AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
August 13 - 16, 2026
Raffe Paulis/Nathan Pugh
 
Raffe Paulis
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1986 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Northeastern Illinois
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 85
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $24,075.00
Nathan Pugh
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 13th (2 times)
Career AVP Best: 17th (Laguna Beach 2025)
Career Winnings: $100.00
Team Career Summary 
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
Pro Beach 2012 Vincent Robbins - 41st Did not play
2013 Billy Kolinske - 41st Did not play
2014 Kyle Stevenson - 41st Did not play
2015 Marty Lorenz - 17th Did not play
2016 Andrew Dentler - 41st Did not play
2017 Spencer Sauter - 57th Did not play
2018 Jeff Samuels - 25th Did not play
2019 Travis Mewhirter - 25th Marshall Rooney - 57th
2021 Aaren Rice - 37th Michael Klentzman - 61st
2022 Brian Miller - 7th Jon Justice - 41st
2023 Marty Lorenz - 9th Bryce Mayer - 41st
2024 Michael Groselle - 17th Brian O'Neill - 57th
2025 Mark Bucknam - 33rd Zephyr Dew - 41st
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Raffe Paulis Nathan Pugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3400000101608 $11,400.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open2000000002 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3000002100 $100.00
8000000125 $1,000.00 Manhattan Beach2000000002 $0.00
7000001420 $1,650.00 Tour Championships          
3000011001 $5,350.00 Gold Series2000000002 $0.00
10000003403 $2,700.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series5000000005 $0.00
13000025600 $1,400.00 Contender Series/Tour Series6000000222 $0.00
76000032032417 $23,500.00 Total200000023213 $100.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
Individual Finishes by Season
Raffe Paulis  Nathan Pugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2009AVP          
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 2016AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2016FIVB          
7000004201 $3,500.00 2017AVP          
7000004021 $4,775.00 2018AVP          
1000000001 $500.00 2018FIVB          
8000001421 $2,225.00 2019AVP1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2021AVP3000000003 $0.00
7000024100 $5,350.00 2022AVP3000000003 $0.00
1000100000 $0.00 2022NORCECA          
8000013400 $3,100.00 2023AVP3000000012 $0.00
5000002201 $1,000.00 2024AVP1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2024FIVB1000001000 $50.00
4000000301 $0.00 2025AVP5000000212 $0.00
           2025FIVB2000001100 $50.00
1000000001 $0.00 2026AVP1000000001 $0.00
85000132233818 $24,075.00 TotalTotal200000023213 $100.00
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
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
2025-20260 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-0
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Has not played anyone in this tournament or no head-to-head data is available