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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 1 - 5, 2026

(17, Q1) Ally Batenhorst/Sara Hughes, United States

Ally Batenhorst
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 26, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Houston, TX

Height:

193 cm (6'5")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,600.00

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$386,194.92

Awards

Top Rookie 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	US$49,200.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Kelly Cheng - 9th
2018	Did not play	Summer Ross - 9th
2019	Did not play	Summer Ross - Country Quota
2021	Did not play	Emily Capers - 25th
2023	Did not play	Kelly Cheng - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	17, Q1	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	12	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	3	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	1	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	12	13th	460	US$5,000.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (Q16)	Won 21-18, 21-18	2:22
Wed, 7/1/2026	Pool E	Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (8)	Lost 16-21, 8-21	0:29
Thu, 7/2/2026	Pool E	Lexy Denaburg / Julia Donlin, United States (5)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 13-15	0:48
Fri, 7/3/2026	Pool E	Megan J. Rice / Geena Urango, United States (20, Q9)	Lost 9-21, 20-22	0:32

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	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$31,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Total	8	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$49,200.00

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
6	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$15,600.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	33	3	1	1	2	9	12	3	0	2	$159,600.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	3	0	5	1	4	7	4	2	6	$80,625.00
											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
8	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	0	0	$24,600.00	Total	85	10	1	8	4	18	25	8	3	8	$386,045.00

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	5	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$35,700.00	14	11	56.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$40,700.00	15	13	53.6 %

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
5	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$17,850.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$17,850.00
6	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	$20,350.00	Total	Total	83	10	1	8	4	18	24	7	3	8	$381,795.00

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	10	47.6%	4	19.0%	7	33.3%	14-7	66.7%	4	28.6%	3	21.4%	7	50.0%	4-10	28.6%	10-7	58.8%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	18-17	51.4%
2025-2026	10	47.6%	4	19.0%	7	33.3%	14-7	66.7%	4	28.6%	3	21.4%	7	50.0%	4-10	28.6%	10-7	58.8%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	18-17	51.4%
Against the Field	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	4-3	57.1%	2	20.0%	2	20.0%	6	60.0%	2-8	20.0%	6-12	33.3%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	6-11	35.3%

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	2	0	7	11	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	8	3
Total	0	0	2	0	9	12	0	0	5	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	18	17

Head to Head Results
Batenhorst/Hughes trail the series against the field 4-8 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Cavalcanti/Salgado	1	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	21-16, 16-21, 15-8	0:46
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Cavalcanti/Salgado	5	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	15-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool E	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	5	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 0-1
7/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool E	Denaburg/Donlin	5	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
4/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Brunner/Huberli	8	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	21-19, 26-24	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool E	Muller/Tillmann	8	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	21-16, 21-8	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Kernen/Mader, Switzerland 1-0
4/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	Kernen/Mader	10	21-23, 21-16, 16-14	0:57
Series tied with # 20, Q9 Rice/Urango, United States 1-1
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool E	Rice/Urango	20, Q9	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	21-9, 22-20	0:32
3/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Bronze Medal	Batenhorst/Hughes	3	Rice/Urango	22	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # Q3 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	0:47
Lead the series against # Q7 Loreen/Quiggle, United States 1-0
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	Loreen/Quiggle	13, Q1	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # Q16 Bentele/Niederhauser, Switzerland 1-0
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q16	21-18, 21-18	2:22