Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$200,000 2011 Manhattan Beach Open
August 26 - 28, 2011
(16) Paul Baxter/Jon Mesko
 
Paul Baxter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Ball State
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 174
Career Best: 3rd (6 times)
Career Pro Beach Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $171,788.25
Jon Mesko
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 30, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Traverse City, MI
Height: 6'6"
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 2
Career Pro Beach Best: 7th (Belmar 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 Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1999 Mark Paaluhi - 9th Did not play
AVP 2000 Sean Scott - 17th Did not play
AVP 2001 Jason Ring - 17th Did not play
AVP 2002 Alika Williams - 5th Did not play
AVP 2003 Carl Henkel - 33rd Did not play
AVP 2004 Scott Wong - 9th Vince Fierro - 57th
AVP 2005 Fred Souza - 13th Tom Slauterbeck - 41st
AVP 2006 Aaron Boss - 25th John Braunstein - 33rd
AVP 2007 Dain Blanton - 17th John Moran - 33rd
AVP 2008 Joaquin Acosta - 17th David Fischer - 17th
AVP 2009 Jonathan Acosta - 9th William Chenoweth - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 19 17th 0 $0.00
NORCECA 3/25-27/2011 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands 16 6th 100 US$300.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 1 Sam Haghighi / Dane Pearson (49) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:47
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 2 Scott Hill / Everett Matthews (17) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:48
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 2 Grant Delgado / Kyle Stevenson (46) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:24
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 3 Kevin Beukema / Guy Hamilton (32) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:44
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 4 Jesse Rambis / Kevin Wong (2) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 11-15 1:09
Head to Head Results
Baxter/Mesko lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rambis/Wong 0-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Rambis/Wong 2 Baxter/Mesko 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:09
Trail the series against # 11 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  
Trail the series against # 17 Hill/Matthews 0-1
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Hill/Matthews 17 Baxter/Mesko 16 21-19, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 32 Beukema/Hamilton 1-0
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 Baxter/Mesko 16 Beukema/Hamilton 32 21-13, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 46 Delgado/Stevenson 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Baxter/Mesko 16 Delgado/Stevenson 46 21-12, 21-12 0:24
Lead the series against # 49 Haghighi/Pearson 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Baxter/Mesko 16 Haghighi/Pearson 49 21-15, 21-16 0:47