AVP Corpus Christi, Texas - May 17-18, 1997

STEFFES AND LOIOLA CLAIM FIFTH TOURNAMENT WIN OF THE
SEASON AT THE $100,000 AVP SOUTH TEXAS OPEN
PRESENTED BY BRUKENHOEFER LAW FIRM

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (May 18, 1997) -- Kent Steffes and jose Loiola won their fifth tournament of the season on the Miller Lite/AVP Tour by a score of 5-0 as the No. 5 seeded tandem of Randy Stoklos and Troy Tanner withdrew due to medical reasons at the $100,000 AVP South Texas Open presented by Brukenhoefer Law Firm.

Stoklos and Tanner, who were making their second consecutive tournament final appearance of the season, fell behind 5-0 to the No. 1 seeds and did not retake the court after the first side change as Tanner could not continue play due to severe cramping.

Steffes, a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, And Loiola, the 1997 King of the Beach, advanced to the championship match after defeating No. 6 seeds Dain Blanton and Canyon Ceman, 15-13, in the winner's bracket final. Stoklosa and Tanner then defeated Blanton and Ceman in the contender's bracket final, 15-10, to meet Steffes and Loiola for the Corpus Christi title.

The suprise team of the weekend was the wildcard pair of Brazilians Guilherme Marques and Rogerio Para who finished fourth after upsetting No. 3 seeds Brian Lewis and Bill Boullianne, 16-14.

The Miller Lite/AVP Tour concludes its "Tour Texas" May 24-25 as it resumes at the $100,000 AVP San Antonio Open. For ticket information contact Tele-charge at (800) 432-7470.

$100,000 total prize money
32 Teams

1st - Kent Steffes/Jose Loiola (1)           $20,000

2nd - Randy Stoklos/Troy Tanner (5)          $11,400

3rd - Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (6)          $ 9,030

4th - Guilherme Marques/Rogerio Para (30)*   $ 7,130

5th - Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh (2)           $ 5,700
5th - Bill Boullianne/Brian Lewis (3)        $ 5,700

7th - Eric Fonoimoana/Bryan Ivie (8)         $ 4,280
7th - Dan Castillo/Jason Ryan Pursley (17)   $ 4,280

9th - Rob Heidger/Adam Johnson (4)           $ 3,090
9th - Mark Kerins/Andrew Smith (7)           $ 3,090
9th - Ian Clark/David Swatik (9)             $ 3,090
9th - Mike Garcia/Justin Perlstrom (21)      $ 3,090

13th- Lee LeGrand/Matt Unger (12)            $ 2,130
13th- Daniel Cardenas/Raul Papaleo (16)      $ 2,130
13th- Todd Ahmadi/Curtis Griffin (23)        $ 2,130
13th- John Child/Mark Heese (29)*            $ 2,130

17th- Nick Hannemann/Henry Russell (10)      $   950
17th- Andre Gomez/Ricci Luyties (13)         $   950
17th- Aaron Boss/Eric Wurts (14)             $   950
17th- Albert Hannemann/Wayne Seligson (18)   $   950
17th- John Brajevic/Chris Young (22)         $   950
17th- Mark Paaluhi/Greg Ryan (24)            $   950
17th- Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (27)        $   950
17th- Aaron Smith/David Smith (31)           $   950

25th- Scott Friederichsen/Leif Hanson (11)   $   500
25th- Jim Nichols/Dan Vrebalovich (15)       $   500
25th- Brian Gatzke/Jason Stimpfig (19)       $   500
25th- Greg Shankle/Kevin Wong (20)           $   500
25th- James Fellows/Lance Lyons (25)*        $   500
25th- Matt Lyles/Kevin Martin (26)*          $   500
25th- Eduardo Garrido/Carlos Loss (28)       $   500
25th- Scott Davenport/Nathan Heidger (32)    $   500

NOTES: Number in brackets "(#)" reflects the teams seeding

PLAYERS

Seedings announced on May 14th

Kent Steffes/Jose Loiola (1)
Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh (2)
Bill Boullianne/Brian Lewis (3)^
Rob Heidger/Adam Johnson (4)v
Randy Stoklos/Troy Tanner (5)^
Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (6)v
Mark Kerins/Andrew Smith (7)
Eric Fonoimoana/Bryan Ivie (8)^
Ian Clark/David Swatik (9)*
Nick Hannemann/Henry Russell (10)
Scott Friederichsen/Leif Hanson (11)
Lee LeGrand/Matt Unger (12)
Andre Gomez/Ricci Luyties (13)^
Aaron Boss/Eric Wurts (14)^
Jim Nichols/Dan Vrebalovich (15)
Daniel Cardenas/Raul Papaleo (16)^
Dan Castillo/Jason Ryan Pursley (17)
Albert Hannemann/Wayne Seligson (18)^
Brian Gatzke/Jason Stimpfig (19)*
Greg Shankle/Kevin Wong (20)^
Mike Garcia/Justin Perlstrom (21)v
John Brajevic/Chris Young (22)*
Todd Ahmadi/Curtis Griffin (23)^
Mark Paaluhi/Greg Ryan (24)^
James Fellows/Lance Lyons (25)*
Matt Lyles/Kevin Martin (26)*
Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (27)*
Eduardo Garrido/Carlos Loss (28)^
John Child/Mark Heese (29)*
Guilherme Marques/R Para (30)*
Qualifier (31)
Qualifier (32)

NOTES: Number in brackets "(#)" reflects the teams seeding
       * = New Team (from previous week)
       ^ - movement up from last week
       v - movement down from last week

RESULTS

Check back on Saturday and Sunday.

DATE

May 17-18, 1997

LOCATION

   Texas State Aquarium
   Corpus Christi, Texas

PRIZE MONEY

$100,000

TELEVISION

Fox Sports Net

TICKETS

   Telecharge  800-432-7470

NUMBER OF TEAMS, FORMAT

32 Teams
Double Elimination

PAST CHAMPIONS


YEAR EVENT BEGAN: 1997