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$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam McDonalds Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 10 - 12, 2008

(29, Q2) Joaquin Acosta/Jon Mesko

Joaquin Acosta

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 1, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio Piedras, PR

Resides:

Miami, FL

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara
Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Malibu 2011)

Career AVP Best:

7th (Brooklyn 2009)

Career Winnings:

$19,320.00

Jon Mesko

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 30, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Traverse City, MI

Resides:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

6'6"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Gros Islet 2012)

Career AVP Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$39,715.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$350.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Did not play	Joe Boken - 41st
2006	Did not play	Billy Allen - 41st
2007	Jonathan Acosta - 41st	John Moran - 13th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

AVP Slam Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 7/10/2008

Qualifier 2

Pete DiVenere / Chris Keen (Q34)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:48

Thu, 7/10/2008

Qualifier 3

Benjamin Shamrokh / Adam VanOort (Q18)

Won 21-17, 21-16

0:39

Fri, 7/11/2008

Winner 1

Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (4)

Lost 15-21, 17-21

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	Total	28	14	6	0.286	2	2	0	0
	1	13	6	2	0.308	0	1	0	0
	2	15	8	4	0.267	2	1	0	0
Jon Mesko	Total	2	1	0	0.500	0	0	3	1
	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0
	2	2	1	0	0.500	0	0	2	1

Fri, 7/11/2008

Contender 1

Paul Baxter / Matt Prosser (13)

Lost 14-21, 17-21

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	Total	23	15	3	0.522	0	3	1	3
	1	10	5	3	0.200	0	2	0	1
	2	13	10	0	0.769	0	1	1	2
Jon Mesko	Total	20	8	6	0.100	1	1	1	1
	1	10	5	3	0.200	0	0	1	0
	2	10	3	3	0.000	1	1	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	51	29	9	0.392	2	5	1	3
Jon Mesko	22	9	6	0.136	1	1	4	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Medel/Souza 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 1	Medel/Souza	4	Acosta/Mesko	29, Q2	21-15, 21-17	0:50
Trail the series against # 13 Baxter/Prosser 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 1	Baxter/Prosser	13	Acosta/Mesko	29, Q2	21-14, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # Q18 Shamrokh/VanOort 1-0
7/10/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Qualifier 3	Acosta/Mesko	29, Q2	Shamrokh/VanOort	Q18	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q34 DiVenere/Keen 1-0
7/10/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Qualifier 2	Acosta/Mesko	29, Q2	DiVenere/Keen	Q34	21-15, 21-17	0:48