Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(19) Paul Baxter/Jon Mesko
 
Paul Baxter
Photo: Ken Delgado
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 Wide Open Best: 17th (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $171,788.25
Jon Mesko
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 30, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Traverse City, MI
Height: 6'6"
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 122
Career Wins: 2
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Seaside 2012)
Career Winnings: $39,715.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725Money
NORCECA100000100000 US$300.00
NVL100001000000 $2,000.00
Pro Beach100000000010 $750.00
Wide Open100000000010 $0.00
Overall400001100020 US$3,050.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1997 Cameron Green - 49th Did not play
AVP 1998 Nathan Heidger - 17th Did not play
AVP 1999 Mark Paaluhi - 13th Did not play
AVP 2000 Mark Paaluhi - 9th Did not play
AVP 2001 Scott Davenport - 17th Did not play
AVP 2002 Alika Williams - 9th Did not play
AVP 2004 Scott Wong - 13th Did not play
AVP 2005 Jason Ring - 9th Arqum Iqbal - 41st
AVP 2006 Aaron Boss - 9th Billy Allen - 41st
AVP 2007 Canyon Ceman - 17th Eyal Zimet - 41st
AVP 2008 Matt Prosser - 17th Did not play
AVP 2009 Jonathan Acosta - 13th Did not play
AVP 2010 Austin Rester - 9th Evan Engle - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NORCECA 3/25-27/2011 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands 16 6th 100 US$300.00
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 1 Adriano Araujo / David Fischer (46) Won 21-12, 21-13  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Joaquin Acosta / Ty Tramblie (14) Won 21-17, 21-18  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 3 Casey Jennings / Scott Lane (3) Lost 16-21, 19-21  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 4 Jeff Nygaard / Matt Olson (13) Lost 15-21, 17-21  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Paul Baxter Jon Mesko
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000000300 $7,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
133005015663850 $135,217.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5500000614150 $12,900.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000000100 $0.00
13000015510 $13,280.00 Manhattan Beach10000000311 $3,015.00
11000006500 $7,116.25 Tour Championships2000000200 $0.00
           Gold Series2000000002 $0.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series4000000004 $0.00
           Contender Series/Tour Series8000001241 $250.00
161005016775160 $162,863.25 Total8200000722208 $16,165.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011Wide Open100000000100 $0.00 2250.0 %
2011NORCECA100001000000 $300.00 3260.0 %
TotalWide Open100000000100 $0.00 2250.0 %
TotalNORCECA100001000000 $300.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Paul Baxter  Jon Mesko
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000000132 $1,641.25 1997AVP          
12000002910 $3,537.00 1998AVP          
110000010100 $8,287.50 1999AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 1999USAV          
10000017110 $8,375.00 2000AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 2000USAV          
7000031300 $5,975.00 2001AVP          
6000014100 $5,840.00 2002AVP          
7001023001 $7,947.50 2003AVP          
8000001403 $10,500.00 2003FIVB          
10001034200 $12,245.00 2004AVP5000000005 $0.00
12003045000 $29,575.00 2005AVP7000000007 $0.00
140000010310 $12,725.00 2006AVP10000000046 $600.00
15000006900 $11,125.00 2007AVP14000001265 $2,200.00
15000017700 $14,600.00 2008AVP7000001420 $4,150.00
13000015700 $14,015.00 2009AVP10000002521 $5,090.00
7000015100 $8,875.00 2010AVP3000001020 $1,100.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2011NVL2000002000 $750.00
1000000100 $0.00 2011Wide Open2000000200 $0.00
1000010000 $150.00 2011NORCECA1000010000 $150.00
158005019705266 $156,413.25 TotalTotal61000017131624 $14,040.00
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
Overall2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
2010-20112 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 4-4 50.0% 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Jennings/Lane 0-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Jennings/Lane 3 Baxter/Mesko 19 21-16, 21-19  
Trail the series against # 13 Nygaard/Olson 0-1
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 4 Nygaard/Olson 13 Baxter/Mesko 19 21-15, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 14 Acosta/Tramblie 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Baxter/Mesko 19 Acosta/Tramblie 14 21-17, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 46 Araujo/Fischer 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 1 Baxter/Mesko 19 Araujo/Fischer 46 21-12, 21-13