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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
April 17 - 18, 2026

(27) 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	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	$1,650.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	US$2,150.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Meaghan Wheeler - 21st	Did not play
2018	Kristen Petrasic - 29th	Did not play
2019	Kristen Petrasic - 29th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Madison Shields / Kamila Tan (6)	Lost 14-21, 18-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 1	Paloma Bowman / Amarie Bremel (22)	Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-10
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 2	Olivia Herron / Jordyn Scribner (12)	Lost 18-21, 22-20, 12-15

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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	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	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	$1,025.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	$500.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	1	$500.00
42	0	0	0	0	1	4	13	3	3	$2,125.00	Total	23	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	2	7	$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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,450.00	3	7	30.0 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$1,650.00	7	11	38.9 %

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
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00
											2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
44	0	0	1	0	1	4	13	3	22	$2,375.00	Total	Total	23	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	2	11	$1,825.00

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	33.3%	2	33.3%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	3	25.0%	3	25.0%	6	50.0%	3-9	25.0%	2-6	25.0%	5-5	50.0%	0	0	7-11	38.9%
2025-2026	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8
Total	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	11

Head to Head Results
Friesen/Yardley trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Shields/Tan 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1	Shields/Tan	6	Friesen/Yardley	27	21-14, 21-18
Trail the series against # 10 Pyles/Sokolowski 0-1
8/3/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Pool C	Pyles/Sokolowski	22, Q9	Friesen/Yardley	15	21-19, 21-16
Trail the series against # 12 Herron/Scribner 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 2	Herron/Scribner	12	Friesen/Yardley	27	21-18, 20-22, 15-12
Lead the series against # 22 Bowman/Bremel 1-0
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 1	Friesen/Yardley	27	Bowman/Bremel	22	21-17, 14-21, 15-10