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$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
August 13 - 16, 2026

(Q24) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

17th (Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$100.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 2	Cuban Perez / Orlando Rojas (Q41)	Won 21-0, 21-0 Retired
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 3	Riley Owen / Quin Zilch (Q9)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:42
Thu, 8/13/2026	Qualifier 4	Ric Cervantes / Jonah Seif (32, Q25)	Lost 12-21, 16-21

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Raffe Paulis												Nathan Pugh
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
34	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	8	$11,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$1,000.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$1,650.00	Tour Championships
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$5,350.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	4	$2,700.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
13	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	$1,400.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	$0.00
77	0	0	0	0	3	20	32	4	18	$23,500.00	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	14	$100.00

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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Raffe Paulis													Nathan Pugh
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2011	NVL
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$475.00	2012	Pro Beach
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$0.00	2013	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00	2013	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2014	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2014	NVL
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$1,650.00	2015	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2015	NVL
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	$1,400.00	2016	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	$3,500.00	2017	AVP
7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	$4,775.00	2018	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00	2018	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	$2,225.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$5,350.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	NORCECA
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	$3,100.00	2023	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$1,000.00	2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
86	0	0	0	1	3	22	33	8	19	$24,075.00	Total	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	14	$100.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	1	0	2-1	66.7%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	1	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	1	0	2-1	66.7%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Head to Head Results
Paulis/Pugh lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 32, Q25 Cervantes/Seif 0-1
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Cervantes/Seif	32, Q25	Paulis/Pugh	Q24	21-12, 21-16
Lead the series against # Q9 Owen/Zilch 1-0
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Paulis/Pugh	Q24	Owen/Zilch	Q9	22-20, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # Q41 Perez/Rojas 1-0
8/13/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Paulis/Pugh	Q24	Perez/Rojas	Q41	21-0, 21-0 Retired