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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
Saturday, April 18, 2026 Court #6 11:00 AM

Match #55: Contender's Bracket Round 5

(2) Stefan Boermans/Evan Cory
vs.
(8) Markus Koppke/Jeff Samuels

Stefan Boermans

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hengelo

Height:

6'8"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$239,709.00

Evan Cory

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Metairie, LA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Lincoln Memorial University

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$90,459.25

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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Did not play	Seth Braquet - 45th
2022	Did not play	Billy Kolinske - 7th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Trey Cole / George Huhmann (31)	Won 21-18, 13-21, 15-11
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 2	Cody Caldwell / Jacob LaBouliere (15)	Lost 8-21, 18-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 2	Mark Bucknam / Alex Ukkelberg (17)	Won 21-12, 22-20
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 3	Chase Frishman / Logan Mister (7)	Won 21-17, 21-18
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 4	Avery Drost / Jack Walmer (12)	Won 21-17, 22-24, 15-12
Sat, 4/18/2026	Contender 5	Markus Koppke / Jeff Samuels (8)

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

Stefan Boermans												Evan Cory
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$16,000.00	World Championships
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00	World Tour Finals
25	2	1	7	2	4	8	0	0	0	$148,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
14	2	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	$37,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	1	0	0	1	2	4	4	7	0	$19,800.00
7	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
4	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$12,750.00	Confederation Championship
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00
											Gold Series	6	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$19,450.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	12	0	0	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	$19,025.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	11	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$25,825.00
56	5	4	9	5	9	14	3	1	0	$233,150.00	Total	63	6	3	1	1	12	15	6	8	0	$86,475.00

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

Stefan Boermans													Evan Cory
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2018	FIVB
											2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00
6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	$900.00	2019	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2020	FIVB
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$3,175.00
8	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	$19,350.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2021	CEV
											2022	AVP	11	0	2	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	$21,525.00
10	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	0	0	$30,500.00	2022	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	$4,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	CEV
											2022	NORCECA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											2023	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$13,025.00
7	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	$34,500.00	2023	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$500.00
											2024	AVP	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$14,900.00
10	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	$66,500.00	2024	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$6,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV
											2024	NORCECA	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											2025	AVP	5	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$14,850.00
8	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	$68,250.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	$3,125.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2025	CEV
											2025	NORCECA	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,125.00
55	5	4	9	5	9	14	3	1	5	$233,150.00	Total	Total	69	8	6	2	1	12	16	6	8	10	$90,225.00

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	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2025-2026	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Markus Koppke

Photo not available

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (AVP Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$1,500.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$35,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,800.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	David Smith - 21st
2018	Did not play	Michael Brunsting - 21st
2019	Did not play	Dylan Maarek - 21st
2022	Did not play	Raffe Paulis - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/14-17/2025	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	26, Q6	17th	1504	$1,200.00
AVP	7/9-11/2025	Waupaca Contender Series	17	9th	1254	$600.00

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Nemanja Komar / William Rodriguez (25)	Won 21-15, 17-21, 16-14
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 2	Ian Bicko / Kevin Coyle (9)	Won 21-14, 22-24, 15-9
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 3	Andrew Holman / Daniel Leathers (16)	Lost 19-21, 23-25
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 4	Malachi Brewington / Blake Goodwin (22)	Won 21-15, 21-18
Sat, 4/18/2026	Contender 5	Stefan Boermans / Evan Cory (2)

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Markus Koppke												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00
											Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	$900.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	16	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	6	$1,500.00	Total	50	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00

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
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,800.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$1,800.00	7	5	58.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Markus Koppke													Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2013	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00
											2014	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
											2015	NVL	8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00
											2015	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
											2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
											2016	NVL	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00
											2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00
											2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$2,525.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$0.00
											2021	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2023	AVP	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$600.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	$1,500.00	2025	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	$2,675.00
16	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	7	$1,500.00	Total	Total	74	0	2	6	0	13	23	17	5	8	$35,225.00

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	5	50.0%	4	40.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	5	83.3%	1-5	16.7%	5-5	50.0%	5-1	83.3%	0	0	10-6	62.5%
2025-2026	4	50.0%	3	37.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	4-4	50.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0	8-5	61.5%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/18/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 5