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AVP Tour
$125,000 Pro Series Huntington Beach Open
May 18 - 21, 2023

(16, Q9) 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 Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Jeff Carlucci - 21st	Did not play
2014	Abel Gustafson - 21st	Did not play
2015	Jake Rosener - 17th	Did not play
2016	Tim May - 17th	Did not play
2017	Bill Strickland - 21st	Derek Olson - 17th
FIVB 2018	Andrew Dentler - 33rd	Ian Satterfield - 49th
2019	Marty Lorenz - 17th	Dave Palm - 25th
2022	Brian Miller - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/10-12/2022	Muskegon Open	7	13	1254	$0.00
AVP	5/6-8/2022	Austin Open	14	13	1390	$1,400.00

Pro Series Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 5/18/2023

Qualifier 1

Cole Aidnik / Nicholas Amado (Q24)

Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-11

1:09

Thu, 5/18/2023

Qualifier 2

Kacey Losik / Kylen Winterbotham (Q25)

Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-11

1:10

Thu, 5/18/2023

Qualifier 3

Travis Mewhirter / Sam Schachter (Q1)

Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-12

1:12

Fri, 5/19/2023

Winner 1

Tri Bourne / Chaim Schalk (1)

Lost 14-21, 16-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	22	9	3	0.273	0	8	2	3
	1	12	3	2	0.083	0	4	2	0
	2	10	6	1	0.500	0	4	0	3
Jeff Samuels	Total	24	8	5	0.125	1	4	0	2
	1	11	5	0	0.455	0	3	0	0
	2	13	3	5	-0.154	1	1	0	2

Sat, 5/20/2023

Contender 1

Timothy Brewster / Kyle Friend (8)

Lost 19-21, 21-18, 9-15

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	Total	52	22	14	0.154	0	11	0	2
	1	19	8	4	0.211	0	6	0	1
	2	20	10	6	0.200	0	4	0	0
	3	13	4	4	0.000	0	1	0	1
Jeff Samuels	Total	13	8	2	0.462	6	3	0	2
	1	6	4	1	0.500	2	2	0	2
	2	3	2	0	0.667	3	0	0	0
	3	4	2	1	0.250	1	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Raffe Paulis	74	31	17	0.189	0	19	2	5
Jeff Samuels	37	16	7	0.243	7	7	0	4

Head to Head Results
Paulis/Samuels lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bourne/Schalk 0-1
5/19/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Bourne/Schalk	1	Paulis/Samuels	16, Q9	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Brewster/Friend 0-1
5/20/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Brewster/Friend	8	Paulis/Samuels	16, Q9	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	1:02
Lead the series against # Q1 Mewhirter/Schachter 1-0
5/18/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Paulis/Samuels	16, Q9	Mewhirter/Schachter	Q1	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:12
Lead the series against # Q24 Aidnik/Amado 1-0
5/18/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Paulis/Samuels	16, Q9	Aidnik/Amado	Q24	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	1:09
Lead the series against # Q25 Losik/Winterbotham 1-0
5/18/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Paulis/Samuels	16, Q9	Losik/Winterbotham	Q25	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	1:10