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AVP Tour
$300,000 Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 17 - 20, 2023

(Q16) Owen Karlenzig/Christopher Shaffer

Owen Karlenzig

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 2, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Anselmo, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$600.00

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	19	25	33	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Christopher Griebenow - 89th
2019	Did not play	Todd Travis - 41st
2022	Did not play	Earl Schultz - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/5-7/2023	Tour Series Waupaca Open	22, Q8	19th	922	$0.00

Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/17/2023	Qualifier 2	Luke Turner / Jack Walmer (Q80)	Won 21-16, 21-18
Thu, 8/17/2023	Qualifier 3	Angel Dache / Mischa Freystaetter (Q17)	Won 21-16, 22-20
Thu, 8/17/2023	Qualifier 4	Michael Groselle / Nathan Yang (20, Q1)	Lost 24-26, 22-24

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$)
Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Owen Karlenzig												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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	$600.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$425.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	7	$600.00	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
2023	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Owen Karlenzig													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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	$0.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$0.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
2022-2023	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0		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
Gold Series	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (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 # 20, Q1 Groselle/Yang 0-2
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	Karlenzig/Shaffer	Q16	26-24, 24-22
7/6/23	AVP	Tour Series Waupaca Open	Pool C	Groselle/Yang	10	Karlenzig/Shaffer	22, Q8	21-14, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q17 Dache/Freystaetter 1-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Karlenzig/Shaffer	Q16	Dache/Freystaetter	Q17	21-16, 22-20
Lead the series against # Q80 Turner/Walmer 1-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Karlenzig/Shaffer	Q16	Turner/Walmer	Q80	21-16, 21-18