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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Match #31: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(10) Paul Lotman/William Rivera
vs.
(7) Ian Carlson/Thomas Hurst

Paul Lotman

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lakewood, CA

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Atlanta 2022)

Career Winnings:

$104,975.00

William Rivera Figueroa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 23, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan, PR

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Palm Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$3,500.00

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	$600.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Miles Partain - 3rd	Did not play
2025	Billy Allen - 3rd	Diego Rosich - 33rd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool C	Ford Harman / Ian Satterfield (15, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-15
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool C	Jayden Pascua / Skylar del Sol (22)	Won 21-14, 21-18
Sat, 7/4/2026	Winner 1	Ian Carlson / Thomas Hurst (7)

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	$600.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paul Lotman												William Rivera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$5,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
19	0	0	2	0	1	4	7	2	3	$16,075.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	$3,525.00	Manhattan Beach
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$10,150.00	Tour Championships
6	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	$31,850.00	Gold Series
14	0	0	3	0	6	5	0	0	0	$31,525.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00
7	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$4,100.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,650.00
57	1	1	7	1	13	12	13	3	5	$102,225.00	Total	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	$2,250.00

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

Paul Lotman													William Rivera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	$950.00	2017	AVP
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00	2017	NVL
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$250.00	2018	AVP
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2018	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	3	0	$9,225.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2019	NORCECA
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$8,950.00	2021	AVP
10	1	1	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	$41,250.00	2022	AVP
3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$10,375.00	2022	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	NORCECA
7	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$13,450.00	2023	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB
											2023	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$10,900.00	2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	NORCECA	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$250.00
6	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$5,325.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$1,950.00
											2025	NORCECA	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	NORCECA	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$0.00
60	2	1	8	2	13	13	13	3	5	$104,675.00	Total	Total	23	1	0	2	2	7	4	3	0	4	$3,200.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	2-0	100.0%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	2-0	100.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	4-0	100.0%	0-0	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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Ian Carlson

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parker, CO

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Wentworth

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Waupaca 2024)

Career Winnings:

$2,625.00

Thomas Hurst

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Plano, TX

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$12,300.00

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	$600.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Brice Paxson - 49th	Did not play
2023	Ty Coutts - 19th	Daniel Tran - 19th
2024	Skylar del Sol - 19th	Ian Bicko - 25th
2025	Skylar del Sol - 9th	Alex Ukkelberg - 9th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool F	Dexter Campbell / Skyler Kaufman (18, Q9)	Lost 21-18, 22-24, 11-15
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool F	Blake Goodwin / Sami Jindyeh (19, Q10)	Won 21-13, 21-14
Sat, 7/4/2026	Winner 1	Paul Lotman / William Rivera (10)

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	$600.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ian Carlson												Thomas Hurst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$1,000.00
14	0	0	1	0	0	5	4	0	3	$1,700.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	13	2	0	1	0	0	3	3	3	0	$9,325.00
24	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	1	8	$2,625.00	Total	28	3	1	1	0	0	5	5	3	9	$12,300.00

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

Ian Carlson													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	AVP
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$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
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$100.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	$1,425.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$900.00	2025	AVP	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$6,525.00
											2025	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,200.00
											2026	FIVB	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,975.00
23	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	1	8	$2,325.00	Total	Total	28	3	1	1	0	1	5	5	3	9	$12,000.00

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	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2025-2026	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-2	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	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Winner 1