AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Cincinnati
August 29 - 31, 2008
(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 Mason Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Jose Loiola - 17th
2006 Fred Souza - 7th Anthony Medel - 7th
2007 Fred Souza - 9th Anthony Medel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/1-3/2008 AVP Slam San Diego 4 5th 312 $5,300.00
AVP 7/24-26/2008 AVP Slam Long Beach Open 7 13th 156 $1,700.00
AVP 7/18-19/2008 AVP Slam Brooklyn 5 5th 312 $6,000.00
AVP 7/10-12/2008 AVP Slam Chicago Open 4 9th 208 $2,600.00
AVP 7/4-5/2008 AVP Slam Boulder 5 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 6/20-22/2008 AVP Belmar Open 5 3rd 270 $9,500.00
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 $2,875.00
AVP Shootout Cincinnati Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/29/2008 Winner 2 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (10) Won 15-21, 21-16, 19-17 1:29
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal472860.46811412
 119950.2110411
 2171300.7650400
 311610.4551601
Fred SouzaTotal221260.2731136
 17320.1430113
 26410.5000022
 39530.2221001
Fri, 8/29/2008 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (2) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal301860.4000411
 1181050.2780311
 212810.5830100
Fred SouzaTotal10620.4003105
 13110.0002002
 27510.5711103
Sat, 8/30/2008 Contender 3 Matt Olson / Kevin Wong (5) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony MedelTotal341880.29401203
 119960.1580501
 215920.4670702
Fred SouzaTotal16730.2501723
 17300.4291600
 29430.1110123
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Anthony Medel11164200.39613026
Fred Souza4825110.29259514
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008AVP1402204041100 $85,925.00 322457.1 %
TotalAVP3702509992100 $220,650.00 1017059.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anthony Medel  Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
14022045100 $42,962.50 2008AVP14022045100 $42,962.50
8602501818191311 $122,175.00 TotalTotal12623102383814118 $259,042.50
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 Field17 54.8% 6 19.4% 8 25.8% 23-8 74.2% 10 21.3% 12 25.5% 25 53.2% 10-37 21.3% 34-50 40.5% 32-40 44.4% 00 33-45 42.3%
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 trail the series against the field 33-43 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2-9
6/1/08AVPAVP Atlanta Semi-Finals Medel/Souza 7 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-14, 21-19 0:51
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Medel/Souza 4 21-18, 21-18 0:46
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Medel/Souza 4 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:11
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Medel/Souza 5 17-21, 21-10, 17-15 1:08
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Medel/Souza 5 18-21, 21-7, 15-9 0:51
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Medel/Souza 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 1:11
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Medel/Souza 10 21-19, 21-15 0:53
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 2-9
8/29/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Medel/Souza 7 21-18, 21-18 0:47
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Medel/Souza 4 26-24, 20-22, 15-13 1:12
6/1/08AVPAVP Atlanta Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Medel/Souza 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:15
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 4 Medel/Souza 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 21-18, 13-21, 17-15 1:18
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Contender 5 Medel/Souza 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 22-24, 21-15, 21-19 1:21
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Medel/Souza 6 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Medel/Souza 8 21-17, 21-19 0:48
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Medel/Souza 10 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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 Lucena/Scott 0-5
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Contender 2 Lucena/Scott 2 Medel/Souza 7 21-18, 21-16 0:45
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 # 4 Metzger/Williams 0-2
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 6 Metzger/Williams 6 Medel/Souza 5 21-15, 22-24, 15-11 1:16
7/5/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Finals Metzger/Williams 3 Medel/Souza 5 21-17, 21-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Olson/Wong 1-4
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Contender 3 Olson/Wong 5 Medel/Souza 7 21-18, 21-18 0:51
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 3 Olson/Wong 4 Medel/Souza 5 21-15, 18-21, 15-7 1:13
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 # 6 Hyden/Keenan 3-5
7/5/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 3 Medel/Souza 5 Hyden/Keenan 4 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:07
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 # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-3
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 2 Medel/Souza 5 15-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:03
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 2 Medel/Souza 3 21-13, 21-11 0:43
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 3 Medel/Souza 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 21-15, 21-19 0:54
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Medel/Souza 5 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 9 Brazao/Loiola 0-3
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 3 Brazao/Loiola 5 Medel/Souza 4 21-17, 21-12 0:38
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 2 Brazao/Loiola 10 Medel/Souza 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-10 1:07
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Contender 2 Brazao/Loiola 10 Medel/Souza 5 21-15, 22-24, 15-13 1:09
Series tied with # 10 Mariano/Ratledge 2-2
8/29/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 2 Medel/Souza 7 Mariano/Ratledge 10 15-21, 21-16, 19-17 1:29
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 # 11 Ring/Stolfus 0-1
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 4 Ring/Stolfus 16 Medel/Souza 4 21-17, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Mayer/Nygaard 2-0
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 4 Medel/Souza 5 Mayer/Nygaard 7 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 1:04
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Winner 3 Medel/Souza 4 Mayer/Nygaard 12 21-15, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 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 # 15 Allen/Halverson 1-0
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 Medel/Souza 4 Allen/Halverson 20 21-17, 22-20 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Baxter/Prosser 4-0
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 2 Medel/Souza 4 Baxter/Prosser 13 15-21, 23-21, 17-15 1:08
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 2 Medel/Souza 5 Baxter/Prosser 12 21-19, 21-18 0:59
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 # 17 Wachtfogel/Wong 5-0
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 5 Medel/Souza 5 Wachtfogel/Wong 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:09
7/5/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Semi-Finals Medel/Souza 5 Wachtfogel/Wong 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 1:01
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Contender 5 Medel/Souza 5 Wachtfogel/Wong 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Medel/Souza 4 Wachtfogel/Wong 12 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:07
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 3 Medel/Souza 10 Wachtfogel/Wong 15 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 Lee/Rester 2-0
8/31/07AVPCincinnati Open Winner 2 Medel/Souza 5 Lee/Rester 21 21-14, 21-17 0:45
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 2 Medel/Souza 10 Lee/Rester 18 22-20, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Moran/Zimet 1-0
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Contender 1 Medel/Souza 7 Moran/Zimet 24, Q4 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:17
Lead the series against # 24 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