South Beach AVP Next 2026: Results

Logan Mister and Rowdy Lennon won the men's championship at the AVP Next South Beach Art Deco Open, held January 10–11, 2026, in Miami Beach, Florida. They beat Daniel Leathers and Chris Ludwig 21-16, 21-14 in the final. The women's champions were not covered in available reporting — this article covers the confirmed men's results.

Men's final: Mister and Lennon win in straight sets

Logan Mister and Rowdy Lennon topped the men's division at the South Beach Art Deco Open, beating Daniel Leathers and Chris Ludwig in two straight sets, 21-16, 21-14, in the championship match. Mischa Freystaetter and Adam Hartmann rounded out the podium in third.

The final was a rematch of an earlier meeting: Mister and Lennon had already survived Leathers and Ludwig in earlier play, winning a three-set battle 20-22, 21-14, 16-14 — a result that set the tone for the eventual final.

The road to the title

Mister and Lennon's run through the draw, per the Marianas Press tournament report:

• First match: def. Alex Diaz and Jacob Ray, 22-20, 19-21, 18-16
• Second match: def. Ben Grossman and Lane Turner, 21-13, 21-13
• vs. Daniel Leathers and Chris Ludwig, 20-22, 21-14, 16-14
• Quarterfinal: def. Earl Schultz and Chris Saffer, 21-19, 21-18
• Semifinal: def. Mischa Freystaetter and Adam Hartmann, 21-17, 21-14
• Final: def. Daniel Leathers and Chris Ludwig, 21-16, 21-14

A career milestone for Mister

The title carried a career milestone for Mister, who represents the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The South Beach win lifted him to a career-best 38th in the national AVP rankings — inside the top 50 in the United States. AVP rankings are built on tournament results rather than reputation, and the jump meant better seedings and fewer qualifier matches in future events.

Mister's rise from Saipan to the AVP circuit made the result a notable one back home, where the Marianas Press covered the win as a landmark for CNMI beach volleyball. His own career page lists the 2026 South Beach Art Deco Open first-place finish as the title that opened his year.

Women's results: unverified

The women's champions at the 2026 South Beach Art Deco Open could not be verified. Despite multiple searches of volleyball media coverage, event recaps, and results databases, no published source named the women's winners or finalists. This article will be updated if verified women's results surface.

What is confirmed: the event ran January 10–11, 2026, in Miami Beach, Florida, as part of the AVP Next developmental series — the AVP's official minor-league circuit, where events award elevated ranking points that feed the national AVP rankings.