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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Hamburg
August 5 - 9, 2026

(10) 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 Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Did not play	Summer Ross - 7th
2019	Did not play	Summer Ross - 5th
2023	Did not play	Kelly Cheng - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2026	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	8	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	17, Q1	19th	380	US$2,500.00
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 Elite16 Hamburg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/6/2026	Pool B	Leona Kernen / Joana Mader, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:39
Fri, 8/7/2026	Pool B	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:35
Fri, 8/7/2026	Pool B	Elea Beutel / Paula Schurholz, Germany (15, Q10)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:32
Sat, 8/8/2026	Winner 1	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (8)	Lost 21-12, 14-21, 5-15	0:42

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	7	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$44,200.00	17	15	53.1 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$49,200.00	18	17	51.4 %

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
7	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	$22,100.00	2026	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	$22,100.00
8	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	0	0	$24,600.00	Total	Total	85	10	1	8	4	18	25	8	3	8	$386,045.00

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	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	1	12.5%	2	25.0%	5	62.5%	1-7	12.5%	6-10	37.5%	2-8	20.0%	0	0	4-9	30.8%

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 4-9 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
8/7/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Cavalcanti/Salgado	2	Batenhorst/Hughes	10	21-16, 21-19	0:35
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 # 3 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	3	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	21-18, 22-24, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 7 Kernen/Mader, Switzerland 2-0
8/6/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Batenhorst/Hughes	10	Kernen/Mader	7	21-19, 22-20	0:39
4/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Batenhorst/Hughes	12	Kernen/Mader	10	21-23, 21-16, 16-14	0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 0-2
8/8/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 1	Coradello/Lopes	8	Batenhorst/Hughes	10	12-21, 21-14, 15-5	0:42
7/31/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool E	Coradello/Lopes	5	Batenhorst/Hughes	8	21-14, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 15, Q10 Beutel/Schurholz, Germany 1-0
8/7/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	Batenhorst/Hughes	10	Beutel/Schurholz	15, Q10	21-14, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 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