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

Match #38: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(18) Bryce Mayer/Tyler Penberthy
vs.
(31, Q16) Michael Groselle/Ryan Smith

Bryce Mayer

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Cal State-Santa Cruz

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Puerto Cortés 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,450.00

Tyler Penberthy

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 20, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buffalo, NY

College(s):

SUNY-Oswego

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Jose 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

$5,275.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	19	25	41	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,400.00
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	US$0.00
NORCECA	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	US$2,400.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Matt Jones - 33rd	Did not play
2018	Jon Ferrari - 89th	Did not play
2019	Jon Ferrari - 41st	Did not play
2021	Brandon Joyner - 37th	Did not play
2022	Michael Boag - 57th	Guille Jimenez - 17th
2023	Nathan Pugh - 41st	Alex Ukkelberg - 17th
2024	Omid Ghazi - 41st	Garrett Peterson - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	12	5th	1390	$1,200.00
AVP	7/4-6/2025	Denver Contender Series	15	19th	971	$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	Q9	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	Q15	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Q12	41st	100	US$0.00
NORCECA	10/18-20/2024	NORCECA Honduras	3	4th	224	US$0.00

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/15/2025

Winner 1

Timothy Brewster / Ryan Ierna (15)

Lost 5-21, 14-21

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Bryce Mayer	Total	31	8	9	-0.032	0	10	0	0
	1	15	3	4	-0.067	0	2	0	0
	2	16	5	5	0.000	0	8	0	0
Tyler Penberthy	Total	12	6	4	0.167	1	2	1	0
	1	6	2	3	-0.167	0	1	0	0
	2	6	4	1	0.500	1	1	1	0

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 1

Michael Groselle / Ryan Smith (31, Q16)

Won 22-20, 21-14

0:41

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 2

Lars Basey / Jake Urrutia (17, Q2)

Lost 18-21, 12-21

0:40

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Bryce Mayer	31	8	9	-0.032	0	10	0	0
Tyler Penberthy	12	6	4	0.167	1	2	1	0

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	1	$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	1	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)

Lost 15-21, 18-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Michael Groselle	Total	20	13	3	0.500	1	4	0	2
	1	13	9	2	0.538	1	2	0	1
	2	7	4	1	0.429	0	2	0	1
Ryan Smith	Total	17	8	5	0.176	2	4	3	1
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	1	1	1
	2	13	5	5	0.000	2	3	2	0

Fri, 8/15/2025

Contender 1

Bryce Mayer / Tyler Penberthy (18)

Lost 20-22, 14-21

0:41

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Michael Groselle	20	13	3	0.500	1	4	0	2
Ryan Smith	17	8	5	0.176	2	4	3	1

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Contender 1	Mayer/Penberthy	18	Groselle/Smith	31, Q16	22-20, 21-14	0:41
7/5/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool C	Groselle/Smith	22, Q7	Mayer/Penberthy	15	21-19, 13-21, 22-20	1:09