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$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series South Florida Open
May 22 - 24, 2026

(10) Markus Koppke/Jeff Samuels

Markus Koppke

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Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$2,050.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$36,855.41

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	$2,400.00

Previous Pompano Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q8	29th	1320	$0.00
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	8	5th	1540	$600.00
AVP	8/14-17/2025	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	26, Q6	17th	1504	$1,200.00
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	17	9th	1254	$600.00

South Florida Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/23/2026	Pool C	Kevin Coyle / Blake Goodwin (15)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12
Sat, 5/23/2026	Pool C	Miles Evans / Ian Satterfield (3)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-13
Sat, 5/23/2026	Winner 1	Mike Lessel / Brandon Lozano (17, Q1)	Lost 21-18, 20-22, 11-15

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	$2,400.00

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	5	$6,000.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$225.00
											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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	$2,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	5	1	$1,450.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	18	0	2	1	0	3	11	1	0	0	$5,825.00
20	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	5	8	$2,050.00	Total	54	0	2	1	0	4	20	15	4	8	$18,075.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,800.00	5	4	55.6 %
2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$600.00	6	4	60.0 %
Total	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	$2,400.00	13	9	59.1 %

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
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	$1,500.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	$2,675.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$300.00	2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$300.00
19	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	5	8	$1,800.00	Total	Total	77	0	2	6	0	14	24	17	5	9	$35,525.00

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	5	38.5%	6	46.2%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	7	77.8%	2-7	22.2%	5-7	41.7%	8-2	80.0%	0	0	13-9	59.1%
2025-2026	4	36.4%	5	45.5%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	2	25.0%	0	0.0%	6	75.0%	2-6	25.0%	4-6	40.0%	7-2	77.8%	0	0	11-8	57.9%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	0-4	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5
Total	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9

Head to Head Results
Koppke/Samuels trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Evans/Satterfield 1-0
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Pool C	Koppke/Samuels	10	Evans/Satterfield	3	21-19, 19-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 14 Holman/Leathers 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	Holman/Leathers	16	Koppke/Samuels	8	21-19, 25-23
Lead the series against # 15 Coyle/Goodwin 1-0
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Pool C	Koppke/Samuels	10	Coyle/Goodwin	15	18-21, 21-19, 15-12
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Lessel/Lozano 0-1
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Winner 1	Lessel/Lozano	17, Q1	Koppke/Samuels	10	18-21, 22-20, 15-11
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Campbell/Kaufman 0-1
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Campbell/Kaufman	Q25	Koppke/Samuels	Q8	21-14, 21-19