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AVP Tour
$60,000 Waupaca Contender Series
July 9 - 11, 2025

(17) Markus Koppke/Jeff Samuels

Markus Koppke

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Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$1,500.00

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	33	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,800.00

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
NVL 2012	Did not play	David Vander Meer - 13th
2022	Did not play	Christopher Vaughan - 5th
2023	Did not play	Adam Roberts - 2nd
2024	Nathan Yang - 25th	Chase Frishman - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Q8	33rd	1022	$0.00

Waupaca Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2025	Pool E	Avery Drost / Jack Walmer (8)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:53
Thu, 7/10/2025	Pool E	Wyatt Harrison / Charlie Siragusa (5)	Lost 23-21, 17-21, 8-15	1:08
Thu, 7/10/2025	Winner 1	Tim Bomgren / Eric Loeppky (22, Q7)	Lost 13-21, 20-22	0:49

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Markus Koppke												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
											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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	$900.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
16	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	6	$1,500.00	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
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$600.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Markus Koppke													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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2023	AVP	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$600.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	$900.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	$1,650.00
14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	7	$900.00	Total	Total	72	0	2	6	0	13	22	16	5	8	$34,200.00

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	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-4	50.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	7-5	58.3%
2024-2025	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-4	50.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	7-5	58.3%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5

Head to Head Results
Koppke/Samuels trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Harrison/Siragusa 0-1
7/10/25	AVP	Waupaca Contender Series	Pool E	Harrison/Siragusa	5	Koppke/Samuels	17	21-23, 21-17, 15-8	1:08
Lead the series against # 8 Drost/Walmer 1-0
7/10/25	AVP	Waupaca Contender Series	Pool E	Koppke/Samuels	17	Drost/Walmer	8	21-17, 23-21	0:53
Trail the series against # 22, Q7 Bomgren/Loeppky 0-1
7/10/25	AVP	Waupaca Contender Series	Winner 1	Bomgren/Loeppky	22, Q7	Koppke/Samuels	17	21-13, 22-20	0:49