AVP Milwaukee, Wisconsin - July 19-20, 1997

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RESULTS

STEFFES TEAMS WITH LOIOLA TO CLAIM HIS 100TH CAREER WIN AT THE $125,000 MILLER LITE OPEN AT MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE (July 20, 1997) -- Olympic gold medalist Kent Steffes claimed his 100th career victory on the Miller Lite/AVP Tour as he and partner Jose Loiola teamed to win their 11th tournament of the season with a 10-8 decision over No. 5 seeds Bill Boulliane and Troy Tanner at the $125,000 Miller Lite Open at Milwaukee.

Tanner and Boulliane playing in their first tournament together, advanced to the final undefeated in the winner's bracket. They defeated Steffes and Loiola earlier in the day, 15-13, to place them in the contender's bracket. On their way to the final they also defeated No. 4 seeds Karch Kiraly and Adam Johnson 15-12, No. 14 seeds Brian Gatzke and Eduardo Bacil, 15-5, No. 12 seeds Kevin Wong and Raul Papaleo 15-4, and No. 28 seeds Aaron Smith and David Smith 15-3.

Steffes' victory marks the third time he has won in Milwaukee, the home of Tour sponsor Miller Brewing Company, and currently ranks fourth all-time with 100 career tournament wins.

Loiola, who teamed with Adam Johnson to win last year's Milwaukee tourney, and Steffes advanced to the finals after defeating No. 14 seeds Eduardo Bacil and Brian Gatzke 10-5 in the contender's bracket final match.

Bacil and Gatzke recorded a third-place finish while playing in their first tournament together after they fell to Steffes and Loiola. No. 11 seeds Andrew Smith and Eric Wurts took home fifth-place finish after they also fell to Steffes and Loiola, 15-3.

Olympic silver medalists Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh claimed the other fifth-place position as they suffered a 15-12 loss to No. 10 seeds Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers, who both set a career high with their fourth-place finish.

The Miller Lite/AVP Tour resumes July 25-27 for the third leg of the Miller Lite Grand Slam Series as it returns to Hermosa Beach, for the $300,000 Miller Lite/U.S. Championships at Hermosa Beach. Tickets are still available by contacting Telecharge at (800) 432-7470.

$125,000 total prize money
32 Teams

1st - Jose Loiola/Kent Steffes (1)           $25,000

2nd - Bill Boullianne/Troy Tanner (5)*       $14,250

3rd - Eduardo Bacil/Brian Gatzke (14)        $11,290

4th - Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (10)        $ 8,900

5th - Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh (2)*          $ 7,130
5th - Andrew Smith/Eric Wurts (11)           $ 7,130

7th - Ian Clark/David Swatik (9)*            $ 5,350
7th - Bruk Vandeweghe/Chris Young (27)       $ 5,350

9th - Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (4)          $ 3,850
9th - Mark Kerins/Henry Russell (8)          $ 3,850
9th - Aaron Boss/Dan Castillo (18)*          $ 3,850
9th - Scott Friederichsen/Wayne Seligson (20)$ 3,850

13th- Brent Doble/Albert Hannemann (13)      $ 2,660
13th- Lee LeGrand/Jim Nichols (15)*          $ 2,660
13th- Eduardo Garrido/Carlos Loss (22)*      $ 2,660
13th- Daniel Cardenas/Mark Paaluhi (25)      $ 2,660

17th- Aaron Smith/David Smith (28)           $ 1,190
17th- Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (3)          $ 1,190
17th- Leland Quinn/Jeff Rodgers (26)
17th- John Brajevic/Justin Perlstrom (16)*
17th- Kevin Martin/Matt Unger (17)*
17th- James Fellows/Lance Lyons (23)
17th- Raul Papaleo/Kevin Wong (12)
17th- Mike Garcia/Matt Lyles (20)*

25th- Marcelo Duarte/Greg Ryan (30)*         $   630
25th- Nick Hannemann/Greg Shankle (21)*
25th- Andre Gomes/Leif Hanson (24)
25th- Peter Goers/Paul Lachmann (32)*
25th- Ken Lynch/Jason Stimpfig (31)*
25th- Scott Ayakatubby/Jason Ryan Pursley (8)*
25th- Eric Fonoimoana/Bryan Ivie (6)
25th- Chris Hannemann/Burke Stefko (30)*
* = New Team (from previous week)

PLAYERS

Seedings announced on July 16th:

Jose Loiola/Kent Steffes (1)
Brian Lewis/Randy Stoklos (2)^
Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh (3)*
Dain Blanton/Canyon Ceman (4)*
Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly (5)v
Bill Boullianne/Troy Tanner (6)*
Eric Fonoimoana/Bryan Ivie (7)v
Scott Ayakatubby/Jason Ryan Pursley (8)*
Mark Kerins/Henry Russell (9)v
Ian Clark/David Swatik (10)* 
Daxton Holdren/Todd Rogers (11)v
Andrew Smith/Eric Wurts (12)v
Raul Papaleo/Kevin Wong (13)v
Brent Doble/Albert Hannemann (14)
Eduardo Bacil/Brian Gatzke (15)
Lee LeGrand/Jim Nichols (16)*
John Brajevic/Justin Perlstrom (17)*
Kevin Martin/Matt Unger (18)*
Aaron Boss/Dan Castillo (19)*
Scott Friederichsen/Wayne Seligson (20)v
Mike Garcia/Matt Lyles (21)*
Nick Hannemann/Greg Shankle (22)*
Eduardo Garrido/Carlos Loss (23)*
James Fellows/Lance Lyons (24)v
Andre Gomes/Leif Hanson (25)v
Daniel Cardenas/Mark Paaluhi (26)*
Leland Quinn/Jeff Rodgers (27)v
Bruk Vandeweghe/Chris Young (28)
Aaron Smith/David Smith (29)v
Marcelo Duarte/Greg Ryan (30)*
Chris Hannemann/Burke Stefko (31)*
Ken Lynch/Jason Stimpfig (32)*

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

DATE

July 19-20, 1997

Saturday 9 am - 6:30 pm
Sunday   8:30 am - 5 pm

LOCATION

   Bradford Beach
   Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PRIZE MONEY

$125,000

TELEVISION

Fox Sports Net

TICKETS

   Telecharge  800-432-7470

NUMBER OF TEAMS, FORMAT

32 Teams
Double Elimination

PAST CHAMPIONS


1996 Top 4 Teams:
      1. Adam Johnson/Jose Loiola
      2. Troy Tanner/Rob Heidger
      3. Brent Frohoff/Ricci Luyties
      4. Bill Bouillianne/Eric Fonoimoana

1996 Title Match:

      BRADFORD BEACH, MILWAUKEE (July 21, 1996) -- 
      Adam Johnson and Jose Loiola posted their third consecutive 
      tournament victory and fifth of the season, as they defeated
      Rob Heidger and Troy Tanner, 15-11.

1995 Top 4 Teams:
      1. Mike Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh
      2. Adam Johnson/Jose Loiola
      3. Karch Kiraly/Kent Steffes
      4. Scott Ayakatubby/Randy Stoklos

YEAR EVENT BEGAN: 1986