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AVP Tour
$300,000 Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 17 - 20, 2023

(20, Q1) Michael Groselle/Nathan Yang

Michael Groselle

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Resides:

Aurora, CO

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Citadel

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$7,750.00

Nathan Yang

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 15, 1991 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davis, CA

Resides:

Lakewood, CO

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Davis
Colorado

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Denver 2023)

Career Winnings:

$3,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	$6,800.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	David Smith - 25th
2018	David Smith - 41st	Steven Irvin - 57th
2019	Ty Coutts - 41st	Patrick Bolton - 41st
2021	David Vander Meer - 25th	Mikhail Butler - 37th
2022	Nathan Yang - 25th	Michael Groselle - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/4-6/2023	Gold Series Atlanta Open	16	13	1706	$4,000.00
AVP	7/5-7/2023	Tour Series Waupaca Open	10	9	1192	$0.00
AVP	6/30-7/2/2023	Tour Series Denver Open	17	3	1463	$1,000.00
AVP	5/18-21/2023	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Q13	21	1192	$0.00
AVP	4/13-16/2023	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Q11	21	1192	$0.00
AVP	8/26-28/2022	Virginia Beach Open	12	9	1390	$500.00
AVP	8/18-21/2022	Manhattan Beach Open	26, Q7	25	1132	$650.00
AVP	7/22-24/2022	Atlantic City Open	15, Q1	13	1254	$0.00
AVP	7/7-9/2022	Waupaca Open	7	17	1132	$0.00

Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 8/17/2023

Qualifier 2

Matthew Pimblett / Jeff Steffens (Q65)

Won 21-12, 21-14

Thu, 8/17/2023

Qualifier 3

Skyler Kaufman / Manning Lemoine (Q33)

Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-10

Thu, 8/17/2023

Qualifier 4

Owen Karlenzig / Christopher Shaffer (Q16)

Won 26-24, 24-22

Fri, 8/18/2023

Winner 1

Jake Dietrich / Travis Mewhirter (13)

Lost 17-21, 16-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Michael Groselle	Total	21	13	2	0.524	3	2	0	0
	1	9	5	0	0.556	3	1	0	0
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	1	0	0
Nathan Yang	Total	20	7	6	0.050	0	7	2	2
	1	12	4	4	0.000	0	5	1	1
	2	8	3	2	0.125	0	2	1	1

Fri, 8/18/2023

Contender 1

Peter Connole / Steven Roschitz (29, Q5)

Lost 20-22, 13-21

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Michael Groselle	Total	17	13	3	0.588	4	0	0	0
	1	12	9	2	0.583	2	0	0	0
	2	5	4	1	0.600	2	0	0	0
Nathan Yang	Total	20	8	5	0.150	0	5	3	2
	1	7	3	0	0.429	0	3	2	0
	2	13	5	5	0.000	0	2	1	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Michael Groselle	38	26	5	0.553	7	2	0	0
Nathan Yang	40	15	11	0.100	0	12	5	4

Head to Head Results
Groselle/Yang trail the series against the field 5-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Brewster/Friend 0-1
8/28/22	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Contender 3	Brewster/Friend	1	Groselle/Yang	12	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	1:17
Trail the series against # 8 Allen/Cerutti 0-1
7/2/23	AVP	Tour Series Denver Open	Semi-Finals	Allen/Cerutti	6	Groselle/Yang	17	21-11, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Bomgren/Lotman 0-1
8/4/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Contender 1	Bomgren/Lotman	9	Groselle/Yang	16	22-20, 21-18	0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Dietrich/Mewhirter 0-1
8/18/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Dietrich/Mewhirter	13	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 22 Basey/Perez 0-1
7/6/23	AVP	Tour Series Waupaca Open	Pool C	Basey/Perez	15	Groselle/Yang	10	14-21, 21-16, 15-13
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 Connole/Roschitz 0-1
8/18/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Connole/Roschitz	29, Q5	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:53
Trail the series against # Q7 Coyle/Leathers 0-1
7/6/23	AVP	Tour Series Waupaca Open	Winner 1	Coyle/Leathers	19, Q5	Groselle/Yang	10	21-16, 21-12
Lead the series against # Q16 Karlenzig/Shaffer 2-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	Karlenzig/Shaffer	Q16	26-24, 24-22
7/6/23	AVP	Tour Series Waupaca Open	Pool C	Groselle/Yang	10	Karlenzig/Shaffer	22, Q8	21-14, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q33 Kaufman/Lemoine 1-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	Kaufman/Lemoine	Q33	21-14, 17-21, 15-10
Lead the series against # Q47 Fleming/Harner 1-0
8/18/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Groselle/Yang	26, Q7	Fleming/Harner	Q71	21-14, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q65 Pimblett/Steffens 1-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Groselle/Yang	20, Q1	Pimblett/Steffens	Q65	21-12, 21-14