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BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
March 18 - 22, 2026

Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

Menia Bentele
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Immenstadt

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$13,977.15

Annique Niederhauser
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hondrich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$12,333.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	US$10,997.79

Previous Tlaxcala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Anna Lutz - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/4-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar			0	US$0.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	17	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q12	21st	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	Q10	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	22, Q2	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/26-29/2025	BPT Futures Geneva	1	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	6	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2025	BPT Futures Spiez	5	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q12	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/3/2025	BPT Futures Valencia	6	13th	140	€ 100.00

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$7,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	0	$10,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Menia Bentele												Annique Niederhauser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$2,250.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,500.00
25	1	2	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$3,900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	15	0	2	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
46	1	2	4	1	5	13	8	6	1	$12,150.00	Total	26	0	2	0	2	5	4	9	3	0	$11,350.00

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	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	1	$10,800.00	13	18	41.9 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	1	$10,800.00	13	18	41.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Menia Bentele													Annique Niederhauser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2020	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	$500.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,000.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,150.00
12	1	0	3	0	1	2	1	3	1	$1,600.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	$700.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	$650.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	$600.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	$5,400.00	2025	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	3	5	1	1	$8,900.00
46	1	2	4	1	5	13	8	6	6	$12,150.00	Total	Total	27	0	3	0	2	5	4	9	3	1	$11,350.00

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	9	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	4	18.2%	2	9.1%	16	72.7%	4-18	18.2%	9-16	36.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	13-18	41.9%
2025-2026	9	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	4	18.2%	2	9.1%	16	72.7%	4-18	18.2%	9-16	36.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	13-18	41.9%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0		0	0	0-5	0.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	7
Total	0	0	3	3	6	10	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	18

Head to Head Results
Bentele/Niederhauser trail the series against the field 0-5 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/22/25	FIVB	Futures Messina	Gold Medal	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	3	Bentele/Niederhauser	6	23-21, 21-19	0:36
6/20/25	FIVB	Futures Messina	Pool C	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	3	Bentele/Niederhauser	6	21-19, 27-25	0:41
Trail the series against Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
8/7/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool F	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	27, Q6	Bentele/Niederhauser	22, Q2	21-13, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 0-2
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool C	Stochlova/Svozilova	3	Bentele/Niederhauser	19	21-19, 21-16	0:35
7/4/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool D	Stochlova/Svozilova	21, Q5	Bentele/Niederhauser	16	21-17, 21-17	0:37