AVP Tour
$125,000 San Diego Open Presented by Bud Light
June 11 - 13, 2004
(8) 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 San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Did not play Jon Stevenson - 9th
1992 Did not play Brent Frohoff - 5th
1993 Did not play Mike Dodd - 13th
1994 Dan Vrebalovich - 25th Mike Dodd - 2nd
1995 Dan Vrebalovich - 13th Mike Dodd - 2nd
1996 Dain Blanton - 4th Mike Dodd - 5th
1998 Mark Kerins - 5th Kent Steffes - 1st
2003 Lee LeGrande - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 6/4-6/2004 Manhattan Beach Open 7 5th 216 $3,500.00
AVP 5/28-30/2004 Huntington Beach Open 5 7th 180 $2,500.00
AVP 4/2-4/2004 Fort Lauderdale Open 1 9th 144 $1,600.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 24 3rd 480 US$23,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2003 Las Vegas AVP Shootout 2 5th 260 $3,750.00
AVP 8/28-31/2003 Chicago Open 5 2nd 388 $11,700.00
AVP 8/14-17/2003 Huntington Beach Open 3 5th 260 $4,200.00
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 $3,500.00
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 1 Brian Chapman / Mike Morrison (25, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal3826100.4210901
 1191620.7370401
 2191080.1050500
Mike WhitmarshTotal9700.7783210
 13200.6670210
 26500.8333000
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 2 Dan Fisher / Chris Guigliano (24) Won 18-21, 21-9, 16-14 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal452260.35601610
 1221050.2270700
 210610.5000310
 313600.4620600
Mike WhitmarshTotal9710.6678100
 14310.5002100
 21101.0005000
 34300.7501000
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 3 Matt Heath / Adam Roberts (16) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal411730.34102101
 117730.2350800
 215900.6000301
 39100.11101000
Mike WhitmarshTotal18920.3895100
 18510.5004100
 27310.2861000
 33100.3330000
Sun, 6/13/2004 Winner 4 Jake Gibb / Adam Jewell (5) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:03
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal452870.4670901
 116810.4380400
 2161140.4380200
 313920.5380301
Mike WhitmarshTotal13910.61510500
 16601.0005200
 24210.2502100
 33100.3333200
Sun, 6/13/2004 Semi-Finals Sean Rosenthal / Larry Witt (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal15930.4001300
 18520.3751300
 27410.4290000
Mike WhitmarshTotal221430.5003302
 110610.5003200
 212820.5000102
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman184102290.39715813
Mike Whitmarsh714670.549291212
Total255148360.439307025
Opponents304161560.34517561216
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2003AVP711203000000 $50,465.00 25973.5 %
2003FIVB200100000100 $27,500.00 7370.0 %
2004AVP400101110000 $13,425.00 13765.0 %
TotalAVP1824305220000 $125,760.00 642671.1 %
TotalFIVB301100000100 $69,500.00 11473.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
8112031000 $25,757.50 2003AVP7112030000 $25,232.50
2001000100 $13,750.00 2003FIVB2001000100 $13,750.00
6001021200 $7,212.50 2004AVP4001021000 $6,712.50
163713211347381572 $564,272.25 TotalTotal2652849402574341311 $1,367,413.88
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%
2003-200433 82.5% 4 10.0% 3 7.5% 37-3 92.5% 6 26.1% 5 21.7% 12 52.2% 6-17 26.1% 33-12 73.3% 10-8 55.6% 00 43-20 68.3%
Against the Field8 66.7% 3 25.0% 1 8.3% 11-1 91.7% 4 25.0% 4 25.0% 8 50.0% 4-12 25.0% 16-16 50.0% 14-10 58.3% 00 15-13 53.6%
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 13-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Rosenthal/Witt 2-1
6/13/04AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Rosenthal/Witt 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 8 21-19, 21-15 0:34
6/5/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 7 Rosenthal/Witt 2 24-22, 21-16 0:47
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Rosenthal/Witt 4 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-2
6/6/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 7 21-16, 21-18 0:56
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 # 5 Gibb/Jewell 1-0
6/13/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 8 Gibb/Jewell 5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 1-3
6/6/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Fonoimoana/Wong 9 Ceman/Whitmarsh 7 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:15
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
Series tied with # 7 Hyden/Witt 1-1
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Hyden/Witt 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 1 21-19, 10-21, 15-11 0:57
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Contender 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Hyden/Witt 15 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Doble/Lewis 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Doble/Lewis 7 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baxter/Wong 0-1
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Baxter/Wong 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 12 Bacil/Fairfield 0-1
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Bacil/Fairfield 12 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Nichols/Olson 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Nichols/Olson 13 21-13, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Heath/Roberts 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 8 Heath/Roberts 16 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Medel/Torsone 1-0
6/5/04AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 7 Medel/Torsone 23 22-20, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Fisher/Guigliano 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 8 Fisher/Guigliano 24 18-21, 21-9, 16-14 0:59
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Chapman/Morrison 1-0
6/12/04AVPSan Diego Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 8 Chapman/Morrison 25, Q5 21-15, 21-16 0:34