Team Preview

AVP Tour
$60,000 Denver Contender Series
July 4 - 6, 2025

(19, Q6) Megan Gebhard/Avery Poppinga

Megan Gebhard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 27, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Howell, MI

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

MIT

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (NORCECA La Paz 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$7,668.70

Avery Poppinga

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Austin, TX

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Pompano Beach 2024)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$2,560.83

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	45	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$464.70
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	US$464.70

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Tiffany Svenssohn - 17th	Taylor Nutterfield - 13th
2023	Kaitlyn Malaney - 9th	Brooke Van Sickle - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-29/2025	BPT Futures Geneva	13, Q3	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	13, Q5	9th	180	€ 200.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Q19	45th	751	$0.00

Denver Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/4/2025	Qualifier 2	Allyn Brewer / Elle Evers (Q27)	Won 21-11, 21-18
Fri, 7/4/2025	Qualifier 3	Paloma Bowman / Halle Hunt (Q11)	Won 21-12, 20-22, 15-6
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool F	Anaya Evans / Megan J. Rice (6)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 13-15	1:08
Sat, 7/5/2025	Pool F	Emma Donley / Piper Ferch (7)	Lost 17-21, 20-22	0:42

Head to Head Results
Gebhard/Poppinga lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Gessner/Ramirez 1-0
6/19/25	FIVB	Futures Messina	Qualifier 1	Gebhard/Poppinga	13, Q5	Gessner/Ramirez	Q12	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Evans/Rice 0-1
7/5/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool F	Evans/Rice	6	Gebhard/Poppinga	19, Q6	24-22, 19-21, 15-13	1:08
Trail the series against # 7 Donley/Ferch 0-1
7/5/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Pool F	Donley/Ferch	7	Gebhard/Poppinga	19, Q6	21-17, 22-20	0:42
Lead the series against # Q11 Bowman/Hunt 1-0
7/4/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Qualifier 3	Gebhard/Poppinga	19, Q6	Bowman/Hunt	Q11	21-12, 20-22, 15-6
Lead the series against # Q27 Brewer/Evers 1-0
7/4/25	AVP	Denver Contender Series	Qualifier 2	Gebhard/Poppinga	19, Q6	Brewer/Evers	Q27	21-11, 21-18