AVP Tour
$125,000 Bud Light Huntington Beach Open Presented by Shark Energy Drink
May 28 - 30, 2004
(5) Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh
 
Canyon Ceman
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: 18
Tournaments: 224
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $682,442.25
Mike Whitmarsh
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: 15
Tournaments: 267
Career Wins: 28
Career AVP Wins: 25
Career Winnings: $1,602,987.88
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP4048103643110 $343,390.00
FIVB30110000010 US$69,500.00
Overall4349113643120 US$412,890.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
USAV 1999 Adam Jewell - 9th Matt Unger - 9th
2000 Brian Lewis - 1st Matt Unger - 4th
2001 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
2002 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
2003 Mike Whitmarsh - 5th Canyon Ceman - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/2-4/2004 Fort Lauderdale Open 1 9 144 $1,600.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 24 3 480 US$23,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2003 Las Vegas AVP Shootout 2 5 260 $3,750.00
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
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 1 Mike DiPierro / Jim VanZwieten (28, Q9) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal221420.5450501
 110710.6000301
 212710.5000200
Mike WhitmarshTotal211520.6193600
 18620.5001200
 213900.6922400
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 2 Eduardo Bacil / Eli Fairfield (12) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal17710.3530700
 111200.1820700
 26510.6670000
Mike WhitmarshTotal382340.5003600
 1221420.5451400
 216920.4382200
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 2 David Smith / Brad Torsone (22) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
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 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 3 Jim Nichols / Matt Olson (13) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
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Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 4 Brent Doble / Brian Lewis (7) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal221140.31811521
 18210.1250810
 29530.2220211
 35400.8001500
Mike WhitmarshTotal4418100.1828100
 119850.1581000
 211510.3643000
 314540.0714100
Sun, 5/30/2004 Contender 5 Paul Baxter / Scott Wong (11) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 1:11
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal281320.39301700
 110610.5000600
 211600.5450600
 37110.0000500
Mike WhitmarshTotal501970.2404601
 119740.1581101
 215610.3332300
 316620.2501200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman894590.40414422
Mike Whitmarsh15375230.340181901
Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 10-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Rosenthal/Witt 4 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard 1-2
9/4/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Finals Blanton/Nygaard 8 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 27-25 0:53
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Series tied with # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-1
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Doble/Lewis 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Doble/Lewis 7 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:06
Series tied with # 9 Hyden/Witt 1-1
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Hyden/Witt 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 1 21-19, 10-21, 15-11 0:57
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Contender 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Hyden/Witt 15 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baxter/Wong 0-1
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Baxter/Wong 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 12 Bacil/Fairfield 0-1
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Bacil/Fairfield 12 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Nichols/Olson 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Nichols/Olson 13 21-13, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Smith/Torsone 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Smith/Torsone 22 21-10, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 DiPierro/VanZwieten 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 DiPierro/VanZwieten 28, Q9 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Grotowski/Jones 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 1 Grotowski/Jones 32, Q14 26-24, 21-11 0:50