AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 2025
(31, Q16) Michael Groselle/Ryan Smith
 
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: 7
Tournaments: 36
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $9,175.00
Ryan Smith
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Parker, CO
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Vanguard
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
AVP200000000100 $650.00
FIVB100000000010 US$0.00
Overall300000000110 US$650.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 David Smith - 41st Did not play
2019 Ty Coutts - 41st Did not play
2021 David Vander Meer - 25th Did not play
2022 Nathan Yang - 25th Heath Hughes - 41st
2023 Nathan Yang - 25th Ian Carlson - 41st
2024 Raffe Paulis - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/4-6/2025 Denver Contender Series 22, Q7 17th 1022 $0.00
FIVB 6/5-8/2025 BPT Futures Sveti Vlas Q11 21st 60 € 0.00
Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/14/2025 Qualifier 2 Art Barron / Gabriel Vega (Q80) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12  
Thu, 8/14/2025 Qualifier 3 Tomer Hadar / Nemanja Komar (Q17) Won 21-18, 21-19  
Thu, 8/14/2025 Qualifier 4 Shaw Clements / Gabriel Domecus (Q64) Won 21-18, 21-19  
Fri, 8/15/2025 Winner 1 Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander (2)    
Head to Head Results
Groselle/Smith lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 18 Mayer/Penberthy 1-0
7/5/25AVPDenver Contender Series Pool C Groselle/Smith 22, Q7 Mayer/Penberthy 15 21-19, 13-21, 22-20 1:09
Trail the series against # 30 Carlson/del Sol 0-1
7/5/25AVPDenver Contender Series Lucky Loser Carlson/del Sol 19 Groselle/Smith 22, Q7 21-15, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # Q17 Hadar/Komar 1-0
8/14/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 3 Groselle/Smith 31, Q16 Hadar/Komar Q17 21-18, 21-19  
Lead the series against # Q45 Fuchs/Hull 1-0
7/4/25AVPDenver Contender Series Qualifier 2 Groselle/Smith 22, Q7 Fuchs/Hull Q26 21-19, 21-14  
Lead the series against # Q64 Clements/Domecus 1-0
8/14/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 4 Groselle/Smith 31, Q16 Clements/Domecus Q64 21-18, 21-19  
Lead the series against # Q80 Barron/Vega 1-0
8/14/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 2 Groselle/Smith 31, Q16 Barron/Vega Q80 17-21, 21-17, 15-12