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AVP Tour
$150,000 Las Vegas Aquafina AVP Shootout Presented by Bud Light
September 4 - 6, 2003

(2) 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 Las Vegas Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Did not play	Various - 3rd
1997	Various - 11th	Various - 5th
1998	Various - 3rd	Various - 4th
1999	Various - 8th	Various - 4th
2000	Various - 4th	Various - 1st
2001	Various - 7th	Various - 2nd
2002	Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd	Canyon Ceman - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/28-31/2003	Chicago Open	5	2	388	$11,700.00
AVP	8/14-17/2003	Huntington Beach Open	3	5	260	$4,200.00
AVP	8/7-10/2003	Manhattan Beach Open	2	3	324	$6,990.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	32	17	104	US$4,500.00
AVP	7/25-27/2003	Belmar Open	2	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	4/25-27/2003	Tempe Open	2	1	360	$14,500.00
AVP	4/4-6/2003	Fort Lauderdale Open	3	3	270	$5,825.00
AVP	9/5-7/2002	Las Vegas Shootout	2	2	0	$15,000.00
AVP	8/22-25/2002	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	4	5	260	$4,200.00
AVP	8/8-11/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	4	2	428	$14,000.00
AVP	6/28-30/2002	Belmar Open	6	1	360	$14,500.00
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

Las Vegas AVP Shootout Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 9/4/2003

Winner 1

Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard (7)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	18	11	N/A	N/A	0	10	0	N/A
	1	8	5	N/A	N/A	0	2	0	N/A
	2	10	6	N/A	N/A	0	8	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	32	15	N/A	N/A	5	3	0	N/A
	1	13	8	N/A	N/A	2	2	0	N/A
	2	19	7	N/A	N/A	3	1	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	18	11	N/A	N/A	0	10	0	N/A
Mike Whitmarsh	32	15	N/A	N/A	5	3	0	N/A

Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 16-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Doble/Kiraly 6-2
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Doble/Kiraly	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
7/27/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 6	Doble/Kiraly	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:05
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Doble/Kiraly	3	21-16, 26-24	0:59
4/6/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Doble/Kiraly	2	19-21, 22-20, 16-14	1:12
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Doble/Kiraly	2	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	1:13
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
Lead the series against # 3 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
8/30/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	24-26, 21-17, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 4 Rogers/Scott 2-0
9/5/02	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Rogers/Scott	7	21-17, 21-18	0:53
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 7	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Rogers/Scott	8	21-17, 23-21	0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Ayakatubby/Lewis 3-1
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Ayakatubby/Lewis	6	21-16, 21-18	0:39
8/17/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Ayakatubby/Lewis	4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	23-21, 21-16	0:46
8/10/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Ayakatubby/Lewis	3	25-23, 21-17	0:47
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Semi-Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Ayakatubby/Lewis	8	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-1
8/16/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	1	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:55
4/6/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	13	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	22-20, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard 1-2
9/4/03	AVP	Las Vegas AVP Shootout	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	21-18, 27-25	0:53
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Finals	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Blanton/Nygaard	13	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Fonoimoana/Holdren 2-5
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Fonoimoana/Holdren	7	23-21, 21-17	0:54
9/7/02	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	26-24, 21-18	0:52
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 4	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:03
8/11/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-15, 21-18	1:00
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 5	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	21-17, 19-21, 18-16	1:07
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