Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 3 - 7, 2018
(6) 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 Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2018 Pool F Angela Lobato / Amaranta Navarro, Spain (27, Q9) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:28
Thu, 7/5/2018 Pool F Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (11) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:43
Fri, 7/6/2018 Winner 1 Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (30) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:30
Fri, 7/6/2018 Winner 2 Anna Behlen / Sarah Schneider, Germany (24, Q4) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:31
Fri, 7/6/2018 Winner 3 Kelly Cheng / Brittany Hochevar, United States (9) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Sat, 7/7/2018 Semi-Finals Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (5) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 8-15 0:41
Sat, 7/7/2018 Bronze Medal Katarzyna Kociolek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (14) Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Ross lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Hughes/Ross 5 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 5 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-2
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Artacho/Clancy 5 Hughes/Ross 6 15-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:41
9/2/12FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Bronze Medal Artacho/Clancy 12 Hughes/Ross 3 23-25, 21-14, 16-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Cheng/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 6 Cheng/Hochevar 9 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 10 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 5 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 16, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Trail the series against # 11 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Branagh/Walsh Jennings 11 Hughes/Ross 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 20 Hughes/Ross 12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 6 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 18 18-21, 22-20, 18-16 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 25 Hughes/Ross 6 21-16, 25-23 0:41
Series tied with # 14 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 15 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 12 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 21 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q4 Behlen/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 6 Behlen/Schneider 24, Q4 21-19, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 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 # 30 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 6 Placette/Richard 30 21-15, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against 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