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AVP Tour
$175,000 Belmar Open Presented by Bud Light
July 8 - 10, 2005

(5) Paul Baxter/Jason Ring

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

Jason Ring

Photo: Holly Stein/AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bend, OR

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Huntington Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

$145,435.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	15	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	0	$46,350.00

Previous Belmar Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Nathan Heidger - 25th	Did not play
1998	Nathan Heidger - 9th	Did not play
1999	Mark Paaluhi - 9th	Did not play
2000	Mark Paaluhi - 25th	Jason Lee - 33rd
2001	Jason Ring - 7th	Paul Baxter - 7th
2002	Alika Williams - 9th	Nick Hannemann - 7th
2003	Carl Henkel - 13th	Scott Wong - 3rd
2004	Scott Wong - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/30-7/3/2005	Cincinnati Open	6	3rd	390	$12,000.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	4	7th	180	$3,500.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	8	3rd	270	$8,450.00
AVP	4/1-3/2005	Fort Lauderdale Open	9	7th	180	$3,500.00

Belmar Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/9/2005

Winner 1

Brian Soldano / Jim Walls (28)

Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-11

1:10

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	64	35	7	0.438	0	17	0	1
	1	23	15	2	0.565	0	7	0	1
	2	27	12	4	0.296	0	5	0	0
	3	14	8	1	0.500	0	5	0	0
Jason Ring	Total	11	7	2	0.455	4	9	0	0
	1	5	3	1	0.400	1	1	0	0
	2	5	3	1	0.400	2	6	0	0
	3	1	1	0	1.000	1	2	0	0

Sat, 7/9/2005

Winner 2

Adam Jewell / Karch Kiraly (12)

Lost 18-21, 18-21

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	14	8	2	0.429	0	3	0	0
	1	4	3	1	0.500	0	2	0	0
	2	10	5	1	0.400	0	1	0	0
Jason Ring	Total	42	22	13	0.214	3	11	0	2
	1	21	11	8	0.143	1	5	0	1
	2	21	11	5	0.286	2	6	0	1

Sat, 7/9/2005

Contender 2

Ben Koski / Jeff Minc (27, Q3)

Won 19-21, 21-14, 16-14

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	56	21	6	0.268	2	33	0	1
	1	21	9	2	0.333	1	12	0	0
	2	18	7	1	0.333	0	10	0	1
	3	17	5	3	0.118	1	11	0	0
Jason Ring	Total	27	8	2	0.222	6	8	0	2
	1	9	3	1	0.222	2	3	0	1
	2	10	4	0	0.400	3	4	0	1
	3	8	1	1	0.000	1	1	0	0

Sat, 7/9/2005

Contender 3

Matt Olson / Hans Stolfus (14)

Lost 21-16, 17-21, 9-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	Total	31	19	5	0.452	0	9	0	0
	1	5	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	0
	2	15	11	1	0.667	0	5	0	0
	3	11	6	2	0.364	0	2	0	0
Jason Ring	Total	21	12	4	0.381	4	7	0	1
	1	13	10	2	0.615	3	2	0	1
	2	3	1	1	0.000	0	2	0	0
	3	5	1	1	0.000	1	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Paul Baxter	165	83	20	0.382	2	62	0	2
Jason Ring	101	49	21	0.277	17	35	0	5
Total	266	132	41	0.342	19	97	0	7
Opponents	268	138	33	0.392	16	91	5	16

Head to Head Results
Baxter/Ring lead the series against the field 17-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Holdren/Nygaard 0-2
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Baxter/Ring	6	23-21, 21-14	0:46
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Nygaard	2	Baxter/Ring	8	21-19, 21-12	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Metzger 0-1
4/3/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 5	Gibb/Metzger	6	Baxter/Ring	9	21-14, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-1
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	5	Baxter/Ring	4	22-20, 21-16	0:50
Lead the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 5	Baxter/Ring	8	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:00
Series tied with # 6 Rogers/Scott 1-1
7/2/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Baxter/Ring	6	Rogers/Scott	3	22-20, 17-21, 17-15	1:06
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Rogers/Scott	9	Baxter/Ring	8	24-22, 21-15	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Hyden/Lambert 0-1
7/3/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Lambert	12	Baxter/Ring	6	21-19, 21-11	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
7/3/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 6	Baxter/Ring	6	Rosenthal/Witt	8	21-17, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Williams/Wong 2-0
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Baxter/Ring	4	Williams/Wong	13	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:10
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Baxter/Ring	8	Williams/Wong	14	20-22, 29-27, 15-13	1:21
Lead the series against # 11 Boss/Lewis 2-0
5/22/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 6	Baxter/Ring	8	Boss/Lewis	13	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Baxter/Ring	9	Boss/Lewis	13	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Jewell/Kiraly 1-2
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Jewell/Kiraly	12	Baxter/Ring	5	21-18, 21-18	0:50
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Baxter/Ring	6	Jewell/Kiraly	11	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:03
6/12/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 5	Jewell/Kiraly	12	Baxter/Ring	4	21-16, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Olson/Stolfus 2-1
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 3	Olson/Stolfus	14	Baxter/Ring	5	16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:56
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 4	Baxter/Ring	4	Olson/Stolfus	15	25-23, 22-20	0:49
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 3	Baxter/Ring	9	Olson/Stolfus	16	24-22, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 19 Heath/Mariano 1-0
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 3	Baxter/Ring	8	Heath/Mariano	18	21-16, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Loomis/Medel 2-0
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 2	Baxter/Ring	8	Loomis/Medel	23	21-13, 21-16	0:42
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 2	Baxter/Ring	9	Loomis/Medel	23, Q1	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Koski/Minc 2-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 2	Baxter/Ring	5	Koski/Minc	27, Q3	19-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:51
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 1	Baxter/Ring	6	Koski/Minc	27, Q3	21-16, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 28 Soldano/Walls 1-0
7/9/05	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Baxter/Ring	5	Soldano/Walls	28	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # Q8 Hill/Mintz 1-0
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 1	Baxter/Ring	9	Hill/Mintz	25, Q12	21-11, 21-12	0:35