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AVP Tour
$40,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
August 2 - 4, 2024

(11) Michael Groselle/Raffe Paulis

Michael Groselle

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Citadel

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$9,175.00

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$24,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	$2,000.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Nathan Yang - 9th	Did not play
2023	Did not play	Jeff Samuels - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/10-12/2024	Waupaca Contender Series	13	9th	1254	$400.00
AVP	7/5-7/2024	Denver Contender Series	14	19th	971	$0.00

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/3/2024	Pool B	Marcus Carvalhaes / Billy Kolinske (14)	Lost 16-21, 18-21
Sat, 8/3/2024	Pool B	Carson Barnes / Ayden Keeter (23, Q13)	Won 22-20, 21-18
Sat, 8/3/2024	Winner 1	Tri Bourne / Ryan Wilcox (3)	Lost 16-21, 19-21

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$800.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Groselle												Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	1	$11,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$1,650.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,650.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,350.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	$2,700.00
13	0	0	2	0	0	7	4	0	0	$2,000.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	13	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	$1,400.00
37	0	0	2	0	1	9	9	4	1	$9,175.00	Total	75	0	0	0	0	3	20	32	4	4	$23,500.00

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
2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$800.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$800.00	3	5	37.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Groselle													Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	Pro Beach	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$475.00
											2013	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$0.00
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00
											2014	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
											2014	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2015	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$1,650.00
											2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	$1,400.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	$3,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	$4,775.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	$2,225.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$3,500.00	2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	$825.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$5,350.00
											2022	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	$3,425.00	2023	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	$3,100.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$400.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$400.00
											2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
31	0	0	2	0	1	8	5	3	12	$8,150.00	Total	Total	79	0	0	0	1	3	22	29	8	16	$23,475.00

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	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	1-5	16.7%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
2023-2024	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	1-5	16.7%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	4-7	36.4%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Total	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Bourne/Wilcox 0-1
8/3/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Winner 1	Bourne/Wilcox	3	Groselle/Paulis	11	21-16, 21-19
Lead the series against # 10 Ierna/Perez 1-0
7/11/24	AVP	Waupaca Contender Series	Pool A	Groselle/Paulis	13	Ierna/Perez	12	21-19, 16-21, 15-11
Trail the series against # 14 Carvalhaes/Kolinske 0-1
8/3/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool B	Carvalhaes/Kolinske	14	Groselle/Paulis	11	21-16, 21-18
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Barnes/Keeter 1-0
8/3/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool B	Groselle/Paulis	11	Barnes/Keeter	23, Q13	22-20, 21-18