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AVP Tour
$60,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Match #11: Pool F

(6) Diego Perez/Jeff Samuels
vs.
(19, Q3) Garrett Bucklin/Owen Karlenzig

Diego Perez

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 20, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Irvine, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Orange Coast College
Pepperdine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Salvador 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$12,300.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (40 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:

$35,525.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Brian Miller - 17th	Christopher Vaughan - 13th
2023	Alec Podrasky - 33rd	Raffe Paulis - 9th
2024	Ryan Ierna - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Garrett Bucklin / Owen Karlenzig (19, Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-16	1:04
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Cash Adamsen / Alex Ukkelberg (7)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-10	1:19
Sat, 6/28/2025	Winner 1	Jacob LaBouliere / Christopher Vaughan (22, Q12)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:14
Sun, 6/29/2025	Winner 2	Carson Barnes / Ayden Keeter (16)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:55
Sun, 6/29/2025	Semi-Finals	Derek Bradford / Evan Cory (1)	Lost 23-25, 17-21	1:04

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Diego Perez												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,150.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	$3,650.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	$2,000.00
18	0	0	3	0	3	5	5	0	2	$5,250.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	17	0	1	1	0	3	11	1	0	0	$4,825.00
30	0	0	4	0	3	8	7	2	6	$11,300.00	Total	52	0	1	1	0	3	20	15	4	4	$16,850.00

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
2025	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Diego Perez													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
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	$250.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00
6	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	$2,650.00	2023	AVP	7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	$3,125.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2024	NORCECA
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,350.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,350.00
24	0	1	4	0	1	6	6	1	5	$8,375.00	Total	Total	71	0	2	6	0	13	21	16	5	8	$33,900.00

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	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2024-2025	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	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	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	1

Garrett Bucklin

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 29, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jamestown, RI

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA San Jose 2024)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$1,100.00

Owen Karlenzig

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 2, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Anselmo, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$650.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	57	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	$1,200.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Frank Field - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/23-25/2025	Palm Beach Contender Series	21, Q6	9th	1254	$600.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Q24	29th	1132	$0.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Q25	57th	552	$0.00
AVP	7/5-7/2024	Denver Contender Series	Q24	25th	832	$0.00

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/27/2025	Qualifier 2	Andrew Schmidt / Nathan Yang (Q19)	Won 21-11, 15-21, 15-11
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Diego Perez / Jeff Samuels (6)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	1:04
Sat, 6/28/2025	Pool F	Dillon Cox / Riley Owen (18, Q2)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
Sat, 6/28/2025	Lucky Loser	Guille Jimenez / Charlie Siragusa (13)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:32
Sat, 6/28/2025	Winner 1	Derek Bradford / Evan Cory (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 13-15	1:03

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	0	0	3	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$1,200.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	$1,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Garrett Bucklin												Owen Karlenzig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	$600.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	1	$600.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	$600.00	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	3	8	$650.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$1,200.00	8	5	61.5 %
Total	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	$1,200.00	10	7	58.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Garrett Bucklin													Owen Karlenzig
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	2017	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2018	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2023	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	NORCECA
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00
4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2024	NORCECA
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$600.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA
20	0	1	0	1	4	3	0	3	8	$1,100.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	5	$600.00

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	7	58.3%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	7-4	63.6%	4-4	50.0%	1	0	12-8	60.0%
2024-2025	7	58.3%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	7-4	63.6%	4-4	50.0%	1	0	12-8	60.0%
Against the Field	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	5	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5
Total	0	0	8	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8

Head to Head Results
Perez/Samuels lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
6/28/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool F	Perez/Samuels	6	Bucklin/Karlenzig	19, Q3	21-17, 21-16	1:04