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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 2025

(26, Q6) 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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Michael Brunsting - 13th
2018	Did not play	Raffe Paulis - 25th
2021	Did not play	Kyle Radde - 29th
2022	Joe Osmani - 41st	Christopher Vaughan - 25th
2023	Did not play	Adam Roberts - 17th
2024	Jeff Samuels - 33rd	Markus Koppke - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	17	9th	1254	$600.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Q8	33rd	1022	$0.00

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 2

Teddy Cook / Jhony Salvador (Q59)

Won 21-11, 21-18

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 3

Alexander Biz / Leor Schiffer (Q27)

Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-10

Thu, 8/14/2025

Qualifier 4

Mark Bucknam / Raffe Paulis (Q11)

Won 21-17, 21-10

Fri, 8/15/2025

Winner 1

Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison (7)

Lost 9-21, 21-23

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Koppke	Total	32	18	6	0.375	1	2	0	0
	1	13	6	3	0.231	0	1	0	0
	2	19	12	3	0.474	1	1	0	0
Jeff Samuels	Total	14	5	3	0.143	0	5	0	1
	1	6	2	1	0.167	0	2	0	0
	2	8	3	2	0.125	0	3	0	1

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 1

Chase Frishman / Ian Satterfield (23)

Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-9

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Koppke	Total	28	20	3	0.607	5	3	2	3
	1	14	8	3	0.357	2	1	0	0
	2	9	7	0	0.778	2	1	0	2
	3	5	5	0	1.000	1	1	2	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	27	17	4	0.481	0	9	0	2
	1	13	8	1	0.538	0	5	0	2
	2	8	4	3	0.125	0	2	0	0
	3	6	5	0	0.833	0	2	0	0

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 2

Seain Cook / Brian Miller (8)

Lost 16-21, 16-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Koppke	Total	31	16	10	0.194	1	0	2	2
	1	14	8	3	0.357	1	0	1	1
	2	17	8	7	0.059	0	0	1	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	13	7	1	0.462	0	4	0	4
	1	10	6	0	0.600	0	2	0	2
	2	3	1	1	0.000	0	2	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Markus Koppke	91	54	19	0.385	7	5	4	5
Jeff Samuels	54	29	8	0.389	0	18	0	7

Head to Head Results
Koppke/Samuels lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Drost/Harrison 0-1
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Drost/Harrison	7	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	21-9, 23-21	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Miller 0-1
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Contender 2	Cook/Miller	8	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Frishman/Satterfield 1-0
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Contender 1	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	Frishman/Satterfield	23	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	1:03
Lead the series against # Q11 Bucknam/Paulis 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 4	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	Bucknam/Paulis	Q11	21-17, 21-10
Lead the series against # Q27 Biz/Schiffer 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 3	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	Biz/Schiffer	Q27	20-22, 21-18, 15-10
Lead the series against # Q59 Cook/Salvador 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	Cook/Salvador	Q59	21-11, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q60 Amylon/Lauer 1-0
8/15/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Koppke/Samuels	Q8	Amylon/Lauer	Q72	21-13, 21-15