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AVP Tour
$60,000 Laguna Beach Contender Series
September 12 - 14, 2025

(Q10) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$9,175.00

Ryan Smith

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parker, CO

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Vanguard

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$650.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	US$650.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Chase Frishman - 3rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/14-17/2025	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	31, Q16	25th	1254	$650.00
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

Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2025	Qualifier 2	Andrew Johnson / Makai Lipson (Q23)	Won 21-18, 21-15
Fri, 9/12/2025	Qualifier 3	Niko Gleed / Markus Koppke (Q7)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-11
Fri, 9/12/2025	Qualifier 4	Mischa Freystaetter / Adam Hartmann (14, Q2)	Lost 15-21, 21-17, 12-15

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$650.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Groselle												Ryan Smith
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,650.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00
13	0	0	2	0	0	7	4	0	0	$2,000.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	$250.00
37	0	0	2	0	1	9	9	4	1	$9,175.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	3	$575.00

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
2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$650.00	8	5	61.5 %
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$650.00	8	5	61.5 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Groselle													Ryan Smith
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2018	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2019	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$3,500.00	2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	$825.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$250.00
7	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	$3,425.00	2023	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$1,000.00	2024	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$325.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$325.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
37	0	0	2	0	1	9	9	4	12	$9,175.00	Total	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	3	$575.00

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	4	66.7%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	8-5	61.5%
2024-2025	4	66.7%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	8-5	61.5%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	7	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6

Head to Head Results
Groselle/Smith 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 # 14, Q2 Freystaetter/Hartmann 0-1
9/12/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 4	Freystaetter/Hartmann	14, Q2	Groselle/Smith	Q10	21-15, 17-21, 15-12
Lead the series against # Q7 Gleed/Koppke 1-0
9/12/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 3	Groselle/Smith	Q10	Gleed/Koppke	Q7	15-21, 21-17, 15-11
Lead the series against # Q23 Johnson/Lipson 1-0
9/12/25	AVP	Laguna Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 2	Groselle/Smith	Q10	Johnson/Lipson	Q23	21-18, 21-15