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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Laguna Beach Open
September 18 - 20, 2026

(14, Q2) Piper Ferch/Michelle Shaffer

Piper Ferch

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redmond, WA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$34,575.00

Michelle Shaffer

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 30, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Juan Dolio 2026)

Career AVP Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$6,848.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,000.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Teegan Van Gunst - 3rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/18/2026

Qualifier 2

Hannah Byers / Macy Ludwig (Q31)

Won 21-14, 21-19

0:37

Fri, 9/18/2026

Qualifier 3

Mallory LaBreche / Adelina Okazaki (Q15)

Won 19-21, 21-12, 17-15

0:57

Fri, 9/18/2026

Qualifier 4

Emma Donley / Alexa Fernandez (Q7)

Won 24-22, 21-11

0:43

Sat, 9/19/2026

Winner 1

Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes (3)

Lost 20-22, 21-16, 11-15

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Piper Ferch	Total	31	18	2	0.516	1	13	2	2
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	3	2	0
	2	10	5	2	0.300	1	4	0	2
	3	12	7	0	0.583	0	6	0	0
Michelle Shaffer	Total	24	15	3	0.500	0	11	3	1
	1	14	4	3	0.071	0	3	0	1
	2	0	7	0		0	3	3	0
	3	10	4	0	0.400	0	5	0	0

Sat, 9/19/2026

Contender 1

Terese Cannon / Betsi Flint (6)

Lost 25-27, 15-21

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Piper Ferch	Total	24	13	5	0.333	3	3	1	2
	1	15	10	2	0.533	2	1	0	1
	2	9	3	3	0.000	1	2	1	1
Michelle Shaffer	Total	31	12	3	0.290	0	17	2	2
	1	17	7	3	0.235	0	6	1	1
	2	14	5	0	0.357	0	11	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Piper Ferch	55	31	7	0.436	4	16	3	4
Michelle Shaffer	55	27	6	0.382	0	28	5	3

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	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Piper Ferch												Michelle Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	$17,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$3,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
											Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	$5,725.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	$3,475.00
10	0	1	2	0	5	1	1	0	0	$7,575.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
32	0	1	2	0	10	4	9	1	5	$34,075.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	3	$4,825.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Piper Ferch													Michelle Shaffer
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
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	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	AVP
5	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,300.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$725.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	2024	FIVB
7	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$6,550.00	2025	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	$10,875.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2025	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$1,850.00	2026	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	$4,050.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$8,250.00	2026	FIVB
											2026	NORCECA	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
32	0	2	2	0	9	4	9	1	5	$33,975.00	Total	Total	14	1	2	0	0	3	3	1	1	3	$6,825.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Head to Head Results
Ferch/Shaffer 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
Trail the series against # 3 Coradello/Lopes 0-1
9/19/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Winner 1	Coradello/Lopes	3	Ferch/Shaffer	14, Q2	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 6 Cannon/Flint 0-1
9/19/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Contender 1	Cannon/Flint	6	Ferch/Shaffer	14, Q2	27-25, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Donley/Fernandez 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Ferch/Shaffer	14, Q2	Donley/Fernandez	Q7	24-22, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # Q15 LaBreche/Okazaki 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Ferch/Shaffer	14, Q2	LaBreche/Okazaki	Q15	19-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:57
Lead the series against # Q31 Byers/Ludwig 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Ferch/Shaffer	14, Q2	Byers/Ludwig	Q31	21-14, 21-19	0:37