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

(Q7) Emma Donley/Alexa Fernandez

Emma Donley

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 22, 2005 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Los Altos, CA

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

California-Berkeley

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Waupaca 2026)

Career Winnings:

$6,650.00

Alexa Fernandez

Photo: Han Duong

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 13, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

5'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$4,525.00

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	0	1	0	$0.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Sally Perez - 1st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Laguna Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 2	Brinza Burness / Samantha Guenther (Q26)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:32
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 3	Malia Gementera / Taylor Hagenah (Q10)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 9/18/2026	Qualifier 4	Piper Ferch / Michelle Shaffer (14, Q2)	Lost 22-24, 11-21	0:43

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	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Emma Donley												Alexa Fernandez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$5,475.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$4,200.00
6	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	$6,400.00	Total	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	$4,525.00

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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Emma Donley													Alexa Fernandez
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$325.00	2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2025	NORCECA
4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$6,075.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$325.00
7	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$6,650.00	Total	Total	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	$4,525.00

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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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

Head to Head Results
Donley/Fernandez lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 14, Q2 Ferch/Shaffer 0-1
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 # Q10 Gementera/Hagenah 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Donley/Fernandez	Q7	Gementera/Hagenah	Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # Q26 Burness/Guenther 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Donley/Fernandez	Q7	Burness/Guenther	Q26	21-14, 21-11	0:32