Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Yangzhou Four Star
October 10 - 14, 2018
(3) Sara Hughes/Summer Ross, United States
 
Sara Hughes
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Long Beach, CA
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 77
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$361,594.92
Summer Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Moscow 2018)
Career Winnings: US$252,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2010214170301 US$145,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC100010000000 US$0.00
Overall2110224170301 US$145,000.00
Previous Yangzhou Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 10 7th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 9 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 14 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 10 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2018 Espinho Four Star 6 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 12 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 6 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 9 5th 480 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 5 5th 480 US$6,000.00
Yangzhou Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/11/2018 Pool C Carolina Horta / Angela Lavalle, Brazil (30, Q8) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
Fri, 10/12/2018 Pool C Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (19) Lost 18-21, 21-13, 12-15 0:40
Fri, 10/12/2018 Winner 1 Sandra Ittlinger / Kim Van de Velde, Germany (12) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 10/13/2018 Winner 2 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (10) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Sat, 10/13/2018 Winner 3 Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (19) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Sat, 10/13/2018 Semi-Finals Rebecca Cavalcanti / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (16, Q3) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:30
Sun, 10/14/2018 Bronze Medal Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:44
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Ross lead the series against the field 21-9 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Alves/Seixas 5 Hughes/Ross 9 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 2 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-1
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Klineman/Ross 5 21-18, 21-19 0:34
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 9 Hughes/Ross 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 1-1
10/14/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Bronze Medal Hughes/Ross 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 16-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:44
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Hughes/Ross 5 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
Series tied with # 5 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 1-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Kolinske/Stockman 26, Q4 Hughes/Ross 10 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 0:50
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Kolinske/Stockman 25 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-0
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 10 21-16, 21-17 0:32
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 31 16-21, 27-25, 15-8 1:05
Lead the series against # 11 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 1-0
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 9 Ishii/Murakami 24 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 2-0
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 3 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 12 21-18, 21-14 0:32
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 5 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 16, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Hughes/Ross 10 Kociolek/Wojtasik 23, Q2 21-19, 23-21 0:39
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Bronze Medal Hughes/Ross 6 Kociolek/Wojtasik 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Kociolek/Wojtasik 22 Hughes/Ross 6 13-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
Series tied with # 14 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Hughes/Ross 14 Stubbe/Van Iersel 19 22-20, 21-14 0:37
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Stubbe/Van Iersel 16 Hughes/Ross 6 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:41
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-1
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 16, Q3 Hughes/Ross 3 21-16, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Graudina/Samoilova 27, Q4 22-24, 27-25, 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Alves/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Alves/Maestrini 27, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:33
Series tied with # 19 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 19 21-19, 21-13 0:32
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 19 Hughes/Ross 3 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 9 Pridalova/Strbova 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Lobato/Navarro 27, Q9 21-13, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # 23 Futami/Hasegawa, Japan 1-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 10 Futami/Hasegawa 29, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 24 Bloem/Sinnema, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Bloem/Sinnema 24, Q5 Hughes/Ross 9 21-19, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 25 Maia/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 9 Maia/Salgado 30, Q9 11-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Lunde/Ulveseth, Norway 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 5 Lunde/Ulveseth 28, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool H Hughes/Ross 9 Baieva/Davidova 25 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Horta/Lavalle, Brazil 1-0
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool C Hughes/Ross 3 Horta/Lavalle 30, Q8 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:45