AVP Tour
$60,000 Waupaca Contender Series
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Match #10: Pool E
(8) Avery Drost/Jack Walmer
vs.
(17) Markus Koppke/Jeff Samuels
James Avery Drost
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Redlands, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Westmont College
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 143
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $169,250.00
Jack Walmer
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 3, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 9
Career Best: 33rd (AVP Manhattan Beach 2022)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000000 $0.00
Previous Waupaca Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 David Lee - 9th Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Waupaca Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2025 Pool E Markus Koppke / Jeff Samuels (17) Lost 17-21, 21-23  
Thu, 7/10/2025 Pool E Andrew Dentler / Adam Roberts (20, Q4)    

Markus Koppke
Photo not available
Personal Info
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 14
Career Best: 5th (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)
Career Winnings: $900.00
Jeff Samuels, II
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 1, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Blanc, MI
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Michigan State
Davenport
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 72
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $34,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
AVP200000000001 $600.00
Previous Waupaca Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
NVL 2012 Did not play David Vander Meer - 13th
2022 Did not play Christopher Vaughan - 5th
2023 Did not play Adam Roberts - 2nd
2024 Nathan Yang - 25th Chase Frishman - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/15-18/2024 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Q8 33rd 1022 $0.00
Waupaca Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2025 Pool E Avery Drost / Jack Walmer (8) Won 21-17, 23-21  
Thu, 7/10/2025 Pool E Wyatt Harrison / Charlie Siragusa (5)    
Head to Head Results
Koppke/Samuels lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
7/10/25AVPWaupaca Contender Series Pool E Koppke/Samuels 17 Drost/Walmer 8 21-17, 23-21