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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Match #36: Qualifier's Bracket Round 2

(Q25) Dexter Campbell/Skyler Kaufman
vs.
(Q8) Markus Koppke/Jeff Samuels

Dexter Campbell

Photo not available

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (NORCECA Varadero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

25th (Denver 2025)

Career Winnings:

$1,225.00

Skyler Kaufman

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newton, MA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

MIT

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

25th (Waupaca 2024)

Career Winnings:

$1,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	US$2,450.00
Overall	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	US$2,450.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Rowdy Lennon - 29th
2025	Jacob Kim - 45th	Tate Calles - 45th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	Q2	33rd	751	$0.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	30, Q7	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Q15	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	12, Q4	9th	180	US$200.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 1	Ben Pearson / Leo Tuncer (Q40)	Won 21-10, 21-16
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 2	Markus Koppke / Jeff Samuels (Q8)

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$2,450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dexter Campbell												Skyler Kaufman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	$1,225.00	Total	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	$1,375.00

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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	0	100.0 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,450.00	6	5	54.5 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,450.00	6	5	54.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dexter Campbell													Skyler Kaufman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2023	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$1,225.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$1,375.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	6	$1,225.00	Total	Total	15	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	$1,875.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	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	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	0	0	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5

Markus Koppke

Photo not available

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,750.00

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:

$35,475.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,300.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Derek Olson - 17th
FIVB 2018	Did not play	Ian Satterfield - 49th
2019	Did not play	Dave Palm - 25th
2023	Christopher Shaffer - 29th	Raffe Paulis - 13th
2024	Did not play	Marcus Carvalhaes - 21st
2025	Christopher Shaffer - 45th	Marty Lorenz - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	4/17-18/2026	Austin Open	8	5th	1540	$500.00
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

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 2	Dexter Campbell / Skyler Kaufman (Q25)

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,300.00

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$600.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	0	$1,150.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	16	0	1	1	0	3	10	1	0	0	$4,775.00
18	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	6	$1,750.00	Total	51	0	1	1	0	3	19	15	4	3	$16,800.00

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
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 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	$2,300.00	11	7	61.1 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
17	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	7	$1,750.00	Total	Total	75	0	2	6	0	14	23	17	5	8	$35,475.00

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	45.5%	5	45.5%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	5-6	45.5%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	11-7	61.1%
2025-2026	4	44.4%	4	44.4%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	5	83.3%	1-5	16.7%	4-5	44.4%	5-1	83.3%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0		0	0	1-2	33.3%

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	5	4
Total	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2