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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
Friday, April 17, 2026 Court #8 11:15 AM

Match #9: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(3) Gage Basey/Thomas Hurst
vs.
(30) Michael Klentzman/William Mota

Gage Basey

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 18, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lyons, CO

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Colorado

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$18,425.00

Thomas Hurst

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$8,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	Money
AVP	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	$13,050.00
FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$3,950.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	12	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	US$17,000.00

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/30-4/2/2026	BPT Futures Tahiti	1	1st	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	17	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	5	2nd	360	US$700.00
NORCECA	9/12-14/2025	NORCECA El Salvador	2	5th	192	US$0.00
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	4	3rd	1540	$2,700.00
AVP	6/27-29/2025	Virginia Beach Contender Series	5	1st	1706	$9,750.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Michael Klentzman / William Mota (30)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$13,050.00
Total	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	$17,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gage Basey												Thomas Hurst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,750.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	$2,725.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
12	1	0	3	0	1	5	1	0	0	$8,525.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	12	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	$6,825.00
24	2	2	3	0	1	10	3	0	2	$18,425.00	Total	23	2	1	1	0	0	3	5	3	7	$8,800.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2023	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$200.00	1	3	25.0 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$400.00	1	2	33.3 %
2025	AVP	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,450.00	10	1	90.9 %
2026	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,950.00	9	3	75.0 %
Total	AVP	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$13,050.00	12	6	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,950.00	9	3	75.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gage Basey													Thomas Hurst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	$5,850.00	2023	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$2,200.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$200.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00	2024	FIVB
4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,950.00	2025	AVP	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$6,525.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,975.00	2026	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,975.00
25	2	2	3	0	2	11	3	0	2	$18,425.00	Total	Total	24	2	1	1	0	1	4	5	3	7	$8,800.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	58.3%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	3-3	50.0%	7-2	77.8%	5-4	55.6%	0	0	12-6	66.7%
2025-2026	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	10-1	90.9%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	9	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	12	5
Total	0	0	0	2	10	3	0	0	6	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	21	10

Michael Klentzman

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

William Mota

Photo not available

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

49th (AVP Waupaca 2022)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Gage Basey / Thomas Hurst (3)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Klentzman												William Mota
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Won

Lost

Pct

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Klentzman													William Mota
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1