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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$10,000 BPT Futures Mount Maunganui
February 5 - 8, 2026

(3) 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$7,134.25

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$12,068.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	US$13,973.21

Previous Mount Maunganui Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	24, Q3	17th	340	US$2,250.00
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 Futures Mount Maunganui Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 2/6/2026	Pool C	Lara Limbrick / Lina Mueller, Australia (14, Q6)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:27
Fri, 2/6/2026	Pool C	Meile Green / Antonia Harrison, New Zealand (11)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:34
Sat, 2/7/2026	Winner 2	Kayla Mears / Tara Phillips, Australia (5)	Won 24-26, 21-14, 15-9	0:48
Sun, 2/8/2026	Semi-Finals	Sakura Ito / Mayu Sawame, Japan (2)	Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-11	0:45
Sun, 2/8/2026	Gold Medal	Olivia MacDonald / Shaunna Polley, New Zealand (1)	Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45

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	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$3,300.00
Total	13	1	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	$13,800.00

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
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$5,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$6,750.00
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
13	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	$6,900.00	Total	38	2	2	1	2	6	6	5	2	0	$11,600.00

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 %
2026	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	9	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	$4,850.00	22	14	61.1 %

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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2026	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
9	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	$2,425.00	Total	Total	34	2	1	1	2	5	5	5	2	11	$7,125.00

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	18	75.0%	2	8.3%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	10	41.7%	3	12.5%	11	45.8%	10-14	41.7%	18-11	62.1%	12-7	63.2%	0	0	30-18	62.5%
2025-2026	18	75.0%	2	8.3%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	10	41.7%	3	12.5%	11	45.8%	10-14	41.7%	18-11	62.1%	12-7	63.2%	0	0	30-18	62.5%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2-2	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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	3	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6
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	13	6	0	0	8	6	2	2	1	1	1	1	30	18

Head to Head Results
Alupei/Vaida lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 1-2
2/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Gold Medal	Alupei/Vaida	3	MacDonald/Polley	1	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45
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 # 2 Ito/Sawame, Japan 1-0
2/8/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Semi-Finals	Alupei/Vaida	3	Ito/Sawame	2	21-16, 13-21, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Mears/Phillips, Australia 1-0
2/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Winner 2	Alupei/Vaida	3	Mears/Phillips	5	24-26, 21-14, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Green/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
2/6/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Pool C	Alupei/Vaida	3	Green/Harrison	11	21-17, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Limbrick/Mueller, Australia 1-0
2/6/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	Pool C	Alupei/Vaida	3	Limbrick/Mueller	14, Q6	21-14, 21-12	0:27