AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Belmar presented by Bud Light
June 20 - 22, 2008
(5) 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 Belmar Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Eduardo Bacil - 4th
2001 John Moran - 13th Did not play
2002 Colin Wellman - 25th Eduardo Bacil - 7th
2003 John Moran - 25th Eli Fairfield - 9th
2004 Brad Torsone - 25th Did not play
2005 Ty Loomis - 17th Jose Loiola - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/5-8/2008 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 9 17th 72 $700.00
AVP 5/30-6/1/2008 AVP Atlanta 7 2nd 324 $15,000.00
AVP 5/24-26/2008 AVP Louisville 4 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 5/8-10/2008 AVP Charleston 5 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 5 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 4/17-20/2008 AVP Gold Crown Dallas 3 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 4/10-13/2008 AVP Gold Crown Miami 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 9/14-16/2007 San Francisco Best of the Beach 5 5th 0 $8,000.00
AVP 8/30-9/1/2007 Cincinnati Open 5 9th 208 $2,875.00
AVP 8/23-25/2007 Brooklyn Open 4 7th 260 $6,500.00
AVP 8/16-18/2007 Boston Open 5 3rd 390 $13,300.00
AVP 8/9-12/2007 Manhattan Beach Open 6 3rd 390 $13,300.00
AVP 8/2-4/2007 Chicago Open 4 5th 312 $8,500.00
AVP 7/19-22/2007 Long Beach Open 8 7th 260 $6,500.00
AVP 7/5-8/2007 Seaside Heights Open 10 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP Belmar Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/20/2008 Winner 2 Mike Morrison / Ty Tramblie (12) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal261720.57701052
 113920.5380542
 213800.6150510
Fred SouzaTotal201140.3501521
 19510.4440310
 211630.2731211
Sat, 6/21/2008 Winner 3 Ty Loomis / Larry Witt (13) Won 28-26, 21-18 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal312150.5160703
 1181420.6670403
 213730.3080300
Fred SouzaTotal181140.3895123
 110720.5000112
 28420.2505011
Sat, 6/21/2008 Winner 4 Matt Olson / Kevin Wong (1) Won 21-13, 14-21, 15-13 1:08
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal301560.30011923
 19710.6671911
 2924-0.2220501
 312610.4170511
Fred SouzaTotal321750.3752523
 110710.6001001
 2181030.3890411
 3401-0.2501111
Sun, 6/22/2008 Semi-Finals Nick Lucena / Sean Scott (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal311090.0320612
 115540.0670210
 216550.0000402
Fred SouzaTotal171120.5292413
 17510.5712203
 210610.5000210
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony Medel11863220.347142810
Fred Souza8750150.4021015710
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2007AVP1700303731000 $104,975.00 493459.0 %
2008AVP801202020100 $52,450.00 181456.3 %
TotalAVP3101507971100 $187,175.00 876059.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anthony Medel  Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
180030105000 $52,987.50 2007AVP180030114000 $58,737.50
8012022100 $26,225.00 2008AVP8012022100 $26,225.00
8001501615191311 $105,437.50 TotalTotal12022102363514118 $242,305.00
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%
2007-200852 72.2% 10 13.9% 10 13.9% 62-10 86.1% 19 27.5% 13 18.8% 37 53.6% 19-50 27.5% 52-37 58.4% 29-23 55.8% 00 81-60 57.4%
Against the Field13 76.5% 3 17.6% 1 5.9% 16-1 94.1% 4 16.7% 7 29.2% 13 54.2% 4-20 16.7% 26-26 50.0% 14-16 46.7% 00 20-21 48.8%
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
Medel/Souza lead the series against the field 15-14 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Olson/Wong 1-2
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 4 Medel/Souza 5 Olson/Wong 1 21-13, 14-21, 15-13 1:08
5/26/08AVPAVP Louisville Contender 4 Olson/Wong 6 Medel/Souza 4 21-19, 21-14 0:54
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 2 Olson/Wong 12 Medel/Souza 5 21-18, 21-18 0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Keenan 2-5
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 1 Medel/Souza 5 Hyden/Keenan 4 21-19, 21-8 0:36
8/31/07AVPCincinnati Open Winner 3 Hyden/Keenan 4 Medel/Souza 5 21-12, 21-19  
8/24/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 3 Hyden/Keenan 5 Medel/Souza 4 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 1:06
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 6 Medel/Souza 10 Hyden/Keenan 7 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:08
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 2 Hyden/Keenan 7 Medel/Souza 10 20-22, 21-18, 17-15 1:02
6/8/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 2 Hyden/Keenan 7 Medel/Souza 10 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 1:00
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 2 Hyden/Keenan 10 Medel/Souza 7 21-19, 21-18 0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Lucena/Scott 0-4
6/22/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Semi-Finals Lucena/Scott 3 Medel/Souza 5 21-17, 21-15 0:43
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Lucena/Scott 8 Medel/Souza 9 21-19, 21-16 0:55
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 Lucena/Scott 4 Medel/Souza 5 21-18, 21-10 0:40
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Lucena/Scott 6 Medel/Souza 4 21-11, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Mariano/Ratledge 1-2
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Mariano/Ratledge 10 Medel/Souza 9 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 1:09
8/31/07AVPCincinnati Open Contender 3 Mariano/Ratledge 15 Medel/Souza 5 21-18, 21-12 0:41
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 4 Medel/Souza 10 Mariano/Ratledge 20 21-17, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Brazao/Loiola 0-1
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Contender 2 Brazao/Loiola 10 Medel/Souza 5 21-15, 22-24, 15-13 1:09
Lead the series against # 8 Mayer/Nygaard 1-0
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Winner 3 Medel/Souza 4 Mayer/Nygaard 12 21-15, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Holdren/Strickland 1-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Medel/Souza 3 Holdren/Strickland 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
Lead the series against # 11 Baxter/Prosser 2-0
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 3 Medel/Souza 7 Baxter/Prosser 18 22-20, 21-13 0:45
5/24/08AVPAVP Louisville Winner 2 Medel/Souza 4 Baxter/Prosser 20 21-16, 21-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Morrison/Tramblie 2-0
6/20/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 2 Medel/Souza 5 Morrison/Tramblie 12 21-16, 21-15 0:47
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 10 Morrison/Tramblie 23 21-19, 22-20 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Loomis/Witt 1-0
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 3 Medel/Souza 5 Loomis/Witt 13 28-26, 21-18 1:05
Lead the series against # 14 Marchewka/Placek 1-0
8/10/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 6 Marchewka/Placek 27, Q8 23-21, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Rester/Seiffert 1-0
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 9 Rester/Seiffert 24 21-13, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 20 Robbins/Roberts 2-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 8 Robbins/Roberts 25, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:36
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 2 Medel/Souza 10 Robbins/Roberts 25, Q1 21-12, 21-10 0:36