AVP Tour
$60,000 Laguna Beach Contender Series
Sunday, September 14, 2025 9:00 AM
Match #21: Winner's Bracket Round 2
(1) Derek Bradford/Hagen Smith
vs.
(2) Avery Drost/Diego Perez
Derek Bradford
Photo: NORCECA
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 2, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Home Town: Northridge, CA
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Hawaii-Manoa
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 23
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Guadalajara 2025)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (Virginia Beach 2025)
Career Winnings: $6,800.00
Hagen Smith
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 10, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career AVP Wins: 1 (Virginia Beach 2023)
Career Winnings: $54,782.58
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP20000001000 $1,800.00
Previous Laguna Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/4-6/2025 Denver Contender Series 6 9th 1254 $600.00
Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool A Jacob Landel / Ian Satterfield (16, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-18  
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool A Brian Miller / Christopher Shaffer (9) Won 21-16, 24-22  
Sun, 9/14/2025 Winner 2 Avery Drost / Diego Perez (2)    

James Avery Drost
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Redlands, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Westmont College
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $174,600.00
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: 28
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $9,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000000 $1,200.00
Previous Laguna Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Evan Cory - 9th Jon Mesko - 21st
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Laguna Beach Contender Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool B Nicholas Amado / Chase Frishman (15, Q3) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-13  
Sat, 9/13/2025 Pool B Seain Cook / Earl Schultz (10) Lost 16-21, 18-21  
Sat, 9/13/2025 Winner 1 Devon Burki / Jake Urrutia (13, Q1) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-9  
Sun, 9/14/2025 Winner 2 Derek Bradford / Hagen Smith (1)    
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
9/14/25AVPLaguna Beach Contender Series Winner 2