AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
Friday, June 12, 2026
Match #2: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1
(Q16) Tanner Best/Andrew Nielsen
vs.
(Q17) Jeremy Ayers/Paxton Ayers
 
Tanner Best
Photo not available
Personal Info
Height: 5'11"
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 2
Career Best: 25th (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Andrew Nielsen
Photo not available
Personal Info
Home Town: Santa Barbara, FL
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Webber International
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 1
Career Best: 25th (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000001 $0.00
Previous Virginia Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2025 Cole Ducote - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Virginia Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/12/2026 Qualifier 1 Jeremy Ayers / Paxton Ayers (Q17) Won 21-16, 21-18  
Fri, 6/12/2026 Qualifier 2 Phillip Catanzaro / Evan Tsilimos (17, Q1) Lost 16-21, 14-21  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series100000000010 $0.00
Total100000000010 $0.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Tanner Best Andrew Nielsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000011 $0.00 Contender Series/Tour Series1000000010 $0.00
2000000011 $0.00 Total1000000010 $0.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2026AVP100000000010 $0.00 1150.0 %
TotalAVP100000000010 $0.00 1150.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Tanner Best  Andrew Nielsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2025AVP          
1000000010 $0.00 2026AVP1000000010 $0.00
2000000011 $0.00 TotalTotal1000000010 $0.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall1 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 00 1-1 50.0%
2025-20261 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 00 1-1 50.0%
Against the Field1 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 00 1-1 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Contender Series/Tour Series001100000000000011
Total001100000000000011

Jeremy Ayers
Photo: Seth Poch
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 20, 1982 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Virginia Beach, VA
Height: 6'4"
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 12
Career Best: 16th (AVP Atlantic City 2013)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Paxton Ayers
Photo not available
Personal Info
Home Town: Bear, DE
Height: 6'2"
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 1
Career Best: 33rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $0.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
AVP100000000001 $0.00
Previous Virginia Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Gary Moore - 57th Did not play
2022 Adam Frank - 33rd Did not play
2023 Finn Murphy - 49th Did not play
2025 Finn Murphy - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Virginia Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/12/2026 Qualifier 1 Tanner Best / Andrew Nielsen (Q16) Lost 16-21, 18-21  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series100000000001 $0.00
Total100000000001 $0.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jeremy Ayers Paxton Ayers
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
7000000000 $0.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open          
4000000004 $0.00 Contender Series/Tour Series1000000001 $0.00
11000000004 $0.00 Total1000000001 $0.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2026AVP100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalAVP100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jeremy Ayers  Paxton Ayers
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2004AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2005AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2006AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2010AVP          
1000001000 $0.00 2013AVP          
3000000003 $0.00 2015AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2022AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2023AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2025AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2026AVP1000000001 $0.00
120000010011 $0.00 TotalTotal1000000001 $0.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 00 0-1 0.0%
2025-20260 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 00 0-1 0.0%
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 00 0-1 0.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Contender Series/Tour Series000100000000000001
Total000100000000000001
Head to Head Results
Best/Nielsen lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
6/12/26AVPVirginia Beach Open Qualifier 1 Best/Nielsen Q16 Ayers/Ayers Q17 21-16, 21-18