AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 18 - 20, 2007
(7) Anthony Medel/Fred Souza
 
Anthony Medel
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 28, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Golden West College
Long Beach State
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Guatemala City 2009)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $162,225.00
Frederico "Fred" Dória de Souza
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 6'7"
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 2
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $290,592.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP380250999310 $222,650.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Chris Pitzak - 57th Eduardo Bacil - 4th
2001 John Moran - 29th Did not play
2002 John Moran - 17th Eduardo Bacil - 3rd
2003 John Moran - 25th Eduardo Bacil - 7th
2004 Scott Lane - 17th Did not play
2005 Ty Loomis - 13th Jose Loiola - 13th
2006 Brad Torsone - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/10-13/2007 Glendale Open 7 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 5/3-6/2007 Huntington Beach Open 8 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 4/19-21/2007 Dallas Open 7 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 4/13-15/2007 Miami Open 6 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 8/31-9/2/2006 Cincinnati Open 8 7th 260 $5,500.00
AVP 8/24-27/2006 Boulder Open 7 9th 144 $2,450.00
AVP 8/17-19/2006 Brooklyn Open 11 7th 260 $5,500.00
AVP 8/10-13/2006 Manhattan Beach Open 13 5th 312 $7,500.00
AVP 7/20-23/2006 Chicago Open 15 9th 208 $3,300.00
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 21 5th 216 $5,500.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 1 Adam Roberts / Brad Torsone (26, Q5) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal231720.6521921
 112910.6670411
 211810.6361510
Fred SouzaTotal13620.3083153
 13200.6671042
 210420.2002111
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 2 Karch Kiraly / Kevin Wong (10) Lost 34-32, 17-21, 13-15 1:24
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal7537200.22713005
 1311880.32311403
 2241070.1250801
 320950.2000801
Fred SouzaTotal281320.39321039
 115710.4002304
 29410.3330522
 34200.5000213
Sat, 5/19/2007 Contender 2 Tyler Hildebrand / Chip McCaw (24) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal20830.2500421
 16300.5000220
 214530.1430201
Fred SouzaTotal13820.4625814
 14310.5002412
 29510.4443402
Sat, 5/19/2007 Contender 3 Albert Hannemann / Ed Ratledge (16) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal361970.3330701
 117740.1760501
 2191230.4740200
Fred SouzaTotal15540.0672107
 110330.0001004
 25210.2001103
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony Medel15481320.31825048
Fred Souza6932100.3191220923
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open3302407982100 $188,975.00
Manhattan Beach200101000000 $20,800.00
Total3502508982100 $209,775.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Anthony Medel Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           World Championships3000011000 $10,600.00
           Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000011000 $10,450.00
920250212121140 $133,812.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open115027232401510 $200,285.00
           Challenger1100000000 $2,000.00
           Satellite1100000000 $1,250.00
9001012110 $15,375.00 Manhattan Beach7003022000 $34,595.00
2000010100 $3,250.00 Tour Championships1010000000 $5,850.00
1030260232323150 $152,437.50 Total1312310236441510 $265,030.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006AVP600002220000 $29,750.00 201262.5 %
2007AVP500001211000 $19,675.00 121054.5 %
TotalAVP1100003431000 $49,425.00 322259.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anthony Medel  Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000010000 $3,000.00
           1996FIVB5000022001 $8,000.00
           1997FIVB9000023103 $17,750.00
           1998FIVB8000011303 $9,100.00
           1998FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,000.00
1000000100 $200.00 1999AVP          
           1999FIVB3000000003 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2000AVP10002223100 $23,500.00
           2000FIVB2000000002 $0.00
7000001114 $900.00 2001AVP          
           2001FIVB2000000002 $0.00
5000000212 $500.00 2002AVP7013021000 $20,247.50
7000000142 $450.00 2003AVP7000015100 $5,245.00
           2003FIVB1000010000 $7,500.00
8000002240 $1,950.00 2004AVP          
           2004FIVB10000033013 $21,400.00
           2004FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,250.00
9000002610 $4,725.00 2005AVP12000036300 $14,675.00
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
14000043520 $17,500.00 2006AVP13000055300 $22,175.00
           2006FIVB1000000100 $1,500.00
5000032000 $9,837.50 2007AVP5000032000 $9,837.50
590000710181311 $36,062.50 TotalTotal992152263113118 $167,180.00
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
Overall65 72.2% 13 14.4% 12 13.3% 78-12 86.7% 23 27.7% 15 18.1% 45 54.2% 23-60 27.7% 65-45 59.1% 36-27 57.1% 00 101-72 58.4%
2006-200748 76.2% 6 9.5% 9 14.3% 54-9 85.7% 15 28.8% 7 13.5% 30 57.7% 15-37 28.8% 48-30 61.5% 21-16 56.8% 00 69-46 60.0%
Against the Field23 69.7% 3 9.1% 7 21.2% 26-7 78.8% 7 19.4% 6 16.7% 23 63.9% 7-29 19.4% 46-46 50.0% 20-26 43.5% 00 33-36 47.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000047302400009062
Manhattan Beach000000004201000094
Total0000000051322500009966
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 14-14 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-4
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Medel/Souza 8 21-10, 21-17 0:41
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Medel/Souza 7 22-20, 21-15 0:52
8/26/06AVPBoulder Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Medel/Souza 7 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:58
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Medel/Souza 15 21-16, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-3
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Medel/Souza 8 21-17, 21-17 0:49
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Medel/Souza 6 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 1:04
7/16/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Medel/Souza 21 21-18, 21-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
9/1/06AVPCincinnati Open Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 1 Medel/Souza 8 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Olson/Ring 0-1
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Olson/Ring 8 Medel/Souza 7 21-17, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Holdren/Nygaard 1-0
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Medel/Souza 8 Holdren/Nygaard 6 21-14, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Jennings/Williams 0-1
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 4 Jennings/Williams 7 Medel/Souza 6 21-18, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Scott 1-0
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 3 Medel/Souza 7 Fuerbringer/Scott 4 21-17, 16-21, 24-22 1:16
Trail the series against # 9 Hyden/Keenan 0-1
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 2 Hyden/Keenan 10 Medel/Souza 7 21-19, 21-18 0:51
Series tied with # 10 Kiraly/Wong 1-1
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 Medel/Souza 7 32-34, 21-17, 15-13 1:24
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 2 Medel/Souza 7 Kiraly/Wong 10 23-21, 21-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Lucena/Strickland 0-1
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Contender 3 Lucena/Strickland 13 Medel/Souza 7 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Rester/Wachtfogel 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 3 Medel/Souza 6 Rester/Wachtfogel 18 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 1:05
Series tied with # 16 Hannemann/Ratledge 1-1
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 3 Hannemann/Ratledge 16 Medel/Souza 7 21-13, 21-16 0:45
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 2 Medel/Souza 7 Hannemann/Ratledge 15 21-13, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Doble/Mariano 3-0
8/18/06AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 4 Medel/Souza 11 Doble/Mariano 10 23-21, 21-19 0:51
8/12/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Medel/Souza 13 Doble/Mariano 10 20-22, 21-15, 16-14 1:19
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 5 Medel/Souza 21 Doble/Mariano 8 21-19, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Mayer/Prosser 1-0
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Medel/Souza 8 Mayer/Prosser 20 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Koski/Minc 1-0
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 8 Koski/Minc 25, Q1 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Allen/Mihalic 2-0
8/25/06AVPBoulder Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 7 Allen/Mihalic 26, Q3 21-13, 21-19 0:34
8/18/06AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 1 Medel/Souza 11 Allen/Mihalic 27, Q7 23-21, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Hildebrand/McCaw 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Medel/Souza 7 Hildebrand/McCaw 24 21-10, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Roberts/Torsone 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 7 Roberts/Torsone 26, Q5 21-13, 21-15 0:41