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AVP Tour
$60,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
June 27 - 29, 2025

(6) Diego Perez/Jeff Samuels

Diego Perez

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Irvine, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Orange Coast College
Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$10,800.00

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 AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$35,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Brian Miller - 17th	Christopher Vaughan - 13th
2023	Alec Podrasky - 33rd	Raffe Paulis - 9th
2024	Ryan Ierna - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Garrett Bucklin / Owen Karlenzig (19, Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-16	1:04
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Cash Adamsen / Alex Ukkelberg (7)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-10	1:19
Sat, 6/28/2025	Winner 1	Jacob LaBouliere / Christopher Vaughan (22, Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:14
Sun, 6/29/2025	Winner 2	Carson Barnes / Ayden Keeter (16)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:55
Sun, 6/29/2025	Semi-Finals	Derek Bradford / Evan Cory (1)	Lost 23-25, 17-21	1:04

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Diego Perez												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00
											Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,150.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$2,650.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
16	0	0	3	0	2	4	5	0	2	$5,000.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
25	0	0	3	0	2	6	7	2	5	$9,800.00	Total	49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00

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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Diego Perez													Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	AVP	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
											2012	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2013	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00
											2014	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
											2015	NVL	8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00
											2015	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
											2016	NVL	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00
											2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00
											2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$2,525.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$250.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00
6	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	$2,650.00	2023	AVP	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$3,125.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2024	NORCECA
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,350.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,350.00
24	0	1	4	0	1	6	6	1	5	$8,375.00	Total	Total	71	0	2	6	0	13	21	16	5	8	$33,900.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2024-2025	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1

Head to Head Results
Perez/Samuels lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bradford/Cory 0-1
6/29/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Semi-Finals	Bradford/Cory	1	Perez/Samuels	6	25-23, 21-17	1:04
Lead the series against # 7 Adamsen/Ukkelberg 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool F	Perez/Samuels	6	Adamsen/Ukkelberg	7	21-16, 20-22, 15-10	1:19
Lead the series against # 16 Barnes/Keeter 1-0
6/29/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Winner 2	Perez/Samuels	6	Barnes/Keeter	16	21-14, 21-18	0:55
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Bucklin/Karlenzig 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool F	Perez/Samuels	6	Bucklin/Karlenzig	19, Q3	21-17, 21-16	1:04
Lead the series against # 22, Q12 LaBouliere/Vaughan 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Winner 1	Perez/Samuels	6	LaBouliere/Vaughan	22, Q12	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:14