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AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Heritage Series
Friday, May 9, 2025

Match #37: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(15, Q5) Gage Basey/Caleb Kwekel
vs.
(Q28) Alex Harthaller/Diego Perez

Gage Basey

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 18, 2003 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lyons, CO

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Colorado

Seasons:

5

Tournaments:

18

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$9,625.00

Caleb Kwekel

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 27, 2002 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Rapids, MI

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

6

Tournaments:

32

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Laguna Beach 2023)

Career Winnings:

$16,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$700.00
Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$2,950.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Dylan Zacca - 9th
2023	Thomas Hurst - 29th	Dylan Zacca - 29th
2024	Lars Basey - 13th	Alvaro Filho - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/5-8/2024	Futures Pompano Beach	15, Q5	2nd	360	US$700.00

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/9/2025

Qualifier 2

Alex Harthaller / Diego Perez (Q28)

Won 18-21, 26-24, 15-10

Fri, 5/9/2025

Qualifier 3

Devon Burki / Raffe Paulis (Q12)

Won 21-16, 21-12

Fri, 5/9/2025

Qualifier 4

Timothy Brewster / Ryan Ierna (Q4)

Won 21-13, 21-23, 19-17

Sat, 5/10/2025

Winner 1

Chase Budinger / Miles Evans (2)

Lost 18-21, 17-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Gage Basey	Total	15	9	3	0.400	1	3	1	5
	1	8	6	2	0.500	1	2	0	2
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	1	1	3
Caleb Kwekel	Total	25	18	4	0.560	3	6	0	6
	1	12	10	1	0.750	2	1	0	5
	2	13	8	3	0.385	1	5	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Gage Basey	15	9	3	0.400	1	3	1	5
Caleb Kwekel	25	18	4	0.560	3	6	0	6

Alex Harthaller

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

Innsbruck, Austria

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne
Pepperdine

Seasons:

2

Tournaments:

2

Career Best:

5th (AVP Laguna Beach 2023)

Career Winnings:

$300.00

Diego Perez

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Irvine, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Orange Coast College
Pepperdine

Seasons:

4

Tournaments:

22

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$7,025.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Nolan Flexen - 33rd
2023	Did not play	Brice Paxson - 29th
2024	Did not play	Ryan Ierna - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/9/2025	Qualifier 1	Jonathan Low / Anthony Popoca (Q37)	Won 21-7, 21-11
Fri, 5/9/2025	Qualifier 2	Gage Basey / Caleb Kwekel (15, Q5)	Lost 21-18, 24-26, 10-15

Head to Head Results
Basey/Kwekel lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/9/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Basey/Kwekel	15, Q5	Harthaller/Perez	Q28	18-21, 26-24, 15-10