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AVP Tour
$40,000 Denver Contender Series
July 5 - 7, 2024

(12) Heather Friesen/Nicci Yardley

Heather Boyan Friesen

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Munster, IN

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Western Kentucky
Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$2,375.00

Nicci Reinking Yardley

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 12, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fountain Valley, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA Managua 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$1,848.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	$1,650.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	US$2,150.00

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Amanda Harnett - 25th	Natalie Myszkowski - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	6/14-16/2024	NORCECA Nicaragua	11	3rd	256	US$500.00
AVP	5/16-19/2024	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Q13	21st	1390	$0.00
AVP	10/13-15/2023	Tour Series Laguna Beach Open	14, Q6	9th	1254	$200.00

Denver Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/6/2024	Pool A	Madison Shields / Tessa Van Winkle (13)	Won 21-11, 21-16
Sat, 7/6/2024	Pool A	Molly Shaw / Geena Urango (1)	Lost 25-23, 23-25, 10-15
Sat, 7/6/2024	Winner 1	Charlie Ekstrom / Katie Lindstrom (11)	Won 13-21, 21-17, 15-10
Sun, 7/7/2024	Winner 2	Savvy Simo / Abby Van Winkle (2)	Lost 21-23, 21-19, 10-15

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$1,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Heather Friesen												Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$1,025.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$1,025.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	$500.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	$500.00
41	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	3	3	$2,125.00	Total	21	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	2	6	$1,575.00

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
2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	3	2	60.0 %
2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$800.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	6	5	54.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Heather Friesen													Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$0.00	2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	NVL
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	$0.00	2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2020	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$700.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$700.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$700.00	2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$100.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$400.00	2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$400.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
40	0	0	1	0	1	4	11	2	21	$2,050.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	7	$1,450.00

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	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	3	30.0%	2	20.0%	5	50.0%	3-7	30.0%	2-5	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-9	40.0%
2023-2024	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	3	30.0%	2	20.0%	5	50.0%	3-7	30.0%	2-5	28.6%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-9	40.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Total	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Shaw/Urango 0-1
7/6/24	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool A	Shaw/Urango	1	Friesen/Yardley	12	23-25, 25-23, 15-10
Trail the series against # 2 Simo/Van Winkle 0-1
7/7/24	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Winner 2	Simo/Van Winkle	2	Friesen/Yardley	12	23-21, 19-21, 15-10
Lead the series against # 11 Ekstrom/Lindstrom 1-0
7/6/24	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Winner 1	Friesen/Yardley	12	Ekstrom/Lindstrom	11	13-21, 21-17, 15-10
Lead the series against # 13 Shields/Van Winkle 1-0
7/6/24	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool A	Friesen/Yardley	12	Shields/Van Winkle	13	21-11, 21-16