AVP Tour
$250,000 Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
August 10 - 13, 2006
(22) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc
 
Ben Koski
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $12,727.50
Jeff Minc
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $14,127.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341434957Money
AVP3800000023171011112 $25,225.00
Pro Beach1000000000100000 $230.00
Overall3900000023171111112 $25,455.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Tye Thoreson - 45th
2002 Did not play Matt Riley - 33rd
2003 Jeff Minc - 49th Ben Koski - 49th
2004 Did not play Derek Zimmerman - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/20-23/2006 Chicago Open 21 25 52 $350.00
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 20 17 72 $600.00
AVP 7/6-9/2006 Atlanta Open 18 17 72 $750.00
AVP 6/29-7/2/2006 Seaside Heights Open 15 17 72 $600.00
AVP 6/15-17/2006 Sacramento Open 18 9 208 $2,875.00
AVP 6/9-11/2006 Hermosa Beach Open 17 17 72 $600.00
AVP 5/26-28/2006 Huntington Beach Open 19 17 72 $600.00
AVP 5/18-21/2006 Santa Barbara Open 21 13 156 $2,400.00
AVP 5/5-7/2006 Tempe Open 21, Q2 9 144 $2,600.00
AVP 3/31-4/2/2006 Fort Lauderdale Open 21 17 72 $600.00
AVP 9/1-3/2005 Chicago Open 26, Q2 17 156 $1,200.00
AVP 8/11-13/2005 Huntington Beach Open 24, Q1 25 52 $250.00
AVP 7/21-23/2005 Hermosa Beach Open 22 17 104 $800.00
AVP 7/8-10/2005 Belmar Open 27, Q3 17 72 $550.00
AVP 6/30-7/3/2005 Cincinnati Open 27, Q3 17 104 $800.00
AVP 6/10-12/2005 San Diego Open 30, Q6 25 36 $100.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/11/2006 Winner 1 Brad Keenan / John Mayer (11) Lost 15-21, 22-24 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Ben KoskiTotal231440.4350124
 116930.3750113
 27510.5710011
Jeff MincTotal25990.0000901
 1503-0.6000601
 220960.1500300
Fri, 8/11/2006 Contender 1 Kyle Denitz / Arri Jeschke (27, Q7) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Ben KoskiTotal211120.4293300
 17600.8572200
 214520.2141100
Jeff MincTotal271530.44401700
 18610.6250400
 219920.36801300
Sat, 8/12/2006 Contender 2 Canyon Ceman / Matt Olson (12) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Ben KoskiTotal9600.6671141
 16300.5001110
 23301.0000031
Jeff MincTotal382070.3420301
 1191030.3680200
 2191040.3160101
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Ben Koski533160.4724565
Jeff Minc9044190.27802902
Head to Head Results
Koski/Minc trail the series against the field 5-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 2 Koski/Minc 15 21-12, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Koski/Minc 17 23-25, 21-14, 15-7 1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-3
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 Koski/Minc 20 21-19, 21-12 0:42
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 Koski/Minc 21, Q2 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 1:00
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 Koski/Minc 21 21-10, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Holdren/Scott 0-1
5/20/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 Holdren/Scott 3 Koski/Minc 21 21-16, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Lucena/Rooney 1-0
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 1 Koski/Minc 21, Q2 Lucena/Rooney 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 0-1
6/16/06AVPSacramento Open Contender 3 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 6 Koski/Minc 18 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:59
Series tied with # 10 Doble/Mariano 1-1
6/16/06AVPSacramento Open Contender 2 Koski/Minc 18 Doble/Mariano 9 21-16, 21-11 0:37
5/27/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Doble/Mariano 14 Koski/Minc 19 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:01
Series tied with # 11 Keenan/Mayer 1-1
8/11/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Keenan/Mayer 11 Koski/Minc 22 21-15, 24-22 0:40
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Koski/Minc 15 Keenan/Mayer 18 22-24, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Ceman/Olson 0-3
8/12/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Ceman/Olson 12 Koski/Minc 22 21-18, 21-16 0:40
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Ceman/Olson 12 Koski/Minc 21 21-16, 21-14 0:38
7/14/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 1 Ceman/Olson 13 Koski/Minc 20 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 21 Baxter/Boss 0-1
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Baxter/Boss 18 Koski/Minc 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Denitz/Jeschke 1-0
8/11/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Koski/Minc 22 Denitz/Jeschke 27, Q7 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q18 Robbins/Wight 1-0
5/5/06AVPTempe Open Qualifier 4 Koski/Minc 21, Q2 Robbins/Wight Q23 21-9, 21-14 0:37