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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
Friday, June 12, 2026

Match #15: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q15) Nathan Fitzgerald/Samuel Tharington
vs.
(Q18) Thomas Couch/Andrew Gunter

Nathan Fitzgerald

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Personal Info

Home Town:

Greensboro, NC

Height:

6'1"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Samuel Tharington

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Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Chase Wiedwald - 33rd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/12/2026	Qualifier 1	Thomas Couch / Andrew Gunter (Q18)	Lost 12-21, 20-22

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	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nathan Fitzgerald												Samuel Tharington
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	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nathan Fitzgerald													Samuel Tharington
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2025	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	2026	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	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Thomas Couch

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Personal Info

Home Town:

Virginia Beach, VA

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Lees-McRae College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Andrew Gunter

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Personal Info

Height:

5'11"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

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	1	$0.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/12/2026	Qualifier 1	Nathan Fitzgerald / Samuel Tharington (Q15)	Won 21-12, 22-20
Fri, 6/12/2026	Qualifier 2	Alexander Biz / Chris Dedo (18, Q2)	Lost 8-21, 15-21

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	1	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Couch												Andrew Gunter
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	1	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Couch													Andrew Gunter
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	1	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Couch/Gunter lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
6/12/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Couch/Gunter	Q18	Fitzgerald/Tharington	Q15	21-12, 22-20