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AVP Tour
$200,000 Hermosa Beach Open
July 25 - 28, 2019

(Q75) Dave Earnest/Shawn Merker

Dave Earnest

Photo: Michael Gomez

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 26, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Iowa

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

29th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Shawn Merker

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 17, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rockford, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Bradley

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

29th (AVP Chicago 2015)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	49	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Ugis Kanders - 81st	Did not play
2018	Etan Bennett - 81st	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/25/2019	Qualifier 1	Joel Kelley / Brent Reynolds (Q54)	Won 21-8, 22-20
Thu, 7/25/2019	Qualifier 2	Marshall Brock / Peter Connole (Q11)	Lost 16-21, 18-21

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dave Earnest												Shawn Merker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dave Earnest													Shawn Merker
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	2011	Wide Open
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2014	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2015	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	2016	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2017	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2018	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2018-2019	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	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%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Earnest/Merker trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 McKibbin/McKibbin 0-1
8/27/15	AVP	AVP Chicago Open	Qualifier 2	McKibbin/McKibbin	Q4	Earnest/Merker	Q36	21-10, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # Q11 Brock/Connole 0-1
7/25/19	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Brock/Connole	Q11	Earnest/Merker	Q75	21-16, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q54 Kelley/Reynolds 1-0
7/25/19	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Earnest/Merker	Q75	Kelley/Reynolds	Q54	21-8, 22-20