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AVP Tour
$60,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
June 27 - 29, 2025

(1) Derek Bradford/Evan Cory

Derek Bradford

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 2, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Northridge, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Hawaii-Manoa

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Guadalajara 2025)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$7,650.00

Evan Cory

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Metairie, LA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Lincoln Memorial University

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$86,334.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$1,500.00
NORCECA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$8,750.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Zephyr Dew - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool A	Nick Drooker / Brett Rosenmeier (24, Q23)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:42
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool A	Mischa Freystaetter / Adam Hartmann (12)	Won 26-24, 21-17	0:48
Sat, 6/28/2025	Winner 1	Garrett Bucklin / Owen Karlenzig (19, Q3)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-13	1:03
Sun, 6/29/2025	Winner 2	Markus Koppke / Daniel Leathers (17, Q1)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Sun, 6/29/2025	Semi-Finals	Diego Perez / Jeff Samuels (6)	Won 25-23, 21-17	1:04
Sun, 6/29/2025	Finals	Gage Basey / Thomas Hurst (5)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15	1:04

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00
Total	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$6,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Derek Bradford												Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	1	0	0	1	1	3	4	7	0	$15,675.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00
											Gold Series	6	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$19,450.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$325.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	12	0	0	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	$19,025.00
8	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	$4,725.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	10	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$25,825.00
23	0	1	1	0	3	5	4	4	3	$6,400.00	Total	60	6	3	1	1	11	14	6	8	0	$82,350.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	AVP	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00	5	1	83.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Derek Bradford													Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	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	1	2	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$3,175.00
											2022	AVP	11	0	2	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	$21,525.00
											2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	$4,750.00
											2022	NORCECA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											2023	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$13,025.00
											2023	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$200.00	2024	AVP	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$14,900.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$6,500.00
											2024	NORCECA	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,925.00	2025	AVP	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,100.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$250.00	2025	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,375.00
17	0	1	1	0	1	4	3	2	5	$3,725.00	Total	Total	61	5	6	2	1	11	14	5	7	10	$74,600.00

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	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0	0	0-0	3-0	100.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-1	83.3%
2024-2025	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0	0	0-0	3-0	100.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-1	83.3%
Against the Field	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	0	0	0	0-0	6-0	100.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	5-1	83.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Total	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4

Head to Head Results
Bradford/Cory lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Basey/Hurst 0-1
6/29/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Finals	Basey/Hurst	5	Bradford/Cory	1	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 6 Perez/Samuels 1-0
6/29/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Semi-Finals	Bradford/Cory	1	Perez/Samuels	6	25-23, 21-17	1:04
Lead the series against # 12 Freystaetter/Hartmann 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool A	Bradford/Cory	1	Freystaetter/Hartmann	12	26-24, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Koppke/Leathers 1-0
6/29/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Winner 2	Bradford/Cory	1	Koppke/Leathers	17, Q1	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 Bucklin/Karlenzig 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Winner 1	Bradford/Cory	1	Bucklin/Karlenzig	19, Q3	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # 24, Q23 Drooker/Rosenmeier 1-0
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool A	Bradford/Cory	1	Drooker/Rosenmeier	24, Q23	21-15, 21-16	0:42