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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Itapema
April 6 - 9, 2023

(24) Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara, Canada

Megan McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Nicole McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	3	3	0	8	0	5	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80
FIVB Age Group WC	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	38	0	1	2	3	4	0	8	0	6	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80

Previous Itapema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Nicole McNamara - 9th	Megan McNamara - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q8	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	7	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	8	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q4	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	8	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	8	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	20	25th	340	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	21	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	14, Q1	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	15	5th	600	US$3,750.00

Challenge Itapema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/7/2023	Pool A	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 4/7/2023	Pool A	Emma Piersma / Mexime van Driel, Netherlands (12, Q1)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 13-15	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$11,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$2,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	5	1	0	$37,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$13,000.00
U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	38	0	1	2	3	4	0	8	0	11	2	0	$64,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Megan McNamara												Nicole McNamara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$1,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$1,000.00
18	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	1	0	$18,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	1	1	6	5	1	0	$18,625.00
7	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	$6,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	$6,500.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
38	0	1	2	3	4	8	11	2	0	$32,025.00	Total	38	0	1	2	3	4	8	11	2	0	$32,025.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	22	4	84.6 %
2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2018	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00	11	6	64.7 %
2019	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	$14,800.00	11	12	47.8 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$11,000.00	9	7	56.3 %
2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	5	1	0	$28,750.00	17	18	48.6 %
2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	29	0	0	0	3	3	0	7	0	9	2	5	$61,550.00	49	46	51.6 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	32	7	82.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Megan McNamara													Nicole McNamara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$3,000.00	2018	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	$3,000.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$7,400.00	2019	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$7,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00
11	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	$14,375.00	2022	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	1	0	$14,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$500.00	2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$500.00
34	0	1	2	3	4	7	10	2	5	$30,775.00	Total	Total	34	0	1	2	3	4	7	10	2	5	$30,775.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	34	65.4%	8	15.4%	10	19.2%	42-10	80.8%	11	21.6%	7	13.7%	33	64.7%	11-40	21.6%	34-33	50.7%	19-17	52.8%	0	0	53-50	51.5%
2022-2023	15	62.5%	4	16.7%	5	20.8%	19-5	79.2%	3	13.0%	3	13.0%	17	73.9%	3-20	13.0%	15-17	46.9%	7-8	46.7%	0	0	22-25	46.8%
Against the Field	7	58.3%	1	8.3%	4	33.3%	8-4	66.7%	4	33.3%	1	8.3%	7	58.3%	4-8	33.3%	14-14	50.0%	10-10	50.0%	0	0	12-12	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	5	15	11	0	1	4	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	28
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	0	10	3	0	0	6	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	19	11
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	9	2	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	16	5
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
Total	0	0	16	10	48	20	0	2	18	16	1	5	2	3	0	1	85	57

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-2
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Salgado/Seixas	1	McNamara/McNamara	24	21-19, 21-16	0:35
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	McNamara/McNamara	21	Salgado/Seixas	4	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Salgado/Seixas	2	McNamara/McNamara	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 0-2
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Cavalcanti/De Souza	3	McNamara/McNamara	8	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:46
8/21/21	FIVB	Prague 2 Star	Winner 2	Cavalcanti/De Souza	9	McNamara/McNamara	2	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool A	McNamara/McNamara	13	Placette/Richard	12	21-19, 21-14	0:43
Series tied with # 11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-1
10/27/18	FIVB	Chetumal Three Star	Winner 3	McNamara/McNamara	13	Lopes/Silva	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:41
10/17/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Qualifier 2	Lopes/Silva	29, Q7	McNamara/McNamara	Q10	21-15, 21-17	0:30
Series tied with # 12, Q1 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 1-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Piersma/van Driel	12, Q1	McNamara/McNamara	24	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:44
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool E	McNamara/McNamara	8	Piersma/van Driel	17, Q4	27-25, 21-9	0:38
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 2	McNamara/McNamara	8	Bobner/Verge-Depre	10	21-19, 22-20	0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 0-1
10/24/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Winner 1	Ishii/Mizoe	3	McNamara/McNamara	7	20-22, 21-19, 17-15	0:59
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool E	Klinger/Klinger	20, Q11	McNamara/McNamara	8	25-23, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Murphy/Quiggle, United States 2-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 1	McNamara/McNamara	8	Murphy/Quiggle	7	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool B	McNamara/McNamara	14, Q1	Murphy/Quiggle	11	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Carro/Lobato, Spain 2-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool E	McNamara/McNamara	8	Carro/Lobato	5	21-17, 21-16	0:36
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	McNamara/McNamara	15	Carro/Lobato	11	21-19, 22-20	0:38
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Lucky Loser	Carro/Lobato	22, Q7	McNamara/McNamara	20, Q5	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # Q14 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-0
5/19/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Qualifier 2	McNamara/McNamara	14, Q1	Hashimoto/Murakami	Q17	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # Q17 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 0-1
10/23/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Pool F	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	6	McNamara/McNamara	7	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # Q22 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/16/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Qualifier 2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	McNamara/McNamara	Q8	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:40
Lead the series against # Q26 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
10/23/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Pool F	McNamara/McNamara	7	Chamereau/Vieira	18	23-21, 21-15	0:43