AVP Tour
$250,000 Bud Light Santa Barbara Open
May 18 - 21, 2006
(9) Paul Baxter/Fred Souza
 
Paul Baxter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Ball State
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 174
Career Best: 3rd (6 times)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $171,788.25
Frederico "Fred" Dória de Souza
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 6'7"
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 2
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $290,592.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP80000112220 $22,350.00
Previous Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Mark Paaluhi - 13th Did not play
2000 Sean Scott - 13th Eduardo Bacil - 17th
2001 Jason Ring - 17th Did not play
2002 Eli Fairfield - 17th Eduardo Bacil - 3rd
2004 Scott Wong - 7th Did not play
2005 Jason Ring - 3rd Jose Loiola - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/5-7/2006 Tempe Open 8 9th 144 $2,600.00
AVP 3/31-4/2/2006 Fort Lauderdale Open 10 9th 144 $2,450.00
AVP 9/1-3/2005 Chicago Open 11 7th 390 $7,500.00
AVP 8/26-28/2005 Boulder Open 13 5th 216 $5,000.00
AVP 8/18-21/2005 Manhattan Beach Open 13 13th 156 $2,000.00
Santa Barbara Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/19/2006 Winner 1 Eduardo Bacil / Jeff Carlucci (24) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Paul BaxterTotal371760.2970702
 111520.2730202
 214720.3570200
 312520.2500300
Fred SouzaTotal13710.4626144
 16410.5001122
 24200.5003021
 33100.3332001
Fri, 5/19/2006 Winner 2 Nick Lucena / George Roumain (8) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Paul BaxterTotal281190.0710700
 18430.1250200
 220760.0500500
Fred SouzaTotal16650.0633311
 19440.0002101
 27210.1431210
Sat, 5/20/2006 Contender 2 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana (10) Lost 16-21, 24-22, 16-18 1:18
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Paul BaxterTotal652990.30801900
 118720.2780800
 2241130.3330400
 3231140.3040700
Fred SouzaTotal17610.29441038
 18110.0001422
 26500.8332314
 33000.0001302
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Paul Baxter13057240.25403302
Fred Souza461970.2611314813
Total17676310.2561347815
Opponents17891230.3822456514
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open700001121200 $20,350.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $2,000.00
Total800001122200 $22,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Paul Baxter Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           World Championships3000011000 $10,600.00
4000000300 $7,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000011000 $10,450.00
133005015663850 $135,217.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open115027232401510 $200,285.00
           Challenger1100000000 $2,000.00
           Satellite1100000000 $1,250.00
13000015510 $13,280.00 Manhattan Beach7003022000 $34,595.00
11000006500 $7,116.25 Tour Championships1010000000 $5,850.00
161005016775160 $162,863.25 Total1312310236441510 $265,030.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005AVP300001101000 $14,500.00 10662.5 %
2006AVP300000020100 $5,850.00 4640.0 %
TotalAVP600001121100 $20,350.00 141253.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Paul Baxter  Fred Souza
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000010000 $3,000.00
           1996FIVB5000022001 $8,000.00
6000000132 $1,641.25 1997AVP          
           1997FIVB9000023103 $17,750.00
12000002910 $3,537.00 1998AVP          
           1998FIVB8000011303 $9,100.00
           1998FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,000.00
110000010100 $8,287.50 1999AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 1999USAV          
           1999FIVB3000000003 $0.00
10000017110 $8,375.00 2000AVP10002223100 $23,500.00
1000000100 $0.00 2000USAV          
           2000FIVB2000000002 $0.00
7000031300 $5,975.00 2001AVP          
           2001FIVB2000000002 $0.00
6000014100 $5,840.00 2002AVP7013021000 $20,247.50
7001023001 $7,947.50 2003AVP7000015100 $5,245.00
8000001403 $10,500.00 2003FIVB1000010000 $7,500.00
10001034200 $12,245.00 2004AVP          
           2004FIVB10000033013 $21,400.00
           2004FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,250.00
12003045000 $29,575.00 2005AVP12000036300 $14,675.00
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
3000002100 $2,925.00 2006AVP3000002100 $2,925.00
94005014392556 $96,848.25 TotalTotal832152182610118 $136,592.50
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
Overall11 68.8% 2 12.5% 3 18.8% 13-3 81.3% 4 23.5% 2 11.8% 11 64.7% 4-13 23.5% 11-11 50.0% 6-5 54.5% 00 17-16 51.5%
2005-200611 68.8% 2 12.5% 3 18.8% 13-3 81.3% 4 23.5% 2 11.8% 11 64.7% 4-13 23.5% 11-11 50.0% 6-5 54.5% 00 17-16 51.5%
Against the Field5 83.3% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 8 61.5% 3-10 23.1% 10-16 38.5% 6-6 50.0% 00 8-11 42.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000970000001514
Manhattan Beach000000001100000022
Total000000001080000001716
Head to Head Results
Baxter/Souza trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 1 Baxter/Souza 8 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 1:08
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Baxter/Souza 10 21-19, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Holdren/Scott 0-1
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Contender 3 Holdren/Scott 3 Baxter/Souza 8 21-12, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-1
8/27/05AVPBoulder Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 Baxter/Souza 13 21-17, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Kiraly/Witt 0-1
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Kiraly/Witt 4 Baxter/Souza 10 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Hyden/Nygaard 1-0
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Baxter/Souza 10 Hyden/Nygaard 7 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:04
Trail the series against # 8 Lucena/Roumain 0-1
5/19/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 2 Lucena/Roumain 8 Baxter/Souza 9 21-12, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Blanton/Fonoimoana 0-1
5/20/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 10 Baxter/Souza 9 21-16, 22-24, 18-16 1:18
Lead the series against # 12 Wong/Wong 1-0
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Baxter/Souza 8 Wong/Wong 9 23-21, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Loomis/Ratledge 1-0
8/27/05AVPBoulder Open Winner 1 Baxter/Souza 13 Loomis/Ratledge 20 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Davenport/Lane 1-0
9/2/05AVPChicago Open Contender 2 Baxter/Souza 11 Davenport/Lane 21 21-23, 21-19, 19-17 1:17
Lead the series against # 24 Bacil/Carlucci 1-0
5/19/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 1 Baxter/Souza 9 Bacil/Carlucci 24 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:05