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AVP Tour
$60,000 Denver Contender Series
Saturday, July 5, 2025

Match #25: Lucky Loser

(22, Q7) Michael Groselle/Ryan Smith
vs.
(19) Ian Carlson/Skylar del Sol

Michael Groselle

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Citadel

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$8,850.00

Ryan Smith

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 2001 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parker, CO

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Vanguard

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	US$0.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Lev Priima - 13th	Nathan Yang - 9th
2023	Nathan Yang - 3rd	John-Michael Plummer - 9th
2024	Raffe Paulis - 19th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	BPT Futures Sveti Vlas	Q11	21st	60	€ 0.00

Denver Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/4/2025	Qualifier 2	Phillip Fuchs / Carson Hull (Q26)	Won 21-19, 21-14
Fri, 7/4/2025	Qualifier 3	Dillon Cox / Riley Owen (Q10)	Won 21-11, 15-21, 15-12
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool C	Taylor Crabb / Bradford Harman (3)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:41
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool C	Bryce Mayer / Tyler Penberthy (15)	Won 21-19, 13-21, 22-20	1:09
Sat, 7/5/2025	Lucky Loser	Ian Carlson / Skylar del Sol (19)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:52

Ian Carlson

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parker, CO

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Wentworth

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Waupaca 2024)

Career Winnings:

$1,725.00

Skylar del Sol

Photo: Bob Blackburn

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 10, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Elizabeth, CO

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Waupaca 2022)

Career Winnings:

$72,025.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$1,250.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Brice Paxson - 49th	Did not play
2023	Ty Coutts - 19th	Lev Priima - 9th
2024	Skylar del Sol - 19th	Ian Carlson - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	30, Q13	25th	1254	$650.00
AVP	7/5-7/2024	Denver Contender Series	22, Q15	19th	971	$0.00

Denver Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool F	Derek Bradford / Hagen Smith (6)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:43
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool F	Alex Harthaller / Diego Perez (18, Q3)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:08
Sat, 7/5/2025	Lucky Loser	Michael Groselle / Ryan Smith (22, Q7)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:52
Sat, 7/5/2025	Winner 1	Evan Cory / Troy Field (2)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Carlson/del Sol lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/5/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Lucky Loser	Carlson/del Sol	19	Groselle/Smith	22, Q7	21-15, 21-19	0:52