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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar
March 5 - 8, 2026

(1) Ally Batenhorst/Sara Hughes, United States

Ally Batenhorst
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 26, 2002 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

193 cm (6'5")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Bhubaneswar 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$7,000.00

Sara Hughes
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1995 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$368,594.92

Awards

Top Rookie 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$14,000.00

Previous Bhubaneswar Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/5/2026	Pool A	Sofiia Kurnikova / Yeva Serdiuk, Ukraine (17)	Lost 21-13, 14-21, 10-15
Fri, 3/6/2026	Winner 2	Sakura Ito / Mayu Sawame, Japan (12)	Won 21-12, 21-19
Sat, 3/7/2026	Winner 3	Sofiia Kurnikova / Yeva Serdiuk, Ukraine (17)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12
Sat, 3/7/2026	Semi-Finals	Alexis Durish / Audrey Koenig, United States (9)	Lost 17-21, 21-13, 14-16
Sun, 3/8/2026	Bronze Medal	Carly Kan / Natalie Myszkowski, United States (13)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-12

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$14,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ally Batenhorst												Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$53,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$86,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	3	1	1	2	8	10	1	0	0	$146,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	3	0	4	1	4	7	4	2	0	$76,125.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$6,070.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$7,000.00	Total	79	10	1	7	4	17	23	6	3	0	$368,445.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$14,000.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ally Batenhorst													Sara Hughes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
											2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	$24,750.00
											2018	FIVB	12	1	0	1	0	4	4	2	0	0	$50,000.00
											2019	FIVB	9	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	1	$27,500.00
											2020	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
											2021	FIVB	9	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	$8,320.00
											2022	FIVB	9	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$121,750.00
											2023	FIVB	11	2	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$84,625.00
											2024	FIVB	6	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$31,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$7,000.00	Total	Total	79	10	1	7	4	17	23	6	3	8	$368,445.00

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	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
2025-2026	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	4-4	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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	4

Head to Head Results
Batenhorst/Hughes lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 9 Durish/Koenig, United States 0-1
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Semi-Finals	Durish/Koenig	9	Batenhorst/Hughes	1	21-17, 13-21, 16-14
Lead the series against # 12 Ito/Sawame, Japan 1-0
3/6/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 2	Batenhorst/Hughes	1	Ito/Sawame	12	21-12, 21-19
Lead the series against # 13 Kan/Myszkowski, United States 1-0
3/8/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Bronze Medal	Batenhorst/Hughes	1	Kan/Myszkowski	13	19-21, 21-15, 15-12
Series tied with # 17 Kurnikova/Serdiuk, Ukraine 1-1
3/7/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Winner 3	Batenhorst/Hughes	1	Kurnikova/Serdiuk	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-12
3/5/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	Pool A	Kurnikova/Serdiuk	17	Batenhorst/Hughes	1	13-21, 21-14, 15-10