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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Waupaca Open
July 8 - 10, 2026

(Q1) Avery Poppinga/Nicci Yardley

Avery Poppinga

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1999 (27 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:

$3,410.83

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	25	29	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Brooke Van Sickle - 5th	Did not play
2024	Samantha Parrish - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/3-5/2026	Denver Open	20, Q6	19th	1320	$0.00
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	Q18	21st	1540	$0.00

Waupaca Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 2	Emma Eden / Ella Foti (24, Q17)	Lost 11-21, 21-14, 11-15

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Avery Poppinga												Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
9	0	1	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	$1,200.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	$1,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	$1,025.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2	1	$250.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	1	$500.00
34	0	1	0	1	2	8	10	3	9	$3,200.00	Total	26	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	3	13	$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
2026	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Avery Poppinga													Nicci Yardley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2021	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	$1,000.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$700.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	$250.00	2023	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	NORCECA
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2024	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$725.00
5	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$900.00	2024	FIVB
											2024	NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$0.00	2025	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	$950.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2026	FIVB
35	0	1	0	1	3	8	10	3	9	$3,200.00	Total	Total	26	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	3	12	$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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2025-2026	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

Head to Head Results
Poppinga/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 # 5 Rice/VanZwieten 0-1
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Pool E	Rice/VanZwieten	5	Poppinga/Yardley	20, Q6	21-10, 21-11
Trail the series against # 12 Hunt/Paranagua 0-1
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Pool E	Hunt/Paranagua	17, Q1	Poppinga/Yardley	20, Q6	24-22, 21-18
Lead the series against # 16 Peranich/Van Winkle 1-0
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Poppinga/Yardley	Q18	Peranich/Van Winkle	Q15	21-19, 21-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 24, Q17 Eden/Foti 0-1
7/8/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Qualifier 2	Eden/Foti	24, Q17	Poppinga/Yardley	Q1	21-11, 14-21, 15-11