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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$100,000 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago
July 30 - 31, 2011

(16) Jeff Samuels/David Vander Meer

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 Wide Open Best:

33rd (Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$35,225.00

David Vander Meer

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Rapids, MI

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Ball State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Wide Open Best:

33rd (Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$8,600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	$0.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2005	Did not play	Marc Kremers - 89th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Corona Light Wide Open Chicago Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 1	Henry Gottlieb / Nick Lamoureux (49)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-12
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 2	Mark Gatto / Anton Hauser (48)	Lost 10-21, 17-21
Sat, 7/30/2011	Contender 2	Jay Jagne / Matt Janas (51)	Lost 16-21, 16-21

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

Jeff Samuels												David Vander Meer
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	19	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$5,950.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00	Manhattan Beach	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	$1,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00	Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series
15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00
49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00	Total	33	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	4	2	$8,350.00

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
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jeff Samuels													David Vander Meer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2005	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	USAV IDQ	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	$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	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2010-2011	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	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	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Head to Head Results
Samuels/Vander Meer 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 # 48 Gatto/Hauser 0-1
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 2	Gatto/Hauser	48	Samuels/Vander Meer	16	21-10, 21-17
Lead the series against # 49 Gottlieb/Lamoureux 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 1	Samuels/Vander Meer	16	Gottlieb/Lamoureux	49	21-19, 15-21, 15-12
Trail the series against # 51 Jagne/Janas 0-1
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 2	Jagne/Janas	51	Samuels/Vander Meer	16	21-16, 21-16