciniak / Eric Zaun (8)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	25	17	5	0.480	1	8	0	2
	1	11	7	2	0.455	0	4	0	1
	2	14	10	3	0.500	1	4	0	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	17	10	0	0.588	4	1	1	4
	1	9	4	0	0.444	1	0	1	2
	2	8	6	0	0.750	3	1	0	2

Sat, 7/28/2018

Contender 3

Phil Dalhausser / Jason Lochhead (6)

Lost 14-21, 13-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	19	9	5	0.211	0	3	1	4
	1	6	3	3	0.000	0	2	1	2
	2	13	6	2	0.308	0	1	0	2
Jeff Samuels	Total	27	12	6	0.222	2	4	1	3
	1	15	9	2	0.467	0	1	0	1
	2	12	3	4	-0.083	2	3	1	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	94	53	17	0.383	1	28	2	10
Jeff Samuels	76	42	12	0.395	14	9	3	9

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lochhead 0-1
7/28/18	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach	Contender 3	Dalhausser/Lochhead	6	Paulis/Samuels	15	21-14, 21-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Marciniak/Zaun 1-0
7/28/18	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach	Contender 2	Paulis/Samuels	15	Marciniak/Zaun	8	21-19, 21-18	0:59
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Friend/Muagututia 1-0
7/27/18	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach	Contender 1	Paulis/Samuels	15	Friend/Muagututia	16, Q1	21-15, 21-17	0:51
Trail the series against # 18, Q3 Clemens/Vaught 0-1
7/27/18	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach	Winner 1	Clemens/Vaught	18, Q3	Paulis/Samuels	15	21-19, 21-16	0:45