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AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Pro Series Austin Open
May 6 - 8, 2022

(14) Raffe Paulis/Jeff Samuels

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$23,075.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Resides:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$31,950.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	$8,350.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Piotr Marciniak - 13th	David Smith - 21st
2018	Travis Mewhirter - 13th	Michael Brunsting - 21st
2019	Andrew Dentler - 29th	Dylan Maarek - 21st

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Austin Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/6/2022

Winner 1

Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk (3)

Lost 16-21, 19-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	34	11	4	0.206	0	6	0	5
	1	18	5	2	0.167	0	3	0	2
	2	16	6	2	0.250	0	3	0	3
Jeff Samuels	Total	15	9	2	0.467	2	0	2	2
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	0	1	0
	2	8	5	2	0.375	2	0	1	2

Sat, 5/7/2022

Contender 1

Paul Lotman / Skylar del Sol (11)

Lost 15-21, 14-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	26	13	6	0.269	0	8	0	1
	1	15	10	1	0.600	0	3	0	1
	2	11	3	5	-0.182	0	5	0	0
Jeff Samuels	Total	14	7	4	0.214	1	0	0	3
	1	5	2	2	0.000	0	0	0	1
	2	9	5	2	0.333	1	0	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	60	24	10	0.233	0	14	0	6
Jeff Samuels	29	16	6	0.345	3	0	2	5

Head to Head Results
Paulis/Samuels trail the series against the field 0-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brunner/Schalk 0-1
5/6/22	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1	Brunner/Schalk	3	Paulis/Samuels	14	21-16, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 11 del Sol/Lotman 0-1
5/7/22	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 1	Lotman/del Sol	11	Paulis/Samuels	14	21-15, 21-14	0:43