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AVP Tour
$175,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
July 22 - 25, 2004

(8) 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 Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1990	Did not play	Larry Mear - 17th
1991	Did not play	John Hanley - 9th
1992	David Swatik - 9th	Brian Lewis - 5th
1993	Did not play	Mike Dodd - 3rd
1994	Dan Vrebalovich - 13th	Mike Dodd - 4th
FIVB 1995	Did not play	Mike Dodd - 1st
1995	Tim Hovland - 7th	Mike Dodd - 5th
1996	Dain Blanton - 7th	Mike Dodd - 2nd
1997	Dain Blanton - 1st	Mike Dodd - 5th
1997	Dain Blanton - 3rd	Mike Dodd - 4th
1998	Mark Kerins - 9th	Kent Steffes - 4th
1999	Adam Jewell - 7th	David Swatik - 1st
2000	Brian Lewis - 3rd	David Swatik - 17th
2001	Mike Whitmarsh - 9th	Canyon Ceman - 9th
2002	Mike Whitmarsh - 9th	Canyon Ceman - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-11/2004	Belmar Open	7	7	252	$3,500.00
AVP	6/11-13/2004	San Diego Open	8	3	270	$5,825.00
AVP	6/4-6/2004	Manhattan Beach Open	7	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	5/28-30/2004	Huntington Beach Open	5	7	180	$2,500.00
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

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 1

Ty Loomis / John Moran (25, Q3)

Won 21-13, 21-18

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	30	18	3	0.500	0	10	1	2
	1	14	9	1	0.571	0	5	1	1
	2	16	9	2	0.438	0	5	0	1
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	16	11	1	0.625	2	1	0	0
	1	3	3	0	1.000	1	1	0	0
	2	13	8	1	0.538	1	0	0	0

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 2

Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong (9)

Lost 17-21, 18-21

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	19	11	4	0.368	1	4	2	0
	1	10	6	1	0.500	0	2	2	0
	2	9	5	3	0.222	1	2	0	0
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	20	13	2	0.550	1	1	0	1
	1	9	5	1	0.444	0	1	0	0
	2	11	8	1	0.636	1	0	0	1

Sat, 7/24/2004

Contender 2

Scott Lane / Anthony Medel (23, Q1)

Won 21-12, 21-17

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	29	22	5	0.586	0	17	0	0
	1	17	13	2	0.647	0	9	0	0
	2	12	9	3	0.500	0	8	0	0
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	12	8	1	0.583	4	1	0	0
	1	6	3	1	0.333	2	1	0	0
	2	6	5	0	0.833	2	0	0	0

Sat, 7/24/2004

Contender 3

Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (1)

Lost 15-21, 19-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	Total	31	16	9	0.226	0	11	0	0
	1	16	6	5	0.063	0	5	0	0
	2	15	10	4	0.400	0	6	0	0
Mike Whitmarsh	Total	23	10	4	0.261	0	3	0	0
	1	12	5	1	0.333	0	2	0	0
	2	11	5	3	0.182	0	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Canyon Ceman	109	67	21	0.422	1	42	3	2
Mike Whitmarsh	71	42	8	0.479	7	6	0	1

Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 24-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kiraly/Lambert 0-1
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Kiraly/Lambert	1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 2 Rogers/Scott 3-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Ceman/Whitmarsh	24	Rogers/Scott	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
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
Series tied with # 3 Rosenthal/Witt 2-2
7/11/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	21-18, 23-25, 15-9	0:56
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	21-19, 21-15	0:34
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	Rosenthal/Witt	2	24-22, 21-16	0:47
8/30/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Rosenthal/Witt	4	24-26, 21-17, 15-10	0:56
Series tied with # 4 Gibb/Jewell 1-1
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Jewell	2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	21-19, 21-17	0:45
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Gibb/Jewell	5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-2
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	21-16, 21-18	0:56
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 # 9 Fonoimoana/Wong 1-4
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Fonoimoana/Wong	9	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	21-17, 21-18	0:49
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Fonoimoana/Wong	9	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:15
8/16/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Fonoimoana/Wong	6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	21-16, 21-18	0:50
8/10/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fonoimoana/Wong	7	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	15-21, 24-22, 19-17	1:12
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	2	Fonoimoana/Wong	7	21-18, 21-18	0:49
Series tied with # 10 Holdren/Metzger 1-1
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Holdren/Metzger	9	Ceman/Whitmarsh	1	21-15, 21-15	0:41
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	24	Holdren/Metzger	17, Q1	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Hyden/Witt 1-1
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Hyden/Witt	11	Ceman/Whitmarsh	1	21-19, 10-21, 15-11	0:57
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 6	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Hyden/Witt	15	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Series tied with # 13 Baxter/Wong 1-1
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	Baxter/Wong	10	21-17, 21-16	0:41
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Baxter/Wong	11	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	1:11
Lead the series against # 14 Nichols/Olson 2-0
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	Nichols/Olson	12	21-10, 24-26, 15-13	1:06
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	5	Nichols/Olson	13	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	3	Dalhausser/Lucena	30, Q12	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Heath/Roberts 1-0
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Heath/Roberts	16	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lane/Medel 1-0
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Lane/Medel	23, Q1	21-12, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Loomis/Moran 1-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Loomis/Moran	25, Q3	21-13, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Fisher/Guigliano 1-0
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Fisher/Guigliano	24	18-21, 21-9, 16-14	0:59
Lead the series against # Q6 Minc/Wachtfogel 1-0
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	7	Minc/Wachtfogel	26, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 Chapman/Morrison 1-0
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Ceman/Whitmarsh	8	Chapman/Morrison	25, Q5	21-15, 21-16	0:34