AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
August 14 - 17, 2003
(3) 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 Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
USAV 1999 Adam Jewell - 9th Matt Unger - 9th
2000 Brian Lewis - 1st Matt Unger - 4th
2001 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
2002 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/7-10/2003 Manhattan Beach Open 2 3rd 324 $6,990.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 32 17th 104 US$4,500.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 2 5th 216 $3,500.00
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
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena (30, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:36
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/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Fri, 8/15/2003 Winner 2 Lee LeGrande / Mark Williams (19) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:34
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/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 3 Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong (6) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:50
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/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 4 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (1) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A7N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Sat, 8/16/2003 Contender 5 Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel (22) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:48
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/A6N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
Sun, 8/17/2003 Contender 6 Scott Ayakatubby / Brian Lewis (4) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal4122N/AN/A090N/A
 12515N/AN/A070N/A
 2167N/AN/A020N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotal127N/AN/A211N/A
 153N/AN/A011N/A
 274N/AN/A200N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman4122N/AN/A091N/A
Mike Whitmarsh127N/AN/A2411N/A
Total5329N/AN/A24102N/A
Opponents4931N/AN/A14137N/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 %
2003AVP510202000000 $35,015.00 20676.9 %
2003FIVB100000000100 $4,500.00 1233.3 %
TotalAVP1223203110000 $96,885.00 461674.2 %
TotalFIVB201000000100 $46,500.00 5362.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
6102021000 $18,032.50 2003AVP5102020000 $17,507.50
1000000100 $2,250.00 2003FIVB1000000100 $2,250.00
154712191344371372 $537,834.75 TotalTotal2582848382571331311 $1,341,476.38
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 Field18 64.3% 7 25.0% 3 10.7% 25-3 89.3% 4 22.2% 4 22.2% 10 55.6% 4-14 22.2% 36-20 64.3% 22-14 61.1% 00 29-17 63.0%
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 20-6 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-1
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4 Ayakatubby/Lewis 2-1
8/17/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Ayakatubby/Lewis 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 23-21, 21-16 0:46
8/10/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Ayakatubby/Lewis 3 25-23, 21-17 0:47
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Ayakatubby/Lewis 8 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 1-2
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Fonoimoana/Wong 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 21-16, 21-18 0:50
8/10/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Fonoimoana/Wong 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 15-21, 24-22, 19-17 1:12
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fonoimoana/Wong 7 21-18, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard 1-0
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 9 Rogers/Scott 2-0
9/5/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Rogers/Scott 7 21-17, 21-18 0:53
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Rogers/Scott 8 21-17, 23-21 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Elliott/Soldano 14 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Fairfield/Souza 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fairfield/Souza 15 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Fischer/Torsone 1-0
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Fischer/Torsone 15 21-15, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 LeGrande/Williams 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 LeGrande/Williams 19 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Baxter/Henkel 1-0
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Baxter/Henkel 22 21-17, 21-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Kaslow/Wooliver 1-0
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Kaslow/Wooliver 31, Q18 21-12, 21-15 0:33