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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 18 - 20, 2007

(19) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc

Ben Koski

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College
California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$12,727.50

Jeff Minc

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 10, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$14,127.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	43	49	57	Money
AVP	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	10	1	1	1	1	2	$25,225.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$230.00
Overall	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	11	1	1	1	1	2	$25,455.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Did not play	Aaron Wachtfogel - 41st
2005	Jeff Minc - 17th	Ben Koski - 17th
2006	Jeff Minc - 17th	Ben Koski - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	20, Q3	13th	108	$1,700.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	25, Q1	13th	108	$1,500.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	Q5	25th	36	$0.00
AVP	8/31-9/2/2006	Cincinnati Open	Q3	25th	52	$0.00
AVP	8/10-13/2006	Manhattan Beach Open	22	17th	104	$800.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	21	25th	52	$350.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	20	17th	72	$600.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	18	17th	72	$750.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	15	17th	72	$600.00
AVP	6/15-17/2006	Sacramento Open	18	9th	208	$2,875.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	17	17th	72	$600.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	19	17th	72	$600.00
AVP	5/18-21/2006	Santa Barbara Open	21	13th	156	$2,400.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 5/19/2007

Winner 1

Austin Rester / Aaron Wachtfogel (14)

Lost 15-21, 21-23

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ben Koski	Total	22	15	3	0.545	0	3	0	5
	1	13	7	3	0.308	0	1	0	2
	2	9	8	0	0.889	0	2	0	3
Jeff Minc	Total	24	14	4	0.417	0	4	0	1
	1	10	5	1	0.400	0	2	0	0
	2	14	9	3	0.429	0	2	0	1

Sat, 5/19/2007

Contender 1

Seth Burnham / Tony Pray (30, Q13)

Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-9

1:12

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ben Koski	Total	22	16	4	0.545	5	2	4	3
	1	11	8	3	0.455	2	0	2	1
	2	8	5	1	0.500	2	2	2	2
	3	3	3	0	1.000	1	0	0	0
Jeff Minc	Total	38	23	3	0.526	0	10	0	0
	1	7	6	0	0.857	0	3	0	0
	2	22	11	2	0.409	0	6	0	0
	3	9	6	1	0.556	0	1	0	0

Sat, 5/19/2007

Contender 2

George Roumain / Larry Witt (13)

Lost 15-21, 15-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ben Koski	Total	29	15	6	0.310	3	1	1	4
	1	12	6	1	0.417	0	1	1	1
	2	17	9	5	0.235	3	0	0	3
Jeff Minc	Total	21	5	6	-0.048	0	6	0	2
	1	8	3	3	0.000	0	1	0	2
	2	13	2	3	-0.077	0	5	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Ben Koski	73	46	13	0.452	8	6	5	12
Jeff Minc	83	42	13	0.349	0	20	0	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Koski/Minc	17	23-25, 21-14, 15-7	1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Koski/Minc	15	21-12, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Jennings/Williams 0-1
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 2	Jennings/Williams	5	Koski/Minc	20, Q3	21-16, 25-27, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 7 Medel/Souza 0-1
5/4/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Medel/Souza	8	Koski/Minc	25, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Scott 0-1
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Scott	4	Koski/Minc	20, Q3	21-19, 21-14	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Roumain/Witt 0-1
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Roumain/Witt	13	Koski/Minc	19	21-15, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Rester/Wachtfogel 0-2
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Rester/Wachtfogel	14	Koski/Minc	19	21-15, 23-21	0:49
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Rester/Wachtfogel	17	Koski/Minc	25, Q1	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # 15 Baxter/Ceman 1-0
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	20, Q3	Baxter/Ceman	14	21-23, 21-16, 15-11	1:10
Series tied with # 17 Doble/Mariano 1-1
6/16/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 2	Koski/Minc	18	Doble/Mariano	9	21-16, 21-11	0:37
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Doble/Mariano	14	Koski/Minc	19	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Mayer/Prosser 1-0
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	26, Q2	Mayer/Prosser	23, Q1	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Fischer/Hill 2-1
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Koski/Minc	25, Q1	Fischer/Hill	26, Q2	16-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:54
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	21	Fischer/Hill	28, Q2	11-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
8/12/05	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Fischer/Hill	25, Q6	Koski/Minc	24, Q1	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Morrison/Tramblie 0-1
4/13/07	AVP	Miami Open	Qualifier 4	Morrison/Tramblie	23, Q4	Koski/Minc	Q5	22-20, 21-18	0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Dake/Holmes 1-0
9/1/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 4	Koski/Minc	26, Q2	Dake/Holmes	Q15	21-15, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Burnham/Pray 1-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	19	Burnham/Pray	30, Q13	21-18, 23-25, 15-9	1:12
Lead the series against # Q4 Robbins/Wight 1-0
5/5/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 4	Koski/Minc	21, Q2	Robbins/Wight	Q23	21-9, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Denitz/Jeschke 1-0
8/11/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	22	Denitz/Jeschke	27, Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # Q23 Matthews/Mercer 1-0
5/10/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Qualifier 4	Koski/Minc	20, Q3	Matthews/Mercer	Q27	21-17, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # Q27 Escobar/Smith 1-0
5/5/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Qualifier 2	Koski/Minc	21, Q2	Escobar/Smith	Q31	24-22, 21-15	0:48