Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 14 - 19, 2019
(7) 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 Itapema Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Summer Ross - 17th Sara Hughes - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 9 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 3 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
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
Itapema Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/16/2019 Pool G Ingrid Lunde / Oda Ulveseth, Norway (26) Won 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Thu, 5/16/2019 Pool G Natalia Pridalova / Andrea Strbova, Slovakia (23) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:47
Fri, 5/17/2019 Winner 2 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (5) Lost 16-21, 21-12, 10-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Ross lead the series against the field 17-14 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-1
8/12/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Gold Medal Hughes/Ross 9 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 2 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:45
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Hughes/Ross 14 21-12, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 2-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 23-21, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-2
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 10, Q1 Hughes/Ross 9 21-18, 21-17 0:34
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 16, Q3 Hughes/Ross 3 21-16, 21-18 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Bansley/Wilkerson 5 Hughes/Ross 10 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-2
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Hughes/Ross 7 21-16, 12-21, 15-10 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 6 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Antonelli/Salgado 4 Hughes/Ross 10 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 1-0
8/18/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Hughes/Ross 10 Keizer/Meppelink 8 21-15, 24-22 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 16 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Mader/Verge-Depre 11 Hughes/Ross 6 19-21, 28-26, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 9 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 27, Q5 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool A Hughes/Ross 1 Graudina/Samoilova 17 21-16, 21-13 0:28
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 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 2-0
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Hughes/Ross 7 Pridalova/Strbova 23 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:47
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 9 Pridalova/Strbova 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 26 Lunde/Ulveseth, Norway 2-0
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Hughes/Ross 7 Lunde/Ulveseth 26 21-16, 21-10 0:30
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 5 Lunde/Ulveseth 28, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 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 # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 6 Placette/Richard 30 21-15, 21-12 0:30