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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
October 15 - 19, 2025

(24, Q3) Francesca Alupei/Beata Vaida, Romania

Francesca Ioana Alupei
Romania

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 3, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bucuresti

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$5,509.25

Beata Vaida
Romania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Satu-Mare

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$10,443.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	US$10,723.21

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Beata Vaida - 4th	Francesca Alupei - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2025	Futures Bondues Lille Metropole	6	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	9/11-14/2025	Futures Warsaw	9	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	9/4-7/2025	Futures Budapest	8	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q17	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-4/2025	Futures Nuvali	11, Q2	4th	280	US$400.00
FIVB	4/8-11/2025	BPT Futures Songkhla	16, Q15	9th	180	US$200.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Q14	21st	60	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/15/2025	Qualifier 2	Anna Hammarberg / Michaela Hollaus, Austria (Q14)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:27
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool H	Piper Ferch / Teegan Van Gunst, United States (9)	Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-12	0:41
Fri, 10/17/2025	Pool H	Anniina Parkkinen / Valma Prihti, Finland (25, Q4)	Lost 21-13, 16-21, 8-15	0:44
Fri, 10/17/2025	Winner 1	Madison Shields / Devanne Sours, United States (21)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:34

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$3,300.00
Total	11	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$10,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Francesca Alupei												Beata Vaida
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$5,125.00
8	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	$1,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	2	2	1	2	4	4	4	1	0	$4,850.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
11	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	$5,275.00	Total	36	2	2	1	2	6	5	5	2	0	$9,975.00

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
2025	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$3,850.00	17	14	54.8 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$3,850.00	17	14	54.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Francesca Alupei													Beata Vaida
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$150.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	$3,200.00
											2019	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	$1,350.00
8	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$1,925.00	2025	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$1,925.00
8	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$1,925.00	Total	Total	33	1	1	1	2	5	5	5	2	11	$6,625.00

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	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	10	45.5%	3	13.6%	9	40.9%	10-12	45.5%	16-9	64.0%	12-7	63.2%	0	0	28-16	63.6%
2024-2025	11	73.3%	1	6.7%	3	20.0%	12-3	80.0%	5	31.3%	3	18.8%	8	50.0%	5-11	31.3%	11-8	57.9%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	17-14	54.8%
Against the Field	2	33.3%	2	33.3%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	4	40.0%	2	20.0%	4	40.0%	4-6	40.0%	4-8	33.3%	12-8	60.0%	0	0	8-8	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	1	10	4	0	0	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	23	12
Total	0	0	5	2	12	5	0	0	7	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	28	16

Head to Head Results
Alupei/Vaida trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 0-2
5/4/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Semi-Finals	MacDonald/Polley	3	Alupei/Vaida	11, Q2	21-10, 21-19	0:30
5/2/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Pool C	MacDonald/Polley	3	Alupei/Vaida	11, Q2	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Ferch/Van Gunst, United States 1-0
10/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool H	Alupei/Vaida	24, Q3	Ferch/Van Gunst	9	21-16, 13-21, 15-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Matsumoto/Matsumoto, Japan 0-1
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Songkhla	Pool A	Matsumoto/Matsumoto	8	Alupei/Vaida	16, Q15	23-21, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 0-1
5/4/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Bronze Medal	Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite	2	Alupei/Vaida	11, Q2	21-19, 19-21, 19-17	0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Shields/Sours, United States 0-1
10/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Shields/Sours	21	Alupei/Vaida	24, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Parkkinen/Prihti, Finland 0-1
10/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool H	Parkkinen/Prihti	25, Q4	Alupei/Vaida	24, Q3	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Pons/Rondina, Philippines 1-0
5/3/25	FIVB	Futures Nuvali	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	11, Q2	Pons/Rondina	16	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Series tied with # Q13 Sakai/Tsubouchi, Japan 1-1
4/8/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Songkhla	Qualifier 1	Alupei/Vaida	16, Q15	Sakai/Tsubouchi	Q2	21-18, 21-13	0:41
3/26/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Qualifier 1	Sakai/Tsubouchi	15, Q3	Alupei/Vaida	Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Hammarberg /Hollaus, Austria 1-0
10/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Qualifier 2	Alupei/Vaida	24, Q3	Hammarberg /Hollaus	Q14	21-14, 21-12	0:27