AVP Tour
$75,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
Friday, May 15, 2026
Match #5: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(3) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse
def.
(14, Q3) Peter Connole/Djordje Klasnic
21-11, 21-13 (0:40)

Ahmed Tijan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 28, 1995 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Banjul, Gambia
Height: 6'2"
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 93
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Best: 3rd (Huntington Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $391,600.00
Cherif Younousse Samba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1995 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Dakar, Senegal
Height: 6'5"
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 99
Career Wins: 9
Career AVP Best: 3rd (Huntington Beach 2026)
Career Winnings: $419,400.00

Peter Connole
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Orlando, FL
Height: 6'7"
College(s): West Florida
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 41
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $21,300.00
Djordje Klasnic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 16, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Novi Sad
Height: 6'4"
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Balikesir 2022)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $24,096.73

1 2 3
(3) Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse 21 21 0
(14, Q3) Peter Connole/Djordje Klasnic 11 13 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Ahmed Tijan Cherif Younousse Peter Connole Djordje Klasnic
ATTACK
Attacks 8 6 18 7
Kills 7 3 5 5
Errors 0 0 6 2
Hitting Pct 0.875 0.500 -0.056 0.429
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 1 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 4 0 0
Digs 3 3 2 2
Game 2
Statistics Ahmed Tijan Cherif Younousse Peter Connole Djordje Klasnic
ATTACK
Attacks 8 6 17 4
Kills 6 5 7 2
Errors 0 1 5 0
Hitting Pct 0.750 0.667 0.118 0.500
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 0 1 3 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 4 1 0
Digs 6 1 0 1
Match Total
Statistics Ahmed Tijan Cherif Younousse Peter Connole Djordje Klasnic
ATTACK
Attacks 16 12 35 11
Kills 13 8 12 7
Errors 0 1 11 2
Hitting Pct 0.813 0.583 0.029 0.455
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 0 2 4 4
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 8 1 0
Digs 9 4 2 3