AVP Tour
$225,000 Chicago Championships
August 31 - September 3, 2017
(Q9) Jonathan Drake/Chris Luers
 
Jonathan Drake
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 25, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Cincinnati, OH
Height: 6'2"
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 31
Career Best: 9th (NVL Mason 2015)
Career AVP Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $2,275.00
Chris Luers
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 30, 1974 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Lebanon, OH
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Dayton
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 78
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career AVP Best: 13th (Austin 2018)
Career Winnings: $4,013.43
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293349Money
AVP2000000000282521 $1,700.00
FIVB100000000000010 US$1,000.00
Overall2100000000282531 US$2,700.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Jerry Dietz - 41st
2006 Did not play Jerry Dietz - 33rd
2007 Did not play Curtis Conser - 57th
2008 Did not play Ronnie Mahlerwein - 41st
2009 Did not play Lucas Wisniakowski - 41st
Wide Open 2011 Did not play Ronnie Mahlerwein - 33rd
Pro Beach 2012 Did not play Ronnie Mahlerwein - 33rd
2015 Chris Luers - 21st Jonathan Drake - 21st
2016 Chris Luers - 17th Jonathan Drake - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/17-20/2017 Manhattan Beach Open 23 25th 192 $500.00
AVP 6/8-11/2017 New York City Open Q8 21st 180 $0.00
AVP 5/18-21/2017 Austin Open Q4 29th 100 $0.00
AVP 5/4-7/2017 Huntington Beach Open Q8 29th 100 $0.00
AVP 9/1-4/2016 AVP Championships 21, Q1 17th 190 $800.00
Chicago Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/31/2017 Qualifier 2 Pat Cronshaw / Jake Urrutia (Q56) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1600000000801 $1,000.00
Manhattan Beach200000000020 $900.00
Tour Championships300000000200 $800.00
Total21000000001021 $2,700.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jonathan Drake Chris Luers
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
18000000801 $500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open540000011221 $1,740.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000001000 $50.00
2000000020 $450.00 Manhattan Beach6000000040 $975.00
5000000300 $950.00 Tour Championships5000000200 $400.00
           Gold Series1000000100 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series          
           Contender Series/Tour Series2000000020 $0.00
260000001122 $1,900.00 Total690000021581 $3,165.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2015AVP300000000300 $0.00 3350.0 %
2016AVP600000000510 $1,200.00 8850.0 %
2017AVP500000000113 $500.00 3633.3 %
TotalAVP1400000000923 $1,700.00 141745.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jonathan Drake  Chris Luers
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2005AVP2000000002 $0.00
           2006AVP6000000006 $0.00
           2007AVP9000000009 $0.00
           2008AVP3000000003 $0.00
           2009AVP5000000023 $240.00
           2010AVP3000000003 $0.00
           2010P&R1000001000 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2011Wide Open2000001001 $500.00
1000000001 $0.00 2012AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2012Pro Beach1000000001 $0.00
           2013AVP1000000100 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2013NVL2000001010 $125.00
1000000001 $0.00 2014AVP5000000212 $250.00
1000000100 $0.00 2014NVL2000002000 $200.00
3000000300 $0.00 2015AVP3000000300 $0.00
2000002000 $375.00 2015NVL          
6000000510 $600.00 2016AVP6000000510 $600.00
5000000113 $250.00 2017AVP7000000214 $250.00
210000021225 $1,225.00 TotalTotal5900000513635 $2,165.00
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
Overall13 65.0% 4 20.0% 3 15.0% 17-3 85.0% 2 9.1% 3 13.6% 17 77.3% 2-20 9.1% 13-17 43.3% 6-6 50.0% 00 19-23 45.2%
2016-20178 72.7% 2 18.2% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 1 7.1% 2 14.3% 11 78.6% 1-13 7.1% 8-11 42.1% 3-3 50.0% 00 11-14 44.0%
Against the Field1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 6 75.0% 0-8 0.0% 2-12 14.3% 0-6 0.0% 00 1-9 10.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open1017150000010000001817
Manhattan Beach000000000200000004
Tour Championships004200000100000044
Total1021170000040000002225
Head to Head Results
Drake/Luers trail the series against the field 1-8 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Drost/Frishman 0-1
8/18/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Drost/Frishman 10 Drake/Luers 23 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 McKibbin/McKibbin 0-1
6/16/16AVPAVP New York City Open Qualifier 4 McKibbin/McKibbin 14, Q2 Drake/Luers Q7 21-19, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Bomgren/Bomgren 0-1
7/15/16AVPAVP Manhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Bomgren/Bomgren 11 Drake/Luers 22 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 20, Q4 Friend/Muagututia 0-1
5/18/17AVPAustin Open Qualifier 3 Friend/Muagututia Q36 Drake/Luers Q4 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # Q7 Vander Meer/Vander Meer 0-1
8/18/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Vander Meer/Vander Meer 26 Drake/Luers 23 21-12, 15-21, 15-6 0:55
Trail the series against # Q11 Buehring/McCarthy 0-2
9/3/15AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Qualifier 2 Buehring/McCarthy Q7 Drake/Luers Q10 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:10
8/27/15AVPAVP Chicago Open Qualifier 3 Buehring/McCarthy 14, Q5 Drake/Luers Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q31 Anderson/Smith 1-0
9/1/16AVPAVP Championships Qualifier 2 Drake/Luers 21, Q1 Anderson/Smith Q33 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # Q56 Cronshaw/Urrutia 0-1
8/31/17AVPChicago Championships Qualifier 2 Cronshaw/Urrutia Q56 Drake/Luers Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:38