Team Preview

AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Heritage Series
May 16 - 19, 2024

(Q12) Marcus Carvalhaes/Jeff Samuels

Marcus Carvalhaes

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 12, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$5,950.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (39 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:

$35,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Derek Olson - 17th
FIVB 2018	Did not play	Ian Satterfield - 49th
2019	Did not play	Dave Palm - 25th
2023	Did not play	Raffe Paulis - 13th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/16/2024	Qualifier 1	Alexander Biz / Zephyr Dew (Q21)	Won 21-19, 21-16
Thu, 5/16/2024	Qualifier 2	Dylan Maarek / Lev Priima (Q5)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 19-21

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	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Marcus Carvalhaes												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$550.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00
											Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,125.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
8	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	$3,275.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
19	0	0	2	0	5	5	5	1	1	$5,950.00	Total	49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00

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
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Marcus Carvalhaes													Jeff Samuels
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
											2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
											2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
											2012	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
											2013	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00
											2014	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2015	NVL	8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$550.00	2015	FIVB
											2015	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
											2016	NVL	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00
											2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00
											2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$2,525.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
											2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$300.00	2023	AVP	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	1	$850.00	Total	Total	65	0	2	5	0	12	20	14	5	7	$31,950.00

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%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2023-2024	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q5 Maarek/Priima 0-1
5/16/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Maarek/Priima	Q5	Carvalhaes/Samuels	Q12	21-19, 16-21, 21-19
Lead the series against # Q21 Biz/Dew 1-0
5/16/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 1	Carvalhaes/Samuels	Q12	Biz/Dew	Q21	21-19, 21-16