AVP Tour
$250,000 Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 18 - 22, 2021
(4) Sara Hughes/Brandie Wilkerson
 
Sara Hughes
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Long Beach, CA
Height: 5'10"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 131
Career Wins: 21
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $585,044.92
Brandie Wilkerson
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 1, 1992 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Lausanne, Switzerland
Height: 5'10"
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 138
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 3
Career Winnings: $523,550.00
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2017
Awards
  • Best Blocker 2018
  • VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Blocker 2023
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP80130310000 $69,250.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
Pro Beach 2011 Caitlin Racich - 17th Did not play
Pro Beach 2012 Lilla Frederick - 25th Did not play
2014 Kelly Cheng - 33rd Did not play
2015 Kelly Cheng - 9th Did not play
2017 Kelly Cheng - 3rd Nicole Branagh - 2nd
2019 Brandie Wilkerson - 3rd Sara Hughes - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/11-15/2021 Atlanta Open 3 7th 518 $5,000.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/20/2021 Winner 2 Larissa Maestrini / Liliane Maestrini (20) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:13
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sara HughesTotal321230.28101522
 18500.6250421
 215510.2670701
 39220.0000400
Brandie WilkersonTotal362130.5009214
 115900.6003100
 214720.3572113
 37510.5714001
Sat, 8/21/2021 Winner 3 Emily Hartong / Corinne Quiggle (12) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sara HughesTotal261510.53801430
 118910.4440910
 28600.7500520
Brandie WilkersonTotal181100.6114404
 17600.8572100
 211500.4552304
Sat, 8/21/2021 Winner 4 Alix Klineman / April Ross (1) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sara HughesTotal261220.38501501
 112500.4170501
 214720.35701000
Brandie WilkersonTotal221110.4553302
 18510.5002002
 214600.4291300
Sun, 8/22/2021 Contender 5 Larissa Maestrini / Liliane Maestrini (20) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 15-17 1:07
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sara HughesTotal342040.47102001
 111610.4550901
 28500.6250200
 315930.4000900
Brandie WilkersonTotal472840.5113018
 110800.8001013
 2161020.5001002
 3211020.3811003
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Sara Hughes11859100.41506454
Brandie Wilkerson1237180.512199218
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open501102100000 $37,000.00
Manhattan Beach200101000000 $19,750.00
Tour Championships100100000000 $12,500.00
Total801303100000 $69,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sara Hughes Brandie Wilkerson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2010010000 $0.00
4100021000 $53,500.00 World Championships5010030100 $53,000.00
3100011000 $86,250.00 World Tour Finals6000032100 $41,750.00
283112810100 $146,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam372220149120 $166,750.00
474281810620 $126,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open423240137630 $115,325.00
5200002100 $6,070.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2100010000 $6,500.00
1000010000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
3001100010 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
3001002000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
5002011000 $15,875.00 Manhattan Beach3011010000 $17,875.00
4112000000 $30,375.00 Tour Championships2001010000 $9,750.00
6203010000 $49,500.00 Gold Series6042000000 $52,000.00
8205010000 $38,100.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series8311030000 $43,550.00
1100000000 $4,000.00 Contender Series/Tour Series          
1191742342427830 $556,745.00 Total1139121104018950 $506,500.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2019AVP200200000000 $24,500.00 8466.7 %
2020AVP301101000000 $25,000.00 6650.0 %
2021AVP200001100000 $12,750.00 4450.0 %
TotalAVP701302100000 $62,250.00 181456.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sara Hughes  Brandie Wilkerson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $375.00 2011Pro Beach          
2000001010 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $0.00 2012Pro Beach          
1000000001 $0.00 2012FIVB          
2000101000 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $0.00 2012NORCECA          
1001000000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
1100000000 $1,500.00 2013NORCECA2001010000 $775.00
3000000201 $0.00 2014AVP          
           2014FIVB2000000110 $1,000.00
2001010000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
2020000000 $1,700.00 2014NORCECA5000140000 $1,075.00
2001001000 $5,000.00 2015AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2015FIVB8000000107 $600.00
2101000000 $2,075.00 2015NORCECA3010110000 $1,475.00
2011000000 $8,500.00 2016AVP          
2000001100 $9,000.00 2016FIVB5000002111 $11,850.00
2200000000 $3,000.00 2016NORCECA9131121000 $5,500.00
4101011000 $18,950.00 2017AVP4010010101 $11,500.00
7000023200 $24,750.00 2017FIVB8000026000 $34,000.00
           2017NORCECA1010000000 $850.00
1001000000 $7,000.00 2017Other1000010000 $625.00
4220000000 $33,875.00 2018AVP1010000000 $6,500.00
12101044200 $50,000.00 2018FIVB10112031020 $56,500.00
           2018NORCECA1010000000 $750.00
6004002000 $25,750.00 2019AVP4002020000 $18,250.00
9001114101 $27,500.00 2019FIVB11202022300 $46,500.00
           2019Other1000001000 $0.00
3011010000 $12,500.00 2020AVP3011010000 $12,500.00
3100001010 $4,000.00 2020FIVB1000001000 $2,000.00
2000020000 $6,375.00 2021AVP2000020000 $6,375.00
7100000015 $3,000.00 2021FIVB8000042200 $16,000.00
861061421319949 $244,850.00 TotalTotal90410932616949 $234,625.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 72.2% 3 16.7% 2 11.1% 16-2 88.9% 4 22.2% 1 5.6% 13 72.2% 4-14 22.2% 13-13 50.0% 7-3 70.0% 00 20-16 55.6%
2020-20217 70.0% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 3 21.4% 0 0.0% 11 78.6% 3-11 21.4% 7-11 38.9% 5-1 83.3% 00 12-12 50.0%
Against the Field6 60.0% 3 30.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 2 15.4% 1 7.7% 10 76.9% 2-11 15.4% 12-20 37.5% 10-4 71.4% 00 11-12 47.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000351100001010
Manhattan Beach000000004201000074
Tour Championships000000002101000032
Total00000000981300002016
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Wilkerson trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Klineman/Ross 0-5
8/21/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 21-19 0:50
7/19/20AVPThe Monster Hydro Cup Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 24-22, 21-19 1:03
7/18/20AVPThe Monster Hydro Cup Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/31/19AVPGold Series Championships Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-15, 21-17 0:47
8/18/19AVPGold Series Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
Series tied with # 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 2-2
8/14/21AVPAtlanta Open Contender 3 Cheng/Marmelstein 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-18, 21-18 0:49
8/2/20AVPThe Porsche Cup Contender 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 4 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-16, 21-16 0:39
7/26/20AVPThe Wilson Cup Contender 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
7/19/20AVPThe Monster Hydro Cup Semi-Finals Hughes/Wilkerson 4 Cheng/Marmelstein 3 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 3 Capers/Flint 1-1
8/31/19AVPGold Series Championships Winner 4 Capers/Flint 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-18, 21-12 0:42
8/18/19AVPGold Series Manhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 Capers/Flint 2 21-12, 16-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 8 Ponnet/Shaw 3-0
8/14/21AVPAtlanta Open Contender 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 Ponnet/Shaw 8 21-14, 21-15 0:39
8/30/19AVPGold Series Championships Winner 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 Ponnet/Shaw 14 21-14, 21-19 0:37
8/16/19AVPGold Series Manhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 Ponnet/Shaw 13 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Brasher/Cruz 0-1
8/13/21AVPAtlanta Open Winner 1 Brasher/Cruz 14, Q4 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-19, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Hartong/Quiggle 1-0
8/21/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 Hartong/Quiggle 12 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Mewhirter/Sweat 1-0
8/14/21AVPAtlanta Open Contender 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 Mewhirter/Sweat 11 21-12, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 20 Maestrini/Maestrini 1-1
8/22/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Maestrini/Maestrini 20 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 15-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:07
8/20/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 Maestrini/Maestrini 20 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:13