AVP Tour
$125,000 Belmar Open
July 25 - 27, 2003
(2) Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh
 
Canyon Ceman
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 21, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 224
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $682,442.25
Mike Whitmarsh
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 18, 1962 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): San Diego
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 267
Career Wins: 28
Career AVP Wins: 25
Career Winnings: $1,603,987.88
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP4048103643110 $343,390.00
FIVB30110000010 US$69,500.00
Overall4349113643120 US$412,890.00
Previous Belmar Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Did not play John Hanley - 7th
1992 Did not play Ricci Luyties - 5th
1993 Did not play Mike Dodd - 2nd
1994 David Swatik - 25th Mike Dodd - 2nd
1995 Jeff Rodgers - 7th Did not play
1996 Dain Blanton - 5th Did not play
1997 Mike Whitmarsh - 1st Canyon Ceman - 1st
1998 Mark Kerins - 5th Kent Steffes - 1st
1999 Brian Lewis - 2nd David Swatik - 1st
2000 Mike Whitmarsh - 1st Canyon Ceman - 1st
2001 Mike Whitmarsh - 3rd Canyon Ceman - 3rd
2002 Mike Whitmarsh - 1st Canyon Ceman - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 2 1st 360 $14,500.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 3 3rd 270 $5,825.00
AVP 9/5-7/2002 Las Vegas Shootout 2 2nd 0 $15,000.00
AVP 8/22-25/2002 US Championships of Beach Volleyball 4 5th 260 $4,200.00
AVP 8/8-11/2002 Manhattan Beach Open 4 2nd 428 $14,000.00
Belmar Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/26/2003 Winner 1 Colin Kaslow / Tim Wooliver (31, Q18) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:33
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 7/26/2003 Winner 2 David Fischer / Brad Torsone (15) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sat, 7/26/2003 Winner 3 Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (7) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 7/27/2003 Winner 4 Jason Ring / Scott Wong (19) Lost 21-15, 20-22, 13-15 1:02
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Sun, 7/27/2003 Contender 6 Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3) Lost 22-20, 15-21, 11-15 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal2613N/AN/A0210N/A
 196N/AN/A090N/A
 293N/AN/A060N/A
 384N/AN/A060N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotal5626N/AN/A0100N/A
 12110N/AN/A030N/A
 2219N/AN/A040N/A
 3147N/AN/A030N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman2613N/AN/A0210N/A
Mike Whitmarsh5626N/AN/A6100N/A
Total8239N/AN/A6310N/A
Opponents7738N/AN/A12313N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships101000000000 $42,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200100000100 $27,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3044823431100 $221,518.00
Manhattan Beach502201000000 $52,650.00
Tour Championships301011000000 $50,472.00
Total41481135431200 $394,140.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Canyon Ceman Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1010000000 $0.00
1010000000 $21,000.00 World Championships2010000000 $21,000.00
4001000110 $14,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4111000100 $69,350.00
1686713941483650 $365,101.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open1922531201757311010 $814,944.00
15022043210 $38,670.00 Manhattan Beach12125030100 $59,427.50
21124364010 $94,836.00 Tour Championships27094472100 $150,986.88
209712201251553980 $534,357.25 Total2382745302167331310 $1,115,708.38
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997FIVB101000000000 $42,000.00 4180.0 %
2002AVP713001110000 $61,870.00 261072.2 %
2003AVP310101000000 $23,825.00 12380.0 %
TotalAVP1023102110000 $85,695.00 381374.5 %
TotalFIVB101000000000 $42,000.00 4180.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1990AVP130010110100 $16,081.25
           1990PBVA1000100000 $500.00
           1991AVP22020485300 $48,773.63
2000001100 $3,546.25 1992AVP251334121100 $87,873.75
           1993AVP24154194000 $110,613.75
15000117330 $18,024.00 1994AVP26395350100 $158,439.00
200100710200 $40,035.00 1995AVP25676150000 $192,362.50
1000000010 $250.00 1995FIVB2110000000 $17,500.00
18010195110 $46,555.00 1996AVP21156162000 $132,555.00
3000012000 $7,000.00 1996FIVB6220010100 $74,250.00
23216461300 $148,779.00 1997AVP22325262200 $157,781.50
2010010000 $24,650.00 1997FIVB1010000000 $21,000.00
19102293110 $66,648.00 1998AVP17311443100 $47,898.50
2000001100 $2,600.00 1998FIVB4020002000 $29,275.00
10013042000 $27,150.00 1999AVP11311140100 $61,250.00
1000001000 $1,875.00 1999USAV1000001000 $1,875.00
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB3000001011 $2,500.00
12223500000 $71,500.00 2000AVP12211340100 $92,875.00
1000001000 $1,875.00 2000USAV1000010000 $3,000.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2000FIVB          
8023021000 $25,130.00 2001AVP8033011000 $34,380.00
7130021000 $30,935.00 2002AVP7130021000 $30,935.00
4101011000 $12,437.50 2003AVP3101010000 $11,912.50
151712181343371272 $529,989.75 TotalTotal2552848372570331211 $1,333,631.38
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall46 69.7% 13 19.7% 7 10.6% 59-7 89.4% 10 30.3% 7 21.2% 16 48.5% 10-23 30.3% 46-16 74.2% 23-14 62.2% 00 69-30 69.7%
2002-200334 66.7% 10 19.6% 7 13.7% 44-7 86.3% 7 36.8% 3 15.8% 9 47.4% 7-12 36.8% 34-9 79.1% 17-10 63.0% 00 51-19 72.9%
Against the Field15 60.0% 7 28.0% 3 12.0% 22-3 88.0% 3 17.6% 4 23.5% 10 58.8% 3-14 17.6% 30-20 60.0% 20-14 58.8% 00 25-17 59.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000000000000000041
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000042002001100073
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000003794200005221
Manhattan Beach00000000102110000125
Tour Championships000000003100000032
Total0000420052125410007832
Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 13-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ayakatubby/Lewis 1-0
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Ayakatubby/Lewis 8 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Doble/Kiraly 6-1
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Contender 6 Doble/Kiraly 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:05
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-16, 26-24 0:59
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Doble/Kiraly 2 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 1:12
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Doble/Kiraly 2 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 1:13
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:03
6/29/02AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Doble/Kiraly 8 21-8, 21-23, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-1
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Blanton/Nygaard 1-0
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 7 Fonoimoana/Holdren 2-5
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fonoimoana/Holdren 7 23-21, 21-17 0:54
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 26-24, 21-18 0:52
8/24/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 4 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:03
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-15, 21-18 1:00
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:07
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-18, 21-14 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Elliott/Soldano 14 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Fischer/Torsone 1-0
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fischer/Torsone 15 21-15, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 19 Ring/Wong 0-1
7/27/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 4 Ring/Wong 19 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 15-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Kaslow/Wooliver 1-0
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Kaslow/Wooliver 31, Q18 21-12, 21-15 0:33