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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Gold Series NYC
June 7 - 10, 2018

(Q3) Jeff Samuels/Ben Vaught

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

Ben Vaught

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Huntington Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Hawaii
California Baptist

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$11,775.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous New York Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Spencer Sauter - 17th	Branden Clemens - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

AVP Gold Series NYC Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/7/2018	Qualifier 2	Peter Connole / Bradley Connors (Q35)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:46
Thu, 6/7/2018	Qualifier 3	Andrew Dentler / Dylan Maarek (Q14)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:53
Thu, 6/7/2018	Qualifier 4	Kyle Friend / Myles Muagututia (16, Q6)	Lost 21-10, 19-21, 12-15	0:55

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jeff Samuels												Ben Vaught
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	0	1	$6,100.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	0	0	$700.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00	Manhattan Beach	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,275.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00	Tour Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,150.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$325.00
15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	4	$400.00
49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00	Total	69	0	0	1	0	2	12	24	6	10	$11,275.00

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
2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jeff Samuels													Ben Vaught
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	2010	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	Wide Open
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00	2013	NVL
											2014	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00	2014	NVL
											2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00	2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2015	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00	2016	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00	2016	NVL
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00	2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	$4,675.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
38	0	1	5	0	11	9	8	1	3	$25,250.00	Total	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	1	8	$4,675.00

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	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2017-2018	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0		0		0		0-0		4-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gold Series	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
Samuels/Vaught lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 16, Q6 Friend/Muagututia 0-1
6/7/18	AVP	AVP Gold Series NYC	Qualifier 4	Friend/Muagututia	16, Q6	Samuels/Vaught	Q3	10-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q14 Dentler/Maarek 1-0
6/7/18	AVP	AVP Gold Series NYC	Qualifier 3	Samuels/Vaught	Q3	Dentler/Maarek	Q14	21-17, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # Q35 Connole/Connors 1-0
6/7/18	AVP	AVP Gold Series NYC	Qualifier 2	Samuels/Vaught	Q3	Connole/Connors	Q35	21-17, 21-17	0:46