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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
Friday, August 15, 2025

Match #16: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(31, Q16) Michael Groselle/Ryan Smith
vs.
(2) Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander

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:

$9,175.00

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:

$575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$650.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	US$650.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	David Smith - 41st	Did not play
2019	Ty Coutts - 41st	Did not play
2021	David Vander Meer - 25th	Did not play
2022	Nathan Yang - 25th	Heath Hughes - 41st
2023	Nathan Yang - 25th	Ian Carlson - 41st
2024	Raffe Paulis - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	22, Q7	17th	1022	$0.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	BPT Futures Sveti Vlas	Q11	21st	60	€ 0.00

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 2	Art Barron / Gabriel Vega (Q80)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-12
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 3	Tomer Hadar / Nemanja Komar (Q17)	Won 21-18, 21-19
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 4	Shaw Clements / Gabriel Domecus (Q64)	Won 21-18, 21-19
Fri, 8/15/2025	Winner 1	Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander (2)

Taylor Crabb

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

131

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$493,750.00

Taylor Sander

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Corona, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$121,375.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
AVP	21	5	6	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$224,250.00
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	1	3	US$18,500.00
Overall	32	5	6	4	0	4	1	3	0	3	1	1	3	US$242,750.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Trevor Crabb - 25th	Did not play
2015	Trevor Crabb - 3rd	Did not play
2016	Trevor Crabb - 3rd	Did not play
2017	Jake Gibb - 5th	Did not play
2018	Jake Gibb - 2nd	Did not play
2021	Jake Gibb - 5th	Did not play
2022	Taylor Sander - 3rd	Taylor Crabb - 3rd
2023	Taylor Sander - 1st	Taylor Crabb - 1st
2024	Taylor Sander - 3rd	Taylor Crabb - 3rd