Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Tepic
March 22 - 26, 2023
(5) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Fullerton, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 73
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$397,125.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB3161119081301 US$493,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC200200000000 US$0.00
Overall3361319081301 US$493,750.00
Previous Tepic Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 1 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 9 1st 0 US$150,000.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 2 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 1 1st 800 US$10,000.00
Elite16 Tepic Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool D Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (13, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:33
Thu, 3/23/2023 Pool D Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (4) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Fri, 3/24/2023 Pool D Abril Flores / Atenas Gutierrez, Mexico (12) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:30
Sat, 3/25/2023 Winner 2 Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (8) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 3/25/2023 Semi-Finals Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q10) Won 30-28, 21-19 0:49
Sun, 3/26/2023 Gold Medal Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 0:44
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series against the field 17-2 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 2-0
3/26/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Gold Medal Cheng/Hughes 5 Lisboa/Silva 1 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 0:44
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Gold Medal Cheng/Hughes 9 Lisboa/Silva 1 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 2-0
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 9 Schoon/Stam 3 24-26, 21-19, 15-10 0:59
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cheng/Hughes 9 Schoon/Stam 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 1-0
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cheng/Hughes 9 Muller/Tillmann 7 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 4 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 1-0
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool D Cheng/Hughes 5 Artacho/Clancy 4 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Flint/Scoles, United States 1-0
12/3/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Gold Medal Cheng/Hughes 2 Flint/Scoles 5 21-17, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
2/4/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 8 Cheng/Hughes 2 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Series tied with # 8 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Cheng/Hughes 5 Salgado/Seixas 8 21-14, 21-19 0:39
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Salgado/Seixas 2 Cheng/Hughes 9 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool B Cheng/Hughes 2 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Flores/Gutierrez, Mexico 1-0
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool D Cheng/Hughes 5 Flores/Gutierrez 12 21-11, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Kloth/Nuss, United States 3-0
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool D Cheng/Hughes 5 Kloth/Nuss 13, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:33
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 9 Kloth/Nuss 8 19-21, 21-14, 24-22 0:56
12/2/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 2 Kloth/Nuss 3 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 15, Q10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 30-28, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # Q3 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
2/3/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool B Cheng/Hughes 2 Cavalcanti/De Souza 15, Q3 21-8, 21-12 0:25
Lead the series against # Q12 Harward/Kolinske, United States 1-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool A Cheng/Hughes 1 Harward/Kolinske 12 23-21, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Kraft/Stockman, United States 1-0
11/26/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 1 Kraft/Stockman 2 21-14, 21-15 0:34