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AVP Tour
$125,000 Belmar Open, Presented by Paul Mitchell
June 28 - 30, 2002

(6) Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh

Canyon Ceman

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 21, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Resides:

Stamford, CT

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

224

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$682,442.25

Mike Whitmarsh

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 18, 1962 (61 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Resides:

Deceased February 16, 2009

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

San Diego

Seasons:

Tournaments:

267

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,602,987.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	40	4	8	10	3	6	4	3	1	1	0	$343,390.00
FIVB	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$69,500.00
Overall	43	4	9	11	3	6	4	3	1	2	0	US$412,890.00

Previous Belmar Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1991	Did not play	John Hanley - 7th
1992	Did not play	Ricci Luyties - 5th
1993	Did not play	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1994	David Swatik - 25th	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1995	Jeff Rodgers - 7th	Did not play
1996	Dain Blanton - 5th	Did not play
1997	Mike Whitmarsh - 1st	Canyon Ceman - 1st
1998	Mark Kerins - 5th	Kent Steffes - 1st
1999	Brian Lewis - 2nd	David Swatik - 1st
2000	Mike Whitmarsh - 1st	Canyon Ceman - 1st
2001	Mike Whitmarsh - 3rd	Canyon Ceman - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/14-16/2002	Santa Barbara Open	3	7	180	$2,500.00
AVP	6/7-9/2002	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	3	9	172	$1,920.00
AVP	5/24-26/2002	Huntington Beach Open	4	2	324	$9,750.00
AVP	8/24-26/2001	Open at Manhattan Beach	3	3	288	$8,160.00
AVP	8/17-19/2001	Open at Santa Barbara	2	3	288	$6,800.00
AVP	7/27-29/2001	Open at Virginia Beach	1	7	180	$2,500.00
AVP	7/20-22/2001	The Open at Belmar	1	3	288	$6,600.00
AVP	7/13-15/2001	Open at Muskegon	2	2	324	$9,250.00
AVP	6/15-17/2001	Huntington Beach Open	1	2	324	$9,250.00
AVP	6/8-10/2001	Hermosa Beach Open	2	9	144	$2,200.00
AVP	8/25-27/2000	Manhattan Beach Open	3	2	0	$20,000.00
AVP	8/18-20/2000	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	3	4	0	$7,000.00
AVP	7/28-30/2000	Virginia Beach Open	2	3	0	$7,500.00
AVP	7/21-23/2000	Belmar Open	4	1	0	$16,000.00
AVP	7/14-16/2000	Muskegon Open	2	4	0	$5,500.00

Belmar Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 6/29/2002

Winner 1

Adam Roberts / Jim Walls (27)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	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	1	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	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	1	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/29/2002

Winner 2

Aaron Boss / Ian Clark (11)

Won 21-12, 21-18

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	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	1	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 6/29/2002

Winner 3

Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3)

Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-13

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	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
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	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
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A

Sun, 6/30/2002

Winner 4

Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong (2)

Won 21-18, 21-19

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	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
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	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	2	N/A	0	N/A

Sun, 6/30/2002

Semi-Finals

Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (3)

Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	2	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	0	N/A	1	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	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	1	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sun, 6/30/2002

Finals

Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1)

Won 21-18, 21-16

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	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
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7	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	6	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	7	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	N/A	0	N/A

Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 14-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1-1
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	21-18, 21-16	0:50
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-18, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Metzger/Wong 2-0
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Metzger/Wong	2	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Metzger/Wong	1	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 3 Doble/Kiraly 3-0
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Doble/Kiraly	3	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:03
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Doble/Kiraly	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Doble/Kiraly	8	21-8, 21-23, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Bacil/Souza 0-1
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Bacil/Souza	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Series tied with # 7 Hannemann/Nygaard 1-1
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 3	Hannemann/Nygaard	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Hannemann/Nygaard	5	21-18, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Jewell/Smith 0-1
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 5	Jewell/Smith	10	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 11 Boss/Clark 1-0
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Boss/Clark	11	21-12, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Jennings/Torsone 0-1
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Contender 4	Jennings/Torsone	17	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	26-28, 21-13, 15-9	0:59
Lead the series against # 14 Elliott/Soldano 1-0
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Delahoz/Makos 2-0
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Delahoz/Makos	18	23-21, 21-13	0:43
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Delahoz/Makos	19	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 20 Reilly/VanHuizen 1-0
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Reilly/VanHuizen	30	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Hyden/McCaw 1-0
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Hyden/McCaw	30	21-23, 21-13, 16-14	1:01
Lead the series against # 27 Roberts/Walls 1-0
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Roberts/Walls	27	21-15, 21-19	0:36