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

(Q20) Skyler Kaufman/Christopher Shaffer

Skyler Kaufman

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newton, MA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

MIT

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

25th (Waupaca 2024)

Career Winnings:

$500.00

Christopher Shaffer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$1,000.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Christopher Griebenow - 89th
2019	Did not play	Todd Travis - 41st
2022	Ryan Love - 57th	Earl Schultz - 41st
2023	Manning Lemoine - 41st	Owen Karlenzig - 33rd
2024	Did not play	Alexander Biz - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	7/11-13/2025	NORCECA Madero	2	2nd	288	US$1,000.00

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 2	Connor Hastings / Matt Heagy (Q84)	Won 21-14, 21-0
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 3	Marty Lorenz / Travis Schoonover (Q52)	Won 21-16, 21-18
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 4	Brendan Onishchenko / Diego Perez (24, Q4)	Lost 16-21, 17-21

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Skyler Kaufman												Christopher Shaffer
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$425.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$0.00	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	8	$425.00

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Skyler Kaufman													Christopher Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2025	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$500.00	Total	Total	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	14	$500.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
2024-2025	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Head to Head Results
Kaufman/Shaffer 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 # 24, Q4 Onishchenko/Perez 0-1
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 4	Onishchenko/Perez	24, Q4	Kaufman/Shaffer	Q20	21-16, 21-17
Lead the series against # Q52 Lorenz/Schoonover 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 3	Kaufman/Shaffer	Q20	Lorenz/Schoonover	Q52	21-16, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q84 Hastings/Heagy 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Kaufman/Shaffer	Q20	Hastings/Heagy	Q84	21-14, 21-0