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AVP Tour
$150,000 Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox
August 22 - 25, 2002

(10) Paul Baxter/Alika Williams

Paul Baxter

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Columbia Heights, MN

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Ball State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

174

Career Best:

3rd (6 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$171,788.25

Alika Williams

Photo: AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 13, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Hawaii
California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (AVP Manhattan Beach 2002)

Career Winnings:

$17,640.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	$9,680.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Cameron Green - 33rd	Did not play
1998	Nathan Heidger - 13th	Did not play
1999	Mark Paaluhi - 9th	Did not play
2000	Sean Scott - 13th	Devin Poolman - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/8-11/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	11	5th	286	$4,900.00
AVP	6/28-30/2002	Belmar Open	16	9th	144	$1,600.00
AVP	6/7-9/2002	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	22	9th	172	$1,920.00

US Championships of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 1

Chris Guigliano / Donald Suxho (23)

Won 17-21, 21-12, 20-18

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Alika Williams	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 2

Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (7)

Lost 12-21, 17-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Alika Williams	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 2

David Fischer / Ed Ratledge (24)

Won 21-11, 21-13

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Alika Williams	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 3

Carl Henkel / Casey Jennings (15)

Lost 14-21, 21-19, 15-17

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Alika Williams	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	1	N/A
Alika Williams	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	1	N/A
Opponents	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9	N/A	2	N/A

Head to Head Results
Baxter/Williams trail the series against the field 7-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 0-2
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Baxter/Williams	16	21-12, 21-18	0:56
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Contender 4	Fonoimoana/Holdren	2	Baxter/Williams	22	21-15, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Doble/Kiraly 0-2
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Doble/Kiraly	2	Baxter/Williams	11	21-13, 21-16	0:42
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Doble/Kiraly	3	Baxter/Williams	16	21-14, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Bacil/Souza 0-1
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 7	Bacil/Souza	5	Baxter/Williams	11	21-17, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott 0-1
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	7	Baxter/Williams	10	21-12, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Hannemann/Nygaard 1-0
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Baxter/Williams	11	Hannemann/Nygaard	6	21-16, 21-18	0:46
Series tied with # 9 Rosenthal/Williams 1-1
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 3	Baxter/Williams	16	Rosenthal/Williams	9	21-19, 21-18	0:41
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 1	Rosenthal/Williams	11	Baxter/Williams	22	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Davenport/Fairfield 1-0
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Baxter/Williams	11	Davenport/Fairfield	14	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Henkel/Jennings 0-1
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 3	Henkel/Jennings	15	Baxter/Williams	10	21-14, 19-21, 17-15	1:00
Lead the series against # 17 Delahoz/Makos 1-0
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Baxter/Williams	16	Delahoz/Makos	15	21-13, 25-23	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Reilly/VanHuizen 1-0
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Baxter/Williams	11	Reilly/VanHuizen	22	21-15, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Guigliano/Suxho 1-0
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Baxter/Williams	10	Guigliano/Suxho	23	17-21, 21-12, 20-18	0:55
Lead the series against # 24 Fischer/Ratledge 1-0
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 2	Baxter/Williams	10	Fischer/Ratledge	24	21-11, 21-13	0:41