AVP Tour
$79,000 AVP Hermosa Beach
Friday, July 27, 2018
Match #8: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(18, Q3) Branden Clemens/Ben Vaught
def.
(15) Raffe Paulis/Jeff Samuels
21-19, 21-16 (0:45)

Raffe Paulis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Northeastern Illinois
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 80
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $24,075.00
Jeff Samuels, II
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Blanc, MI
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Michigan State
Davenport
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $32,550.00

Branden Clemens
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1994 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Carmel, IN
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Harvard
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career AVP Best: 13th (6 times)
Career Winnings: $7,625.00
Ben Vaught
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California Baptist
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Denver 2024)
Career Winnings: $11,725.00

1 2 3
(18, Q3) Branden Clemens/Ben Vaught 21 21 0
(15) Raffe Paulis/Jeff Samuels 19 16 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Branden Clemens Ben Vaught Raffe Paulis Jeff Samuels
ATTACK
Attacks 10 13 12 8
Kills 6 8 5 5
Errors 1 2 3 1
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.462 0.167 0.500
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 2 3 2 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 0 2
Digs 6 0 3 1
Game 2
Statistics Branden Clemens Ben Vaught Raffe Paulis Jeff Samuels
ATTACK
Attacks 14 9 15 9
Kills 10 7 7 6
Errors 1 0 2 1
Hitting Pct 0.643 0.778 0.333 0.556
SERVE
Aces 1 0 0 0
Errors 1 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 0 4 4 1
Match Total
Statistics Branden Clemens Ben Vaught Raffe Paulis Jeff Samuels
ATTACK
Attacks 24 22 27 17
Kills 16 15 12 11
Errors 2 2 5 2
Hitting Pct 0.583 0.591 0.259 0.529
SERVE
Aces 1 0 0 0
Errors 3 4 3 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 0 2
Digs 6 4 7 2